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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 1996
Registration No. 333-_______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
TO BE APPLIED FOR
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1200 EAST ALGONQUIN ROAD
ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS 60007
(847) 700-4000
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
UAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
36-2675207
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1200 EAST ALGONQUIN ROAD
ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS 60007
(847) 700-4000
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
FRANCESCA M. MAHER
VICE PRESIDENT - LAW AND CORPORATE SECRETARY
UAL CORPORATION
1200 EAST ALGONQUIN ROAD
ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS 60007
(847) 700-4000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Robert E. Curley Vincent J. Pisano
Mayer, Brown & Platt Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
190 South LaSalle Street 919 Third Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60603 New York, New York 10022
(312) 782-0600 (212) 735-3000
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective and all other
conditions to the Exchange Offer (the "Offer") described in the enclosed
Prospectus have been satisfied or waived.
If the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered in
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with
General Instruction G, check the following box: [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
MAXIMUM
OFFERING
PRICE PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE PER AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED(1) REGISTERED(1) UNIT(2) OFFERING PRICE(2) FEE
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Preferred Securities of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I . . 6,266,781
securities
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Junior Subordinated Debentures of UAL Corporation . . . . . $156,669,525
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Guarantees of the Preferred Securities by UAL Corporation . $156,669,525 $33.38(3) $209,153,815.88(3) $63,379.94(3)
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(1) Estimated maximum amount of each class of securities issuable by UAL
Corporation and UAL Corporation Capital Trust I (the "Trust"). Also
registered hereby, in addition to the rights of holders of the Preferred
Securities under the Guarantee and under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, are the obligations of UAL Corporation in the Indenture
relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures and in the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust, including UAL Corporation's obligation to
pay costs, expenses and certain liabilities of the Trust.
(2) Each holder of a Depositary Share representing 1/1,000 of a share of 12
1/4% Series B Preferred Stock upon exchange will receive one Preferred
Security issued by the Trust, which will hold Junior Subordinated
Debentures for their benefit.
(3) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933
on the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported for the
Depositary Shares on October 10, 1996. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the
Securities Act of 1933, no separate fee is payable with respect to the
Guarantees or the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
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THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 16, 1996
PROSPECTUS
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS
_______% TRUST ORIGINATED PREFERRED SECURITIES(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)")
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY AND
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY UAL CORPORATION)
FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING DEPOSITARY SHARES,
EACH REPRESENTING 1/1,000 OF A SHARE OF
12 1/4% SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
OF
UAL CORPORATION
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME,
ON DECEMBER __, 1996, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
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UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the
"Trust"), hereby offers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Prospectus and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of
Transmittal" which, together with this Prospectus, constitutes the "Offer"), to
exchange its _____% Trust Originated Preferred Securities(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)"),
representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust (the "Preferred Securities"), for any and all Depositary Shares
("Depositary Shares"), each representing 1/1,000 of a share of 12 1/4% Series B
Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred") of UAL Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("UAL"), not owned by UAL. Exchanges will be made on the basis of
one Preferred Security for each Depositary Share validly tendered and accepted
for exchange in the Offer. As of the date of this Prospectus, there are
6,266,781 Depositary Shares not owned by UAL. Concurrent with the issuance of
Preferred Securities in exchange for Depositary Shares validly tendered in the
Offer, UAL will deposit in the Trust as trust assets its _____% Junior
Subordinated Debentures due 2026 (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures"), having
an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount
of the Preferred Securities and the proceeds received upon issuance of the
Common Securities to be issued by the Trust.
(Cover page continues)
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SEE "RISK FACTORS AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE OFFER" STARTING
ON PAGE __ FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS RELATING TO THE PREFERRED
SECURITIES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY INVESTORS, INCLUDING THE PERIOD AND
CIRCUMSTANCES DURING AND UNDER WHICH PAYMENTS ON THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES AND THE PREFERRED SECURITIES MAY BE DEFERRED AND THE RELATED FEDERAL
INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR BY ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. and Smith Barney Inc. have been retained as Dealer
Managers to solicit exchanges of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities.
See "The Offer -- Dealer Managers; Soliciting Dealers." The Bank of New York
has been retained as Exchange Agent in connection with the Offer. Georgeson &
Company Inc. has been retained to act as Information Agent to assist in
connection with the Offer.
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The Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. SMITH BARNEY INC.
The date of this Prospectus is _______________, 1996.
(SM)"Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co.
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NONE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UAL, UAL, THE TRUSTEES NOR THE TRUST MAKES
ANY RECOMMENDATION TO HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR
REFRAIN FROM TENDERING IN THE OFFER. HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE URGED TO
CONSULT THEIR FINANCIAL AND TAX ADVISORS IN MAKING THEIR DECISIONS ON WHAT
ACTION TO TAKE IN LIGHT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER, HOLDERS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) OF
DEPOSITARY SHARES MUST SUBMIT A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND COMPLY WITH THE OTHER
PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN
AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE (AS DEFINED
HEREIN). SEE "THE OFFER -- PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING."
For a description of the other terms of the Offer, see "The Offer -- Terms of
the Offer," "-- Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination," "--
Withdrawal of Tenders" and "-- Acceptance of Shares." Application will be made
to list the Preferred Securities on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE").
In order to satisfy the NYSE listing requirements, acceptance of Depositary
Shares validly tendered in the Offer is subject to the condition that as of the
Expiration Date there be at least 400 record or beneficial holders of at least
1,000,000 Preferred Securities to be issued in exchange for such Depositary
Shares (the "Minimum Distribution Condition"), which condition may not be
waived. See "The Offer -- Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination"
and "-- Conditions to the Offer."
The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to
applicable law, to (i) terminate the Offer, not accept for exchange any
Depositary Shares and promptly return all Depositary Shares upon the failure of
any of the conditions specified above or in "The Offer -- Conditions to the
Offer," (ii) waive any condition to the Offer (other than the Minimum
Distribution Condition) and accept all Depositary Shares previously tendered
pursuant to the Offer, (iii) extend the Expiration Date (as defined herein) of
the Offer and retain all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer until
the Expiration Date, subject, however, to all withdrawal rights of holders, see
"The Offer -- Withdrawal of Tenders," (iv) amend the terms of the Offer, (v)
modify the form of the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer or (vi)
not accept for exchange Depositary Shares at any time on or prior to the
Expiration Date, for any reason, including, without limitation, if fewer than
100,000 Depositary Shares would remain outstanding upon acceptance of those
tendered (which condition may be waived by the Trust). Any amendment applicable
to the Offer will apply to all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant to the
Offer. The minimum period during which the Offer must remain open following
material changes in the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the
Offer, other than a change in the percentage of securities sought or the price,
depends upon the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of
such terms or information. See "The Offer -- Expiration Date; Extensions;
Amendments; Termination."
UAL will own directly or indirectly all of the securities representing common
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the "Common
Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust
Securities"). The Trust exists for the purpose of (a) issuing (i) its Preferred
Securities in exchange for Depositary Shares validly tendered in the Offer and
delivering such Depositary Shares to UAL in consideration for the deposit by
UAL of Junior Subordinated Debentures, having an aggregate stated principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Preferred
Securities, in the Trust as trust assets and (ii) its Common Securities to UAL
in exchange for cash and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount
of Junior Subordinated Debentures and (b) engaging in such other activities as
are necessary and incidental thereto. The Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities will rank pari passu with each other and will have equivalent terms;
provided that (i) if an Event of Default (as defined herein) under the
Declaration (as defined herein) occurs and is continuing, the holders of
Preferred Securities will have a priority over holders of the Common Securities
with respect to payments in respect of distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption or otherwise and (ii) holders of Common Securities have
the exclusive right (subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint,
replace or remove Trustees
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and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees) upon the occurrence of
certain events described herein. See "Prospectus Summary -- Description of
Preferred Securities and Junior Subordinated Debentures."
Cash distributions on the Preferred Securities will be cumulative from the
first day following the Expiration Date (the "Accrual Date") at an annual rate
of ____% of the liquidation amount of $25 per Preferred Security, and will be
payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31
of each year, commencing on December 31, 1996 ("distributions"), subject to any
Extension Periods (as defined herein). Cash distributions in arrears will bear
interest thereon at the rate per annum of ____%, compounded quarterly to the
extent permitted by applicable law. The term "distributions" as used herein
includes such cash distributions and any such interest payable unless otherwise
stated. In addition, holders of the Preferred Securities will be entitled to an
additional cash distribution at the rate of 12 1/4% per annum of the
liquidation amount thereof from November 1, 1996 through the Expiration Date
("Pre-Issuance Accrued Distribution") in lieu of dividends accumulating and
unpaid after November 1, 1996 on their Depositary Shares accepted for exchange,
such additional distribution to be made on December 31, 1996 to holders of the
Preferred Securities on the record date for such distribution. The distribution
rate and the distribution and other payment dates for the Preferred Securities
will correspond to the interest rate and the interest and other payment dates
on the Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets.
As a result, if principal or interest is not paid on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, including as a result of UAL's election to extend the interest
payment period on the Junior Subordinated Debentures as described below, the
Trust will not make payments on the Trust Securities. The Junior Subordinated
Debentures provide that, so long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment
of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, UAL shall have the right to
defer payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures by extending
the interest payment period from time to time for a period not exceeding 20
consecutive quarterly interest periods (each, an "Extension Period"). No
interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period and, as a
consequence, distributions on the Trust Securities will also be deferred, but
on the next distribution payment date following such Extension Period UAL shall
pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
together with interest thereon at the rate specified for the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by
applicable law ("Compounded Interest"), and corresponding distributions will be
paid by the Trust on the Trust Securities. All references herein to interest
shall include Compounded Interest unless otherwise stated. There could be
multiple Extension Periods of varying lengths up to six Extension Periods of 20
consecutive quarterly interest periods each or more numerous shorter Extension
Periods throughout the term of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, provided
that no Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. During any such Extension Period, UAL may not declare
or pay dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution or
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred stock
or any other securities not senior to the Preferred Securities or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect thereto.
Any Extension Period with respect to payment of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, other debt securities of UAL under the Indenture or
any similar securities will apply to all such securities and will also apply to
distributions with respect to the Preferred Securities and all other securities
with similar terms. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating to
the Offer," "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Distributions,"
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Interest" and "-- Option
to Extend Interest Payment Period."
The obligations of UAL under the Junior Subordinated Debentures are unsecured
obligations of UAL and will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to
the extent set forth herein, to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein) of
UAL, except obligations and securities made pari passu or subordinate by their
terms, but senior to all capital stock now existing or hereafter issued by UAL
and to any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by UAL in respect of its
capital stock. UAL's obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee (as
defined herein) are unsecured and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right
of payment to all Senior Indebtedness of UAL, and (ii) senior to all capital
stock now or hereafter issued by UAL and to any guarantee now or hereafter
entered into by UAL in respect of its capital stock.
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The payment of distributions out of moneys held by the Trust and payments on
liquidation of the Trust and the redemption of Preferred Securities, as set
forth below, are guaranteed by UAL on a subordinated basis as and to the extent
described herein (the "Preferred Securities Guarantee"). See "Description of
the Preferred Securities Guarantee." The Preferred Securities Guarantee covers
distributions and other payments on the Preferred Securities only if and to the
extent that UAL has made a payment of interest or principal on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets. The Preferred
Securities Guarantee, when taken together with UAL's obligation under the
Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Indenture and its obligations under the
Declaration, including its obligation to pay costs, expenses and certain
liabilities of the Trust, constitutes a full and unconditional guarantee of
amounts due on the Preferred Securities.
For a description of redemption rights with respect to the Preferred
Securities, the possible dissolution of the Trust and distribution of Junior
Subordinated Debentures held by the Trust to holders of the Trust Securities
and the liquidation amount on the Preferred Securities, see "Risk Factors and
Special Considerations Relating to the Offer," "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution" and "-- Liquidation
Distribution Upon Dissolution" and "Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures."
The Depositary Shares are listed and principally traded on the NYSE
under the symbol "UAL Pr B." On October 15, 1996, the last full day of trading
prior to the first public announcement of the Offer, the closing sales price of
the Depositary Shares on the NYSE as reported on the Composite Tape was $______
per share. The closing sales price of the Depositary Shares on the NYSE on
_________, 1996 was $______ per share. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO OBTAIN CURRENT
MARKET QUOTATIONS FOR THE DEPOSITARY SHARES. To the extent that Depositary
Shares are tendered and accepted in the Offer, the terms on which untendered
Depositary Shares could subsequently be sold could be adversely affected. To
the extent that the aggregate market value of the Depositary Shares tendered
and accepted in the Offer results in the number of holders of outstanding
Depositary Shares to be less than 100,000, UAL would be required to delist the
Depositary Shares from the NYSE pursuant to NYSE rules and regulations and the
trading market for untendered Depositary Shares could be adversely affected.
See "Listing and Trading of Preferred Securities and Depositary Shares."
UAL will pay to Soliciting Dealers (as defined herein) designated by the
record or beneficial owner, as appropriate, of Depositary Shares a solicitation
fee of $0.50 per Depositary Share ($0.25 per Depositary Share with respect to
the solicitation of beneficial holders of 10,000 or more shares) validly
tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer, subject to certain
conditions. Soliciting Dealers are not entitled to a solicitation fee for
Depositary Shares beneficially owned by such Soliciting Dealer. See "The Offer
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS. IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY UAL, THE TRUST, THE TRUSTEES OR THE
DEALER MANAGERS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY EXCHANGE MADE
HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS
BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF UAL OR THE TRUST SINCE THE RESPECTIVE DATES AS
OF WHICH INFORMATION IS GIVEN HEREIN. THE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE TO (NOR WILL
TENDERS BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON BEHALF OF) HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING OF THE OFFER OR THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD
NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. HOWEVER, UAL AND THE
TRUST MAY, AT THEIR DISCRETION, TAKE SUCH ACTION AS THEY MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO
MAKE THE OFFER IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION AND EXTEND THE OFFER TO HOLDERS OF
DEPOSITARY SHARES IN SUCH JURISDICTION. IN ANY JURISDICTION THE SECURITIES LAWS
OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF WHICH REQUIRE THE OFFER TO BE MADE BY A LICENSED BROKER OR
DEALER, THE OFFER IS BEING
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MADE ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST BY THE DEALER MANAGERS OR ONE OR MORE REGISTERED
BROKERS OR DEALERS WHICH ARE LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
UAL is subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files
reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). As used herein, "UAL" refers to UAL Corporation and its
subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires. Such reports and other
information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549,
and at the following Regional Offices of the Commission: 500 West Madison
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661; and 7 World Trade Center, Suite
1300, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates and from the Commission's worldwide
web site at http://www.sec.gov. Such material can also be inspected and copied
at the offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005; the
Chicago Stock Exchange, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605; and
the Pacific Stock Exchange, 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104
or 618 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90014.
This Prospectus constitutes a part of a registration statement on Form S-4
(together with all amendments and exhibits, the "Registration Statement") filed
by UAL and the Trust with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). This Prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are
omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. The
information so omitted may be obtained from the Commission's principal office
in Washington, D.C. upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission and
from the Commission's worldwide web site. Statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any document do not purport to be complete and, in
each instance, are qualified in all respects by reference to the copy of such
document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed
with the Commission. Each such statement is subject to and qualified in its
entirety by such reference. Reference is made to such Registration Statement
and to the exhibits relating thereto for further information with respect to
UAL, the Trust and the securities offered hereby.
No separate financial statements of the Trust have been included or
incorporated by reference herein. UAL and the Trust do not consider that such
financial statements would be material to holders of Preferred Securities
because the Trust is a newly-formed special purpose entity, has no operating
history, has no independent operations and is not engaged in, and does not
propose to engage in, any activity other than its holding as trust assets the
Junior Subordinated Debentures of UAL and its issuance of Trust Securities. The
Trust anticipates that it will not be required to file with the Commission or
to distribute to holders of Preferred Securities periodic reports regarding the
Trust. See "UAL Corporation Capital Trust I," "Description of the Preferred
Securities," "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee" and
"Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures." The Trust is a statutory
business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. UAL, as of the
date hereof, beneficially owns all of the beneficial interests in the Trust.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
UAL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 ("UAL's
1995 10-K Report"), UAL's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 1996 and June 30, 1996 ("UAL's 10-Q Reports") and UAL's Current
Reports on Form 8-K dated January 23, 1996, January 29, 1996, March 19, 1996,
July 23, 1996, and September 16, 1996 have been filed with the Commission and
are incorporated herein by reference.
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All documents filed by UAL pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
Expiration Date shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified and
superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
UAL undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of
this Prospectus has been delivered, on the written or oral request of any such
person, a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above which have been
or may be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, other than exhibits to
such documents. Written or telephonic requests for such documents should be
directed to UAL Corporation, P.O. Box 66919, Chicago, Illinois 60666,
Attention: Francesca M. Maher, Corporate Secretary (telephone number
847-700-4000). In order to assure timely delivery of the documents, any
request should be made not later than five business days prior to the
Expiration Date.
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THIS PROSPECTUS CONTAINS BRIEF SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. SUCH SUMMARIES ARE
QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY THE DETAILED INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS.
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Like many other carriers, UAL's wholly-owned subsidiary, United Air Lines,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("United"), overflies Cuba in order to serve other
destinations in Central and South America and the Caribbean and is required by
the Cuban government to pay fees for such overflight which United does pursuant
to a license which it has obtained from the U.S. government. This information
is accurate as of the date of this Prospectus and current information
concerning business dealings of United with the government of Cuba or with any
person or affiliate located in Cuba may be obtained from the Florida Department
of Banking and Finance, Plaza Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-0350, telephone number (904) 488-9530.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Available Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Prospectus Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Certain Potential Benefits and Risks to Investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Comparison of Preferred Securities and Depositary Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
UAL Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recent Developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Listing and Trading of Preferred Securities and Depositary Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fees and Expenses; Transfer Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Price Range of Depositary Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Description of the Preferred Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Description of the Series B Preferred and Depositary Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Relationship Between the Preferred Securities, the Junior Subordinated
Debentures and the Preferred Securities Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ERISA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified
in its entirety by the detailed information contained elsewhere in, or
incorporated by reference in, this Prospectus.
UAL CORPORATION
UAL, a Delaware corporation ("UAL"), is a holding company and its
primary subsidiary is United Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("United"), which is wholly-owned. United is one of the world's largest
airlines as measured by revenue passenger miles and primarily serves the North
American, Pacific, Latin American and European markets. As of June 30, 1996,
United served 138 airports in the United States and 30 foreign countries.
During the twelve months ended June 30, 1996, United averaged 2,127 departures
daily, flew a total of 115 billion revenue passenger miles and carried an
average of 219,540 passengers per day. As of June 30, 1996, United's fleet of
aircraft totaled 562. United's major hub operations are located at Chicago,
Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I is a statutory business trust that was
formed under the Delaware Business Trust Act (the "Business Trust Act") on
October 15, 1996. The Trust's original declaration of trust will be amended and
restated in its entirety as of the date the Trust accepts Depositary Shares in
the Offer (as so amended and restated, the "Declaration") substantially in the
form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part. See "The Offer -- Terms of the Offer" and "-- Acceptance of
Shares" for information regarding the Trust's acceptance of Depositary Shares
in the Offer. The Declaration will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). Upon issuance of the Preferred
Securities, the holders thereof will own all the issued and outstanding
Preferred Securities. UAL has agreed to acquire Common Securities in an amount
equal to at least 3% of the total capital of the Trust and will own, directly
or indirectly, all the issued and outstanding Common Securities. The Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities will have equivalent terms; provided that
(i) if an Event of Default under the Declaration occurs and is continuing, the
holders of Preferred Securities will have a priority over the holders of the
Common Securities with respect to payments of distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption or otherwise and (ii) holders of Common Securities have
the exclusive right (subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint,
replace or remove Trustees and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
The number of trustees (the "Trustees") of the Trust shall initially
be five. Three of the Trustees (the "Regular Trustees") are individuals who are
employees or officers of UAL. The fourth trustee is The First National Bank of
Chicago (the "Institutional Trustee"), which will act as the indenture trustee
under the Declaration for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act and will serve as
the Indenture Trustee (as defined herein) under the Indenture (as defined
herein) for the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee Trustee (as
defined herein) under the Preferred Securities Guarantee. The fifth trustee is
First Chicago Delaware Inc. (the "Delaware Trustee"), which has its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware. Pursuant to the Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee will have the power to exercise all rights, powers and
privileges under the Indenture pursuant to which the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will be issued. The Institutional Trustee, acting on behalf of the
Trust, will promptly make distributions to the holders of the Trust Securities
out of funds in the Trust. The Preferred Securities Guarantee, which will be
separately qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, will be held by The First
National Bank of Chicago, acting in its separate capacity as indenture trustee
with respect to the Preferred Securities Guarantee, for the benefit of the
holders of the Preferred Securities. As used in this Prospectus, the term
"Institutional Trustee" refers to The First National Bank of Chicago acting
either in its capacity as the trustee under the Declaration or in
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its capacity as indenture trustee under, and the holder of, the Preferred
Securities Guarantee, as the context may require.
The Trust exists for the purpose of (a) issuing (i) its Preferred
Securities in exchange for Depositary Shares validly tendered in the Offer and
delivering such Depositary Shares to UAL in consideration for the deposit by
UAL of Junior Subordinated Debentures, having an aggregate stated principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Preferred
Securities, in the Trust as trust assets, and (ii) its Common Securities to UAL
in exchange for cash and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount
of Junior Subordinated Debentures and (b) engaging in such other activities as
are necessary and incidental thereto. The rights of the holders of the Trust
Securities, including economic rights, rights to information and voting rights,
are as set forth in the Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act. See "UAL Corporation Capital Trust I" and "Description of the
Preferred Securities." The Declaration does not permit the incurrence by the
Trust of any indebtedness for borrowed money or the making of any investment
other than in the Junior Subordinated Debentures. In the Declaration, UAL has
agreed to pay for all debts and obligations (other than with respect to the
Trust Securities) and all costs and expenses of the Trust, including the fees
and expenses of the Trustees and any income taxes, duties and other
governmental charges, and all costs and expenses with respect thereto, to which
the Trust may become subject, except for United States withholding taxes. See
"Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer," "UAL
Corporation Capital Trust I" and "Description of the Preferred Securities."
CERTAIN POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS TO INVESTORS
Prospective investors should carefully review the information
contained elsewhere in this Prospectus prior to making a decision regarding the
Offer and should particularly consider the following matters:
POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO EXCHANGING HOLDERS
- The cash distributions rate on the Preferred Securities will
be ____ basis points greater than the dividend rate on the
Depositary Shares. See "Comparison of Preferred Securities and
Depositary Shares."
- Although the obligations of UAL under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures and the Preferred Securities Guarantee are
unsecured and will be subordinated and junior in right of
payment to all Senior Indebtedness of UAL, they will be senior
to all capital stock of UAL now or hereafter issued by UAL
(including the Series B Preferred underlying the Depositary
Shares).
- While no dividends are required to be paid with respect to the
Depositary Shares, interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and therefore distributions on the
Preferred Securities may not be deferred for more than 20
consecutive quarterly interest periods. Any Extension Period
with respect to payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will also apply to distributions with respect to
the Preferred Securities and all other securities with similar
terms. Moreover, UAL may defer interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures only if it does not declare or pay
dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
distribution or liquidation payment with respect to, any of
its common stock or preferred stock (except under certain
circumstances). See "Description of the Preferred Securities."
However, to date, UAL has made each quarterly dividend payment
with respect to the Depositary Shares on the scheduled
dividend payment date, and dividends on the Series B Preferred
accrue whether or not such dividends are declared. See
"Description of the Series B Preferred and Depositary
Shares -- Series B Preferred -- Dividends."
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- The Offer will allow UAL to achieve certain tax efficiencies
because, in contrast to dividend payments with respect to the
Depositary Shares which are not deductible by UAL, UAL will be
able to deduct interest payments on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures for United States federal income tax purposes. Such
tax efficiencies may give rise to incremental cash flow to
UAL. See "The Offer -- Purpose of the Offer."
- So long as payments of interest and other payments are made
when due on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, such payments
will be sufficient to cover cash distributions and other
payments made on the Preferred Securities (and the Common
Securities) because (i) the aggregate principal amount of
Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited as trust assets will
be equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate stated liquidation
amount of the Preferred Securities issued by the Trust in
exchange for the Depositary Shares accepted in the Offer and
(y) the amount of proceeds received by the Trust from the
issuance of the Common Securities to UAL, which proceeds will
be used by the Trust to purchase an equal principal amount of
Junior Subordinated Debentures, (ii) the interest rate and
interest and other payment dates on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will match the distribution rate and distribution
and other payment dates for the Trust Securities, (iii) the
Declaration provides that UAL shall pay for all debts and
obligations (other than with respect to the Trust Securities)
and all costs and expenses of the Trust, and (iv) the
Declaration further provides that the Trustees shall not
permit the Trust to, among other things, engage in any
activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the
Trust. See "UAL Corporation Capital Trust I," "Description of
the Preferred Securities," "Description of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures" and "Relationship Between the
Preferred Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debentures and
the Preferred Securities Guarantee."
- The Trust will have no independent operations and will exist
for the sole purpose of effecting the Offer and issuing the
Trust Securities as described herein and owning and holding
the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "UAL Corporation
Capital Trust I."
- The Institutional Trustee will have the power to exercise all
rights, powers and privileges under the Indenture with respect
to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, including its rights to
enforce UAL's obligations under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures upon the occurrence of an Indenture Event of
Default, and will also have the right to enforce the Preferred
Securities Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Preferred
Securities. In addition, the holders of the Preferred
Securities will have certain rights to direct the
Institutional Trustee with respect to certain matters under
the Declaration and the Preferred Securities Guarantee. Any
holder of Preferred Securities may institute a legal
proceeding against UAL to enforce its payment obligations
pursuant to the Junior Subordinated Debentures and to enforce
the Preferred Securities Guarantee. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities" and "Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee."
POTENTIAL RISKS TO EXCHANGING HOLDERS
- Participation in the Offer will be a taxable event for holders
of Depositary Shares. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations Relating to the Offer -- Exchange of Depositary
Shares for Preferred Securities is a Taxable Event."
- The obligations of UAL under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, the Preferred Securities Guarantee and the
Depositary Shares are subordinate in right of payment to all
Senior Indebtedness
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of UAL, except obligations or securities made pari passu or
subordinate by their terms. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations Relating to the Offer -- Ranking of
Subordinated Obligations under Preferred Securities Guarantee
and Junior Subordinated Debentures" and "-- Trust
Distributions Dependent on UAL's Payments on Junior
Subordinated Debentures."
- If UAL were to default in its obligation to pay amounts
payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Trust would
lack available funds for the payment of distributions or
amounts payable on redemption of the Preferred Securities or
otherwise. In addition, the interest payment period on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures may be extended from time to
time under certain circumstances by UAL, in its sole
discretion, for up to 20 consecutive quarterly interest
periods. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating
to the Offer -- Ranking of Subordinated Obligations under
Preferred Securities Guarantee and Junior Subordinated
Debentures," "-- Trust Distributions Dependent on UAL's
Payments on Junior Subordinated Debentures," "-- UAL May Defer
Interest Payments on Junior Subordinated Debentures," "-- Tax
Consequences of Extension of Interest Payment Periods," and
"-- Potential Market Volatility During Extension Period."
- Should UAL not make interest or other payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures for any reason, including as a result
of UAL's election to defer payments of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures by extending the interest payment
period on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Trust will
not make distributions or other payments on the Trust
Securities. In such an event, holders of the Preferred
Securities would not be able to rely on the Preferred
Securities Guarantee since the Preferred Securities Guarantee
covers distributions and other payments on the Preferred
Securities only if and to the extent that UAL has made a
payment to the Trust of interest or principal on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust
assets. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating
to the Offer -- Trust Distributions Dependent on UAL's
Payments on Junior Subordinated Debentures."
- If UAL elects to defer payments of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures by extending the interest period on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures, distributions on the
Preferred Securities would also be deferred but the Trust
would continue to accrue interest income (as original issue
discount) in respect of such Junior Subordinated Debentures
which would be taxable to beneficial owners of Preferred
Securities. As a result, beneficial owners of Preferred
Securities during an Extension Period would include their pro
rata share of the interest in gross income in advance of the
receipt of cash. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations
Relating to the Offer -- Tax Consequences of Extension of
Interest Payment Periods."
- Holders of Preferred Securities will have limited voting
rights and will not be able to appoint, remove or replace, or
to increase or decrease the number of, Trustees, which rights
are vested exclusively in the Common Securities. See "Risk
Factors and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer --
Limited Voting Rights" and "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Voting Rights." Holders of Depositary Shares
also have limited voting rights. However, with certain
exceptions, in the event that dividends on all series of
preferred stock, including the Series B Preferred, are in
arrears and unpaid for six quarterly dividend periods, whether
or not consecutive, the Board of Directors of UAL is required
to be increased by two directors and the holders of Series B
Preferred, together with the holders of all other series of
preferred stock then entitled to vote thereon, would be
entitled to elect two directors of the expanded board of
directors. See "Description of the Series B Preferred and
Depositary Shares -- Series B Preferred -- Voting Rights."
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- The Depositary Shares are redeemable at the option of UAL on
or after July 12, 2004, in whole or in part. The Preferred
Securities are redeemable at the option of UAL on or after
July 12, 2004, in whole or in part.
- While the Depositary Shares are not redeemable prior to July
12, 2004, the Junior Subordinated Debentures (and thus the
Preferred Securities) in certain circumstances will be
redeemable prior to that date upon the occurrence of a Tax
Event (as defined herein). See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations Relating to the Offer -- Special Event
Redemption or Distribution."
- While dividends with respect to Depositary Shares are eligible
for the dividends received deduction for corporate holders,
distributions on the Preferred Securities are not eligible for
the dividends received deduction for corporate holders.
- While application will be made to list the Preferred
Securities on the NYSE, the Preferred Securities are a new
issue of securities with no established trading market. In
addition, liquidity of the Preferred Securities will be
affected by the number of Depositary Shares exchanged in the
Offer. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating
to the Offer -- Lack of Established Trading Market for
Preferred Securities" and "-- Reduced Trading Market for
Depositary Shares."
- Under certain circumstances, Junior Subordinated Debentures
could be distributed to holders of Trust Securities. In such
event, the Trust would be dissolved and the holders would
become holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures. While UAL
will use its best efforts in such a situation to have the
Junior Subordinated Debentures listed on the NYSE, there is no
guarantee that such listing will take place or that a market
will exist for such Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "Risk
Factors and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer --
Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
POTENTIAL RISKS TO NON-EXCHANGING HOLDERS
- The liquidity and trading market for untendered Depositary
Shares could be adversely affected to the extent Depositary
Shares are tendered and accepted in the Offer. See "Risk
Factors and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer --
Reduced Trading Market for Depositary Shares."
- The Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Preferred
Securities Guarantee will rank senior in right of payment to
the untendered Depositary Shares. See "Risk Factors and
Special Considerations Relating to the Offer -- Ranking of
Subordinated Obligations Under Preferred Securities Guarantee
and Junior Subordinated Debentures."
THE OFFER
PURPOSE OF THE OFFER
The purpose of the Offer is to refinance the Depositary Shares with
the Preferred Securities to achieve certain tax efficiencies while preserving
UAL's flexibility with respect to future financings. This refinancing will
permit UAL to deduct interest payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures for
United States federal income tax purposes; dividends payable on the Depositary
Shares are not deductible. See "The Offer -- Purpose of the Offer."
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TERMS OF THE OFFER
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in
the Letter of Transmittal, the Trust hereby offers to exchange its Preferred
Securities for any and all of the Depositary Shares of UAL not owned by UAL.
Exchanges will be made on the basis of one Preferred Security for each
Depositary Share validly tendered and accepted for exchange in the Offer. See
"The Offer -- Terms of the Offer."
EXPIRATION DATE; WITHDRAWALS
Upon the terms and conditions of the Offer, the Trust will accept for
exchange any and all Depositary Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn prior
to 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on December __, 1996, or if the Offer is
extended by the Trust, in its sole discretion, the latest date and time to
which the Offer has been extended (the "Expiration Date"). Tenders of
Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to
the Expiration Date and, unless accepted for exchange by the Trust, may be
withdrawn at any time after 40 Business Days (as defined herein) after the date
of this Prospectus. A "Business Day" shall mean each Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close in the place of
payment under the Indenture. See "The Offer -- Expiration Date; Extensions;
Amendments; Termination," "-- Withdrawal of Tenders" and "-- Acceptance of
Shares." Tenders must be made to the Exchange Agent in order to be valid.
CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER; EXTENSIONS; AMENDMENTS; TERMINATION
Consummation of the Offer is conditioned on, among other things,
tenders by a sufficient number of holders of Depositary Shares to meet the
Minimum Distribution Condition, which condition may not be waived. See "The
Offer -- Conditions to the Offer" and "-- Expiration Date; Extensions;
Amendments; Termination."
The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
subject to applicable law, to (i) terminate the Offer, and not accept for
exchange any Depositary Shares and promptly return all Depositary Shares, upon
the failure of any condition specified above or under "The Offer -- Conditions
to the Offer," (ii) waive any condition to the Offer (other than the Minimum
Distribution Condition) and accept all Depositary Shares previously tendered
pursuant to the Offer, (iii) extend the Expiration Date of the Offer and retain
all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer until the Expiration Date,
subject, however, to all withdrawal rights of holders, see "The Offer --
Withdrawal of Tenders," (iv) amend the terms of the Offer, (v) modify the form
of the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer, or (vi) not accept for
exchange Depositary Shares at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date, for
any reason, including, without limitation, if fewer than 100,000 Depositary
Shares would remain outstanding upon acceptance of those tendered (which
condition may be waived by the Trust). Any amendment applicable to the Offer
will apply to all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer. The minimum
period during which the Offer must remain open following material changes in
the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer, other than a
change in the percentage of securities sought or the price, depends upon the
facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of such terms or
information. See "The Offer -- Conditions to the Offer" and "-- Expiration
Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination."
PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING
Each Holder of Depositary Shares wishing to participate in the Offer
must (i) properly complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal (or where
appropriate an Agent's Message (as defined herein)) or a facsimile thereof (all
references in this Prospectus to the Letter of Transmittal shall be deemed to
include a facsimile thereof) in accordance with the instructions contained
herein and in the Letter of Transmittal, together with any required signature
guarantees, and deliver the same to The Bank of New York, as Exchange Agent, at
one of its addresses
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set forth on the back cover page hereof, prior to the Expiration Date and
either (a) certificates for the Depositary Shares must be received by the
Exchange Agent at such address or (b) such Depositary Shares must be
transferred pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer described herein
and a confirmation of such book-entry transfer must be received by the Exchange
Agent, in each case prior to the Expiration Date, or (ii) comply with the
guaranteed delivery procedures described herein. See "The Offer -- Procedures
for Tendering."
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER, HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
MUST SUBMIT A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND COMPLY WITH THE OTHER PROCEDURES FOR
TENDERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN AND IN THE
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL, DEPOSITARY SHARES AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE SENT ONLY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT -- -- NOT TO UAL, THE
TRUST, THE DEALER MANAGERS OR THE INFORMATION AGENT.
SPECIAL PROCEDURE FOR BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Any beneficial owner whose Depositary Shares are registered in the
name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and
who wishes to tender such Depositary Shares should contact such registered
Holder promptly and instruct such registered Holder to tender on such
beneficial owner's behalf. If such beneficial owner wishes to tender on its own
behalf, such owner must, prior to completing and executing a Letter of
Transmittal and delivering its Depositary Shares, either make appropriate
arrangements to register ownership of the Depositary Shares in such owner's
name or obtain a properly completed stock power from the registered Holder. The
transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be able
to be completed prior to the Expiration Date. See "The Offer -- Procedures for
Tendering -- Special Procedure for Beneficial Owners."
GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES
If a Holder desires to accept the Offer and time will not permit a
Letter of Transmittal or Depositary Shares to reach the Exchange Agent before
the Expiration Date or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be
completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected in accordance with the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Offer -- Procedures for
Tendering -- Guaranteed Delivery."
ACCEPTANCE OF SHARES
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including
the Minimum Distribution Condition, the Trust will accept for exchange any and
all Depositary Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the
Expiration Date.
The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
delay acceptance for exchange of Depositary Shares tendered under the Offer and
the delivery of the Preferred Securities with respect to the Depositary Shares
accepted for exchange (subject to Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act,
which require that the Company consummate the Offer or return the Depositary
Shares deposited by or on behalf of the Holders thereof promptly after the
termination or withdrawal of the Offer), or to amend, withdraw or terminate the
Offer, at any time prior to the Expiration Date for any of the reasons set
forth in "The Offer -- Conditions to the Offer" and "-- Expiration Date;
Extensions; Amendments; Termination."
If the Trust decides, in its sole discretion, to decrease the number
of Depositary Shares sought in the Offer or to increase or decrease the
consideration offered to holders of Depositary Shares, and if the Offer is
scheduled
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to expire less than ten Business Days from and including the date that notice
of such increase or decrease is first published, sent or given in the manner
specified in "The Offer -- Terms of the Offer" and "-- Expiration Date;
Extensions; Amendments; Termination," then the Offer will remain open for a
minimum of ten Business Days from and including the date of such notice.
All Depositary Shares not accepted pursuant to the Offer will be
returned to the tendering Holders at the Trust's expense as promptly as
practicable following the Expiration Date.
DELIVERY OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, the delivery of the
Preferred Securities to be issued pursuant to the Offer will occur as promptly
as practicable following the Expiration Date. See "The Offer -- Terms of the
Offer" and "-- Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination."
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED SECURITIES AND JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The Preferred Securities evidence preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and will have terms equivalent to the
Common Securities; provided that (i) if an Event of Default under the
Declaration occurs and is continuing, the holders of Preferred Securities will
have a priority over holders of the Common Securities with respect to payments
in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption or
otherwise and (ii) holders of Common Securities have the exclusive right
(subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint, remove and replace
Trustees and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees. The Declaration
does not permit the issuance by the Trust of any securities or beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Preferred Securities and
the Common Securities, the incurrence of any indebtedness for borrowed money by
the Trust or the making of any investments other than in the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. The Declaration defines an event of default with
respect to the Trust Securities (an "Event of Default") as the occurrence and
continuance of an "event of default" under the Indenture with respect to the
Junior Subordinated Debentures (an "Indenture Event of Default").
Periodic cash distributions on each Preferred Security will be fixed
at a rate per annum of ____% of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per
Preferred Security. Distributions in arrears will bear interest thereon at the
rate per annum of ____%, compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by
applicable law. Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be cumulative,
will accrue from the Accrual Date and, except as otherwise described herein,
will be made quarterly in arrears, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year, commencing on December 31, 1996, but only if and to
the extent that interest payments are made in respect of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures held by the Trust. In addition, holders of Preferred
Securities will be entitled to an additional cash distribution at the rate of
12 1/4% per annum of the liquidation amount thereof from November 1, 1996
through the Expiration Date in lieu of dividends accumulating and unpaid after
November 1, 1996 on their Depositary Shares accepted for exchange, such
additional distribution to be made on December 31, 1996 to holders of the
Preferred Securities on the record date for such distribution.
The distribution rate and the distribution and other payment dates for
the Preferred Securities will correspond to the interest rate and the interest
and other payment dates on the Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited in the
Trust as trust assets. As a result, if principal or interest is not paid on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, including as a result of UAL's election to
extend the interest payment period on the Junior Subordinated Debentures as
described below, the Trust will not make payments on the Trust Securities. The
Junior Subordinated Debentures provide that, so long as UAL shall not be in
default in the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, UAL
has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures by extending the interest payment period from time to
time on the Junior Subordinated
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Debentures for an Extension Period and, as a consequence, quarterly
distributions on the Preferred Securities would not be made (but would continue
to accrue with interest thereon at the rate of ____% per annum, compounded
quarterly to the extent permitted by applicable law) by the Trust during any
such Extension Period. During an Extension Period, UAL may not declare or pay
dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution or
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred stock
or any other securities similar to the Preferred Securities or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect thereto.
Any Extension Period with respect to payment of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will also apply to distributions with respect to the
Preferred Securities and all other securities with similar terms. Prior to the
termination of any such Extension Period, UAL may further extend such Extension
Period; provided that such Extension Period together with all such previous and
further extensions thereof may not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly interest
periods and provided further that no Extension Period may extend beyond the
maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, UAL may commence a
new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. Consequently, there
could be multiple Extension Periods of varying lengths (up to six Extension
Periods of 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods each or more numerous
shorter Extension Periods) throughout the term of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, provided that no Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations Relating to the Offer," "-- Trust Distributions Dependent on
UAL's Payments on Junior Subordinated Debentures" and "-- UAL May Defer
Interest Payments on Junior Subordinated Debentures" and "Description of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Interest" and "-- Option to Extend Interest
Payment Period."
UAL shall give the Institutional Trustee notice of its selection of
such Extension Period ten Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the date
the distributions on the Preferred Securities are payable or (ii) the date the
Trust is required to give notice to the NYSE or other applicable
self-regulatory organization or to holders of the Preferred Securities of the
record date or the date such distribution is payable, but in any event not less
than one Business Day prior to such record date. The Trust shall give notice of
UAL's selection of such Extension Period to the holders of the Preferred
Securities. See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Option to
Extend Interest Payment Period."
There will be deposited in the Trust as trust assets (i) Junior
Subordinated Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities issued by the
Trust in exchange for the Depositary Shares accepted in the Offer and (ii)
Junior Subordinated Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to
the amount of proceeds received by the Trust from the sale of the Common
Securities to UAL. Under the Declaration, if and to the extent UAL does make
interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited in the Trust
as trust assets, the Institutional Trustee is obligated to make distributions
promptly on the Preferred Securities. The payment of distributions on the
Preferred Securities and payments on liquidation of the Trust and the
redemption of Preferred Securities, as set forth below, in each case out of
moneys held by the Trust, are guaranteed by UAL on a subordinated basis as and
to the extent set forth under "Description of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee." The Preferred Securities Guarantee covers distributions and other
payments on the Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that UAL has
made a payment to the Trust of interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets. The Preferred Securities
Guarantee, when taken together with UAL's obligations under the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the Indenture and its obligations under the
Declaration, including its obligation to pay costs, expenses and certain
liabilities of the Trust, constitutes a full and unconditional guarantee of
amounts due on the Preferred Securities.
The Preferred Securities and Common Securities are redeemable on a Pro
Rata Basis (as defined below) from time to time, in whole or in part, to the
same extent as the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed by UAL, at any
time on or after July 12, 2004, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days'
notice, at $25 per Preferred Security plus accrued and unpaid distributions
thereon to the date of redemption (the "Redemption Price"),
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including distributions accrued as a result of UAL's election to defer payments
of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, payable in cash. The
Preferred Securities will be redeemed upon the maturity or earlier redemption
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Mandatory Redemption." As used in this Prospectus, the term "Pro
Rata Basis" shall mean pro rata to each holder of Trust Securities according to
the aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust Securities held by the relevant
holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Trust Securities
outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default under the
Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds available
to make such payment shall be paid first to each holder of the Preferred
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities held by the relevant holder in relation to the aggregate
liquidation amount of all Preferred Securities outstanding, and, only after
satisfaction of all amounts owed to the holders of the Preferred Securities, to
each holder of Common Securities pro rata according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Common Securities held by the relevant holder in
relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of all the Common Securities
outstanding.
In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Tax
Event or an Investment Company Event (each as hereinafter defined) arising from
a change in law or a change in legal interpretation or other specified
circumstances, the Trust shall, unless the Junior Subordinated Debentures are
redeemed in the limited circumstances described below and subject to certain
other limited exceptions, be dissolved, with the result that the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be distributed to the holders of the Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities on a Pro Rata Basis, in lieu of any cash
distribution. In the case of a Tax Event, UAL will have the right in certain
circumstances to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures at any time, in
which event the Trust will redeem the Trust Securities on a Pro Rata Basis to
the same extent as the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed. If the
Junior Subordinated Debentures are distributed to the holders of the Trust
Securities, UAL will use its best efforts to have the Junior Subordinated
Debentures listed on the NYSE or on such other exchange as the Preferred
Securities are then listed. See "Description of the Preferred Securities --
Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued pursuant to an
indenture, to be dated as of __________, 1996 (the "Indenture"), between UAL
and The First National Bank of Chicago as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee").
See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures." The Junior
Subordinated Debentures will mature on December 31, 2026 and will bear interest
at an annual rate of ____% from the Accrual Date. Interest will be payable
quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each
year, commencing on December 31, 1996; provided that, as described above, so
long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, UAL shall have the right to extend the interest
payment period from time to time for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive
quarterly interest periods. UAL has no current intention of exercising its
right to extend an interest payment period. However, should UAL determine to
exercise such right in the future, the market price of the Preferred Securities
is likely to be affected. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating
to the Offer" and "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Option
to Extend Interest Payment Period."
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will also accrue interest at the
rate of 12 1/4% per annum of the principal amount thereof from November 1, 1996
through the Expiration Date, payable at the time of the first interest payment
on the Junior Subordinated Debentures to holders of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures on the record date for such distribution. No extension of interest
will be permitted with respect to interest accruing from November 1, 1996
through the Expiration Date.
UAL shall have the right to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after July 12, 2004, upon not
less than 10 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100%
of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to
the redemption date, including interest accrued as a result of UAL's election
to defer payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated
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Debentures, payable in cash. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Tax Event,
UAL will also have the right if certain conditions are met to redeem the Junior
Subordinated Debentures at any time. If UAL redeems the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, then the Trust will redeem the Trust Securities on a Pro Rata Basis
to the same extent as the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed.
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The exchange of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities pursuant to
the Offer will be a taxable event. Gain or loss generally will be recognized in
an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value on the
Expiration Date of the holder's pro rata share of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures represented by the Preferred Securities received in the exchange and
the exchanging Holder's tax basis in the Depositary Shares surrendered. For
this purpose, the fair market value of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
deemed issued in exchange for Depositary Shares on the Expiration Date will
equal the fair market value of the Preferred Securities on that date. See
"Taxation -- Exchange of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities."
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be treated as issued with
"original issue discount" for United States federal income tax purposes.
Holders of Preferred Securities (each a "Securityholder") will be required to
include their pro rata share of original issue discount in gross income as it
accrues on the Junior Subordinated Debentures in advance of the receipt of
cash. Generally, all of a Securityholder's taxable interest income with respect
to the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be accounted for as "original issue
discount" and actual distributions of stated interest will not be separately
reported as taxable income. See "Taxation -- Accrual of Original Issue Discount
and Premium" and "-- Potential Extension of Payment Period on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures."
While dividends on the Series B Preferred are eligible for the
dividends received deduction for corporate holders, dividends on the Preferred
Securities are not eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate
holders.
The Preferred Securities may trade at a price that does not fully
reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the underlying
Junior Subordinated Debentures. A Securityholder who disposes of his Preferred
Securities and does not receive a payment of interest from the Trust for the
period in which the disposition occurs will nevertheless be required to include
accrued but unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures through the
date of disposition in income as ordinary income, and to add such amount to the
adjusted tax basis in his pro rata share of the underlying Junior Subordinated
Debentures deemed disposed of. Accordingly, such a Securityholder will
recognize a capital loss to the extent the selling price (which may not fully
reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest) is less than the
Securityholder's adjusted tax basis (which will include accrued but unpaid
interest). Subject to certain limited exceptions, capital losses cannot be
applied to offset ordinary income for United States federal income tax
purposes.
ACCOUNTING FOR EXCHANGE
The refinancing of the Series B Preferred with the Preferred
Securities will decrease UAL's stockholders' equity and may increase or
decrease earnings applicable to common stockholders during the period of the
Offer depending upon the difference between the fair market value of the Series
B Preferred represented by the Depositary Shares and the liquidation price of
the Series B Preferred at the time of the exchange. The financial statements
of the Trust will be included in the consolidated financial statements of UAL.
The Preferred Securities will be disclosed separately in UAL's consolidated
balance sheet between the liabilities and stockholders' equity sections, and
supplemented by certain disclosures in UAL's notes to the financial statements.
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UNTENDERED SHARES
Holders of Depositary Shares who do not tender their Depositary Shares
in the Offer or whose Depositary Shares are not accepted for exchange will
continue to hold such Depositary Shares and will be entitled to all the rights
and preferences, and will be subject to all of the limitations, applicable
thereto.
To the extent that Depositary Shares are tendered and accepted in the
Offer, the terms on which untendered Depositary Shares could subsequently be
sold could be adversely affected. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations
Relating to the Offer -- Reduced Trading Market for Depositary Shares."
EXCHANGE AGENT AND INFORMATION AGENT
The Bank of New York has been appointed as Exchange Agent in
connection with the Offer. Questions and requests for assistance, requests for
additional copies of this Prospectus or of the Letter of Transmittal and
requests for Notices of Guaranteed Delivery should be directed to Georgeson &
Company, Inc. which has been retained by UAL and the Trust to act as
Information Agent for the Offer. The addresses and telephone numbers of the
Exchange Agent and the Information Agent are set forth in "The Offer --
Exchange Agent and Information Agent" and on the outside back cover of this
Prospectus.
DEALER MANAGERS
Merrill Lynch & Co. and Smith Barney Inc. have been retained as Dealer
Managers in connection with the Offer. For information regarding fees payable
to the Dealer Managers and Soliciting Dealers (as defined herein), see "The
Offer -- Dealer Managers; Soliciting Dealers."
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RISK FACTORS AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE OFFER
Prospective exchanging holders of Depositary Shares who plan to
participate in the Offer should carefully consider, in addition to the other
information set forth elsewhere in this Prospectus, the following:
EXCHANGE OF DEPOSITARY SHARES FOR PREFERRED SECURITIES IS A TAXABLE EVENT
The exchange of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities pursuant to
the Offer will be a taxable event. Generally, gain or loss will be recognized
in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value on the
Expiration Date of the holder's pro rata share of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures represented by the Preferred Securities received in the exchange and
the exchanging Holder's tax basis in the Depositary Shares exchanged therefor.
See "Taxation -- Exchange of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities." All
Holders of Depositary Shares are advised to consult their tax advisors
regarding the United States federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences
of the exchange of Depositary Shares and the issuance of Preferred Securities.
See "Price Range of Depositary Shares."
CORPORATE HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES NOT ENTITLED TO DIVIDENDS RECEIVED
DEDUCTION
While dividends with respect to the Depositary Shares are eligible for
the dividends received deduction for corporate holders, distributions on the
Preferred Securities are not eligible for the dividends received deduction for
corporate holders.
RANKING OF SUBORDINATED OBLIGATIONS UNDER PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE AND
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The obligations of UAL under the Junior Subordinated Debentures are
unsecured obligations of UAL and will be subordinate and junior in right of
payment, to the extent set forth herein, to all Senior Indebtedness of UAL,
except obligations and securities made pari passu or subordinate by their
terms, but senior to all capital stock now or hereafter issued by UAL and to
any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by UAL in respect of its capital
stock. UAL's obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee are unsecured
and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior
Indebtedness of UAL and (ii) senior to all capital stock now or hereafter
issued by UAL and to any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by UAL in
respect of its capital stock. At June 30, 1996, Senior Indebtedness of UAL on a
consolidated basis aggregated approximately $11.9 billion. The terms of the
Preferred Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the Preferred
Securities Guarantee do not limit the ability of UAL to incur additional
indebtedness or other liabilities, including indebtedness that ranks senior to
or pari passu with the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Preferred
Securities Guarantee, or the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional
indebtedness or other liabilities. See "Description of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee -- Status of the Preferred Securities Guarantee" and "Description of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Subordination."
Because UAL is a holding company that conducts business through its
subsidiaries, the Junior Subordinated Debentures are effectively subordinated
to all existing and future obligations of UAL's subsidiaries, including United.
Any right of UAL to participate in any distribution of the assets of any of
UAL's subsidiaries, including United, upon the liquidation, reorganization or
insolvency of such subsidiary (and the consequent right of the holders of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures to participate in those assets) will be subject
to the claims of the creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred
stockholders of such subsidiary, except to the extent that claims of UAL itself
as a creditor of such subsidiary may be recognized, in which case the claims of
UAL would still be subordinate to any security interest in the assets of such
subsidiary and any indebtedness of such subsidiary senior to that held by UAL.
On June 30, 1996, Senior Indebtedness of UAL (on a consolidated basis)
aggregated approximately $11.9 billion.
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TRUST DISTRIBUTIONS DEPENDENT ON UAL'S PAYMENTS ON JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES
The Trust's ability to make distributions and other payments on the
Preferred Securities is solely dependent upon UAL making interest and other
payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited as trust assets as and
when required. If UAL were not to make distributions or other payments on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures for any reason, including as a result of UAL's
election to defer the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
by extending the interest period on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the
Trust will not make payments on the Trust Securities. In such an event, holders
of the Preferred Securities would not be able to rely on the Preferred
Securities Guarantee since distributions and other payments on the Preferred
Securities are subject to such Guarantee only if and to the extent that UAL has
made a payment to the Trust of interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets. Instead, holders of Preferred
Securities would rely on the enforcement by the Institutional Trustee of its
rights against UAL pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and on their right to
bring a direct action to enforce the payment provisions thereof. However, if the
Trust's failure to make distributions on the Preferred Securities is a
consequence of UAL's exercise of its right to extend the interest payment period
for the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Institutional Trustee will have no
right to enforce the payment of distributions on the Preferred Securities until
an Event of Default under the Declaration shall have occurred.
The Declaration provides that UAL shall pay for all debts and
obligations (other than with respect to the Trust Securities) and all costs and
expenses of the Trust, including any taxes and all costs and expenses with
respect thereto, to which the Trust may become subject, except for United States
withholding taxes.
For a discussion of the ranking of the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
see "-- Ranking of Subordinated Obligations Under Preferred Securities Guarantee
and Junior Subordinated Debentures."
UAL MAY DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS ON JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
So long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment of interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, UAL has the right under the Indenture to defer
payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures by extending the
interest payment period from time to time on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
for an Extension Period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods,
during which no interest shall be due and payable, provided that no Extension
Period may extend beyond the maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. In
such an event, quarterly distributions on the Preferred Securities would not be
made (but would continue to accrue with interest thereon at the rate of ____%
per annum, compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by applicable law) by
the Trust during any such Extension Period. If UAL exercises the right to extend
an interest payment period, UAL may not during such Extension Period declare or
pay dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution or
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred stock
or any other securities similar to the Preferred Securities or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect thereto.
Any Extension Period with respect to payment of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, other debt securities of UAL under the Indenture or on
any similar securities will apply to all such securities and will also apply to
distributions with respect to the Preferred Securities and all other
securities with similar terms.
Prior to the termination of any Extension Period, UAL may further extend
such Extension Period; provided that such Extension Period together with all
such previous and further extensions thereof may not exceed 20 consecutive
quarterly interest periods. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the
payment of all amounts then due, UAL may commence a new Extension Period,
subject to the above requirements. Consequently, there could be multiple
Extension Periods of varying lengths (up to six Extension Periods of 20
consecutive quarterly interest periods each or more numerous shorter Extension
Periods) throughout the term of the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Distributions" and "Description of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Option to Extend Interest Payment Period."
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TAX CONSEQUENCES OF EXTENSION OF INTEREST PAYMENT PERIODS
Because UAL has the right to extend the interest payment period up to
20 consecutive quarterly interest periods on various occasions, the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be treated as issued with "original issue
discount" for United States federal income tax purposes. As a result, holders
of Preferred Securities will be required to include their pro rata share of
original issue discount in gross income as it accrues for United States federal
income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash. Generally, all of a
Securityholder's taxable interest income with respect to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be accounted for as "original issue discount" and
actual distributions of stated interest will not be separately reported as
taxable income. See "Taxation -- Accrual of Original Issue Discount and
Premium" and "-- Potential Extension of Payment Period on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures."
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
On March 19, 1996, President Clinton proposed certain tax law changes
(the "Proposed Legislation") that would, among other things, generally deny
corporate issuers a deduction for interest in respect of certain debt
obligations, such as the Junior Subordinated Debentures, issued on or after
December 7, 1995. On March 29, 1996, Senate Finance Committee Chairman William
V. Roth, Jr. and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer issued a
joint statement (the "Joint Statement") indicating their intent that the
Proposed Legislation, if adopted by either of the tax-writing committees of
Congress, would have an effective date that is no earlier than the date of
"appropriate Congressional action." In addition, subsequent to the publication
of the Joint Statement, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Representatives Sam
M. Gibbons and Charles B. Rangel wrote letters to Treasury Department officials
concurring with the view expressed in the Joint Statement (the "Democrat
Letters"). If the principles contained in the Joint Statement and the Democrat
Letters were followed and the Proposed Legislation were enacted, such
legislation would not apply to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. There can
be no assurance, however, that the effective date guidance contained in the
Joint Statement will be incorporated into the Proposed Legislation, if enacted,
or that other legislation enacted after the date hereof will not otherwise
adversely affect the ability of UAL to deduct the interest payable on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a
Tax Event will not occur. The occurrence of a Tax Event may, among other
things, result in a dissolution of the Trust in which holders of the Preferred
Securities may receive cash, which would be a taxable event to such holders.
See "--Special Event Redemption or Distribution" and "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
POTENTIAL MARKET VOLATILITY DURING EXTENSION PERIOD
As described above, UAL has the right to extend an interest payment
period on the Junior Subordinated Debentures from time to time for periods not
exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods. If UAL determines to
extend an interest payment period, or if UAL thereafter extends an Extension
Period, the market price of the Preferred Securities is likely to be adversely
affected. In addition, as a result of such rights, the market price of the
Preferred Securities (which represent an undivided interest in Junior
Subordinated Debentures) may be more volatile than other securities on which
original issue discount accrues that do not have such rights. A holder that
disposes of its Preferred Securities during an Extension Period, therefore, may
not receive the same return on its investment as a holder that continues to
hold its Preferred Securities. See "Description of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures -- Option to Extend Interest Payment Period."
LACK OF ESTABLISHED TRADING MARKET FOR PREFERRED SECURITIES
The Preferred Securities constitute a new issue of securities of the Trust
with no established trading market. While application will be made to list the
Preferred Securities on the NYSE, there can be no assurance that an active
market for the Preferred Securities will develop or be sustained in the future
on such exchange. Although the Dealer
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Managers have indicated to UAL and the Trust that they intend to make a market
in the Preferred Securities following the Expiration Date, as permitted by
applicable laws and regulations prior to the commencement of trading on the
NYSE, they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue any such
market-making at any time without notice. Accordingly, no assurance can be
given as to the liquidity of, or trading markets for, the Preferred Securities.
In order to satisfy the NYSE listing requirements, acceptance of Depositary
Shares validly tendered in the Offer is subject to the Minimum Distribution
Condition, which condition may not be waived by UAL or the Trust. See "Listing
and Trading of Preferred Securities and Depositary Shares."
REDUCED TRADING MARKET FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES
To the extent Depositary Shares are tendered and accepted in the Offer,
the liquidity and trading market for the Depositary Shares to be outstanding
following the Offer, and the terms upon which such Depositary Shares could be
sold, could be adversely affected. In addition, if the Offer is substantially
subscribed, there would be a significant risk that round lot holdings of
Depositary Shares outstanding following the Offer would be limited. See
"Listing and Trading of Preferred Securities and Depositary Shares."
Under the rules of the NYSE, preferred securities such as the
Depositary Shares are subject to delisting if (i) the aggregate value of
publicly-held shares is less than $2 million and (ii) the number of
publicly-held shares is less than 100,000. There can be no assurance that the
Depository Shares will continue to meet the NYSE listing standards following
the Offer.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION OR DISTRIBUTION
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Tax Event or
Investment Company Event (each as defined herein), which may occur at any time,
the Trust shall, unless the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed in the
limited circumstances described below, be dissolved, with the result that, in
the manner described in "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Liquidation
Distribution Upon Dissolution," Junior Subordinated Debentures having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of,
and bearing accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid
distributions on, the Preferred Securities and Common Securities would be
distributed on a Pro Rata Basis to the holders of the Preferred Securities and
Common Securities in liquidation of the Trust. In the case of a Tax Event, in
certain circumstances, UAL shall have the right to redeem at any time the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, in whole or in part, in which event the Trust
will redeem Preferred Securities and Common Securities on a Pro Rata Basis to
the same extent as the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed. There can
be no assurance as to the market prices for Preferred Securities or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures which may be distributed in exchange for Preferred
Securities if a dissolution and liquidation of the Trust were to occur.
Accordingly, the Junior Subordinated Debentures which the investor may receive
on dissolution and liquidation of the Trust may trade at a discount to the
price of the Depositary Shares exchanged. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution" and "Description of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- General."
Under current United States federal income tax law, a distribution of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures upon a Tax Event or Investment Company Event
would not be a taxable event to holders of the Preferred Securities. See
"Taxation -- Distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures to Holders of
Preferred Securities."
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of Preferred Securities will have limited voting rights and will
not be able to appoint, remove or replace, or to increase or decrease the number
of, Trustees, which rights are vested exclusively in the Common Securities. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights."
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Holders of Depositary Shares also have limited voting rights. However,
in the event that dividends on any series of preferred stock, including the
Series B Preferred, are in arrears and unpaid for six quarterly dividend
periods, whether or not consecutive, the Board of Directors is required to be
increased by two directors and the holders of Series B Preferred, together with
the holders of all other series of preferred stock then entitled to vote
thereon, would be entitled to elect two directors of the expanded Board of
Directors with certain exceptions. See "Description of the Series B Preferred
and Depositary Shares -- Series B Preferred -- Voting Rights."
The Indenture contains no provisions which would afford the holders of
Junior Subordinated Debentures protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction involving UAL or a change of control of UAL.
COMPARISON OF PREFERRED SECURITIES AND DEPOSITARY SHARES
The following is a brief summary of certain terms of the Preferred
Securities and the Depositary Shares. For a more complete description of the
Preferred Securities, see "Description of the Preferred Securities." For a
description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures which will be deposited in
the Trust as trust assets and will represent the sole source for the payment of
distributions and other payments on the Preferred Securities, see "Description
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures." For a description of Depositary Shares,
see "Description of the Series B Preferred and Depositary Shares."
Preferred Securities Depositary Shares/Series B Preferred
-------------------- ------------------------------------
Issuer . . . . . . The Trust. Payment of distributions and on UAL.
liquidation or redemption is guaranteed on a
subordinated basis, as and to the extent
described herein, by UAL.
Distribution/
Dividend
Rate . . . . . . ____% per annum distribution payable quarterly 12 1/4% per annum dividend payable on the
in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 Series B Preferred on the first business
and December 31 of each year, commencing day of February, May, August and November
December 31, 1996, from and including the of each year, out of funds legally
Accrual Date, but only if and to the extent available therefor, when, as and if
that, interest payments are made in respect of declared by UAL's Board of Directors.
the Junior Subordinated Debentures held by the Dividends are cumulative. Dividends accrue
Trust. whether or not UAL has earnings, whether
or not there are funds legally available
for the payment of such dividends and
whether or not such dividends are
declared. UAL has made each quarterly
dividend payment with respect to the
Depositary Shares on the scheduled
dividend payment date.
Interest Accrual . During any Extension Period on the Junior Accrued but unpaid dividends do not bear
Subordinated Debentures, distribution payments interest.
on the Preferred Securities will not be made
but would continue to accrue, and, in the case
of distributions in arrears, would bear
interest at the
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Preferred Securities Depositary Shares/Series B Preferred
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rate of ____% per annum,
compounded quarterly to the extent permitted
by applicable law.
Maturity/
Mandatory
and Optional
Redemption . . . . The Preferred Securities will be redeemed No maturity or mandatory redemption. The
upon the maturity or earlier redemption of the Depositary Shares are redeemable at the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, at a option of UAL on and after July 12, 2004,
redemption price equal to $25 per Preferred in whole or in part, at a redemption price
Security to be redeemed, plus any accrued and equivalent to $25 per Depositary Share to
unpaid distributions to the redemption date, be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
including distributions accrued as a result of dividends thereon, to the date fixed for
UAL's election to defer payments of interest redemption. Holders of Depositary Shares
on the Junior Subordinated Debentures. The have no right to require UAL to redeem the
Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemable Depositary Shares at the option of the
at the option of UAL, in whole or in part, on holders.
or after July 12, 2004, at a redemption price
equivalent to $25 per Junior Subordinated
Debenture to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, to the redemption
date. In the event that the Junior
Subordinated Debentures are redeemed, upon the
repayment of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, upon maturity, upon redemption or
otherwise, the proceeds thereof will be
promptly applied to redeem the Preferred
Securities and the Common Securities. The
Junior Subordinated Debentures have a final
maturity of December 31, 2026. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities --
Special Event Redemption or Distribution" and
"-- Mandatory Redemption." Holders of
Preferred Securities have no right to require
UAL to redeem the Preferred Securities at the
option of the holders.
Subordination . . . Subordinated to claims of creditors of the Subordinated to claims of creditors of
Trust, if any. The Preferred Securities and UAL, including the Junior Subordinated
the Common Securities will have equivalent Debentures, but senior to all other shares
terms; provided that (i) if an Event of of capital stock of UAL.
Default under the Declaration occurs and is
continuing, the holders of Preferred
Securities will have a priority over holders
of the Common Securities with respect to
payments in respect of distributions and
payments upon liquidation, redemption or
otherwise and (ii) holders of Common
Securities have the exclusive right (subject
to the terms of
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Preferred Securities Depositary Shares/Series B Preferred
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the Declaration) to appoint,
remove or replace Trustees and to increase or
decrease the number of Trustees.
The Trust is not permitted to incur any
indebtedness for borrowed money. The
Declaration provides that UAL shall pay for
all debts and obligations (other than with
respect to the Trust Securities) and all costs
and expenses of the Trust, including any
income taxes, duties and other governmental
charges, and all costs and expenses with
respect thereto, to which the Trust may become
subject, except for United States withholding
taxes.
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will rank
subordinate and junior to all Senior
Indebtedness of UAL, except obligations and
securities made pari passu or subordinate by
their terms, and senior to all capital stock
now or hereafter issued by UAL and to any
guarantee now or hereafter entered into by UAL
in respect of any of its capital stock
(including the Depositary Shares). UAL's
obligations under the Preferred Securities
Guarantee will rank subordinate and junior to
all Senior Indebtedness of UAL, except
obligations and securities made pari passu or
subordinate by their terms, and senior to all
capital stock now or hereafter issued by UAL
and to any guarantee now or hereafter entered
into by UAL in respect of any of its capital
stock.
As of June 30, 1996, UAL had Senior
Indebtedness (on a consolidated basis) of
approximately $11.9 billion.
Listing . . . . . . Application will be made to list the Preferred The Depositary Shares are listed on the
Securities on the NYSE under the symbol NYSE under the symbol "UAL Pr B."
"______." In order to satisfy the NYSE listing
requirements, acceptance of Depositary Shares
validly tendered in the Offer is subject to
the Minimum Distribution Condition, which
condition may not be waived.
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Preferred Securities Depositary Shares/Series B Preferred
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Dividends
Received
Deduction . . . . . Distributions on the Preferred Securities are Dividends are eligible for the dividends
not eligible for the dividends received received deduction for corporate holders.
deduction for corporate holders.
Voting Rights/
Enforcement . . . . Holders of Preferred Securities have no voting If dividends shall be in arrears for six
rights other than as provided under the quarterly dividend periods, whether or not
Business Trust Act or the Trust Indenture Act, consecutive, UAL's Board of Directors
except in the limited circumstances discussed shall be increased by two directors and
below. The Institutional Trustee has the holders have the right (together with
power to exercise all rights under the other classes of preferred stock ranking
Indenture with respect to the Junior on a parity with the Series B Preferred
Subordinated Debentures and is also authorized either as to dividends or on the
to enforce the Preferred Securities Guarantee distribution of assets upon liquidation)
on behalf of holders of the Preferred to elect two directors.
Securities. If the Trust's failure to make
distributions is a consequence of UAL's
exercise of its right to extend the interest
payment period for the Junior Subordinated
Debentures as described under
"Distribution/Dividend Rate," the
Institutional Trustee will have no right to
enforce the payment of distributions until an
Event of Default under the Declaration shall
have occurred. The holders of at least a
majority in liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities will have the right to
direct the Institutional Trustee with respect
to certain matters under the Declaration and
the Preferred Securities Guarantee. Any
holder of Preferred Securities may institute a
legal proceeding against UAL to enforce the
Preferred Securities Guarantee and the payment
provisions of the Indenture. See "Description
of the Preferred Securities" and "Description
of the Preferred Securities Guarantee."
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UAL CORPORATION
UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("UAL"), is a holding company
and its primary subsidiary is United Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("United"), which is wholly owned. United is one of the world's largest
airlines as measured by revenue passenger miles and primarily serves the North
American, Pacific, Latin American and European markets. As of June 30, 1996,
United served 138 airports in the United States and 30 foreign countries.
During the twelve months ended June 30, 1996, United averaged 2,127 departures
daily, flew a total of 115 billion revenue passenger miles and carried an
average of 219,540 passengers per day. As of June 30, 1996, United's fleet of
aircraft totaled 562. United's major hub operations are located at Chicago,
Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of UAL
at June 30, 1996 and as adjusted to give effect to the Offer (assuming that the
minimum of 1,000,000 shares and the maximum of all of the shares of the
Depositary Shares not owned by UAL are exchanged).
June 30, 1996
-------------
As Adjusted
-----------
Assuming Assuming
Actual Minimum Exchange Maximum Exchange
------ ---------------- ----------------
(Dollars in millions)
Short-term borrowings, long-term debt maturing
within one year and current obligations
under capital leases . . . . . . . . . . . . $223 $223 $223
Long-term debt, excluding portion due within
one year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Secured notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858 858 858
Debentures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 955 955
Convertible debentures . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 25
Promissory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 33
Unamortized discount on debt . . . . . . . . (10) (10) (10)
---- ---- ----
1,861 1,861 1,861
Long-term obligations under capital leases . 1,192 1,192 1,192
----- ----- -----
Total long-term debt and capital lease
obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,053 3,053 3,053
----- ----- -----
Class 2 ESOP Preferred Stock, $.01
par value(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 88 88
------- ------- -------
UAL obligated mandatorily redeemable
____% preferred securities of
subsidiary trust, the sole assets of
which are the Junior Subordinated
Debentures of UAL with a final
maturity of December 31, 2026(b) . . . . -- 34 210
------- ------- -------
Shareholders' equity:
Series B Preferred Stock, $.01 stated value . -- -- --
Class 1 ESOP Preferred Stock, $.01 par
value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -- --
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Class 2 ESOP Preferred Stock, $.01 par
value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -- --
Class P, M and S Voting Preferred Stock,
$.01 par value . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -- --
Class I, Pilot MEC, IAM and SAM
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value . . . . -- -- --
Common Stock, $.01 par value . . . . . . . -- -- --
Additional capital invested(b) . . . . . . 1,904 1,870 1,694
Accumulated deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . (898) (898) (898)
Unearned ESOP Preferred Stock . . . . . . . (163) (163) (163)
Stock held in treasury . . . . . . . . . . (385) (385) (385)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (91) (91) (91)
-------- -------- -------
Total shareholders' equity . . . . . . 367 333 157
------- ------- -------
Total capitalization . . . . . . . 3,731 3,731 3,731
===== ===== =====
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(a) The Class 2 ESOP Preferred Stock committed to be contributed to the
Supplemental ESOP is reported outside of equity because the employees
can elect to receive their "book entry" shares from the Company in
cash upon termination of employment.
(b) Assuming the minimum exchange (1,000,000 Depositary Shares), the
Preferred Securities that will be issued are expected to have an
aggregate liquidation value of $25 million and an aggregate fair
market value of $34 million as of the date of exchange. Assuming the
maximum exchange (all of the Depositary Shares not owned by UAL), the
Preferred Securities that will be issued are expected to have an
aggregate liquidation value of $157 million and an aggregate fair
market value of $210 million as of the date of exchange.
The Preferred Securities will be recorded at their fair market value
through a corresponding charge to Additional Capital Invested. To the
extent the actual aggregate fair market value of the Preferred
Securities at the date of exchange differs from the expected amounts,
the balances of the Preferred Securities and Additional Capital
Invested will change accordingly.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
The following should be read in conjunction with UAL's Consolidated
Financial Statements and the related notes thereto. The financial information
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995 has been
derived from the consolidated financial statements of UAL previously filed with
the Commission which have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent
public accountants, as indicated in their reports. Reference is made to said
reports for the years 1994 and 1993 which include an explanatory paragraph with
respect to the changes in methods of accounting for income taxes and
postretirement benefits other than pensions as discussed in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements for such years. See "Incorporation of
Certain Documents by Reference."
The financial information for each of the six-month periods ended June
30, 1996 and 1995 has been derived from UAL's unaudited consolidated financial
statements incorporated by reference herein. The information for interim
periods is unaudited, but, in the opinion of management, reflects all
adjustments (which, except for the effects of the employee investment
transaction, include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for such periods. Results for
interim periods should not be considered as indicative of results for any other
periods or for the year. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference."
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts and operating data)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DATA:
Operating revenues(a) . . . $7,898 $7,149 $14,943 $13,950 $13,325
Earnings (loss) from
operations . . . . . . . . 460 340 829 521 263
Earnings (loss) before
extraordinary item and
cumulative effect of
accounting changes . . . 233 154 378 77 (31)
Net earnings (loss) . . . 174 154 349 51 (50)
Earnings (loss) per common
share before extraordinary
item and cumulative effect of
accounting changes (e) . . . 2.24 2.76 5.19 0.19 (0.66)
Net earnings (loss)
per common share(b)(e) 1.51 2.76 4.78 (0.15) (0.85)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
POSITION DATA (at end of
period):
Total assets . . . . . . . 11,533 12,102 11,641 11,764 12,840
Total long-term debt and
capital lease obligations,
including current
portion . . . . . . . . 3,276 4,388 4,102 4,077 3,735
Shareholders' equity . . 367 (522) (239) (316) 1,203
Book value per common
share(c)(e) . . . . . . . 3.60 (16.61) (9.06) (24.99) 6.14
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges . . . . . . . . . . 1.57 1.36 1.44 1.10 (d)
Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges and preferred stock
dividends . . . . . . . . . 1.52 1.34 1.41 1.09 (d)
UNITED OPERATING DATA:
Revenue passengers
(millions) . . . . . . . . 40 38 79 74 70
Average length of a
passenger trip in
miles . . . . . . . . . 1,415 1,400 1,419 1,459 1,450
Revenue passenger miles
(millions) . . . . . . . . 56,214 53,456 111,811 108,299 101,258
Available seat miles
(millions) . . . . . . . . 79,250 76,871 158,569 152,193 150,728
Passenger load factor . . 70.9% 69.5% 70.5% 71.2% 67.2%
Break even passenger load
factor . . . . . . . . . . 66.2% 65.8% 66.1% 68.2% 65.5%
Revenue per passenger mile 12.4c 11.8c 11.8c 11.3c 11.6c
Cost per available seat
mile . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4c 8.8c 8.9c 8.8c 8.5c
Average price per gallon
of jet fuel . . . . . . . . 68.7c 57.9c 59.5c 58.8c 63.6c
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(a) In the first quarter of 1994, United began recording certain air
transportation price adjustments, which were previously recorded as
commission expense, as adjustments to revenues. Operating revenues
and certain operating statistics for periods prior to 1994 have been
adjusted to conform with the current presentation. See UAL's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 1994 which is incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus.
(b) In connection with a recapitalization that occurred in July, 1994,
each old common share was exchanged for one half new common share. As
required under generally accepted accounting principles for
transactions of this type, the historical weighted average shares
outstanding have not been restated. Thus, direct comparisons between
1994 and prior years' per share amounts are not meaningful.
(c) Book value per common share represents total equity, less the
aggregate liquidation value of preferred stock, divided by actual
common shares outstanding.
(d) Earnings were insufficient to cover both fixed charges and fixed
charges and preferred stock dividends by $98 million in 1993.
(e) On May 6, 1996, UAL effected a four-for-one split in its common
stock in the form of a 300% stock dividend. All share and per share
data have been retroactively restated to give effect to this stock
split.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On July 23, 1996, UAL announced unaudited net earnings of $174 million
for the six months ended June 30, 1996. Earnings were $233 million before an
after-tax $59 million extraordinary loss on the early extinguishment of debt.
Earnings per share were $2.24 on a fully diluted basis before the extraordinary
loss ($2.33 on a primary basis), and were $1.51 after the effects of the loss
($1.56 on a primary basis). In the first six months of 1995, UAL reported net
earnings of $154 million. Operating earnings for the first six months of 1996
were $460 million on revenues of $7,898 million. Operating earnings were $340
million in the first six months of 1995 on revenues of $7.149 million.
UAL also reported that on a pro forma, fully distributed basis (see
below for further explanation of the methodology), net earnings for the first
six months of 1996 were $382 million ($2.68 per share), or $441 million ($3.29
per share) before the extraordinary loss. Fully distributed operating earnings
for the first six months of 1996 were $791 million. UAL reported that
available seat miles grew 3.1% in the six-month period to 79.3 billion from
76.9 billion in 1995. Traffic increased by 5.2% reflecting growth in revenue
passenger miles to 56.2 billion from 53.5 billion in 1995. The resulting
passenger load factor increased by 1.4 points to 70.9% from 69.5%, while the
break-even passenger load factor (excluding ESOP charges) decreased by 0.8
points to 62.8% from 63.6%. Yield (revenue per passenger mile) increased by 5%
to 12.36 cents, up from 11.77 cents in 1995.
More recently, UAL announced that traffic figures for July, August and
September 1996 improved year over year reflecting increases in revenue
passenger miles of 3.8%, 4.3% and 2.9%, respectively, over the comparable
months in 1995.
In addition to reviewing financial statements reported under generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), UAL believes a more complete
understanding of its results can be gained by viewing them on a pro forma,
fully distributed basis. This presentation considers all ESOP shares (which
will be issued to employees over the course of the ESOP period) to be
immediately outstanding and thus fully distributed. Consistent with this
presentation, the ESOP compensation expense (which reflects the commitment of
stock to employees) is excluded from fully distributed expenses and ESOP
convertible preferred stock dividends have not been deducted from earnings
attributable to common shareholders.
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UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
The Trust is a statutory business trust that was formed under the
Business Trust Act on October 15, 1996 pursuant to a declaration of trust dated
October 15, 1996 among the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and UAL
and the filing of a certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of
Delaware. Such declaration of trust will be amended and restated in its
entirety as of the date the Trust accepts Depositary Shares in the Offer (see
"The Offer -- Terms of the Offer") substantially in the form filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
The Declaration is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. Upon issuance of
the Preferred Securities, the holders thereof will own all of the issued and
outstanding Preferred Securities. UAL has agreed to acquire Common Securities
in an amount equal to at least 3% of the total capital of the Trust and will
own, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding Common
Securities. The Preferred Securities and the Common Securities will have
equivalent terms; provided that (i) if an Event of Default under the
Declaration occurs and is continuing, the holders of Preferred Securities will
have a priority over holders of the Common Securities with respect to payments
in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption or
otherwise and (ii) holders of Common Securities have the exclusive right
(subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint, remove or replace
Trustees and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees.
The number of Trustees of the Trust shall initially be five. Three of
the Trustees will be the Regular Trustees. The fourth trustee is The First
National Bank of Chicago which will act as the Indenture Trustee for purposes
of the Trust Indenture Act. The fifth trustee is First Chicago Delaware Inc.
which will serve as the Delaware Trustee. Pursuant to the Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee will have the power to exercise all rights, powers and
privileges under the Indenture with respect to the Junior Subordinated
Debentures. The Institutional Trustee will promptly make distributions to the
holders of the Trust Securities out of any funds in the Trust. The Preferred
Securities Guarantee will be separately qualified under the Trust Indenture Act
and will be held by The First National Bank of Chicago, acting in its separate
capacity as indenture trustee with respect to the Preferred Securities
Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities.
The Trust exists for the purpose of (a) issuing (i) its Preferred
Securities in exchange for Depositary Shares validly tendered in the Offer and
delivering such Depositary Shares to UAL in consideration of the deposit by UAL
as Trust assets of Junior Subordinated Debentures having an aggregate stated
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such
Preferred Securities, and (ii) its Common Securities to UAL in exchange for
cash and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount of Junior
Subordinated Debentures and (b) engaging in such other activities as are
necessary or incidental thereto. The rights of the holders of the Preferred
Securities, including economic rights, rights to information and voting rights,
are set forth in the Declaration, the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
Under the Declaration, the Trust shall not, and the Trustees
(including the Institutional Trustee) shall cause the Trust not to, engage in
any activity other than in connection with the purposes of the Trust or other
than as required or authorized by the Declaration. In particular, the Trust
shall not and the Trustees (including the Institutional Trustee) shall not (a)
invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the Junior Subordinated
Debentures but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to holders of Trust
Securities pursuant to the terms of the Declaration and of the Trust
Securities; (b) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided in the
Declaration; (c) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose; (d)
make any investments, other than investments represented by the Junior
Subordinated Debentures; (e) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way
as to vary the Trust assets or the terms of the Trust Securities in any way
whatsoever; (f) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership
of, or beneficial interests in, the Trust other than the Trust Securities; (g)
incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or (h)(1) direct the time, method and
place of exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee
with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, (2) waive any past default
that is waivable under Section 5.7 of the Indenture, (3) exercise any right to
rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures shall be due and payable or (4) consent
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to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or the Declaration, in each case where such consent
shall be required, if in the case of this clause (h) such action would cause
the Trust to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as
other than a grantor trust or would cause the Trust to be deemed an "investment
company" which is required to be registered under the 1940 Act.
The books and records of the Trust will be maintained at the principal
office of the Trust and will be open for inspection by a holder of Preferred
Securities or the duly authorized representative of such holder for any purpose
reasonably related to its interest in the Trust during normal business hours.
The Trust anticipates that it will not be required to file with the Commission
or distribute to holders of Preferred Securities periodic reports regarding the
Trust.
Except as provided below or under the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act, holders of Preferred Securities will have no voting rights. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights."
The Institutional Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Trust
Securities, is authorized under the Declaration to exercise all rights under
the Indenture with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures and to enforce
UAL's obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debentures upon the occurrence
of an Indenture Event of Default. The Institutional Trustee, as the Guarantee
Trustee, shall also be authorized to enforce the rights of holders of Preferred
Securities under the Preferred Securities Guarantee. If the Trust's failure to
make distributions on the Preferred Securities is a consequence of UAL's
exercise of its right to extend the interest payment period for the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, the Institutional Trustee will have no right to
enforce the payment of distributions on the Preferred Securities until an Event
of Default shall have occurred. Holders of at least a majority in liquidation
amount of the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee with respect to certain matters under the Declaration and
the Preferred Securities Guarantee. Any holder of Preferred Securities may
institute a legal proceeding against UAL to enforce the Preferred Securities
Guarantee and the payment obligations under the Indenture. See "Description of
the Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights."
If an Indenture Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect
to Junior Subordinated Debentures, an Event of Default under the Declaration
will occur and be continuing with respect to the Trust Securities. In such
event, the Declaration provides that the holders of Common Securities will be
deemed to have waived any such Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities until all Events of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities
have been cured or waived. Until all such Events of Default with respect to the
Preferred Securities have been so cured or waived, the Institutional Trustee
will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the holders of the Preferred
Securities and only the holders of the Preferred Securities will have the right
to direct the Institutional Trustee with respect to certain matters under the
Declaration and consequently under the Indenture. If any Event of Default with
respect to the Preferred Securities is waived by the holders of the Preferred
Securities as provided in the Declaration, the holders of Common Securities
pursuant to the Declaration have agreed that such waiver also constitutes a
waiver of such Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities for all
purposes under the Declaration without any further act, vote or consent of the
holders of the Common Securities. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities."
The Declaration provides that the Trustees may treat the person in
whose name a Preferred Security is registered on the books and records of the
Trust as the sole holder thereof and of the Preferred Securities represented
thereby for purposes of receiving distributions and for all other purposes and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such certificate or in the Preferred Securities represented thereby
on the part of any person, whether or not the Trust shall have actual or other
notice thereof. Preferred Securities will be issued in fully registered form.
Investors may elect to hold their Preferred Securities directly or, subject to
the rules and procedures of The Depository Trust Company and Philadelphia
Depository Trust Company (the "Depository Institutions") described under
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Book-Entry; Delivery and Form,"
hold interests in a global certificate registered on the books and records of
the Trust in the name of a Depository Institution or its nominee. Under the
Declaration:
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(i) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with
a Depository Institution (or any successor depositary) for all
purposes, including the payment of distributions and receiving
approvals, or consents under the Declaration, and except as set forth
in the Declaration, shall have no obligation to persons owning
Preferred Securities ("Preferred Security Beneficial Owners")
registered in the name of and held by a Depository Institution or its
nominee; and
(ii) the rights of Preferred Security Beneficial Owners shall
be exercised only through a Depository Institution (or any successor
depository) and shall be limited to those established by law and
agreements between such Preferred Security Beneficial Owners and a
Depository Institution and/or its participants. See "Description of
the Preferred Securities -- Book-Entry; Delivery and Form." With
respect to Preferred Securities registered in the name of and held by
a Depository Institution or its nominee, all notices and other
communications required under the Declaration shall be given to, and
all distributions on such Preferred Securities shall be given or made
to, a Depository Institution (or its successor).
In the Declaration, UAL has agreed to pay for all debts and
obligations (other than with respect to the Trust Securities) and all costs and
expenses of the Trust, including the fees and expenses of the Trustees and any
taxes and all costs and expenses with respect thereto, to which the Trust may
become subject, except for United States withholding taxes. See "Risk Factors
and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer -- Trust Distributions
Dependent on UAL's Payments on Junior Subordinated Debentures." The foregoing
obligations of UAL under the Declaration are for the benefit of, and shall be
enforceable by, any person to whom any such debts, obligations, costs, expenses
and taxes are owed (a "Creditor") whether or not such Creditor has received
notice thereof. Any such Creditor may enforce such obligations of UAL directly
against UAL and UAL has irrevocably waived any right or remedy to require that
any such Creditor take any action against the Trust or any other person before
proceeding against UAL. UAL has agreed in the Declaration to execute such
additional agreements as may be necessary or desirable in order to give full
effect to the foregoing.
THE FOREGOING SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE DECLARATION IS A
DISCUSSION OF ALL MATERIAL TERMS OF THE DECLARATION, BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE
COMPLETE AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE DECLARATION WHICH
HAS BEEN FILED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF WHICH THIS
PROSPECTUS IS A PART.
The business address of the Trust is c/o UAL Corporation, 1200 East
Algonquin Road, Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007, telephone number (847)
700-4000.
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THE OFFER
PURPOSE OF THE OFFER
The purpose of the Offer is to refinance the Depositary Shares with
the Preferred Securities and to achieve certain tax efficiencies while
preserving UAL's flexibility with respect to future financings. This
refinancing will permit UAL to deduct interest payable on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures for United States federal income tax purposes;
dividends payable with regard to the Depositary Shares are not deductible.
GENERAL
PARTICIPATION IN THE OFFER IS VOLUNTARY AND HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY
SHARES SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER TO ACCEPT. NONE OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF UAL, UAL, THE TRUSTEES NOR THE TRUST MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO
HOLDERS AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING IN THE OFFER. HOLDERS
OF DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR FINANCIAL AND TAX ADVISORS IN
MAKING THEIR DECISIONS ON WHAT ACTION TO TAKE IN LIGHT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE "PRICE RANGE OF DEPOSITARY SHARES."
Unless the context requires otherwise, the term "Holder" with respect
to the Offer means (i) any person in whose name any Depositary Shares are
registered on the books of UAL or (ii) any other person who has obtained a
properly completed stock power from the registered holder, or (iii) any person
whose Depositary Shares are held of record by a Depository Institution.
TERMS OF THE OFFER
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in
the Letter of Transmittal, the Trust will exchange its Preferred Securities for
any and all of the Depositary Shares not owned by UAL. The Offer will be
effected on a basis of one Preferred Security for each Depositary Share validly
tendered and accepted for exchange. See "-- Procedures for Tendering." Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Letter of
Transmittal, the Trust will accept Depositary Shares validly tendered and not
withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date and, unless the Offer has been withdrawn
or terminated, will deliver Preferred Securities in exchange therefor to
tendering Holders of Depositary Shares as promptly as practicable following the
Expiration Date. The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to delay acceptance for exchange of Depositary Shares tendered
under the Offer and the delivery of the Preferred Securities with respect to
the Depositary Shares accepted for exchange (subject to Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1
under the Exchange Act, which require that the Trust consummate the Offer or
return the Depositary Shares deposited by or on behalf of the Holders thereof
promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Offer), or to amend,
withdraw or terminate the Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date for
any of the reasons set forth in "-- Conditions to the Offer" and "-- Expiration
Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination."
In all cases, except to the extent waived by the Trust, delivery of
Preferred Securities issued with respect to the Depositary Shares accepted for
exchange pursuant to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the
Exchange Agent of Depositary Shares (or confirmation of book-entry transfer
thereof), a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and any
other documents required thereby.
As of the date of this Prospectus, there are 6,266,781 Depositary
Shares not owned by UAL. This Prospectus, together with the Letter of
Transmittal, is being sent to all registered Holders commencing on or about the
date of this Prospectus.
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The Trust shall be deemed to have accepted validly tendered Depositary
Shares (or defectively tendered Depositary Shares with respect to which the
Trust has waived such defect) when, as and if the Trust has given oral or
written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent will act as
agent for the tendering Holders for the purpose of receiving Depositary Shares
from, and remitting Preferred Securities to, tendering Holders who are
participating in the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Offer, delivery of Preferred Securities to tendering Holders will be made as
promptly as practicable following the Expiration Date.
If any tendered Depositary Shares are not accepted for exchange
because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events set forth
herein or otherwise, unless otherwise requested by the Holder under "Special
Delivery Instructions" in the Letter of Transmittal, such Depositary Shares
will be returned, without expense, to the tendering Holder thereof (or in the
case of Depositary Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange
Agent's account at a Depository Institution, such Depositary Shares will be
credited to an account maintained at the Depository Institution designated by
the participant therein who so delivered such Depositary Shares), as promptly
as practicable after the Expiration Date or the withdrawal or termination of
the Offer.
Holders of Depositary Shares will not have any appraisal or
dissenters' rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law in connection
with the Offer. The Trust intends to conduct the Offer in accordance with the
applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder.
Holders who tender Depositary Shares in the Offer will not be required
to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the
Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of
Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer. See "Fees and Expenses; Transfer
Taxes."
Holders tendering Depositary Shares held in global form shall receive
Preferred Securities in global form and holders tendering Depositary Shares
held directly in certificated form shall receive Preferred Securities in
certificated form, in each case unless otherwise specified in the Letter of
Transmittal. See "-- Procedures for Tendering."
CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Offer, or any extension of
the Offer, the Trust will not be required to deliver Preferred Securities in
respect of any properly tendered Depositary Shares and may terminate the Offer
by oral or written notice to the Exchange Agent and the holders of Depositary
Shares, or, at its option, may modify or otherwise amend the Offer (other than
with respect to the Minimum Distribution Condition) with respect to such
Depositary Shares if any of the following conditions are not satisfied at or
prior to the Expiration Date in the case of clause (a) below or if any of the
events specified in clauses (b) through (d) occurs at or prior to the exchange
date for the Depositary Shares:
(a) tenders by a sufficient number of holders of Depositary
Shares to satisfy the Minimum Distribution Condition;
(b) any action has been taken or threatened, or any statute,
rule, regulation, judgment, order, stay, decree or injunction has been
promulgated, enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the
Offer, by or before any court or governmental regulatory or
administrative agency or authority or tribunal, domestic or foreign,
which (i) challenges the making of the Offer, or might directly or
indirectly prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the
Offer, or otherwise and adversely affect in any material manner the
Offer or (ii) could materially adversely affect the business,
condition (financial or otherwise), income, operations, properties,
assets, liabilities or prospects of UAL and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole or materially impair the contemplated benefits of the Offer to
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(c) any event has occurred or is likely to occur affecting the
business or financial affairs of UAL that would or might prohibit,
prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the Offer or that will, or
is reasonably likely to, materially impair the contemplated benefits
of the Offer or might be material to holders of Depositary Shares in
deciding whether to accept the Offer; and
(d) any of the following events shall have occurred (i) any
general suspension of or limitation on trading in securities on the
NYSE or in the over-the-counter market (whether or not mandatory),
(ii) any significant adverse change in the price of the Depositary
Shares or in the United States securities or financial markets, (iii)
a material impairment in the trading market for debt or equity
securities, (iv) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any
suspension of payments in respect of banks by federal or state
authorities in the United States (whether or not mandatory), (v) a
commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other national or
international crisis directly or indirectly relating to the United
States, (vi) any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any
governmental authority on, or other event having a reasonable
likelihood of affecting, the extension of credit by banks or other
lending institutions in the United States, or (vii) any significant
adverse change in United States securities or financial markets
generally or in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time
of the commencement of the Offer, a material acceleration or worsening
thereof.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Trust and UAL
and, except for the Minimum Distribution Condition, may be waived by the Trust
and UAL, in whole or in part, in their sole discretion. Any determination made
by UAL or the Trust concerning an event, development or circumstance described
or referred to above will be final and binding on all parties.
EXPIRATION DATE; EXTENSIONS; AMENDMENTS; TERMINATION
The Offer will expire on the Expiration Date. The Trust expressly
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to (i)
terminate the Offer, and not accept for exchange any Depositary Shares and
promptly return all Depositary Shares upon the failure of any of the conditions
specified above in "-- Conditions to the Offer," (ii) waive any condition to
the Offer (other than the Minimum Distribution Condition) and accept all
Depositary Shares previously tendered pursuant to the Offer, (iii) extend the
Expiration Date of the Offer and retain all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant
to the Offer until the Expiration Date, subject, however, to all withdrawal
rights of holders, see "-- Withdrawal of Tenders," (iv) amend the terms of the
Offer, (v) modify the form of the consideration to be paid pursuant to the
Offer, or (vi) not accept for exchange Depositary Shares at any time on or
prior to the Expiration Date, for any reason, including, without limitation, if
fewer than 100,000 Depositary Shares would remain outstanding upon acceptance
of those tendered (which condition may be waived by the Trust). Any amendment
applicable to the Offer will apply to all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant
to the Offer. During any extension of the Offer, all Depositary Shares
previously tendered pursuant to the Offer and not withdrawn will remain subject
to the Offer.
If the Trust makes a material change in the terms of the Offer, the
Trust will extend the Offer. The minimum period for which the Offer will be
extended following a material change, other than a change in the amount of
Depositary Shares sought for exchange or an increase or decrease in the
consideration offered to Holders of Depositary Shares, will depend upon the
facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of the change. With
respect to a decrease in the number of Depositary Shares sought in the Offer or
an increase or decrease in the consideration offered to Holders of Depositary
Shares, if required, the Offer will remain open for a minimum of ten Business
Days following public announcement of such change. In the case of any
amendment, withdrawal or termination of the Offer, a public announcement will
be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day
after the previously scheduled Expiration Date of the Offer subject to such
extension. If the Trust withdraws or terminates the Offer, it will give
immediate notice to the Exchange Agent, and all Depositary Shares theretofore
tendered pursuant to the Offer will be returned promptly to the tendering
Holders thereof. See
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"-- Withdrawal of Tenders." In order to satisfy the NYSE listing requirements,
acceptance of Depositary Shares validly tendered in the Offer is subject to the
Minimum Distribution Condition, which condition may not be waived.
PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING
The tender of Depositary Shares by a Holder thereof pursuant to one of
the procedures set forth below will constitute an agreement between such Holder
and the Trust in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein and in the Letter of Transmittal and the Trust's right to
terminate or withdraw the Offer at any time for any reason.
EACH HOLDER OF DEPOSITARY SHARES WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER
MUST (i) PROPERLY COMPLETE AND SIGN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (EXCEPT
WHEN AN AGENT'S MESSAGE IS APPROPRIATE AND UTILIZED), TOGETHER WITH ANY
REQUIRED SIGNATURE GUARANTEES, AND DELIVER THE SAME TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT, AT
ONE OF ITS ADDRESSES SET FORTH ON THE BACK COVER PAGE HEREOF PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE AND EITHER (a) CERTIFICATES FOR THE DEPOSITARY SHARES MUST BE
RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT AT SUCH ADDRESS OR (b) SUCH DEPOSITARY SHARES
MUST BE TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
DESCRIBED BELOW AND A CONFIRMATION OF SUCH BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MUST BE RECEIVED
BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT, IN EACH CASE PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE, OR (ii)
COMPLY WITH THE GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES DESCRIBED BELOW. LETTERS OF
TRANSMITTAL, DEPOSITARY SHARES AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE SENT
ONLY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT, NOT TO THE TRUST, UAL, THE DEALER MANAGERS OR THE
INFORMATION AGENT.
Special Procedure for Beneficial Owners. Any beneficial owner whose
Depositary Shares are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial
bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender should contact
such registered Holder promptly and instruct such registered Holder to tender
on such beneficial owner's behalf. If such beneficial owner wishes to tender on
its own behalf, such owner must, prior to completing and executing the Letter
of Transmittal and delivering its Depositary Shares, either make appropriate
arrangements to register ownership of the Depositary Shares in such owner's
name or obtain a properly completed stock power from the registered Holder. The
transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time and may not be able
to be completed prior to the Expiration Date.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF DEPOSITARY SHARES AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS IS
AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE HOLDER. IF SENT BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
(1) REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, BE USED, (2) INSURANCE BE
OBTAINED, AND (3) THE MAILING BE MADE SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE EXPIRATION
DATE TO PERMIT DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE.
Signature Guarantees. If tendered Depositary Shares are registered in
the name of the signer of the Letter of Transmittal and the Preferred
Securities to be issued in exchange therefor are to be issued (and any
untendered Depositary Shares are to be reissued) in the name of the registered
Holder, the signature of such signer need not be guaranteed. If the tendered
Depositary Shares are registered in the name of someone other than the signer
of the Letter of Transmittal, or if Preferred Securities issued in exchange
therefor are to be issued in the name of any person other than the signer of
the Letter of Transmittal, such tendered Depositary Shares must be endorsed or
accompanied by written instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trust and duly executed by the registered Holder, and the signature on the
endorsement or instrument of transfer must be guaranteed by a financial
institution (including most banks, savings and loans associations and brokerage
houses) that is a participant in the Security Transfer Agents Medallion Program
or the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (any of the foregoing hereinafter
referred to as an "Eligible Institution"). If the Preferred Securities and/or
the Depositary Shares are not exchanged or are to be delivered to an address
other than that of the registered Holder appearing on the register for the
Depositary Shares, the signature in the Letter of Transmittal must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
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Book-Entry Transfer. The Trust understands that the Exchange Agent will
make a request promptly after the date of this Prospectus to establish accounts
with respect to the Depositary Shares at a Depository Institution for the
purpose of facilitating the Offer, and subject to the establishment thereof,
any financial institution that is a participant in a Depository Institution's
system may make book-entry delivery of Depositary Shares by causing the
Depository Institution to transfer such Depositary Shares into the Exchange
Agent's account with respect to the Depositary Shares in accordance with such
Depository Institution's Automated Tender Offer Program ("ATOP") procedures for
such book-entry transfers. However, the exchange for the Depositary Shares so
tendered will only be made after timely confirmation (a "Book-Entry
Confirmation") of such Book-Entry Transfer of Depositary Shares into the
Exchange Agent's account, and timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of an
Agent's Message (as such term is defined in the next paragraph) and any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted by a Depository
Institution and received by the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a
Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that such Depository Institution has
received an express acknowledgment from a participant tendering Depositary
Shares that is the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation, that such
participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of
Transmittal, and that the Trust may enforce such agreement against such
participant.
Guaranteed Delivery. If a Holder desires to participate in the Offer
and time will not permit a Letter of Transmittal or Depositary Shares to reach
the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date or the procedure for book-entry
transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected if the
Exchange Agent has received at one of its addresses on the back cover page
hereof prior to the Expiration Date, a letter, telegram or facsimile
transmission from an Eligible Institution setting forth the name and address of
the tendering Holder, the name(s) in which the Depositary Shares are registered
and, if the Depositary Shares are held in certificated form, the certificate
numbers of the Depositary Shares to be tendered, and stating that the tender is
being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three NYSE trading days after
the date of execution of such letter, telegram or facsimile transmission by the
Eligible Institution, the Depositary Shares in proper form for transfer
together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (and
any other required documents), or, in the case of a Depositary Institution, an
Agent's Message, will be delivered by such Eligible Institution. Unless the
Depositary Shares being tendered by the above-described method are deposited
with the Exchange Agent within the time period set forth above (accompanied or
preceded by a properly completed Letter of Transmittal and any other required
documents) or, in the case of a Depositary Institution, in accordance with
such Depository Institution's ATOP procedures (along with a Letter of
Transmittal or an Agent's Message) is received, the Trust may, at its option,
reject the tender. In addition to the copy being transmitted herewith, copies
of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery which may be used by Eligible Institutions
for the purposes described in this paragraph are available from the Exchange
Agent and the Information Agent.
Miscellaneous. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility
(including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any tender of
Depositary Shares will be determined by the Trust, whose determination will be
final and binding. The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject any or all
tenders not in proper form or the acceptance for exchange of which may, in the
opinion of the Trust's counsel, be unlawful. The Trust also reserves the
absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any
Depositary Shares, and the Trust's interpretation of the terms and conditions
of the Offer (including the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal) will be
final and binding. None of the Trust, the Exchange Agent, the Dealer Managers,
the Information Agent or any other person will be under any duty to give
notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any liability
for failure to give any such notification.
Tenders of Depositary Shares involving any irregularities will not be
deemed to have been made until such irregularities have been cured or
waived. Depositary Shares received by the Exchange Agent that are not
validly tendered and as to which the irregularities have not been cured or
waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering Holder (or in
the case of Depositary Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange
Agent's account at a Depository Institution, such Depositary Shares will be
credited to an account maintained at the
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Depository Institution designated by the participant therein who so
delivered such Depositary Shares), unless otherwise requested by the Holder in
the Letter of Transmittal, as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date
or the withdrawal or termination of the Offer.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
The Letter of Transmittal contains, among other things, the following terms
and conditions, which are part of the Offer.
The party tendering Depositary Shares for exchange (the "Transferor")
exchanges, assigns and transfers the Depositary Shares to the Trust, and
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the Transferor's
agent and attorney-in-fact to cause the Depositary Shares to be assigned,
transferred and exchanged. The Transferor represents and warrants that it has
full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the
Depositary Shares and the underlying Series B Preferred and to acquire
Preferred Securities issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Depositary
Shares and that, when such Transferor's Depositary Shares are accepted for
exchange, the Trust will acquire good and unencumbered title to such tendered
Depositary Shares and the underlying Series B Preferred, free and clear of all
liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse
claim. The Transferor also warrants that it will, upon request, execute and
deliver any additional documents deemed by the Trust to be necessary or
desirable to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of tendered
Depositary Shares or transfer ownership of such Depositary Shares on the
account books maintained by the Depository Institution. All authority conferred
by the Transferor will survive the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of the
Transferor and every obligation of the Transferor shall be binding upon the
heirs, legal representatives, successors, assigns, executors and administrators
of such Transferor.
WITHDRAWAL OF TENDERS
Tenders of Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at
any time prior to the Expiration Date and, unless accepted for exchange by the
Trust, may be withdrawn at any time after 40 Business Days after the date of
this Prospectus.
To be effective, a written notice of withdrawal delivered by mail, hand
delivery or facsimile transmission must be timely received by the Exchange
Agent at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover page hereof. The
method of notification is at the risk and election of the Holder. Any such
notice of withdrawal must specify (i) the Holder named in the Letter of
Transmittal as having tendered Depositary Shares to be withdrawn, (ii) if the
Depositary Shares are held in certificated form, the certificate numbers of the
Depositary Shares to be withdrawn, (iii) that such Holder is withdrawing his
election to have such Depositary Shares exchanged and (iv) the name of the
registered Holder of such Depositary Shares, and must be signed by the Holder
in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of Transmittal
(including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by evidence
satisfactory to the Trust that the person withdrawing the tender has succeeded
to the beneficial ownership of the Depositary Shares being withdrawn. The
Exchange Agent will return the properly withdrawn Depositary Shares promptly
following receipt of notice of withdrawal. If Depositary Shares have been
tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer, any notice of
withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at a Depository
Institution to be credited with the withdrawn Depositary Shares and otherwise
comply with such Depository Institution procedures. All questions as to the
validity of notice of withdrawal, including time of receipt, will be determined
by the Trust, and such determination will be final and binding on all parties.
Withdrawals of tenders of Depositary Shares may not be rescinded and any
Depositary Shares withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not validly tendered for
purposes of the Offer. Properly withdrawn Depositary Shares, however, may be
retendered by following the procedures therefor described elsewhere herein at
any time prior to the Expiration Date. See "-- Procedures for Tendering."
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ACCEPTANCE OF SHARES
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including
the Minimum Distribution Condition, the Trust will accept for exchange any and
all Depositary Shares that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior
to the Expiration Date.
The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
delay acceptance for exchange of Depositary Shares tendered under the Offer and
the delivery of the Preferred Securities with respect to the Depositary Shares
accepted for exchange (subject to Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act,
which require that the Company consummate the Offer or return the Depositary
Shares deposited by or on behalf of the Holders thereof promptly after the
termination or withdrawal of the Offer), or to amend, withdraw or terminate the
Offer, at any time prior to the Expiration Date for any of the reasons set
forth in "The OfferE--EConditions to the Offer" and "--EExpiration Date;
Extensions; Amendments; Termination."
If the Trust decides, in its sole discretion, to decrease the number of
Depositary Shares sought in the Offer or to increase or decrease the
consideration offered to Holders of Depositary Shares, and if the Offer is
scheduled to expire less than ten Business Days from and including the date
that notice of such increase or decrease is first published, sent or given in
the manner specified in "-- Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments;
Termination," then the Offer will be extended for a minimum of ten Business
Days from and including the date of such notice.
All Depositary Shares not accepted pursuant to the Offer will be
returned to the tendering Holders at the Trust's expense as promptly as
practicable following the Expiration Date.
EXCHANGE AGENT AND INFORMATION AGENT
The Bank of New York has been appointed as Exchange Agent for the
Offer.
THE EXCHANGE AGENT IS:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By Hand or Overnight Courier: By Mail: (registered or certified
The Bank of New York mail recommended)
Reorganization Section The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street Reorganization Section
(7 East) 101 Barclay Street
New York, New York 10286 (7 East)
New York, New York 10286
Attn: Attn:
______________ _____________
By Facsimile:
(For Eligible Institutions Only)
(212) 571-3080
Confirm Receipt of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by Telephone:
(212) 815-2742
Attn:
_____________
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Georgeson & Company Inc. has been retained as the Information Agent to
assist in connection with the Offer. Questions and requests for assistance
regarding the Offer, requests for additional copies of this Prospectus, the
Letter of Transmittal and requests for Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be
directed to the Information Agent.
THE INFORMATION AGENT IS:
GEORGESON & COMPANY INC.
Wall Street Plaza
New York, New York 10005
(800) 223-2064 (Toll-Free)
(212) 440-9800 (Call Collect)
UAL will pay the Exchange Agent and Information Agent reasonable and
customary fees for their services and will reimburse them for all their
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith.
DEALER MANAGERS; SOLICITING DEALERS
Merrill Lynch & Co. and Smith Barney Inc., as Dealer Managers, have
agreed to solicit exchanges of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities. The
maximum fee payable to the Dealer Managers is approximately $940,000 plus any
amount that the Dealer Managers may be entitled to pursuant to the next
paragraph. UAL will also reimburse the Dealer Managers for certain reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the Offer and will indemnify the
Dealer Managers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act. In certain circumstances relating to the number of Depositary
Shares tendered, the Dealer Managers will reimburse UAL for certain fees and
expenses. The Dealer Managers engage in transactions with, and from time to
time have performed services for, UAL, including acting as underwriters for the
issuance of the Depositary Shares.
UAL will pay to a Soliciting Dealer a solicitation fee of $0.50 per
Depositary Share ($0.25 per Depositary Share with respect to the solicitation of
beneficial holders of 10,000 or more shares) validly tendered and accepted for
exchange pursuant to the Offer. As used in this Prospectus, "Soliciting Dealer"
includes (i) any broker or dealer in securities, including a Dealer Manager in
its capacity as a broker or dealer, who is a member of any national securities
exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD"), (ii) any foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the
NASD who agrees to conform to the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice in soliciting
tenders outside the United States to the same extent as though it were an NASD
member, or (iii) any bank or trust company, any one of whom has solicited and
obtained a tender pursuant to the Offer. No solicitation fee shall be payable to
a Soliciting Dealer with respect to the tender of depositary receipts evidencing
Depositary Shares by a Holder unless the Letter of Transmittal accompanying such
tender designates such Soliciting Dealer as such in the box captioned "Solicited
Tenders."
If tendered Depositary Shares are being delivered by book-entry transfer
made to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent with Depository
Institutions, the Soliciting Dealer must return a Notice of Solicited Tenders
(included in the materials provided to brokers and dealers) to the Exchange
Agent within three trading days after the Expiration Date in order to receive a
solicitation fee. No solicitation fee shall be payable to a Soliciting Dealer in
respect of Depositary Shares (i) beneficially owned by such Soliciting
Dealer or (ii) registered in the name of such Soliciting Dealer unless such
Depositary Shares are held by such Soliciting Dealer as nominee and such
Depositary Shares are being tendered for the benefit of one or more beneficial
owners identified on the Letter of Transmittal or the Notice of Solicited
Tenders. No solicitation fee shall be payable to the Soliciting Dealer with
respect to the tender of Depositary Shares by the Holder of record, for the
benefit of the beneficial owner, unless the beneficial owner has designated such
Soliciting Dealer.
No solicitation fee shall be payable to a Soliciting Dealer if such
Soliciting Dealer is required for any reason to transfer any portion of such fee
to a tendering Holder (other than itself). No broker, dealer, bank, trust
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or fiduciary shall be deemed to be the agent of UAL, the Trust, the
trustees, the Exchange Agent, the Information Agent or the Dealer Managers for
purposes of the Offer.
Other than as described above, UAL will not pay any solicitation fees to
any broker, dealer, bank, trust company or other person for any Depositary
Shares exchanged in connection with the Offer. UAL will reimburse such persons
for customary handling and mailing expenses incurred in connection with the
Offer.
Additional solicitations may be made by telephone, in person or
otherwise by officers and regular employees of UAL and its affiliates. No
additional compensation will be paid to any such officers and employees who
engage in soliciting tenders.
LISTING AND TRADING OF PREFERRED SECURITIES AND DEPOSITARY SHARES
The Preferred Securities constitute a new issue of securities with no
established trading market. While application has been made to list the
Preferred Securities on the NYSE, there can be no assurance that an active
market for the Preferred Securities will develop or be sustained in the future
on such exchange. Although the Dealer Managers have indicated to the Trust that
they intend to make a market in the Preferred Securities following the
Expiration Date as permitted by applicable laws and regulations prior to the
commencement of trading on the NYSE, they are not obligated to do so and may
discontinue any such market-making at any time without notice. Accordingly, no
assurance can be given as to the liquidity of, or trading markets for, the
Preferred Securities. In order to satisfy the NYSE listing requirements,
acceptance of Depositary Shares validly tendered in the Offer is subject
to the Minimum Distribution Condition, which condition may not be waived.
To the extent that a certain number of shares of Depositary Shares are
tendered and accepted in the Offer and/or the number of holders of Depositary
Shares is reduced to below certain levels, UAL, pursuant to NYSE rules and
regulations, would be required to delist the Depositary Shares from the NYSE,
and the trading market for untendered Depositary Shares could be adversely
affected. UAL does not believe that the Offer has a reasonable likelihood of
causing the Depositary Shares to be delisted from the NYSE. In addition, if the
Offer is substantially subscribed, there would be a significant risk that round
lot holdings of Depositary Shares outstanding following the Offer would be
limited. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations Relating to the Offer --
Lack of Established Trading Market for Preferred Securities" and "-- Reduced
Trading Market for Depositary Shares."
TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING THE OFFER
Except as described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships in connection with the Offer between UAL or any
of its directors or executive officers, the Trust or the Trustees and any person
with respect to any securities of UAL or the Trust, including the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, the Series B Preferred, the Depositary Shares and the
Preferred Securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES; TRANSFER TAXES
The expenses of soliciting tenders of the Depositary Shares will be
borne by UAL. For compensation to be paid to the Dealer Managers and Soliciting
Dealers, see "The Offer -- Dealer Managers; Soliciting Dealers." The total cash
expenditures to be incurred in connection with the Offer, other than fees
payable to the Dealer Managers and Soliciting Dealers, but including the
expenses of the Dealer Managers, printing, accounting and legal fees, and the
fees and expenses of the Exchange Agent, the Information Agent, the
Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, are
estimated to be approximately $500,000
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UAL will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of
Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer. If, however, certificates representing
Preferred Securities or Depositary Shares not tendered or accepted for exchange,
are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other
than the registered Holder of the Depositary Shares tendered or if a
transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Depositary
Shares pursuant to the Offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes
(whether imposed on the registered Holder or any other persons) will be payable
by the tendering Holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or
exemption therefrom is not submitted with the Letter of Transmittal, the amount
of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering Holder.
PRICE RANGE OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
The Depositary Shares are listed and principally traded on the NYSE. The
following table sets forth, for each period shown, the high and low sales prices
of the Depositary Shares as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape. For recent
closing prices of the Depositary Shares, see the cover page of this Prospectus.
High Low
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
3rd Quarter................................................................ $ 26.75 $25.00
4th Quarter................................................................ 26.75 25.38
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1995
1st Quarter................................................................ 29.00 26.63
2nd Quarter................................................................ 30.75 28.25
3rd Quarter................................................................ 31.38 30.00
4th Quarter................................................................ 33.13 29.88
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996
1st Quarter................................................................ 33.38 31.88
2nd Quarter................................................................ 35.00 31.88
3rd Quarter................................................................ 34.00 32.88
4th Quarter (through October 15)........................................... 34.13 33.25
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
The Preferred Securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of the
Declaration which will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. The First
National Bank of Chicago as the Institutional Trustee, but not the other
Trustees of the Trust, will act as the indenture trustee for purposes of the
Trust Indenture Act. The terms of the Preferred Securities and the Declaration
include those stated in the Declaration and those made part of the Declaration
by the Trust Indenture Act. The description of the Preferred Securities and the
Declaration set forth below summarizes the material terms thereof and is subject
to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Declaration, which has
been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part, the Business Trust Act and the Trust Indenture Act.
GENERAL
The Declaration authorizes the Trust to issue the Preferred Securities,
which represent preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust, and the Common Securities, which represent common undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust. All of the Common Securities will be
owned, directly or indirectly, by UAL. The Common Securities and the Preferred
Securities will have equivalent terms except that (i) if an Event of Default
under the Declaration occurs and is continuing, the rights of the holders of the
Common Securities to
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payment in respect of periodic distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption or otherwise are subordinated to the rights of the
holders of the Preferred Securities and (ii) holders of Common Securities have
the exclusive right (subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint, remove
or replace Trustees and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees. The
Declaration does not permit the issuance by the Trust of any securities or other
evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interests in, the Trust
other than the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities, the incurrence of
any indebtedness for borrowed money by the Trust or the making of any investment
other than in the Junior Subordinated Debentures. The payment of distributions
out of moneys held by the Trust and payments on redemption of the Preferred
Securities or liquidation of the Trust are guaranteed by UAL on a subordinated
basis as and to the extent described under "Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee." The Institutional Trustee will hold the Preferred
Securities Guarantee for the benefit of holders of the Preferred Securities. The
Preferred Securities Guarantee covers distributions and other payments on the
Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that UAL has made a payment to
the Institutional Trustee of interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets. The Preferred Securities
Guarantee, when taken together with UAL's obligations under the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the Indenture and its obligations under the
Declaration, including its obligation to pay costs, expenses and certain
liabilities of the Trust, constitutes a full and unconditional guarantee of
amounts due on the Preferred Securities.
DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be fixed at a rate per
annum of ____% of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Preferred Security.
Distributions in arrears will bear interest thereon at the rate per annum of
____%, compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by applicable law. The term
"distributions" as used herein includes any such cash distributions and any such
interest payable unless otherwise stated. The amount of distributions payable
for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months and for any period shorter than a full quarterly period for which
distributions are computed, the amount of the distribution payable will be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such a 30-day
month.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be cumulative, will
accrue from the Accrual Date and, except as otherwise described below, will be
payable quarterly in arrears, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31
of each year, commencing on December 31, 1996, but only if, and to the extent
that, interest payments are made in respect of Junior Subordinated Debentures
held by the Trust. In addition, holders of Preferred Securities will be entitled
to an additional cash distribution at the rate of 12 1/4% per annum of the
liquidation amount thereof from November 1, 1996 through the Expiration Date in
lieu of dividends accumulating after November 1, 1996 on their Depositary Shares
accepted for exchange, such additional distribution to be made on December 31,
1996 to holders of the Preferred Securities on the record date for such
distribution.
So long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment of interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, UAL has the right under the Indenture to defer
payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures by extending the
interest payment period from time to time on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods and, as a
consequence, quarterly distributions on the Preferred Securities would not be
made (but would continue to accrue with interest thereon at the rate of ____%
per annum, compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by applicable law) by
the Trust during any such Extension Period. If UAL exercises the right to extend
an interest payment period, UAL may not, during any such Extension Period,
declare or pay dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution
or liquidation payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred
stock or any other securities similar to the Preferred Securities or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect thereto.
Any Extension Period with respect to payment of interest on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will also apply to distributions with respect to the
Preferred Securities and all other securities with similar terms. Prior to the
termination of any such Extension Period, UAL may further extend such Extension
Period; provided that such Extension Period together with all such previous and
further extensions thereof may not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly interest
periods. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all
amounts then due, UAL may commence a new
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Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. Consequently, there could
be multiple Extension Periods of varying lengths (up to six Extension
Periods of 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods each or more numerous
shorter Extension Periods) throughout the term of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, provided that no Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "Risk Factors and Special Considerations
Relating to the Offer -- UAL May Defer Interest Payments on Junior Subordinated
Debentures," "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Interest" and
"-- Option to Extend Interest Payment Period." Payments of accrued distributions
will be payable to holders of Preferred Securities as they appear on the books
and records of the Trust on the first record date after the end of an Extension
Period. UAL may also pay on any Interest Payment Date all or any portion of the
interest accrued during an Extension Period.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities must be paid on the dates
payable to the extent that the Institutional Trustee has cash on hand to permit
such payment. The funds available for distribution to the holders of the
Preferred Securities will be limited to payments received by the Trust in
respect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures that are deposited in the Trust as
trust assets. See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures." If UAL
does not make interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Trust
will not make distributions on the Preferred Securities. Under the Declaration,
if and to the extent UAL does make interest payments on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets, the Trust is obligated to
make distributions on the Trust Securities on a Pro Rata Basis. The payment of
distributions on the Preferred Securities is guaranteed by UAL on a subordinated
basis as and to the extent set forth under "Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee." The Preferred Securities Guarantee covers distributions
and other payments on the Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that
UAL has made a payment to the Trust of interest or principal on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures deposited in the Trust as trust assets. The liquidation
amount of each Common Security is $25 per share.
Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be made to the holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the relevant
record dates, which will be 15 days prior to the relevant distribution dates.
The Declaration provides that the payment dates or record dates for the
Preferred Securities shall be the same as the payment dates and record dates for
the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Distributions payable on any Preferred
Securities that are not punctually paid on any distribution date as a result of
UAL having failed to make the corresponding interest payment on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will forthwith cease to be payable to the person in
whose name such Preferred Security is registered on the relevant record date,
and such defaulted distribution will instead be payable to the person in whose
name such Preferred Security is registered on the special record date
established by the Regular Trustees, which record date shall correspond to the
special record date or other specified date determined in accordance with the
Indenture; provided, however, that distributions shall not be considered payable
on any distribution payment date falling within an Extension Period unless UAL
has elected to make a full or partial payment of interest accrued on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures on such distribution payment date. Distributions on the
Preferred Securities will be paid by the Trust. All distributions paid with
respect to the Trust Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata Basis to the holders
thereof entitled thereto. If any date on which distributions are to be made on
the Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the distribution
to be made on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such
delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION OR DISTRIBUTION
If, at any time, a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event (each as
hereinafter defined, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be continuing,
the Trust shall, unless the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed in the
limited circumstances described below, be dissolved with the result that, after
satisfaction of creditors of the Trust, Junior Subordinated Debentures with an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of
the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities would be distributed on a Pro
Rata Basis to the holders of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities
in liquidation of such holders' interests
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in the Trust, within 90 days following the occurrence of such Special Event;
provided, however, that in the case of the occurrence of a Tax Event, as a
condition of such dissolution and distribution, the Regular Trustees shall have
received an opinion (a "No Recognition Opinion") of nationally recognized
independent tax counsel experienced in such matters which opinion may rely on
any then applicable published revenue rulings of the Internal Revenue Service,
to the effect that the holders of the Preferred Securities will not recognize
any gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of
such dissolution and distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures; and,
provided, further, that, if at the time there is available to the Trust the
opportunity to eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking
some ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election, or
pursuing some other similar reasonable measure, which has no adverse effect on
the Trust or UAL or the holders of the Preferred Securities, the Trust will
pursue such measure in lieu of dissolution. Furthermore, if in the case of the
occurrence of a Tax Event, (i) the Regular Trustees have received an opinion (a
"Redemption Tax Opinion") of nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters that, as a result of a Tax Event, there is more than
an insubstantial risk that UAL would be precluded from deducting the interest on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures for United States federal income tax purposes
even if the Junior Subordinated Debentures were distributed to the holders of
Preferred Securities and Common Securities in liquidation of such holders'
interests in the Trust as described above or (ii) the Regular Trustees shall
have been informed by such tax counsel that a No Recognition Opinion cannot be
delivered to the Trust, UAL shall have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more
than 60 days' notice, to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole or
in part for cash within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax Event, and
promptly following such redemption Preferred Securities and Common Securities
with an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures so redeemed will be redeemed by the Trust at
the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata Basis; provided, however, that if at the time
there is available to UAL or the Regular Trustees the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Tax Event by taking some ministerial
action, such as filing a form or making an election, or pursuing some other
similar reasonable measure, which has no adverse effect on the Trust, UAL or the
holders of the Preferred Securities, UAL, or the Regular Trustees on behalf of
the Trust, will pursue such measure in lieu of redemption and provided further
that UAL shall have no right to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures while
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust are pursuing any such ministerial
action. The Common Securities will be redeemed on a Pro Rata Basis with the
Preferred Securities, except that if an Event of Default under the Declaration
has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities will have a priority
over the Common Securities with respect to payment of the Redemption Price.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have obtained an
opinion (a "Dissolution Tax Opinion") of nationally recognized independent tax
counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that on or after the
Expiration Date as a result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including any
announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of
the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein, (b) any amendment to, or change in, an interpretation or application of
any such laws or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency
or regulatory authority (including the enactment of any legislation and the
publication of any judicial decision or regulatory determination), (c) any
interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to
such laws or regulations that differs from the theretofore generally accepted
position or (d) any action taken by any governmental agency or regulatory
authority, which amendment or change is enacted, promulgated, issued or
announced or which interpretation or pronouncement is issued or announced or
which action is taken, in each case on or after the Expiration Date, there is
more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days
of the date thereof, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to
income accrued or received on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, (ii) the Trust
is, or will be within 90 days of the date thereof, subject to more than a de
minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges or (iii)
interest payable by UAL to the Trust on the Junior Subordinated Debentures is
not, or within 90 days of the date thereof will not be, deductible by UAL for
United States federal income tax purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have
received an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel experienced in
practice under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),
that as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a
change in interpretation
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or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority or by the staff of any such governmental agency
or regulatory authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an "investment
company" which is required to be registered under the 1940 Act, which Change in
1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the Expiration Date.
On the date fixed for any distribution of Junior Subordinated
Debentures, upon dissolution of the Trust, (i) the Preferred Securities and the
Common Securities will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and (ii)
certificates representing Trust Securities will be deemed to represent
beneficial interests in the Junior Subordinated Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the stated liquidation amount of, and bearing accrued
and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, such Trust
Securities until such certificates are presented to UAL or its agent for
transfer or reissuance.
There can be no assurance as to the market price for the Junior
Subordinated Debentures which may be distributed in exchange for Trust
Securities if a dissolution and liquidation of the Trust were to occur.
Accordingly, the Junior Subordinated Debentures which the investor may
subsequently receive on dissolution and liquidation of the Trust may trade at a
discount to the price of the Trust Securities exchanged. If the Junior
Subordinated Debentures are distributed to the holders of Trust Securities upon
the dissolution of the Trust, UAL will use its best efforts to list the Junior
Subordinated Debentures on the NYSE or on such other exchange on which the
Preferred Securities are then listed.
MANDATORY REDEMPTION
Upon the repayment of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, in whole or in
part, whether at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, the proceeds from such
repayment or payment will be promptly applied to redeem Preferred Securities and
Common Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures so repaid, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days'
notice, at the Redemption Price. The Common Securities will be entitled to be
redeemed on a Pro Rata Basis with the Preferred Securities, except that if an
Event of Default under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, the
Preferred Securities will have a priority over the Common Securities with
respect to payment of the Redemption Price. Subject to the foregoing, if fewer
than all outstanding Preferred Securities and Common Securities are to be
redeemed, the Preferred Securities and Common Securities will be redeemed on a
Pro Rata Basis. In the event fewer than all outstanding Preferred Securities are
to be redeemed, Preferred Securities registered in the name of and held by a
Depository Institution or its nominee will be redeemed pro rata as described
under "-- Book-Entry; Delivery and Form" below.
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding Preferred
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid distributions have been paid on all
Preferred Securities for all quarterly distribution periods terminating on or
prior to the date of redemption.
If the Trust gives a notice of redemption in respect of Preferred
Securities (which notice will be irrevocable), then immediately prior to the
close of business on the redemption date, provided that UAL has paid to the
Trust a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption or
maturity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, distributions will cease to
accrue on the Preferred Securities called for redemption, such Preferred
Securities shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of holders
of such Preferred Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the
right of the holders of such Preferred Securities to receive the Redemption
Price, but without interest on such Redemption Price. Neither the Trustees nor
the Trust shall be required to register or cause to be registered the transfer
of any Preferred Securities which have been so called for redemption. If any
date fixed for redemption of Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then
payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment
in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the
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calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such
date fixed for redemption. If UAL fails to repay Junior Subordinated Debentures
on maturity or on the date fixed for a redemption or if payment of the
Redemption Price in respect of Preferred Securities is improperly withheld or
refused and not paid by the Trust or by UAL pursuant to the Preferred Securities
Guarantee described under "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee,"
distributions on such Preferred Securities will continue to accrue from the
original redemption date of the Preferred Securities to the date of payment in
which case the actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for
redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
The Trust shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of
or exchange of any Trust Securities during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Trust
Securities and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of the
relevant notice of redemption and (ii) register the transfer of or exchange of
any Trust Securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the
unredeemed portion of any Trust Securities being redeemed in part.
If a partial redemption of the Preferred Securities would result in the
delisting of the Preferred Securities by any national securities exchange or
other organization on which the Preferred Securities are then listed, UAL
pursuant to the Indenture will only redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures in
whole and, as a result, the Trust may only redeem the Preferred Securities in
whole.
Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), UAL or any of its
subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding
Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or
termination of the Trust, the holders of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities at the date of dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust
will be entitled to receive on a Pro Rata Basis solely out of the assets of the
Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors (to the extent not
satisfied by UAL as provided in the Declaration), an amount equal to the
aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Trust Security plus
accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount
being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with such
dissolution, winding-up or termination, Junior Subordinated Debentures in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of
such Trust Securities, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount
equal to the accrued and unpaid distributions on such Trust Securities, shall be
distributed on a Pro Rata Basis to the holders of the Preferred Securities and
Common Securities in exchange therefor.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid
only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full
the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the
Trust on the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities shall be paid
on a Pro Rata Basis.
The holders of the Common Securities will be entitled to receive
distributions upon any such dissolution on a Pro Rata Basis with the holders of
the Preferred Securities, except that if an Event of Default under the
Declaration has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have
a priority over the Common Securities with respect to payment of the Liquidation
Distribution.
Pursuant to the Declaration, the Trust shall terminate: (i) on December
31, 2026, (ii) when all of the Trust Securities shall have been called for
redemption and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have been paid
to the holders of Trust Securities in accordance with the terms of the Trust
Securities, (iii) when all of the Junior Subordinated Debentures shall have been
distributed to the holders of Trust Securities in exchange for all of the Trust
Securities in accordance with the terms of the Trust Securities, (iv) upon the
bankruptcy of UAL or the
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Trust, (v) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or the equivalent
with respect to UAL, the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to
the Trust after having obtained the consent of at least a majority in
liquidation amount of the Trust Securities, voting together as a single class,
to file such certificate of cancellation, or the revocation of the charter of
UAL and the expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation without a
reinstatement thereof, or (vi) upon the entry of a decree of judicial
dissolution of UAL or the Trust.
NO MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR AMALGAMATION OF THE TRUST
The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets to, any
corporation or other entity.
DECLARATION EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An Indenture Event of Default will constitute an Event of Default under
the Declaration; provided that pursuant to the Declaration, the holder of the
Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any such Event of Default with
respect to the Common Securities until all Events of Default with respect to the
Preferred Securities have been cured or waived. Until all such Events of Default
with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured or waived, the
Institutional Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the
holders of the Preferred Securities, and only the holders of the Preferred
Securities will have the right to direct the Institutional Trustee with respect
to certain matters under the Declaration and consequently under the Indenture.
In the event that any Event of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities is waived by the holders of the Preferred Securities as provided in
the Declaration, the holders of Common Securities pursuant to the Declaration
have agreed that such waiver also constitutes a waiver of such Event of Default
with respect to the Common Securities for all purposes under the Declaration
without any further act, vote or consent of the holders of the Common
Securities. See "-- Voting Rights."
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Institutional Trustee or
the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will have the right under the Indenture to declare the
principal of and interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures to be
immediately due and payable. In addition, the Institutional Trustee will have
the power to exercise all rights, powers and privileges under the Indenture. If
an Event of Default is attributable to the failure of UAL to pay interest or
principal on the Junior Subordinated Debentures on the date such interest or
principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, the redemption
date), then a holder of Preferred Securities may also directly institute a
proceeding for enforcement of payment to such holder of the principal of or
interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures having a principal amount equal
to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such holder
without first (i) directing the Institutional Trustee to enforce the terms of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding
against UAL to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. In connection with such direct action, UAL shall be
subrogated to the rights of such holder of Preferred Securities under the
Declaration to the extent of any payment made by UAL to such holder in such
direct action. See "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures."
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as provided below, under "-- Modification and Amendment of the
Declaration" and "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee --
Amendments and Assignment" and as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act,
the Trust Indenture Act and the Declaration, the holders of the Preferred
Securities will have no voting rights.
Subject to the requirements of the second to last sentence of this
paragraph, the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities have the right (i) on behalf of all holders of Preferred
Securities, to waive any past default that is waivable under the Declaration and
(ii) to direct the time, method and
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place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional
Trustee under the Declaration; provided, however, that the holders of the
Preferred Securities will vote as a single class (the "Capital Trust Voting
Class") with any holders of any other preferred undivided beneficial interests
of a UAL Corporation Capital Trust, such as the Preferred Securities, similarly
situated with respect to debt securities issued pursuant to the Indenture
(including the Junior Subordinated Debentures) with respect to the right to
direct an Institutional Trustee, to (x) direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to
debt securities issued pursuant to the Indenture (including the Junior
Subordinated Debentures), (y) waive any past default and its consequences that
is waivable under Section 5.13 of the Indenture with respect to debt securities
issued pursuant to the Indenture (including the Junior Subordinated Debentures)
or (z) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal
of all debt securities issued pursuant to the Indenture (including the Junior
Subordinated Debentures) shall be due and payable; provided that where a consent
under the Indenture would require the consent of (1) holders of debt securities
issued pursuant to the Indenture (including Junior Subordinated Debentures)
representing a specified percentage greater than a majority in principal amount
of such securities or (2) each holder of such securities affected thereby, no
such consent shall be given by any Trustee without the prior consent of, in the
case of clause (1) above, holders of securities in the Capital Trust Voting
Class representing such specified percentage or, in the case of clause (2)
above, each holder of securities in the Capital Trust Voting Class affected
thereby. The Institutional Trustee shall not revoke or take any action
inconsistent with any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the
holders of Preferred Securities. The Institutional Trustee shall notify all
holders of record of Preferred Securities of any notice of default received from
the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Other
than with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall be under
no obligation to take any of the foregoing actions at the direction of the
holders of the Preferred Securities unless the Institutional Trustee shall have
obtained an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel recognized
as expert in such matters to the effect that the Trust will not be classified
for United States federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a
corporation or a partnership on account of such action and will be treated as a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes following such
action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the
Declaration (including, without limitation, its rights, powers and privileges as
a holder of the Junior Subordinated Debentures under the Indenture), any holder
of Preferred Securities may, upon such holder's written request to the
Institutional Trustee to enforce such rights, institute a legal proceeding
directly against UAL to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under the
Declaration, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person; provided that any holder may
institute a direct action without prior request to the Institutional Trustee to
enforce UAL's payment obligations on the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default by the Institutional Trustee
at the direction of holders of the Preferred Securities will constitute a waiver
of the corresponding Event of Default under the Declaration in respect of the
Trust Securities.
In the event the consent of the Trust as the holder of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, the Institutional Trustee shall request the direction
of the holders of the Trust Securities with respect to such amendment,
modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such amendment,
modification or termination as directed by a majority in liquidation amount of
the Trust Securities voting together in the Capital Trust Voting Class,
provided, however, that where any such amendment, modification or termination of
the Indenture would require the consent of (i) holders of debt securities issued
pursuant to the Indenture representing a specified percentage greater than a
majority in principal amount of such securities or (ii) each holder of such debt
securities, the Trustee may only give such consent at the direction of the
holders of securities in the Capital Trust Voting Class representing such
specified percentage in the case of clause (i) above, or each holder of
securities in the Capital Trust Voting Class affected thereby, in the case of
clause (ii) above; and, provided, further, that the Institutional Trustee shall
be under no obligation to take any such action in accordance with the
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directions of the holders of the Trust Securities unless the Institutional
Trustee has obtained an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel
recognized as expert in such matters to the effect that the Trust will not be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as an association
taxable as a corporation or a partnership on account of such action and will be
treated as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes
following such action.
Any required approval or direction of holders of Preferred Securities
may be given at a separate meeting of holders of Preferred Securities convened
for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the holders of Trust Securities or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each holder of record of Preferred Securities. Each such notice
will include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date
by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution
proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such holders are entitled to vote
or of such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions
for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the holders of Preferred Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Securities or distribute
Junior Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the Declaration.
Notwithstanding that holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Preferred Securities at such time that are owned by UAL or by any entity
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with UAL shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for
purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
The procedures by which persons owning Preferred Securities registered
in the name of and held by a Depositary Institution or its nominee may exercise
their voting rights are described under "-- Book-Entry; Delivery and Form"
below.
Holders of the Preferred Securities will have no rights to increase or
decrease the number of Trustees or to appoint, remove or replace a Trustee,
which rights are vested exclusively in the holders of the Common Securities.
MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE DECLARATION
The Declaration may be modified and amended on approval of a majority of
the Regular Trustees, provided that, if any proposed modification or amendment
provides for, or the Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any
action that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of
the Trust Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or
otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust other
than pursuant to the terms of the Declaration, then the holders of the
outstanding Trust Securities as a class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of at least a majority in liquidation amount of the
Trust Securities, provided that if any amendment or proposal referred to in
clause (i) above would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or the
Common Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of a majority in liquidation amount of such class of
Trust Securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no amendment or modification may be
made to the Declaration if such amendment or modification would cause the Trust
to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as other than a
grantor trust or would cause the Trust to be deemed an "investment company"
which is required to be registered under the 1940 Act, (ii) certain specified
provisions of the Declaration may not be amended without the consent of all of
the holders of the Trust Securities, (iii) no amendment which adversely affects
the rights, powers
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and privileges of the Institutional Trustee shall be made without the
consent of the Institutional Trustee, (iv) Article IV of the Declaration
relating to the obligation of UAL to purchase the Common Securities and to pay
certain obligations and expenses of the Trust as described under "UAL
Corporation Capital Trust I" may not be amended without the consent of UAL, and
(v) the rights of holders of Common Securities under Article V of the
Declaration to increase or decrease the number of, and to appoint, replace or
remove, Trustees shall not be amended without the consent of each holder of
Common Securities.
The Declaration further provides that it may be amended without the
consent of the holders of the Trust Securities to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii)
correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision of this Declaration, (iii) add to the
covenants, restrictions or obligations of UAL, (iv) preserve the status of the
Trust as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, and (v) to conform to
changes in, or a change in interpretation or application of, certain 1940 Act
requirements by the Commission, which amendment does not adversely affect the
rights, preferences or privileges of the holders of Trust Securities.
BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM
Preferred Securities will be issued in fully registered form. Investors
may elect to hold their Preferred Securities directly or, subject to the rules
and procedures of a Depository Institution described below, hold interests in a
global certificate (the "Preferred Securities Global Certificate") registered in
the name of a Depository Institution or its nominee. However, tendering holders
of Depositary Shares held in global form shall initially receive an interest in
the Preferred Securities Global Certificate and tendering holders of Depositary
Shares held directly in certificated form shall initially receive Preferred
Securities in certificated form, in each case unless otherwise specified in the
Letter of Transmittal. See "The Offer -- Procedures for Tendering."
The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws
may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global Preferred
Security.
A Depository Institution holds securities that its participants
("Participants") deposit with the Depository Institution. A Depository
Institution also facilitates the settlement among Participants of securities
transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through
electronic computerized book-entry changes in Participants' accounts, thereby
eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct
Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies,
clearing corporations, and certain other organizations ("Direct Participants").
A Depository Institution is owned by a number of its Direct Participants and by
the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the Depository Institution's system is also
available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust
companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct
Participant, either directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The rules
applicable to a Depository Institution and its Participants are on file with the
Commission.
Upon issuance of a Preferred Securities Global Certificate, the
Depository Institution will credit on its book-entry registration and transfer
system the number of Preferred Securities represented by such Preferred
Securities Global Certificate to the accounts of institutions that have accounts
with the Depository Institution. Ownership of beneficial interests in a
Preferred Securities Global Certificate will be limited to Participants or
persons that may hold interests through Participants. The ownership interest of
each actual purchaser of each Preferred Security ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn
to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial
Owners will not receive written confirmation from the Depository Institution of
their purchases, but Beneficial Owners are expected to receive written
confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic
statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participants through
which the Beneficial Owners
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purchased Preferred Securities. Transfers of ownership interests in the
Preferred Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of
Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners.
A Depository Institution has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial
Owners of the Preferred Securities; a Depository Institution's records reflect
only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Preferred
Securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The
Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on
behalf of their customers. So long as a Depository Institution, or its nominee,
is the owner of a Preferred Securities Global Certificate, a Depository
Institution or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole
owner and holder of record of the Preferred Securities represented by such
Preferred Securities Global Certificate for all purposes.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by a Depository
Institution to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect
Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial
Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or
regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices shall be sent to the Depository Institution. If less
than all of the Preferred Securities are being redeemed, the Depository
Institution will reduce pro rata (subject to adjustment to eliminate fractional
Preferred Securities) the amount of interest of each Direct Participant in the
Preferred Securities to be redeemed.
Although voting with respect to the Preferred Securities is limited, in
those instances in which a vote is required, the Depository Institution will not
consent or vote with respect to Preferred Securities. Under its usual
procedures, the Depository Institution would mail an Omnibus Proxy to the Trust
as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns the
Depository Institution's consenting or voting rights to those Direct
Participants to whose accounts the Preferred Securities are credited on the
record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).
Distribution payments on the Preferred Securities represented by a
Preferred Series Global Certificate will be made by the Trust to the Depository
Institution. The Depository Institution's practice is to credit Direct
Participants' accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their
respective holdings shown on a Depository Institution's records unless the
Depository Institution has reason to believe that it will not receive payments
on such payment date. Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be
governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the
responsibility of such Participants and not of a Depository Institution, the
Trust or UAL, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in
effect from time to time. Payment of distributions to a Depository Institution
is the responsibility of the Trust, disbursement of such payments to Direct
Participants is the responsibility of the Depository Institution, and
disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of
Direct and Indirect Participants.
A Depository Institution may discontinue providing its services as
securities depository with respect to the Preferred Securities at any time by
giving reasonable notice to the Trust. Under such circumstances, if a successor
securities depository is not obtained, Preferred Security certificates will be
required to be printed and delivered. Additionally, the Trust may decide to
discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through the Depository
Institution (or a successor depository). In that event, certificates for the
Preferred Securities will be printed and delivered.
The information in this section concerning the Depository Institution
and the Depository Institution's book-entry system has been obtained from
sources that the Trust and UAL believe to be reliable, but the Trust and UAL
take no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
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REGISTRAR, TRANSFER AGENT AND PAYING AGENT
The First National Bank of Chicago or one of its affiliates will act as
registrar and transfer agent for the Preferred Securities. The First National
Bank of Chicago will also act as paying agent and, with the consent of the
Regular Trustees, may designate additional paying agents.
Registration of transfers of Preferred Securities will be effected
without charge by or on behalf of the Trust, but upon payment (with the giving
of such indemnity as the Trust or UAL may require) in respect of any tax or
other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation to it.
The Trust will not be required to register or cause to be registered the
transfer of Preferred Securities after such Preferred Securities have been
called for redemption.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE
The Institutional Trustee, prior to a default with respect to the Trust
Securities, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth
in the Declaration and, after default, shall exercise the same degree of care as
a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
Subject to such provision, the Institutional Trustee is under no obligation to
exercise any of the powers vested in it by the Declaration at the request of any
holder of Preferred Securities, unless offered reasonable indemnity by such
holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred
thereby. The Institutional Trustee is not required to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of its
duties if the Institutional Trustee reasonably believes that repayment or
adequate indemnity is not reasonably assured to it.
UAL and certain of its affiliates maintain deposit accounts and banking
relationships with the Institutional Trustee.
GOVERNING LAW
The Declaration and the Preferred Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
MISCELLANEOUS
Application will be made to list the Preferred Securities on the NYSE.
The Regular Trustees are authorized and directed to take such action as they
deem reasonable in order that the Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment
company" required to be registered under the 1940 Act or that the Trust will not
be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as an association
taxable as a corporation or a partnership and will be treated as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Regular
Trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable
law, the certificate of trust or the Declaration, that the Regular Trustees
determine in their discretion to be reasonable and necessary or desirable for
such purposes, as long as such action does not adversely affect the interests of
holders of the Trust Securities.
UAL and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust will be required to
provide to the Institutional Trustee annually a certificate as to whether or not
UAL and the Trust, respectively, are in compliance with all the conditions and
covenants under the Declaration.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Preferred
Securities Guarantee that will be executed and delivered by UAL for the benefit
of the holders from time to time of Preferred Securities. The Preferred
Securities Guarantee is separately qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and
will be held by The First National Bank of Chicago acting in its capacity as
indenture trustee with respect thereto, for the benefit of the holders of the
Preferred Securities. The terms of the Preferred Securities Guarantee include
those stated in such Guarantee and those made part of the Preferred Securities
Guarantee by the Trust Indenture Act. The summary set forth below does not
purport to be complete and is subject in all respects to the provisions of, and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Preferred Securities
Guarantee, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part, and the Trust Indenture Act.
GENERAL
Pursuant to the Preferred Securities Guarantee, UAL will agree, to the
extent set forth therein, to pay in full to the holders of the Preferred
Securities, the Guarantee Payments (as defined below) (without duplication of
amounts theretofore paid by the Trust), to the extent not paid by the Trust,
regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Trust may
have or assert. The following payments or distributions with respect to the
Preferred Securities to the extent not paid or made by the Trust (the "Guarantee
Payments") will be subject to the Guarantee (without duplication): (i) any
accrued and unpaid distributions on the Preferred Securities and the redemption
price, including all accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of the
redemption, with respect to the Preferred Securities called for redemption by
the Trust but only if and to the extent that in each case UAL has made a payment
to the Institutional Trustee of interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures and (ii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or
termination of the Trust (other than in connection with the distribution of
Junior Subordinated Debentures to holders of Trust Securities or the redemption
of all of the Preferred Securities upon the maturity or redemption of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures) the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation
amount and all accrued and unpaid distributions on the Preferred Securities to
the date of payment, to the extent the Trust has funds available therefor, and
(b) the amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for distribution to
holders of Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust. UAL's obligation to
make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required
amounts by UAL to the holders of Preferred Securities or by paying the required
amount to the Trust and causing the Trust to pay such amounts to such holders.
The Preferred Securities Guarantee, when taken together with UAL's obligations
under the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Indenture and its obligations
under the Declaration, including its obligation to pay costs, expenses and
certain liabilities of the Trust, constitutes a full and unconditional guarantee
of amounts due on the Preferred Securities.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF UAL
In the Preferred Securities Guarantee, UAL will covenant that, so long
as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, UAL will not declare or pay any
dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution or liquidation
payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred stock or any other
securities similar to the Preferred Securities or the Junior Subordinated
Debentures or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto if at such time
(i) UAL shall be in default with respect to its Guarantee Payments or other
payment obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee, (ii) there shall
have occurred and be continuing any event of default under the Indenture or
(iii) UAL shall have given notice of its selection of an Extension Period as
provided in the Indenture and such period, or any extension thereof, is
continuing. In addition, so long as any Preferred Securities remain
outstanding, UAL has agreed (i) to remain the sole direct or indirect owner of
all of the outstanding Common Securities and shall not cause or permit the
Common Securities to be transferred except to the extent permitted by the
Declaration; provided that any permitted successor of UAL under the Indenture
may succeed to UAL's ownership of the Common Securities and (ii) will not take
any action which will cause the Trust
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to cease to be treated as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes except in connection with a distribution of Junior Subordinated
Debentures.
AMENDMENTS AND ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no consent will be
required), the Preferred Securities Guarantee may be amended only with the prior
approval of the holders of not less than a majority in liquidation amount of the
outstanding Preferred Securities. The manner of obtaining any such approval of
holders of the Preferred Securities will be as set forth under "Description of
the Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights." All guarantees and agreements
contained in the Preferred Securities Guarantee shall bind the successors,
assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of UAL and shall inure to the
benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities then outstanding. Except
in connection with a consolidation, merger or sale involving UAL that is
permitted under the Indenture, UAL may not assign its obligations under the
Preferred Securities Guarantee.
TERMINATION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
The Preferred Securities Guarantee will terminate and be of no further
force and effect as to the Preferred Securities upon full payment of the
Redemption Price of all Preferred Securities, or upon distribution of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures to the holders of Preferred Securities in exchange for
all of the Preferred Securities, or upon full payment of the amounts payable
upon liquidation of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Preferred
Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the
case may be, if at any time any holder of Preferred Securities must restore
payment of any sums paid with respect to the Preferred Securities or the
Preferred Securities Guarantee.
STATUS OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
UAL's obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee to make the
Guarantee Payments will constitute an unsecured obligation of UAL and will rank
(i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of UAL,
except obligations and securities made pari passu or subordinate by their terms,
and (ii) senior to all capital stock now or hereafter issued by UAL, including
the Depositary Shares, and to any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by UAL
in respect of any of its capital stock. The Declaration provides that each
holder of Preferred Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to the subordination
provisions and other terms of the Preferred Securities Guarantee.
The Preferred Securities Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of
payment and not of collection, thus, any holder of Preferred Securities may
institute a legal proceeding directly against UAL to enforce such holder's
rights under the Preferred Securities Guarantee, without first instituting a
legal proceeding against the Trust or any other person or entity. The Preferred
Securities Guarantee will be deposited with the Institutional Trustee, as
Guarantee Trustee, to be held in trust for the benefit of the holders of the
Preferred Securities. The Institutional Trustee shall enforce the Preferred
Securities Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Preferred Securities
although any holder of a Preferred Security may bring a direct action against
UAL to enforce the Guarantee without prior notice to the Institutional Trustee.
The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available in respect of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee, including the giving of directions to the Institutional
Trustee.
UAL and certain of its affiliates maintain deposit accounts and banking
relationships with the Institutional Trustee.
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GOVERNING LAW
The Preferred Securities Guarantee will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
Set forth below is a description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
which will be deposited in the Trust as trust assets. The terms of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures include those stated in the Indenture dated as of
______________, 1996, as supplemented by the officer's certificate pursuant to
board resolutions setting forth certain terms of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures (as so supplemented, the "Indenture") between UAL and The First
National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"), the form of
which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part, and those made part of the Indenture by the Trust
Indenture Act. The following description does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture
Act. Whenever particular provisions or defined terms in the Indenture are
referred to herein, such provisions or defined terms are incorporated by
reference herein.
The Indenture provides for the issuance of debentures, notes (including
the Junior Subordinated Debentures) or other evidences of indebtedness by UAL in
an unlimited amount from time to time. The Junior Subordinated Debentures
constitute a separate series under the Indenture.
Under certain circumstances involving the dissolution of the Trust
following the occurrence of a Special Event, Junior Subordinated Debentures may
be distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities in liquidation of the
Trust. See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Special Event Redemption
or Distribution."
GENERAL
The Junior Subordinated Debentures are unsecured, subordinated
obligations of UAL, limited in aggregate principal amount to (i) the aggregate
liquidation preference of the Preferred Securities issued by the Trust in the
Offer and (ii) the proceeds received by the Trust upon issuance of the Common
Securities to UAL (which proceeds will be used to purchase an equal principal
amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures).
The Junior Subordinated Debentures mature on December 31, 2026. The
Junior Subordinated Debentures are not subject to any sinking fund.
If Junior Subordinated Debentures are distributed to holders of Trust
Securities in dissolution of the Trust, such Junior Subordinated Debentures will
be so issued in fully registered certificated form in denominations of $25 and
integral multiples thereof and may be transferred or exchanged at the offices
described below.
Payments of principal and interest on Junior Subordinated Debentures
will be payable, the transfer of the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be
registrable, and Junior Subordinated Debentures will be exchangeable for Junior
Subordinated Debentures of other denominations of a like aggregate principal
amount, at the corporate trust office of the Indenture Trustee in The City of
New York; provided that payments of interest may be made at the option of UAL by
check mailed to the address of the persons entitled thereto and that the payment
of principal with respect to any Junior Subordinated Debenture will be made only
upon surrender of such Junior Subordinated Debenture to the Indenture Trustee.
If the Junior Subordinated Debentures are distributed to the holders of
Trust Securities upon the dissolution of the Trust, UAL will use its best
efforts to list the Junior Subordinated Debentures on the NYSE or on such other
exchange on which the Preferred Securities are then listed.
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The Indenture contains no provisions which would afford the holders of
Junior Subordinated Debentures protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction involving UAL or a change of control of UAL.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Except as provided below, the Junior Subordinated Debentures may not be
redeemed prior to July 12, 2004. UAL shall have the right to redeem the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after
July 12, 2004, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus any
accrued and unpaid interest, to the redemption date, including interest accrued
during an Extension Period. UAL will also have the right to redeem the Junior
Subordinated Debentures at any time upon the occurrence of a Tax Event if
certain conditions are met as described under "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
If UAL gives a notice of redemption in respect of Junior Subordinated
Debentures (which notice will be irrevocable) then, on or before the redemption
date, UAL will deposit irrevocably with the Indenture Trustee funds sufficient
to pay the applicable redemption price and will give irrevocable instructions
and authority to pay such redemption price to the holders of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit, interest will cease
to accrue on the Junior Subordinated Debentures called for redemption, such
Junior Subordinated Debentures will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and
all rights of holders of such Junior Subordinated Debentures so called for
redemption will cease, except the right of the holders of such Junior
Subordinated Debentures to receive the applicable redemption price, but without
interest on such redemption price. If any date fixed for redemption of Junior
Subordinated Debentures is not a Business Day, then payment of the redemption
price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such
delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such
payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case
with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed for redemption. If
payment of the redemption price in respect of Junior Subordinated Debentures is
improperly withheld or refused and not paid by UAL, interest on such Junior
Subordinated Debentures will continue to accrue compounded quarterly, from the
original redemption date to the date of payment, in which case the actual
payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of
calculating the applicable redemption price. If fewer than all of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures are to be redeemed, the Junior Subordinated Debentures
to be redeemed shall be selected by lot or pro rata or in some other equitable
manner determined by the Indenture Trustee.
UAL shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or
exchange of any Junior Subordinated Debentures during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of
Junior Subordinated Debentures and ending at the close of business on the day of
the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption and (ii) register the transfer
of or exchange of any Junior Subordinated Debentures so selected for redemption,
in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Junior Subordinated
Debentures being redeemed in part.
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
Certain tax law changes have been proposed that may, if enacted, deny
corporate issuers a deduction for interest in respect of certain debt
obligations, such as the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "Taxation --
Proposed Tax Legislation."
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INTEREST
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will bear interest at an annual rate of
____% from the Accrual Date. In addition, holders of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will be entitled to Pre-Issuance Accrued Distribution at the rate of
12 1/4% per annum of the principal amount thereof from November 1, 1996 through
the Expiration Date, payable on December 31, 1996 to holders of the Preferred
Securities on the record date for such distributions. Interest will be payable
quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each
year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing on DecemberE31, 1996 to the
person in whose name such Junior Subordinated Debenture is registered, subject
to certain exceptions, at the close of business on the fifteenth day next
preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable on any Junior
Subordinated Debenture that is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any
Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be payable to the person in whose
name such Junior Subordinated Debenture is registered on the relevant record
date, and such defaulted interest will instead be payable to the person in whose
name such Junior Subordinated Debenture is registered on the special record date
or other specified date determined in accordance with the Indenture; provided,
however, that interest shall not be considered payable by UAL on any Interest
Payment Date falling within an Extension Period unless UAL has elected to make a
full or partial payment of interest accrued on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures on such Interest Payment Date.
The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and for any period shorter than a full
quarterly period for which interest is computed, the amount of interest payable
will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such a
30-day month. If any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment
of the interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day
that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of
any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding
calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business
Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
So long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment of interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, UAL shall have the right to extend the interest
payment period from time to time for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive
quarterly interest periods. UAL has no current intention of exercising its right
to extend an interest payment period. No extension of interest will be permitted
with respect to interest accruing from November 1, 1996 through the Expiration
Date. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period. During
any Extension Period, UAL shall not declare or pay any dividends on, or redeem,
purchase, acquire or make a distribution or liquidation payment with respect to,
any of its common stock or preferred stock or any other securities similar to
the Preferred Securities or the Junior Subordinated Debentures or make any
guarantee payments with respect thereto. Any Extension Period with respect to
payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will also apply to
distributions with respect to the Preferred Securities and all other securities
with similar terms. Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, UAL
may further extend the interest payment period; provided that such Extension
Period together with all such previous and further extensions thereof may not
exceed 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods. On the next Interest Payment
Date occurring after the end of each Extension Period, UAL shall pay to the
holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures of record on the record date for such
Interest Payment Date (regardless of who the holders of record may have been on
other dates during the Extension Period) all accrued and unpaid interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, together with interest thereon at the rate
specified for the Junior Subordinated Debentures. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, UAL may commence a new
Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. UAL may also pay on any
Interest Payment Date during an Extension Period all or any portion of the
interest accrued during an Extension Period. Consequently, there could be
multiple Extension Periods of varying lengths (up to six Extension Periods of 20
consecutive quarterly interest periods each or more numerous shorter Extension
Periods) throughout the term of the Junior Subordinated Debentures provided that
no Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity of the
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Junior Subordinated Debentures. The failure by UAL to make interest payments
during an Extension Period would not constitute a default or an event of default
under the Indenture or UAL's currently outstanding indebtedness.
If the Trust shall be the sole holder of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, UAL shall give the Institutional Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
notice of its selection of such Extension Period ten Business Days prior to the
earlier of (i) the date the distributions on the Preferred Securities are
payable or (ii) the date the Trust is required to give notice to the NYSE or
other applicable self-regulatory organization or to holders of the Preferred
Securities of the record date or the date such distribution is payable, but in
any event not less than one Business Day prior to such record date. The Trust
shall give notice of UAL's selection of such Extension Period to the holders of
the Preferred Securities.
If Junior Subordinated Debentures have been distributed to holders of Trust
Securities, UAL shall give the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and
the Indenture Trustee notice of its selection of such Extension Period ten
Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding Interest Payment
Date or (ii) the date UAL is required to give notice to the NYSE (if the Junior
Subordinated Debentures are then listed thereon) or other applicable
self-regulatory organization or to holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
of the record or payment date of such related interest payment.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF UAL APPLICABLE TO THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
In the Indenture, UAL will covenant that, so long as any Preferred
Securities remain outstanding, UAL will not declare or pay any dividends on, or
redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution or liquidation payment with
respect to, any of its common stock or preferred stock or any other securities
similar to the Preferred Securities or the Junior Subordinated Debentures or
make any guarantee payment with respect thereto if at such time (i) UAL shall be
in default with respect to its Guarantee Payments or other payment obligations
under the Preferred Securities Guarantee, (ii) there shall have occurred any
Indenture Event of Default with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures or
(iii) UAL shall have given notice of its selection of an Extension Period as
provided in the Indenture and such period, or any extension thereof, is
continuing. In addition, so long as the Preferred Securities remain
outstanding, UAL has agreed (i) not to cause or permit the Common Securities to
be transferred except to the extent permitted by the Declaration; provided that
any permitted successor of UAL under the Indenture may succeed to UAL's
ownership of the Common Securities, (ii) to comply fully with all of its
obligations and agreements contained in the Declaration and (iii) not to take
any action which would cause the Trust to cease to be treated as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes except in connection with a
distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures.
SUBORDINATION
The payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be subordinated to the extent set forth in
the Indenture to the prior payment in full of amounts then due on all Senior
Indebtedness (as defined below). Upon the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness
of UAL by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise, all obligations with respect
thereto shall first be paid in full, or such payment duly provided for in cash
or in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before
any payment is made on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures or to redeem, retire,
purchase, deposit moneys for the defeasance of or acquire any of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. Upon the happening of (i) any default in payment of
any Senior Indebtedness of UAL or (ii) any other default on Senior Indebtedness
of UAL and the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance
with its terms, then, unless (w) such default relates to Senior Indebtedness of
UAL in an aggregate amount equal to or less than $20 million, (x) such default
shall have ben cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, (y) any such
acceleration has been rescinded, or (z) such Senior Indebtedness has been paid
in full, no direct or indirect payment in cash, property or securities, by
set-off or otherwise (except payment of the Junior Subordinated Debentures from
funds previously deposited in accordance with the Indenture at any time such
deposit was not
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prohibited by this Indenture), shall be made or agreed to be made by the UAL on
account of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, or in respect of any redemption, retirement, purchase,
deposit of moneys for the defeasance or other acquisition of any of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures in the case of such a default in Senior Indebtedness of
UAL, UAL shall not deposit money for any such payment or distribution with the
Trustee or any paying agent nor shall UAL (if UAL is acting as its own paying
agent) segregate and hold in trust money for any such payment or distribution.
Upon the happening of an event of default (other than under circumstances set
forth above) with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of UAL pursuant to which
the holders thereof are entitled under the terms of such Senior Indebtedness to
immediately accelerate the maturity thereof (without further notice or
expiration of any applicable grace periods), upon written notice thereof given
to each of UAL and the Trustee by the trustee for or other representative of the
holders of at least $25 million of Senior Indebtedness of UAL (a "Payment
Notice"), then, unless and until such event of default shall have been cured or
waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct or indirect payment in cash,
property or securities, by set-off or otherwise (except payment of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures from funds previously deposited in accordance with the
Indenture at any time such deposit was not prohibited by this Indenture), shall
be made or agreed to be made by UAL on account of the principal of or premium,
if any, or interest, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, or in
respect of any redemption, retirement, purchase, deposit of moneys for the
defeasance or other acquisition of any of the Junior Subordinated Debentures,
and UAL shall not deposit money for any such payment or distribution with the
Trustee or any paying agent nor shall UAL or a Subsidiary (if UAL or such
Subsidiary is acting as paying agent) segregate and hold in trust money for any
such payment or distribution (a "Payment Block"); provided, however, that this
provision shall not prevent the making of any payment for more than 120 days
after a Payment Notice shall have been given unless the Senior Indebtedness in
respect of which such event of default exists has been declared due and payable
in its entirety, in which case no such payment shall be made until such
acceleration has been rescinded or annulled or such Senior Indebtedness has been
paid in full in accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i)
not more than one Payment Notice shall be given with respect to a particular
event of default (which shall not bar subsequent Payment Notices for other such
events of default), (ii) all events of default under Senior Indebtedness
occurring within any 30-day period shall be treated as one event of default to
the extent that one or more Payment Notices are issued in connection therewith
and (iii) no more than two Payment Blocks shall be permitted within any period
of 12 consecutive months. Any payment made in contravention of these provisions
shall be returned to the Company. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of
UAL of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities (other
than securities of UAL or any other corporation provided for by a plan of
reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinated, at least to
the same extent as the Junior Subordinated Debentures, to the payment of all
Senior Indebtedness at the time outstanding and to any securities issued in
respect thereof under such plan of reorganization or readjustment) to creditors
upon any dissolution or winding up or total or partial liquidation or
reorganization of UAL, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, all amounts due upon all Senior
Indebtedness shall first be paid in full, or payment thereof provided for in
money or money's worth, before the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
or the Trustee shall be entitled to retain any assets so paid or distributed
(other than the securities described in the first parenthetical of this
sentence) in respect of the Junior Subordinated Debentures (for principal or
interest) or of the Indenture.
The term "Senior Indebtedness" means, with respect to UAL, all Indebtedness
of UAL (other than indebtedness issued pursuant to the Indenture, including the
Junior Subordinated Debentures), unless such Indebtedness, by its terms or the
terms of the instrument creating or evidencing it, is subordinate in right of
payment to or pari passu with the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and, in
particular, the securities issued pursuant to the Indenture, including the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, shall rank pari passu with all other debt
securities and guarantees in respect of those debt securities issued to any
other UAL Corporation Capital Trust or any indebtedness of the Company to a
Subsidiary.
"Indebtedness" of UAL means, without duplication, the principal of, and
premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including post-petition
interest) on any obligation, whether outstanding on the date hereof or
thereafter created, incurred or assumed, which is (i) indebtedness for money
borrowed, (ii) Indebtedness Guarantees
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of UAL for indebtedness for money borrowed by any other person, (iii)
indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other instruments of
indebtedness for payment of which UAL is responsible or liable, (iv) obligations
for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers'
acceptance or similar credit transaction, (v) obligations of UAL under Capital
Leases and Flight Equipment leases (the amount of UAL's obligation under such
Flight Equipment leases to be computed in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No.E13 as if such Flight Equipment leases were Capital
Leases), (vi) obligations (net of counterparty payments) under interest rate and
currency swaps, caps, collars, options, forward or spot contracts or similar
arrangements or with respect to foreign currency hedges, and (vii)Ecommitment
and other bank financing fees under contractual obligations associated with bank
debt; provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include amounts owed to
trade creditors in the ordinary course of business.
"Flight Equipment" means (a) aircraft of all types and classes used in
transportation and incidental services, together with all aircraft instruments,
appurtenances parts and fixtures comprising such aircraft; (b) aircraft engines
of all types and classes used in transportation and incidental services,
together with all accessories, appurtenances, parts and fixtures comprising such
aircraft engines; (c) aircraft communication equipment of all types and classes
used in transportation and incidental services, including radio, radar,
radiophone and other aircraft communication apparatus, together with all
accessories, appurtenances, parts and fixtures comprising such aircraft
communication equipment; (d) miscellaneous flight equipment of all types and
classes (including miscellaneous crew flight equipment) used in transportation
and incidental services; and (e) spare parts, accessories and assemblies held
for use in or repair of the items described in (a) through (d).
"Capital Lease" means any lease obligation of a person incurred with
respect to real property or equipment acquired or leased by such person and used
in its business that is required to be recorded on its balance sheet as a
capitalized lease in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied as in effect on the date hereof.
"Indebtedness Guarantee" by any person means any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of such person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness
or other obligation of any other person and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of
such person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase
or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether arising by virtue
of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets,
goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial
statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of
assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment or performance thereof (or payment of damages in the
event of nonperformance) or to protect such obligee against loss in respect
thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the terms Indebtedness
Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business.
By reason of the subordination described herein, in the event of the
distribution of assets upon insolvency, creditors of UAL who are not holders of
Senior Indebtedness or of the Junior Subordinated Debentures may recover less,
ratably, than holders of Senior Indebtedness, and may recover more, ratably,
than holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
Because UAL is a holding company that conducts business through its
subsidiaries, the Junior Subordinated Debentures are effectively subordinated to
all existing and future obligations of UAL's subsidiaries, including United.
Any right of UAL to participate in any distribution of the assets of any of
UAL's subsidiaries, including United, upon the liquidation, reorganization or
insolvency of such subsidiary (and the consequent right of the holders of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures to participate in those assets) will be subject
to the claims of the creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred
stockholders of such subsidiary, except to the extent that claims of UAL itself
as a creditor of such subsidiary may be recognized, in which case the claims of
UAL would still be subordinate to any security interest in the assets of such
subsidiary and any indebtedness of such subsidiary senior to that held by UAL.
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The Indenture does not limit the aggregate amount of indebtedness,
including Senior Indebtedness, that may be issued. As of JuneE30, 1996, Senior
Indebtedness of UAL (on a consolidated basis) aggregated approximately $11.9
billion. The calculation of the amount of Senior Indebtedness assumes that UAL
is primarily obligated for the present value of future minimum lease payments
under operating leases guaranteed by UAL but does not include other contingent
obligations such as stipulated loss values or liquidated damages which may be
payable under such operating leases. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee -- Status of the Preferred Securities Guarantee."
RESTRICTIONS ON MERGERS AND SALES OF ASSETS
The Indenture provides that UAL may merge or consolidate with or into any
other corporation or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to any person, firm or corporation, if (i) (a)
in the case of a merger or consolidation, UAL is the surviving corporation or
(b) in the case of a merger or consolidation where UAL is not the surviving
corporation and in the case of a sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition, the successor corporation is a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof and such
corporation expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of
UAL under the Junior Subordinated Debentures and under the Indenture, (ii)
immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, or such sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition, no Default or Event of Default (as
defined below) shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii) certain other
conditions are met. In the event a successor corporation assumes the
obligations of UAL, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for UAL under the Indenture and under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures and all obligations of UAL thereunder shall terminate.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND NOTICE THEREOF
The Indenture provides that, if an Event of Default specified therein shall
have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures then
outstanding may, by written notice to UAL (and to the Trustee, if notice is
given by such holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures), declare the principal
of all the Junior Subordinated Debentures to be due and payable. However, at
any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures has been made, but before a judgment or decree based on
such acceleration has been obtained, the holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures then outstanding may,
under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration.
Events of Default are defined in the Indenture as being: default for thirty
days in payment of any interest installment when due; default for ten days in
payment of principal or premium, if any, at maturity or on redemption or
otherwise, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures when due; default for sixty
days after notice to UAL by the Trustee, or to UAL and the Trustee by the
holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures then outstanding, in the performance of any other covenant or
warranty in the Indenture; and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of UAL.
The Indenture provides that the Trustee shall, within ninety days after the
occurrence of a Default with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, give
to the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures notice of all uncured
Defaults known to it; provided that, except in the case of default in payment on
the Junior Subordinated Debentures the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so
long as a Responsible Officer (as defined in the Indenture) in good faith
determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the holders.
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both,
would be, an Event of Default.
The Indenture provides that the holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures then outstanding may
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, provided that such
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direction shall not be in conflict with any law or the Indenture and subject to
certain other limitations. The right of any holder of Junior Subordinated
Debentures to institute action for any remedy under the Indenture (except the
right to enforce payment of the principal of, interest on, and premium, if any,
on its Junior Subordinated Debentures when due) is subject to certain conditions
precedent, including a request to the Trustee by the holders of not less than
25% in aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures then
outstanding to take action, and an offer to the Trustee of satisfactory
indemnification against liabilities incurred by it in so doing.
The Indenture includes a covenant that UAL will file annually with the
Trustee a certificate as to UAL's compliance with all conditions and covenants
of the Indenture.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive, on
behalf of the holders of all the Junior Subordinated Debentures, any past
Default or Event of Default and its consequences except a Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures and certain other defaults.
If a bankruptcy proceeding is commenced in respect of UAL under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code or if the principal amount of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
is accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default, the holders of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures may be unable to recover amounts representing the
unamortized portion of any original issue discount at the time such proceeding
is commenced or such acceleration occurs.
DISCHARGE, DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
The Indenture provides with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures
that, UAL may elect either (a) to defease and be discharged from any and all
obligations with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures (except for the
obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, to replace temporary or mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Junior
Subordinated Debentures, to maintain an office or agency in respect of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures and to hold moneys for payment in trust) ("legal
defeasance") or (b) to be released from its obligations with respect to the
Junior Subordinated Debentures (except for the obligations set forth as
exceptions in the preceding clause (a) and except for the obligations to pay the
principal of and interest, if any, on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, to
compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to appoint a successor Trustee)
("covenant defeasance"), upon the deposit with the Trustee (or other qualifying
trustee), in trust for such purpose, of money or U.S. Government Obligations (as
defined in the Indenture) which through the payment of principal and interest in
accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay
the principal of, premium, if any, and any interest on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures, and any mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments thereon, on the
due date thereof. Such a trust may only be established, if among other things,
UAL has delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel (as specified in the
Indenture) to the effect that the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a
result of such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance and will be subject to
Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same time
as would have been the case if such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance had
not occurred. Such opinion, in the case of legal defeasance under clause (a)
above, must refer to and be based upon a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service
or a change in applicable Federal income tax law occurring after the date of the
Indenture.
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE
The Indenture contains provisions permitting UAL and the Trustee to enter
into one or more supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of
any of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in order (i) to evidence the
succession of another corporation to UAL and the assumption of the covenants and
obligations of UAL by such successor to UAL; (ii) to add to the covenants of UAL
or surrender any right or power of UAL; (iii) to add additional Events of
Default with respect to any series; (iv) to add or change any provisions to such
extent as
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necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of securities pursuant to the
Indenture in bearer form or in global form; (v) to add to, change or eliminate
any provisions affecting securities not yet issued pursuant to the Indenture;
(vi) to secure the Junior Subordinated Debentures; (vii) to establish the form
or terms of Junior Subordinated Debentures of any series; (viii) to evidence and
provide for successor Trustees; (ix) if allowed without penalty under applicable
laws and regulations, to permit payment in respect of Junior Subordinated
Debentures in bearer form in the United States; (x) to correct or supplement any
defective or inconsistent provisions in the Indenture or any supplemental
indenture, to cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture,
provided that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the
holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures; or (xi) to comply with any
requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
The Indenture also contains provisions permitting UAL and the Trustee, with
the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures then outstanding, to execute supplemental
indentures adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or modifying the
rights of the holders, except that no such supplemental indenture may, without
the consent of each holder, (i) change the time for payment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest on any Debenture; (ii) reduce the principal of, or
any installment of principal of, or interest on any Debenture; (iii) reduce the
amount of premium, if any, payable upon the redemption of any Security; (iv)
reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of an
Original Issue Discount Security (as defined in the Indenture); (v) change the
coin or currency in which any Security or any premium or interest thereon is
payable; (vi) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any
payment on or with respect to any Security; (vii) reduce the percentage in
principal amount of the outstanding Junior Subordinated Debentures the consent
of whose holders is required for modification or amendment of the Indenture or
for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or for waiver
of certain default; (viii) change the obligation of UAL to maintain an office or
agency in the places and for the purposes specified in the Indenture; (ix)
modify the provisions relating to waiver of certain defaults or any of the
foregoing provisions; or (x) adversely affect the right to convert Junior
Subordinated Debentures.
CONCERNING THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
UAL and its subsidiaries maintain ordinary banking relationships with The
First National Bank of Chicago and its affiliates and a number of other banks.
BOOK-ENTRY AND SETTLEMENT
If any Junior Subordinated Debentures are distributed to holders of Trust
Securities (see "Description of the Preferred Securities"), such Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be issued in fully registered form. In such event,
investors may elect to hold their Junior Subordinated Debentures directly or,
subject to the rules and procedures of a Depository Institution, hold interests
in a global certificate registered in the name of a Depository Institution or
its nominee.
For a description of a Depository Institution and a Depository
Institution's book-entry system, see "Description of the Preferred Securities --
Book-Entry; Delivery and Form." As of the date of this Prospectus, the
description herein of a Depository Institution's book-entry system and
Depository Institution's practices as they relate to purchases, transfers,
notices and payments with respect to the Preferred Securities apply in all
material respects to any Junior Subordinated Debentures registered in the name
of and held by a Depository Institution or its nominee.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED AND DEPOSITARY SHARES
SERIES B PREFERRED
The summary of the terms of the Series B Preferred and the Depositary
Shares set forth below does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of UAL's Certificate
of Incorporation and the Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred
and the Deposit Agreement (as defined herein). Whenever defined terms in the
Deposit Agreement are referred to in this "Description of the Series B Preferred
and Depositary Shares," such defined terms are incorporated by reference herein.
General
The Series B Preferred presently consists of 16,416 shares, of which
6,266.781 are not owned by UAL. The holders of the Series B Preferred do not
have any preemptive rights with respect to any shares of capital stock of UAL or
any other securities of UAL convertible into or carrying rights or options to
purchase any such shares. The Series B Preferred are not subject to any sinking
fund or other obligation of UAL to redeem or retire the Series B Preferred.
Ranking
The Series B Preferred ranks senior with respect to payment of dividends
and amounts payable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up to all shares of
capital stock of UAL that are outstanding.
While any shares of Series B Preferred are outstanding, UAL may not
authorize the creation or issue of any class or series of stock that ranks
senior to the Series B Preferred as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up without the consent of the holders of 66 2/3% of the
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred. UAL may create additional classes or
series of preferred stock or authorize, or increase the authorized amount of,
any shares of any class or series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with or
junior to the Series B Preferred without the consent of any holder of Series B
Preferred. See "--Voting Rights."
Dividends
Holders of shares of Series B Preferred are entitled to receive, when, as
and if declared by the Board of UAL out of assets of UAL legally available
therefor, cumulative cash dividends at a rate per annum that has been fixed at
12 1/4% of the $25,000 liquidation preference thereof (or $3.0625 per Depositary
Share) per annum. Dividends on the Series B Preferred are payable quarterly in
arrears on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year (and, in the
case of any accrued but unpaid dividends, at such additional times and for such
interim periods, if any, as determined by the Board), at such annual rate.
Each such dividend is payable to holders of record as they appear on the stock
records of UAL at the close of business on such record dates, which is not more
than 60 days or less than 10 days preceding the payment dates corresponding
thereto, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly
authorized committee thereof. Dividends are cumulative from July 12, 1994,
whether or not in any dividend period or periods there are assets of UAL legally
available for the payment of such dividends.
Each share of Series B Preferred issued after the initial issue date of the
Series B Preferred (the "Issue Date") (whether issued upon transfer of or in
exchange for an outstanding share of Series B Preferred or issued for any other
reason) is entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, dividends
with respect to each dividend period, starting with the Issue Date, for which
full dividends have not been paid prior to the date upon which such share of
Series B Preferred was issued. Any share of Series B Preferred that is issued
after the record date with respect to any dividend payment and before such
dividend is paid is not entitled to receive the dividend paid to holders of
Series B Preferred as of such record date.
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Accumulations of dividends on shares of Series B Preferred do not bear
interest. Dividends payable on the Series B Preferred for any period greater or
less than a full dividend period is computed on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends payable on the Series B Preferred
for each full dividend period is computed by dividing the annual dividend rate
by four.
Except as provided in the next sentence, no dividend can be declared or
paid or set apart for payment on any Parity Stock (as defined below) unless full
cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared, paid or set
apart for payment on the Series B Preferred for all prior dividend periods. If
accrued dividends on the Series B Preferred for all prior dividend periods have
not been paid in full or a sum sufficient for such payment has not been set
apart, then any dividend declared on the Series B Preferred for any dividend
period and on any Parity Stock shall be declared ratably in proportion to
accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series B Preferred and such Parity Stock.
UAL cannot (i) declare, pay or set apart funds for the payment of any
dividend or other distribution with respect to any Junior Stock (as defined
below) or (ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any
Junior Stock or Parity Stock through a sinking fund or otherwise (except by
conversion into or exchange for shares of Junior Stock and other than a
redemption or purchase or other acquisition of Common Stock made for purposes of
an employee incentive or benefit plan of UAL or any subsidiary), unless all
accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to the Series B Preferred and any
Parity Stock at the time such dividend or other distribution is payable or such
redemption, purchase or acquisition is to occur have been paid or funds have
been set apart for payment of such dividends.
For purposes of the description of the Series B Preferred, (i) the term
"dividend" does not include dividends payable solely in shares of Junior Stock
on Junior Stock, or in options, warrants or rights to holders of Junior Stock to
subscribe for or purchase any Junior Stock, (ii) the term "Parity Stock" means
any class or series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the Series B
Preferred as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up and (iii) the term "Junior Stock" means all presently
outstanding classes or series of capital stock of UAL, other than the Series B
Preferred, and any other class or series of capital stock of UAL now or
hereafter issued and outstanding that ranks junior as to the payment of
dividends or amounts payable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Series B Preferred.
Optional Redemption
The Series B Preferred is not redeemable prior to July 12, 2004. On and
after such date, the Series B Preferred is redeemable at the option of UAL, in
whole or in part, at the redemption price of $25,000 per share, plus, in each
case, all dividends accrued and unpaid on the Series B Preferred up to the date
fixed for redemption, upon giving notice as provided below.
If fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred are to be
redeemed, the shares to be redeemed will be determined pro rata or by lot or in
such other manner as is prescribed by UAL's Board.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the
redemption of the Series B Preferred, a written notice will be mailed to each
holder of record of Series B Preferred to be redeemed, notifying such holder of
UAL's election to redeem such shares, stating the date fixed for redemption
thereof and calling upon such holder to surrender to UAL on the redemption date
at the place designated in such notice the certificate or certificates
representing the number of shares specified therein. On or after the redemption
date, each holder of Series B Preferred to be redeemed must present and
surrender his certificate or certificates for such shares to UAL at the place
designated in such notice and thereupon the redemption price of such shares will
be paid to or on the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate
or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate will be
canceled. If fewer than all the shares represented by any such certificate are
redeemed, then a new certificate will be issued representing the shares not
redeemed.
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From and after the redemption date (unless UAL defaults in payment of the
redemption price), all dividends on the shares of Series B Preferred designated
for redemption in such notice will cease to accrue, and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of UAL, except the right to receive the
redemption price thereof (including all accrued and unpaid dividends up to the
redemption date), will cease and terminate. Such shares may not thereafter be
transferred (except with the consent of UAL) on UAL's books, and such shares may
not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. On the redemption
date, the Company must pay any accrued and unpaid dividends in arrears for any
dividend period ending on or prior to the redemption date. In the case of a
redemption date falling after a dividend payment record date and prior to the
related payment date, the holders of Series B Preferred at the close of business
on such record date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such
shares on the corresponding dividend payment date, notwithstanding the
redemption of such shares following such dividend payment record date. Except
as provided for in the preceding sentences, no payment or allowance will be made
for accrued dividends on any shares of Series B Preferred called for redemption.
At its election, UAL, prior to the redemption date, may deposit the
redemption price of the shares of Series B Preferred so called for redemption in
trust for the holders thereof with a bank or trust company, in which case such
notice to holders of the shares of Series B Preferred to be redeemed will (i)
state the date of such deposit, (ii) specify the office of such bank or trust
company as the place of payment of the redemption price and (iii) call upon such
holders to surrender the certificates representing such shares at such place on
or after the date fixed in such redemption notice (which may not be later than
the redemption date), against payment of the redemption price (including all
accrued and unpaid dividends up to the redemption date). Any moneys so
deposited which remain unclaimed by the holders of Series B Preferred at the end
of two years after the redemption date will be returned by such bank or trust
company to UAL.
Liquidation Preference
The holders of shares of Series B Preferred are entitled to receive, in the
event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL, $25,000 per share
plus an amount per share equal to all dividends (whether or not earned or
declared) accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution to such
holders (for purposes of the description of the Series B Preferred, the
"Liquidation Preference"), and no more.
Until the holders of the Series B Preferred have been paid the Liquidation
Preference in full, no payment may be made to any holder of Junior Stock upon
the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL. If, upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of UAL, the assets of UAL or proceeds thereof,
distributable among the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred are
insufficient to pay in full the Liquidation Preference and the liquidation
preference with respect to any other shares of Parity Stock, then such assets,
or the proceeds thereof, will be distributed among the holders of shares of
Series B Preferred and any such Parity Stock ratably in accordance with the
respective amounts that would be payable on such shares of Series B Preferred
and any such Parity Stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.
Neither a consolidation or merger of UAL with another corporation nor a sale,
lease or transfer of all or substantially all of UAL's assets will be considered
a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or involuntary, of UAL.
Voting Rights
Except in the limited circumstances indicated below, or except as otherwise
from time to time required by applicable law, the holders of shares of Series B
Preferred do not have the right to vote for directors or have any other voting
rights, and their consent is not required for taking any corporate action. When
and if the holders of the Series B Preferred are entitled to vote, each share
will be entitled to 1,000 votes.
If the equivalent of six quarterly dividends payable on the Series B
Preferred have not been declared and paid or set apart for payment, whether or
not consecutive, the number of directors of UAL will be increased by two and the
holders of all Series B Preferred and any other series of preferred stock in
respect of which such a default
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exists, voting as a class without regard to series, will be entitled to elect
two additional directors at the next annual meeting and each subsequent meeting,
until all cumulative dividends on all such serial preferred stock have been paid
in full or set apart for payment at which time the term of office of such
directors shall terminate.
The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of 66 2/3% of the
outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred is required for any amendment
of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation that alters or changes the powers,
preferences, privileges or rights of the Series B Preferred so as to materially
adversely affect the holders thereof. The affirmative vote or consent of the
holders of shares representing 66_% of the outstanding shares of the Series B
Preferred is required to authorize the creation or issue of, or reclassify any
authorized stock of UAL into, or issue or authorize any obligation or security
convertible into or evidencing a right to purchase, any additional class or
series of stock ranking senior to the Series B Preferred.
Except as required by law, the holders of Series B Preferred are not
entitled to vote on any merger or consolidation involving UAL or a sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of UAL.
Transfer Agent, Registrar, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Redemption Agent
The transfer agent, registrar, dividend agent and redemption agent for the
shares of Series B Preferred is First Chicago Trust Company of New York (in such
capacities, the "Transfer Agent"). First Chicago Trust Company of New York also
acts as the Depositary (the "Depositary") for the Depositary Shares.
DEPOSITARY SHARES
The Depositary Shares are issued under a Deposit Agreement (the "Deposit
Agreement") between UAL, First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as the
Depositary, and the holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts. The
summary of terms of the Depositary Shares, the Depositary Receipts and the
Deposit Agreement contained in this Prospectus Supplement does not purport to be
complete.
General
Each Depositary Share will represent one one-thousandth of a share of the
Series B Preferred (the equivalent of $25 liquidation preference of Series B
Preferred).
Subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement, each owner of a Depositary
Share is entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of the
Series B Preferred represented by such Depositary Share, to all the rights and
preferences of the shares of the Series B Preferred represented thereby
(including dividend, voting, redemption and liquidation rights).
The Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The Depositary distributes all cash dividends or other cash distributions
received in respect of the shares of the Series B Preferred to the record
holders of Depositary Shares relating to the Series B Preferred in proportion to
the number of such Depositary Shares owned by such holders.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the Depositary
distributes property received by it to the record holders of Depositary Shares
in an equitable manner in proportion to the number of such Depositary Shares
owned by such holders, unless the Depositary determines that it is not feasible
to make such distribution, in which case the Depositary may sell such property
and distribute the net proceeds from such sale to such holders.
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Redemption of Depositary Shares
If the shares of the Series B Preferred represented by Depositary Shares
are subject to redemption, the Depositary Shares will be redeemed from the
proceeds received by the Depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole or
in part, of such shares of the Series B Preferred held by the Depositary. The
redemption price per Depositary Share will be equal to the applicable fraction
of the redemption price per share payable with respect to such series of the
shares of the Series B Preferred. Whenever UAL redeems shares of the Series B
Preferred held by the Depositary, the Depositary redeems as of the same
redemption date the number of Depositary Shares representing shares of the
Series B Preferred so redeemed. If fewer than all 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 may be determined by the Depositary.
Voting the Shares of the Series B Preferred
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Series B
Preferred are entitled to vote, the Depositary mails the information contained
in such notices of meeting to the record holders of the Depositary Shares
relating to such shares of the Series B Preferred. Each record holder of such
Depositary Shares on the record date (which will be the same date as the record
date for the shares of the Series B Preferred) is entitled to instruct the
Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the fraction of
the shares of the Series B Preferred represented by such holder's Depositary
Shares. The Depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the
amount of the shares of the Series B Preferred represented by such Depositary
Shares in accordance with such instructions, and UAL will agree to take all
reasonable action that may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to
enable the Depositary to do so. The Depositary will abstain from voting the
shares of the Series B Preferred to the extent it does not receive specific
instructions from the holder of Depositary Shares representing such shares of
the Series B Preferred.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
The form of Depositary Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares and any
provision of the Deposit Agreement may at any time be amended by agreement
between UAL and the Depositary. However, any amendment that materially and
adversely alters the rights of the holders of Depositary Shares will not be
effective unless the holders of at least a majority of the Depositary Shares
then outstanding approve such amendment. The Deposit Agreement will only
terminate if (i) all outstanding Depositary Shares have been redeemed or (ii)
there has been a final distribution in respect of the shares of the Series B
Preferred in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL
and such distribution has been distributed to the holders of the Depositary
Receipts.
Charges of Depositary
UAL pays all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising
solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. UAL pays charges of
the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the shares of the
Series B Preferred and issuance of Depositary Receipts, all withdrawals of
shares of the Series B Preferred by owners of Depositary Shares and any
redemption of the shares of the Series B Preferred. Holders of Depositary
Receipts pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges and such
other charges as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be for their
accounts.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to UAL notice of its
election to do so, and may at any time remove the Depositary, any such
resignation or removal to take effect upon the appointment of a successor
Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. Such successor Depositary
must be appointed within 60 days
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after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or
trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
Miscellaneous
The Depositary forwards all reports and communications from UAL that are
delivered to the Depositary and that UAL is required or otherwise determines to
furnish to the holders of the shares of the Series B Preferred.
Neither the Depositary nor UAL is liable under the Deposit Agreement to
holders of Depositary Receipts other than for its gross negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith. Neither UAL nor the Depositary is obligated to
prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any Depositary Shares or
Series B Preferred unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. UAL and the
Depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon
information provided by persons presenting shares of the Series B Preferred for
deposit, holders of Depositary Receipts or other persons believed to be
competent and on documents believed to be genuine.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PREFERRED SECURITIES, THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES AND THE PREFERRED SECURITIES GUARANTEE
As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures, such payments will be sufficient to cover
distributions and other payments due on the Preferred Securities primarily
because (i) the aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures
held as trust assets will be equal to the sum of the aggregate stated
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities and the proceeds received by the
Trust upon issuance of the Common Securities to UAL; (ii) the interest rate and
interest and other payment dates on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will
match the distribution rate and distribution and other payment dates for the
Preferred Securities; (iii) the Declaration provides that UAL shall pay for all
debts and obligations (other than with respect to the Trust Securities) and all
costs and expenses of the Trust, including any taxes and all costs and expenses
with respect thereto, to which the Trust may become subject, except for United
States withholding taxes; and (iv) the Declaration further provides that the
Trustees shall not cause or permit the Trust, among other things, to engage in
any activity that is not consistent with the limited purposes of the Trust.
Payments of distributions and other payments due on the Preferred
Securities are guaranteed by UAL on a subordinated basis as and to the extent
set forth under "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee." If UAL does
not make interest or other payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the
Trust will not make distributions or other payments on the Preferred Securities.
Under the Declaration, if and to the extent UAL does make interest or other
payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Institutional Trustee is
obligated to make distributions or other payments on the Preferred Securities.
The Preferred Securities Guarantee covers distributions and other payments on
the Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that UAL has made a payment
of interest or principal on the Junior Subordinated Debentures deposited in the
Trust as trust assets. The Preferred Securities Guarantee, when taken together
with UAL's obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the
Indenture and its obligations under the Declaration, including its obligation to
pay costs, expenses and certain liabilities of the Trust, constitutes a full and
unconditional guarantee of amounts due on the Preferred Securities.
The Institutional Trustee will have the power to exercise all rights,
powers and privileges under the Indenture with respect to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, including its rights as the holder of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures to enforce UAL's obligations under the Junior
Subordinated Debentures upon the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default,
and will also have the right to enforce the Preferred Securities Guarantee on
behalf of the holders of the Preferred Securities. In addition, the holders of
at least a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities will have
the right to direct the Institutional Trustee with respect to certain matters
under the Declaration and the Preferred Securities Guarantee. Any holder of
Preferred Securities may institute a legal proceeding against UAL to enforce the
Preferred Securities Guarantee and the Company's payment obligations on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures. See "Description of the Preferred Securities"
and "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee."
If a Special Event shall occur and be continuing, the Trust shall be
dissolved (unless the Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemed) with the
result that Junior Subordinated Debentures held by the Trust having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the
Preferred Securities and Common Securities will be distributed on a Pro Rata
Basis in exchange for the outstanding Preferred Securities and Common
Securities, subject in the case of a Tax Event to UAL's right in certain
circumstances to redeem Junior Subordinated Debentures as described under
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Special Event Redemption or
Distribution." The Preferred Securities represent preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, a statutory business trust which exists
for the purpose of (a) issuing (i) its Preferred Securities in exchange for
Depositary Shares validly tendered in the Offer and delivering such Depositary
Shares to UAL in consideration for the deposit by UAL of Junior Subordinated
Debentures in the Trust as trust assets, and (ii) its Common Securities to UAL
in exchange for cash and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount
of Junior Subordinated Debentures and (b) engaging in such other activities as
are necessary or incidental thereto.
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Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of
the Trust, the holders of Trust Securities will be entitled to receive the
Liquidation Distribution in cash or Junior Subordinated Debentures and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Preferred Securities Guarantee with respect to
any such distribution. See "Description of the Preferred Securities --
Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution." Upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation or bankruptcy of UAL, the holders of Junior Subordinated Debentures
would be subordinated creditors of UAL, subordinated in right of payment to all
Senior Indebtedness, but entitled to receive payment in full of principal,
premium, if any, and interest, before any stockholders of UAL receive payments
or distributions.
A default or event of default under any Senior Indebtedness would not
constitute a default or event of default under the Junior Subordinated
Debentures. However, in the event of payment defaults under, or acceleration of,
Senior Indebtedness, the subordination provisions of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures provide that no payments may be made in respect of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures. Failure to make required payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures would constitute an event of default under the
Indenture.
TAXATION
The following is a general summary of the material United States federal
income tax consequences of the issuance of Preferred Securities in exchange for
the Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer, and of the ownership and
disposition of Preferred Securities. To the extent it relates to matters of law
or legal conclusions, this summary constitutes the opinion of Mayer, Brown &
Platt, special tax counsel to the Trust. Unless otherwise stated, this summary
deals only with Preferred Securities held as capital assets by Securityholders
who acquire the Preferred Securities pursuant to the Offer ("Initial Holders")
and who hold Depository Shares as capital assets. This summary does not discuss
all the tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular Securityholder in
light of the Securityholder's particular circumstances and it is not intended to
be applicable in all respects to all categories of Securityholders, some of whom
- -- such as insurance companies, tax-exempt persons, financial institutions,
regulated investment companies, dealers in securities or currencies, persons
that hold Depository Shares or Preferred Securities received in the exchange as
a position in a "straddle," as part of a "synthetic security," "hedge,"
"conversion transaction" or other integrated investment or persons whose
functional currency is other than United States dollars -- may be subject to
different rules not discussed below. In addition, this summary does not address
any state, local or foreign tax considerations that may be relevant to a
Securityholder's decision to exchange Depository Shares for Preferred Securities
pursuant to the Offer. This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), Treasury Regulations thereunder and
administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, as of the date hereof, all
of which are subject to change (possibly on retroactive basis).
ALL HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS
AS TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXCHANGE OF
DEPOSITARY SHARES FOR PREFERRED SECURITIES AND OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION
OF PREFERRED SECURITIES IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, AS WELL AS
THE EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER TAX LAWS. EXCHANGE OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
FOR PREFERRED SECURITIES
EXCHANGE OF DEPOSITARY SHARES OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
The exchange of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities pursuant to the
Offer will be a taxable transaction. In the case of an Initial Holder who
actually or constructively owns solely Depositary Shares, or who actually or
constructively owns Depository Shares and a minimal percentage of any other
class of UAL stock, and who does not exercise any control over the affairs of
UAL, gain or loss will be recognized in an amount equal to the difference
between the fair market value on the Expiration Date of the Preferred Securities
(representing an undivided interest in the Junior Subordinated Debentures)
received in the exchange and the exchanging Holder's tax basis in the Depositary
Shares exchanged therefor and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the
Depositary Share has been held for more than one year as of such date. UAL will
provide information concerning such fair market
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value to the Exchange Agent, which will provide such information to holders of
record who exchange Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities. It is
anticipated that persons who hold such Depositary Shares as nominees for
beneficial holders will provide such information to such beneficial holders. A
holder's aggregate tax basis in his or her pro rata share of the underlying
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be equal to his or her pro rata share of
their "issue price" on the Expiration Date as defined below.
Holders of Depositary Shares who actually or constructively own more than a
minimal percentage of any other class of UAL stock are advised to consult their
tax advisors as to the income tax consequences of exchanging Depositary Shares.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE TRUST
In connection with the issuance of the Preferred Securities, Mayer, Brown &
Platt, special tax counsel to the Trust, will render its opinion generally to
the effect that, under then current law and assuming full compliance with the
terms of the Declaration, the Trust will be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a
corporation. Accordingly, each Securityholder will be considered the owner of a
pro rata portion of the Junior Subordinated Debentures held by the Trust and
will be required to include in gross income his or her pro rata share of the
income accrued on the Junior Subordinated Debentures.
ACCRUAL OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND PREMIUM
The Junior Subordinated Debentures will be considered to have been issued
with "original issue discount" and each Securityholder, including a
Securityholder who otherwise uses the cash method of accounting, will be
required to include his or her pro rata share of original issue discount on the
Junior Subordinated Debentures in income as it accrues, in accordance with a
constant yield method based on a compounding of interest, before the receipt of
cash distributions on the Preferred Securities. Generally, all of a
Securityholder's taxable interest income with respect to the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will be accounted for as "original issue discount" and actual
distributions of stated interest will not be separately reported as taxable
income. So long as the interest payment period is not extended, cash
distributions received by an Initial Holder for any quarterly interest period
(assuming no disposition prior to the record date for such distribution) will
equal or exceed the sum of the daily accruals of income for such quarterly
interest period, unless the issue price of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
(as defined below) is less than $25.
The total amount of "original issue discount" on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures will equal the difference between the "issue price" of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and their "stated redemption price at maturity." Because
UAL has the right to extend the interest payment period of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, all of the stated interest payments on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be includible in determining their "stated
redemption price at maturity." The "issue price" of each $25 principal amount of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be equal to the fair market value of a
Preferred Security on the Expiration Date, which may be more or less than $25,
with the result that the total amount of original issue discount on the Junior
Subordinated Debentures may be more or less than the amount of stated interest
payable with respect thereto. The issue price of each $25 principal amount of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures may be reduced by the Pre-issuance Accrued
Distribution. If a Securityholder computes the issue price of his or her pro
rata share of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in this manner, then the
payment of such amount will be treated as a return of capital rather than as an
interest payment. UAL and the Trust may elect to compute the issue price of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures in this manner and, if so, will report the
payment of such amount on IRS Form 1099-B.
A Securityholder's initial tax basis for his or her pro rata share of the
Junior Subordinated Debentures will be equal to the fair market value on the
Expiration Date of the Preferred Securities held by such Securityholder, and
will be increased by original issue discount accrued with respect thereto, and
reduced by the amount of cash distributions (including the amount of
Pre-issuance Accrued Distribution) paid to such Securityholder. No portion
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of the amounts received on the Preferred Securities will be eligible for the
dividends received deduction for corporate holders.
POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF PAYMENT PERIOD ON THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
Securityholders will continue to accrue original issue discount with
respect to their pro rata share of the Junior Subordinated Debentures during an
Extension Period, and any holders who dispose of Preferred Securities prior to
the record date for the payment of interest following such extended interest
payment period will not receive from the Trust any cash related thereto. If (i)
UAL elects to defer interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures and
(ii) the issue price of the Junior Subordinated Debentures is greater than or
less than $25,in general, such deferral could cause the yield used to accrue OID
on the Junior Subordinated Debentures to increase or decrease, respectively,
which in turn would cause a certain amount of OID to accrue earlier or later,
respectively, than would have been the case if there had been no such deferral
of interest payments.
DISTRIBUTION OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES TO HOLDERS OF PREFERRED
SECURITIES
Under current law, a distribution by the Trust of the Junior Subordinated
Debentures as described under the caption "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution" will be non-taxable and
will result in the Securityholder receiving directly his or her pro rata share
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures previously held indirectly through the
Trust, with a holding period and tax basis equal to the holding period and
adjusted tax basis such Securityholder was considered to have had in his or her
pro rata share of the underlying Junior Subordinated Debentures prior to such
distribution.
DISPOSITION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
Upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of the Preferred Securities
(including a distribution of cash in redemption of a Securityholder's Preferred
Securities upon redemption or repayment of the underlying Junior Subordinated
Debentures, but excluding the distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures), a
Securityholder will be considered to have disposed of all or part of his or her
pro rata share of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and will recognize gain or
loss equal to the difference between the amount realized and the
Securityholder's adjusted tax basis in his or her pro rata share of the
underlying Junior Subordinated Debentures deemed disposed of. Gain or loss will
be capital gain or loss (except, in the case of a Securityholder that is not an
Initial Holder, to the extent of any accrued market discount with respect to
such Securityholder's pro rata share of the Junior Subordinated Debentures not
previously included in income). Such gain or loss will be long-term capital
gain or loss if the Preferred Securities have been held for more than one year.
The Preferred Securities may trade at a price that does not fully reflect
the value of accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the underlying Junior
Subordinated Debentures. In such event, a Securityholder who disposes of
Preferred Securities and does not receive a payment of interest from the Trust
for the period in which the disposition occurs will nevertheless be required to
include accrued but unpaid interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
through the date of disposition in income as ordinary income, and to add such
amount to his or her adjusted tax basis in his or her pro rata share of the
underlying Junior Subordinated Debentures deemed disposed of. Accordingly, such
a Securityholder will recognize a capital loss to the extent the selling price
(which may not fully reflect the value of accrued but unpaid interest) is less
than the Securityholder's adjusted tax basis (which will include accrued but
unpaid interest). Subject to certain limited exceptions, capital losses cannot
be applied to offset ordinary income for United States income tax purposes.
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UNITED STATES ALIEN HOLDERS
For purposes of this discussion, a "United States Alien Holder" is any
beneficial owner of Preferred Securities or Depository Shares that is not a U.S.
person. For purposes of this discussion, a "U.S. person" means a citizen or
resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership created or organized
in the United States or under the law of the United States or of any State or
political subdivision of the foregoing, or any estate or trust whose income is
includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of
its source.
Except as otherwise described below, under present United States federal
income tax law:
(i) payments by the Trust or any of its paying agents to any holder
of a Preferred Security who or which is a United States Alien Holder will
not be subject to United States federal withholding tax, provided
that (a) the beneficial owner of the Preferred Security does not actually
or constructively own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of UAL entitled to vote, (b) the beneficial owner of
the Preferred Security is not a controlled foreign corporation that is
related to UAL through stock ownership, and (c) either (A) the beneficial
owner of the Preferred Security certifies to the Trust or its agent, under
penalties of perjury, that it is not a United States holder and provides
its name and address or (B) a securities clearing organization, bank or
other financial institution that holds customers' securities in the
ordinary course of its trade or business (a "Financial Institution") and
holds the Preferred Security certifies to the Trust or its agent under
penalties of perjury that such statement has been received from the
beneficial owner by it or by a Financial Institution between it and the
beneficial owner and furnishes the Trust or its agent with a copy thereof;
(ii) a United States Alien Holder of a Preferred Security will not be
subject to United States federal withholding tax on any gain realized upon
the sale or other disposition of a Preferred Security; and
(iii) any gain realized by a United States Alien Holder upon the
exchange of Depositary Shares for Preferred Securities will not be subject
to United States federal withholding tax.
Gain recognized by a United States Alien Holder on the exchange of
Depository Shares for Preferred Securities and gain on the disposition of
Preferred Securities will be subject to United States federal income tax if (i)
such gain is effectively connected with a trade or business conducted by such
United States Alien Holder within the United States (in which case the branch
profits tax may also apply if the United States Alien Holder is a foreign
corporation), (ii) in the case of a United States Alien Holder that is an
individual, such United States Alien Holder is present in the United States for
a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale
or exchange and certain other conditions are met or (iii) UAL is or has been a
"United States real property holding corporation" for federal income tax
purposes (which UAL does not believe it has been or is currently) and such
United States Alien Holder has held, directly or constructively, more than 5% of
the outstanding Depository Shares within the five-year period ending on the date
of the sale or exchange, and no treaty exception is applicable.
If a United States Alien Holder is engaged in a trade business within the
United States and interest (including original issue discount) and premium, if
any, on Preferred Securities is effectively connected with the conduct of such
trade or business, such United States Alien Holder may be subject to United
States federal income tax on such interest (including original issue discount)
and premium at ordinary federal income tax rates on a net basis (in which case
the branch profits tax may also apply if the United States Alien Holder is a
foreign corporation).
On April 15, 1996, proposed Treasury Regulations (the "Proposed
Regulations") were issued which, if adopted in final form, could affect the
United States taxation of United States Alien Holders, including changing the
certification requirements. The Proposed Regulations are generally proposed to
be effective for payments after 1997, regardless of the issue date of the note
with respect to which such payments were made. It cannot be
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predicted at this time whether the Proposed Regulations will become effective as
proposed or what, if any, modifications may be made to them.
INFORMATION REPORTING TO HOLDERS
The Trust will report the original issue discount that accrued during the
year with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and any gross proceeds
received by the Trust from the retirement or redemption of the Junior
Subordinated Debentures, annually to the holders of record of the Preferred
Securities and the Internal Revenue Service. The Trust currently intends to
deliver such reports to holders of record prior to January 31 following each
calendar year. It is anticipated that persons who hold Preferred Securities as
nominees for beneficial holders will report the required tax information to
beneficial holders on IRS Form 1099. As described below under "--Backup
Withholding," different reporting rules may apply to United States Alien
Holders.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payments made on, and proceeds from the sale of Preferred Securities may be
subject to a "backup" withholding tax of 31% unless such Securityholder (i) is a
corporation or comes within certain other exempt categories and, when required,
demonstrates this fact or (ii) provides a taxpayer identification number,
certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding, and otherwise
complies with applicable backup withholding rules. Information reporting on IRS
Form 1099 (including IRS Form 1099-B) and backup withholding at a rate of 31%
will not apply to payments of principal and interest (including original issue
discount) made by the Trust or a paying agent to a United States Alien Holder on
Preferred Securities if the certification described in clause (c) of paragraph
(i) under "- United States Alien Holders" is received, provided that the payor
does not have actual knowledge that the Securityholder is a United States
person. However, interest (including original issue discount) on Junior
Subordinated Debentures beneficially owned by a United States Alien Holder may
be required to be reported annually on IRS Form 1042S. Any withheld amounts will
generally be allowed as a credit against the Securityholder's federal income
tax, provided the required information is timely filed with the Internal Revenue
Service.
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
On March 19, 1996, President Clinton proposed certain tax law changes (the
"Proposed Legislation") that would, among other things, generally deny corporate
issuers a deduction for interest in respect of certain debt obligations, such as
the Junior Subordinated Debentures, issued on or after December 7, 1995. On
March 29, 1996, Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. and
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer issued a joint statement
(the "Joint Statement") indicating their intent that the Proposed Legislation,
if adopted by either of the tax-writing committees of Congress, would have an
effective date that is no earlier than the date of "appropriate Congressional
action." In addition, subsequent to the publication of the Joint Statement,
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Representatives Sam M. Gibbons and Charles
B. Rangel wrote letters to Treasury Department officials concurring with the
view expressed in the Joint Statement (the "Democrat Letters"). If the
principles contained in the Joint Statement and the Democrat Letters were
followed and the Proposed Legislation were enacted, such legislation would not
apply to the Junior Subordinated Debentures. There can be no assurance,
however, that the effective date guidance contained in the Joint Statement will
be incorporated into the Proposed Legislation, if enacted, or that other
legislation enacted after the date hereof will not otherwise adversely affect
the ability of UAL to deduct the interest payable on the Junior Subordinated
Debentures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a Tax Event will not
occur. The occurrence of a Tax Event may, among other things, result in a
dissolution of the Trust in which holders of the Preferred Securities may
receive cash, which would be a taxable event to such holders. See
"--Disposition of the Preferred Securities" and "Description of the Preferred
Securities--Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Preferred
Securities will be passed upon for the Trust by Richards, Layton & Finger,
special Delaware counsel to the Trust and UAL. The validity of the Preferred
Securities Guarantee and the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and certain legal
matters in connection with the Preferred Securities, the Preferred Securities
Guarantee and the Junior Subordinated Debentures, will be passed upon for the
Trust and UAL by Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Illinois. Certain legal matters
in connection with the Preferred Securities will be passed upon for the Dealer
Managers by Skadden, Arps, Slate, MeagherE& Flom, New York, New York. Skadden,
Arps, Slate, MeagherE& Flom, from time to time, provides legal services for UAL.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and related schedules of UAL
Corporation and subsidiary companies as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect
thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority
of said firm as experts in giving said reports.
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
Generally, employee benefit plans that are subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Code
("Plans"), may purchase Preferred Securities, subject to the investing
fiduciary's determination that the investment in Preferred Securities satisfies
ERISA's fiduciary standards and other requirements applicable to investments by
the Plan.
In any case, UAL and/or any of its affiliates may be considered a "party in
interest" (within the meaning of ERISA) or a "disqualified person" (within the
meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to certain plans (generally,
Plans maintained or sponsored by, or contributed to by, any such persons). The
acquisition and ownership of Preferred Securities by a Plan (or by an individual
retirement arrangement or other Plans described in Section 4975(e)(i) of the
Code) with respect to which UAL or any of its affiliates is considered a party
in interest or a disqualified person, may constitute or result in a prohibited
transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, unless such Preferred
Securities are acquired pursuant to and in accordance with an applicable
exemption.
As a result, Plans with respect to which UAL or any of its affiliates is a
party in interest or a disqualified person should not acquire Preferred
Securities. Any other Plans or other entities whose assets include Plan assets
subject to ERISA proposing to acquire Preferred Securities should consult with
their own ERISA counsel.
Facsimile copies of the Letter of Transmittal will be accepted. Letters of
Transmittal, certificates representing Depositary Shares and any other required
documents should be sent by each Holder of Depositary Shares or his broker,
dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to the Exchange Agent at
one of the addresses as set forth below:
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THE EXCHANGE AGENT IS:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By Mail:
By Hand or Overnight Courier: (registered or certified mail recommended)
The Bank of New York The Bank of New York
Reorganization Section Reorganization Section
101 Barclay Street 101 Barclay Street
(7 East) (7 East)
New York, New York 10286 New York, New York 10286
Attn: Attn:
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By Facsimile:
(For Eligible Institutions Only)
(212) 571-3080
Confirm Receipt by Telephone:
(212) 815-2742
Attn:
_____________________
THE INFORMATION AGENT IS:
GEORGESON & COMPANY INC.
Wall Street Plaza
New York, New York 10005
(800) 223-2064 (Toll-Free)
(212) 440-9800 (Call Collect)
Any questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this
Prospectus, the Letter of Transmittal or for copies of the Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery may be directed to the Information Agent at its telephone number and
location set forth above. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial
bank or trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.
THE DEALER MANAGERS FOR THE OFFER ARE:
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. SMITH BARNEY INC.
WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 388 GREENWICH STREET
NORTH TOWER -- SEVENTH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10281 (800) 655-4811 (TOLL-FREE)
(212) 449-4914 (COLLECT) ATTN: PAUL S. GALANT
ATTN: SUSAN L. WEINBERG
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 20. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS
UAL's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director of UAL
will be personally liable to UAL or its stockholders for monetary damages for
any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director, except for
liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to UAL or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful
payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided
in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The above provision is intended to afford directors additional protection and
limit their potential liability from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care
by a director. As a result of the inclusion of such a provision, stockholders
may be unable to recover monetary damages against directors for actions taken by
them that constitute negligence or gross negligence or that are otherwise in
violation of their fiduciary duty of care, although it may be possible to obtain
injunctive or other equitable relief with respect to such actions. If equitable
remedies are found not to be available to stockholders in any particular
situation, stockholders may not have an effective remedy against a director in
connection with such conduct.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
UAL's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors and officers
of UAL shall be indemnified against liabilities arising from their service as
directors and officers to the full extent permitted by law.
Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to 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 he 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 or enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section 145 also empowers a corporation to 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 such person acted in any of
the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he acted under similar standards, except
that no such indemnification may 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 was brought shall determine that despite the
adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
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Section 145 further provides that to the extent that a director or officer of a
corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding
referred to above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; that indemnification
provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the indemnified party may be entitled; and that the corporation is
empowered to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director or officer
of the corporation against any liability asserted against him and incurred by
him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not
the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities
under Section 145.
UAL has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance covering certain
liabilities incurred by its directors and officers in connection with the
performance of their duties.
INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUSTEES
The Declaration provides that no Trustee, affiliate of any Trustee or any
officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives
or agents of any Trustee or any employee or agent of the Trust or its affiliates
(each, an "Indemnified Person") shall be liable, responsible or accountable in
damages or otherwise to the Trust or any officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member, representative, employee or agent of the Trust or its
affiliates, any officer, director, shareholder, employee, representative or
agent of UAL or its affiliates or to any holders from time to time of Trust
Securities of the Trust for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any
act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on
behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed
to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by
the Declaration or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for
any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's
gross negligence (or, in the case of the Institutional Trustee, negligence) or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omission. The Declaration also
provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, UAL shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any loss,
damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person by reason of any act or
omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf
of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be
within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by the
Declaration, except that no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be
indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified
Person by reason of gross negligence (or, in the case of the Institutional
Trustee, negligence) or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or
omissions. The Declaration further provides that to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, expenses (including legal fees) incurred by an Indemnified
Person in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from
time to time, be advanced by UAL prior to the final disposition of such claim,
demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by UAL of an undertaking by or
on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be
determined that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified
pursuant to the Declaration. The Declaration does not preclude holders of
Preferred Securities from instituting actions under the federal securities laws.
ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Exhibits
A list of exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement
is set forth in an Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits.
(b) The following financial statement schedules are filed
as part of this Registration Statement:
None.
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All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or not
required, or because the required information is included in the Financial
Statements of the Registrant or Notes thereto.
ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS.
Each of the Registrants hereby undertakes:
(1) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of UAL's Annual Report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(2) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrants have been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrants of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrants 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 Registrants will, unless in the opinion of
their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(3) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of Form
S-4, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the
incorporated documents by first-class mail or equally prompt means. This
includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the
effective date of the Registration Statement through the date responding to
the request.
(4) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information
concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein,
that was not the subject of and included in the Registration Statement when
it became effective.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, UAL
Corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Elk Grove
Township, Illinois on the 16th day of October, 1996.
UAL CORPORATION
By /s/ Douglas A. Hacker
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Douglas A. Hacker
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Gerald Greenwald and Douglas A. Hacker, and each of them, the true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 16th day of October, 1996.
Signature Title
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/s/ Gerald Greenwald Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Gerald Greenwald
/s/ Douglas A. Hacker Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
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Douglas A. Hacker officer)
/s/ John A. Edwardson Director
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John A. Edwardson
/s/ Duane D. Fitzgerald Director
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Duane D. Fitzgerald
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/s/ Michael H. Glawe Director
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Michael H. Glawe
Director
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Richard D. McCormick
/s/ John F. McGillicuddy Director
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John F. McGillicuddy
/s/ James J. O'Connor Director
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James J. O'Connor
/s/ John F. Peterpaul Director
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John F. Peterpaul
/s/ Paul E. Tierney, Jr. Director
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Paul E. Tierney, Jr.
/s/ John K. Van de Kamp Director
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John K. Van de Kamp
/s/ Joseph V. Vittoria Director
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Joseph V. Vittoria
/s/ Paul A. Volcker Director
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Paul A. Volcker
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant,
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, has duly caused this Registration Statement on
Form S-4 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Elk Grove Township, Illinois on this 16th day of October, 1996.
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
By: UAL Corporation, as Sponsor
By: /s/ Douglas A. Hacker
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Name: Douglas A. Hacker
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequential
Exhibit No. Document Page Number
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1 -- Form of Dealer Manager Agreement
4.1 -- Form of Indenture between UAL and The First National Bank of Chicago,
as Trustee
4.2 -- Declaration of Trust of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
4.3 -- Certificate of Trust of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
4.4 -- Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of UAL Corporation
Capital Trust I
4.5 -- Form of Preferred Security (included in Exhibit 4.4)
4.6 -- Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture (included in Exhibit 4.8)
4.7 -- Form of Guarantee Agreement with respect to Preferred Securities
4.8 -- Form of Officer's Certificate relating to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures *
5.1 -- Opinion of Mayer, Brown & Platt
5.2 -- Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger
8 -- Tax Opinion of Mayer, Brown & Platt (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.1 -- Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2 -- Consent of Mayer, Brown & Platt (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3 -- Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (included in Exhibit 5.2)
24.1 -- Powers of Attorney for UAL Corporation (included on signature page)
24.2 -- Power of Attorney for UAL Corporation, as sponsor, to sign this
Registration Statement on behalf of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
(included in Exhibit 4.2)
25.1 -- Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee
under the Indenture *
25.2 -- Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of The First National Bank of Chicago, as
Institutional Trustee, under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust *
25.3 -- Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
of The First National Bank of Chicago, as Indenture Trustee, under the Preferred
Securities Guarantee *
99.1 -- Form of Letter of Transmittal
99.2 -- Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
99.3 -- Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees
99.4 -- Form of Letter to Clients
99.5 -- Form of Exchange Agent Agreement *
99.6 -- Form of Information Agent Agreement *
99.7 -- Form of UAL Letter to Holders of Depositary Shares representing
12 1/4% Preferred Stock, Series B
99.8 -- Questions and Answers Regarding Preferred Securities
99.9 -- Form of Notice of Offer to Exchange
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* To be filed by amendment.
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EXHIBIT 1.1
FORM OF DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
[ ], 1996
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
Merrill Lynch World Headquarters
North Tower
World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281-1329
SMITH BARNEY INC.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I (the "Trust"), a statutory
business trust organized under the Business Trust Act (the "Delaware Act") of
the State of Delaware (Chapter 38, Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C.
Section 3801 et. seq.) proposes to issue its % Trust Originated Preferred
Securities(SM)("TOPrS(SM)") (the "Preferred Securities") in exchange for any and
all shares of the 6,266,781 depositary shares not owned by UAL (the "Target
Securities"), each representing one one-thousandth of a share of Series B
Preferred Stock (liquidation preference equivalent to $25 per depositary share)
of UAL Corporation (the "Company"). The Preferred Securities will be
guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by the Company to the extent described in the
Prospectus (as hereinafter defined). The exchange described above is herein
referred to as the "Exchange Offer" and any exchange of Preferred Securities
for Target Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer is herein referred to as
an "Exchange". In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company will deposit
in the Trust as trust assets its % Junior Subordinated Debentures due
, 2026 (the "Debentures") as set forth in the Prospectus.
Each of the Company and the Trust hereby confirms its
agreement with Merrill Lynch & Co. and Smith Barney Inc. (the "Dealer
Managers") as follows:
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(SM) "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks
of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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1. Registration Statement, Prospectus and Offering
Materials. The Company and the Trust have prepared and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), a registration
statement on Form S-4 covering the registration of the Preferred Securities,
the Guarantee and the Debentures, including the related preliminary prospectus,
and will prepare and file, on or prior to the effective date of such
registration statement, amendments to such registration statement, including a
final prospectus. Each prospectus used before the time such registration
statement becomes effective is herein called a "preliminary prospectus". Such
registration statement, including the exhibits thereto and any documents
incorporated by reference therein, as amended at the time it becomes effective
or as thereafter amended or supplemented from time to time, is herein called
the "Registration Statement". The final prospectus included in the
Registration Statement (including any documents incorporated in the prospectus
by reference) is herein called the "Prospectus", except that if the final
prospectus furnished to the Dealer Managers for use in connection with the
Exchange Offer differs from the prospectus set forth in the Registration
Statement (whether or not such prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424 (b)), the term "Prospectus" shall refer to the final prospectus
furnished to the Dealer Managers for such use. The terms "supplement" and
"amendment" or "amend" as used herein with respect to the Prospectus shall
include all documents deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
that are filed subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the Exchange Offer by the Company and the Trust with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively,
the "Exchange Act").
The Registration Statement, Prospectus and the related letters
from the Dealer Managers to securities brokers, dealers, commercial banks,
trust companies and other nominees, letters to beneficial owners of Target
Securities, letters of transmittal (the "Letters of Transmittal"), notices of
guaranteed delivery (the "Notices of Guaranteed Delivery") and any newspaper
announcements, press releases and other offering materials and information the
Company may use or prepare, approve or authorize for use in connection with the
Exchange Offer, as amended or supplemented from time to time, are herein
collectively referred to as the "Offering Materials".
2. Exchange Offer; Agreement to Act as Dealer Managers.
(a) The Company and the Trust intend to commence the Exchange Offer as soon as
practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective under the
Securities Act by publicly announcing its commencement and by mailing, or
causing to be mailed on its behalf, copies of the Prospectus, the related
Letters of Transmittal and such of the other Offering Materials as is required
or as the Company and the Trust elect to each holder of Target Securities (the
date of the commencement of such distribution being herein called the
"Commencement Date").
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(b) The Company hereby retains the Dealer Managers to
advise the Company and the Trust with respect to the terms
and timing of the Exchange Offer and to assist them in the preparation of
the Offering Materials and retains and authorizes the Dealer Managers to act as
dealer managers and to assist the Company and the Trust with the solicitation
of Exchanges (each a "Solicitation" and collectively the "Solicitations"). On
the basis of the representations and warranties and agreements of the Company
and the Trust herein contained and subject to and in accordance with the terms
and conditions hereof and of the Offering Materials, the Dealer Managers agree
to advise the Company and the Trust with respect to the terms and timing of the
Exchange Offer, to assist them in the preparation of the Offering Materials, to
act as dealer managers in connection with the Exchange Offer and to assist the
Company and the Trust with the Solicitations. The Dealer Managers agree to use
their reasonable best efforts to solicit Exchanges.
(c) The Company shall furnish the Dealer Managers, or
cause the transfer agent or registrar for the Target Securities (respectively,
the "Transfer Agent" and "Registrar") to furnish the Dealer Managers, as soon
as practicable after the date hereof (to the extent not previously furnished),
with cards or lists in reasonable quantities or copies thereof showing the
names of persons who were the holders of record or, to the extent available to
the Company, the beneficial owners of the Target Securities as of a recent
date, together with their addresses, and the number of shares of Target
Securities held by them. Additionally, the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to update, or to cause the Transfer Agent or Registrar to update,
such information from time to time during the term of this Agreement as may be
reasonably requested by the Dealer Managers. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the Dealer Managers agree to use such information only in connection
with the Solicitations. The Dealer Managers shall act hereunder as independent
contractors and nothing herein contained shall make the Dealer Managers agents
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the Trust in connection with any
Solicitation. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute the Dealer
Managers partners of or joint venturers with the Company or any of their
subsidiaries or the Trust.
(d) The Company and the Trust authorize the Dealer
Managers to use the Offering Materials in connection with the Solicitations and
for such period of time as any Offering Materials are required by law to be
delivered in connection therewith. The Dealer Managers shall not have any
obligation to cause any Offering Materials to be transmitted generally to the
holders of the Target Securities. The Dealer Managers agree not to give any
written information and not to make any representations to holders of the
Target Securities in connection with any Solicitation other than as contained
in the Offering Materials.
(e) The Company and the Trust authorize the Dealer
Managers to communicate with any information agent (the "Information Agent") or
exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") appointed by the Company and/or the Trust
to act in such capacity in connection with the Exchange Offer with respect to
matters relating to the Exchange Offer.
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(f) The Company and the Trust agree that any reference to
the Dealer Managers in any Offering Materials or in any newspaper announcement
or press release or other public document or communication is subject to the
Dealer Managers' prior consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
3. Compensation. (a) The Company hereby agrees to pay
to the Dealer Managers for services rendered and to be rendered by them in
connection with the Exchange Offer a fee (the "Management Fee") equal to $0.125
per share of Target Securities validly submitted for exchange and not withdrawn
in connection with the Exchange Offer if fewer than 60% of the Target
Securities are validly tendered but not withdrawn and $0.150 per share of
Target Securities validly submitted for exchange and not withdrawn if 60% or
more shares of Target Securities are validly tendered and not withdrawn. The
Management Fee shall be paid only if the Exchange Offer is consummated, and
shall be paid within one week of the consummation of the Exchange Offer. The
Management Fee shall be divided 70% to Merrill Lynch and 30% to Smith Barney
Inc. (as to each, its "Proportionate Share").
(b) The Company agrees to pay, or cause to be paid to,
each soliciting dealer (including any Dealer Managers acting as a soliciting
dealer) whose name has been inserted in the space provided in the Letter of
Transmittal for that purpose a fee (the "Soliciting Dealer Fee") equal to $0.50
($0.25 with respect to the solicitation of beneficial holders of 10,000 or more
shares) per share of Target Securities validly submitted for exchange and not
withdrawn in connection with the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that no
such fee shall be paid with respect to Target Securities tendered, directly or
indirectly, by soliciting dealers for their own account and such fee shall not
be remitted, in whole or in part, to the beneficial owner of such Target
Securities. The Soliciting Dealer Fee shall be paid only if the Exchange Offer
is consummated and shall be paid to the soliciting dealers within one week of
the consummation of the Exchange Offer.
4. Expenses, Reimbursement. (a) The Company agrees to
reimburse the Dealer Managers directly for all of their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Exchange Offer,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of the law firm
acting as legal counsel for the Dealer Managers; provided that the Company
shall not be obligated to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses for air fare
incurred traveling on air carriers other than United Airlines to the extent
that United Airlines serves the particular destination for which such air fare
is incurred.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that fewer
than 45% of the Target Securities are validly tendered and not withdrawn, each
of the Dealer Managers shall reimburse the Company for its Proportionate Share
of the fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Exchange
Offer in an aggregate amount equal to the Management Fee and in the event that
at least 45% but less than 50% of the Target Securities are validly tendered and
not withdrawn, each of the Dealer Managers shall reimburse the Company for its
Proportionate Share of the fees and expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with the Exchange Offer in an aggregate amount equal to the
Management Fee and in the event that at least 45% but less than 50% of the
Target Securities are validly tendered and not withdrawn, each of the Dealer
Managers shall
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reimburse the Company for its Proportionate Share of the fees and expenses
incurred by the Company in the Exchange Offer in an aggregate amount equal to
(a) the Management Fee less (b) the product of (x) the number of shares of
Target Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn, times (y) $0.125, times
(z) a fraction, the numerator of which is the difference between the number of
shares of Target Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn and the number
of shares which constitutes 45% of the outstanding Target Securities and the
denominator of which is 5% of the outstanding shares of Target Securities.
5. Certain Covenants of the Trust and the Company. Each of the
Company and the Trust covenants jointly and severally with the Dealer Managers:
(a) To use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration
Statement, including any post-effective amendment thereto, to become effective
and will notify the Dealer Managers as soon as practicable and, if requested by
the Dealer Managers, will confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall have become
effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus or any
amended or additional Offering Materials shall have been filed, (ii) of the
receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Exchange Offer,
(iii) of any request by the Commission to amend the Registration Statement or
amend or supplement the Prospectus or the other Offering Materials or for
additional information relating to the Exchange Offer and (iv) of (A) the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or (B) the issuance by the Commission of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any of the Offering Materials or (C) the
suspension of the qualification of the Preferred Securities for offering or
sale in connection with the Exchange Offer in any jurisdiction or (D) the
institution or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or (E)
the occurrence of any event which could cause the Company or the Trust to
withdraw, rescind, terminate or modify the Exchange Offer or would permit the
Company or the Trust to exercise any right not to accept the Target Securities
tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The Company and the Trust will make
every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any such stop order, the
issuance of any order preventing or suspending such use and the suspension of
any such qualification and, if any such order is issued or qualification
suspended, to obtain the lifting of such order or suspension at the earliest
practicable time.
(b) Prior to the termination of the Exchange Offer,
before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
to furnish copies of drafts to, and consult with, the Dealer Managers and their
counsel within a reasonable time in advance of filing with the Commission of
any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
the other Offering Materials. Neither the Company nor the Trust shall file any
such amendment or supplement to which the Dealer Managers shall reasonably
object in writing; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any
of the Company's filings with the Commission required to be filed pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, copies of which such
filings the Company will cause
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to be delivered to the Dealer Managers promptly after being transmitted for
filing with the Commission.
(c) To furnish promptly to each of the Dealer Managers,
without charge, one signed copy of the Registration Statement, all amendments
thereto and any other filing with the Commission in connection with the
Exchange Offer, whether filed before or after the Registration Statement
becomes effective.
(d) To furnish promptly to the Dealer Managers, without
charge, from time to time until the effective date of the Registration
Statement, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as the Dealer Managers
may reasonably request, and the Company and the Trust hereby consent to the use
of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act. The Company will furnish promptly to the Dealer Managers, without charge,
as soon as the Registration Statement shall have become effective and during
the period mentioned in the second sentence of paragraph (e) below such number
of copies of the Prospectus and the other Offering Materials (as supplemented
or amended) as the Dealer Managers may reasonably request and will cause all
amendments and supplements filed with the Commission to be distributed to
holders of Target Securities as may be required by the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act.
(e) To comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"), in connection with the Offering Materials,
the Exchange Offer and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as
applicable. If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the Securities
Act or Exchange Act to be delivered in connection with any Solicitation or
Exchange any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it
is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Dealer Managers or
counsel for the Company and the Trust, to amend the Registration Statement or
amend or supplement the Prospectus or any other Offering Materials in order
that the Prospectus or such other Offering Materials will not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements in the Prospectus or such other Offering
Materials, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading or if, in the reasonable opinion of either such counsel, it shall be
necessary to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the
Prospectus or any other Offering Materials to comply with the requirements of
the Securities Act or Exchange Act, the Company and the Trust will promptly
prepare, file with the Commission, subject to Section 5(b) of this Agreement,
and furnish, at its own expense, to the Dealer Managers and to the dealers
(whose names and address will be furnished to the Company by the Dealer
Managers) to which Preferred Securities may have been exchanged, such amendment
or supplement as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission
or to make the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or such other Offering
Materials comply with such requirements.
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(f) To endeavor, in cooperation with the Dealer Managers,
to qualify the Preferred Securities for offering and sale in connection with
the Exchange Offer under the applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Company and the Trust may elect and to maintain such
qualifications in effect for such time as may be required for the consummation
of the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the
Trust shall be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or
to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any
jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation
in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise
so subject; provided further that the Dealer Managers shall not be obligated to
solicit tenders in jurisdictions where the Preferred Securities are not
qualified for offer and sale. The Company and the Trust will file such
statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in
which the Preferred Securities have been qualified as above provided.
(g) To make generally available to the holders of the
TOPrS and the Debentures as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company during which
the first anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement
occurs (or 90 days in case the period covered corresponds to a fiscal year of
the Company) an earnings statement of the Company (in form complying with the
provisions of Rule 158 of the Securities Act) covering such twelve-month
period.
(h) To use its reasonable best efforts to effect the
listing of the Preferred Securities on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"),
subject to official notice of issuance, as soon as practicable after the date
hereof.
(i) To timely file any report or other document required
to be filed by the Company or the Trust with the Commission pursuant to Section
13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act during the period of time referred to in the
second sentence of Section 5(e) hereof.
(j) Subject to Section 4(a) of this Agreement, to pay all
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its
obligations in connection with this Agreement and the Solicitations including,
without limitation, (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the
Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits), as
originally filed and as amended, the preliminary prospectuses, the Prospectus
and the other Offering Materials and any amendments or supplements to any of
the foregoing, and the cost of furnishing copies thereof to the Dealer
Managers, (ii) the preparation and distribution of this Agreement and any Blue
Sky surveys and the printing of certificates for the Preferred Securities,
(iii) the distribution of the Offering Materials to the holders of the Target
Securities, (iv) the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Company and the
Trust, counsel to the Dealer Managers and the Company's and the Trust's
accountants, (v) the qualification of the Preferred Securities under the
applicable securities laws in accordance with Section 5(f) of this Agreement
and any filing for review of the Exchange Offer with
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the NASD (including filing fees and fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Dealer Managers in connection with such filing with the NASD), (vi) the fees
and expenses of the Transfer Agent, the Registrar, the Trustees of the Trust
(the "Trustees"), the Indenture Trustee (as defined herein), the Information
Agent and the Exchange Agent and (vii) all other costs and expenses incident to
the Solicitations incurred by the Trust and the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company agrees to pay all of the aforementioned costs and expenses whether
or not the Exchange Offer is consummated.
(k) To advise or cause the Exchange Agent to advise the
Dealer Managers at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, or as promptly as practicable
thereafter, daily (or more frequently if requested), by telephone or facsimile
transmission, as of 4:00 P.M. on such day with respect to Target Securities
tendered as follows:
(i) the number of shares of Target Securities
validly tendered represented by certificates physically held by the Exchange
Agent (or for which the Exchange Agent has received confirmation of receipt of
book-entry transfer of such Target Securities into the Exchange Agent's account
at a Depository Institution (as defined in the Prospectus) pursuant to the
procedures set forth in the Exchange Offer) on such day;
(ii) the number of shares of Target Securities
represented by Notices of Guaranteed Delivery on such day;
(iii) the number of shares of Target Securities
properly withdrawn on such day;
(iv) the cumulative number of shares of Target
Securities in categories (i) through (iii) above.
On the day following such oral communication, the Company
shall furnish or cause the Exchange Agent to furnish to the Dealer Managers a
written report confirming the above information which has been communicated
orally. The Company shall furnish or cause the Exchange Agent to furnish to
the Dealer Managers such reasonable information on the tendering holders of
Targeted Securities as may be requested from time to time.
(l) To give the Dealer Managers notice of any change of
the expiration time of the Exchange Offer (the "Expiration Time").
6. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the
Trust. Each of the Company and the Trust jointly and severally represent and
warrant to and agrees with each of the Dealer Managers that:
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(a) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto,
or filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act, will comply when so filed,
in all material respects, as to form with the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act; the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective and the
Prospectus and any other Offering Materials, on the Commencement Date and on
the date on which the Company commences delivery of the Preferred Securities
for exchange of the Target Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer (such
date, the "Exchange Date"), will comply, in all material respects, as to form
with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; each part of the Registration
Statement when such part becomes effective will not contain, and each such
part, as amended, if applicable, will not contain, any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the
Commencement Date and the Exchange Date, none of the Prospectus or the other
Offering Materials or any amendments or supplements to such Offering Materials
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that
the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6 (a) do not apply
(A) to statements or omissions made based upon and in conformity with
information supplied in writing by either of the Dealer Managers through
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated expressly for use in the
Registration Statement, Prospectus, any other Offering Materials or any
amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing or (B) to that part of the
Registration Statement that constitutes the Statements of Eligibility and
Qualification on Form T-1 (the "Forms T-1") under the Trust Indenture Act of
the trustee (the "Indenture Trustee") under the Indenture (as defined herein),
as institutional trustee under the Declaration (as defined herein) and as
trustee under the Guarantee.
(b) The Company has the corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the
Declaration, the Indenture and the Guarantee; and this Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
The Trust has the business trust power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and this
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust.
The Preferred Securities to be issued pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will be duly authorized by the Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration
of Trust (the "Declaration") and, when issued in exchange for Target Securities
pursuant to the Exchange Offer, will be validly issued and (subject to the
terms of the Declaration) fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, not subject to any preemptive or similar
rights, and will conform in all material respects to all statements relating
thereto
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contained in the Prospectus. Holders of the Preferred Securities will be
entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders
of private corporations for profit.
The common securities to be issued by the Trust to the Company
as described in the Registration Statement (the "Common Securities") will be
duly authorized by the Declaration and, when issued to the Company for cash as
described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued and (subject to
the terms of the Declaration) fully paid and non-assessable undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, not subject to any preemptive
or similar rights, and will conform in all material respects to all statements
relating thereto contained in the Prospectus.
(c) The Declaration and the Guarantee have been duly
authorized by the Company and, as of the Exchange Date, will have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company. Assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery of the Declaration by the Trustees, the Declaration will, as of
the Exchange Date, be a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the
Trustees, enforceable against the Company and the Trustees in accordance with
its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, by general equitable
principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law), or considerations of public policy or the
effect of applicable law relating to fiduciary duties. As of the Exchange
Date, the Guarantee will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the
same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d) The Indenture between the Company and the Indenture
Trustee (including any related supplemental indenture) governing the Debentures
to be deposited in the Trust ("Indenture") will be duly qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of
the Indenture by the Indenture Trustee and upon execution and delivery by the
Company, will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law.
(e) The Debentures to be deposited in the Trust as trust
assets in connection with the Exchange Offer have been duly authorized by the
Company, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the
Indenture by the Indenture Trustee, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to the Trust
pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer will be entitled to the
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benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except
as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law.
(f) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has corporate power and authority and has all licenses, permits,
orders and other governmental and regulatory approvals, to own or lease its
properties and conduct its business in the jurisdictions in which such business
is transacted as described in the Prospectus, with only such exceptions as are
not material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as
a whole.
(g) The Trust has been duly created and is validly
existing in good standing as a business trust under the Delaware Act, is and
will be treated as a "grantor trust" for federal income tax purposes under
existing law, has the business trust power and authority to conduct its
business as presently conducted and as described in the Prospectus, and is not
required to be authorized to do business in any other jurisdiction.
(h) United Airlines, Inc. ("United") has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, and all of the issued shares of capital
stock of United have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully
paid and non-assessable, and the shares of United owned by the Company are
owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any pledge,
lien, security interest, charge, claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind, with
only such exceptions as are not material to the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as a whole.
(i) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set
forth in the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and conform in all material respects to the respective
descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(j) The execution and delivery by the Company and the
Trust of, and the performance by the Company and the Trust of their obligations
under, this Agreement, the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Declaration, the
Guarantee and the Indenture, the issuance and delivery by the Trust of the
Common Securities and Preferred Securities and the consummation of the Exchange
Offer and the fulfillment of the terms herein contemplated will not conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under (in each case material to the Company and its subsidiaries
(including the Trust)
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considered as a whole or as to the Trust separately), any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee, lease, financing agreement or other
similar agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
(including the Trust) is a party or by which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (including the Trust) is bound or to which any of the property or
assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (including the Trust) is
subject, nor will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the Declaration of
the Trust, nor will such actions result in any violation (in each case material
to the Company and its subsidiaries (including the Trust) considered as a whole
or as to the Trust separately) of any statute or any order, rule or regulation
of any court or regulatory authority or other governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Trust or the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their properties; and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or
qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for, and the
absence of which would materially affect, the performance by the Company and
the Trust of their obligations under this Agreement, the issuance and delivery
of the Preferred Securities and the consummation of the Exchange Offer, except
such approvals as will be obtained under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
or the Trust Indenture Act and as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky
laws of the various states or the securities laws of non-U.S. jurisdictions in
connection with the Exchange Offer.
(k) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Trust or the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of the properties of the
Trust of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that is required
to be disclosed in the Prospectus or that can reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect upon the general affairs, financial position, net worth
or results of operations of the Trust or the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as a whole; and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, no such
proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
threatened by others.
(l) Neither the Trust nor the Company is or, after giving
effect to the consummation of the Exchange Offer, will be, and neither the
Trust nor the Company is directly or indirectly controlled by, or acting on
behalf of any person which is, an investment company within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(m) Arthur Andersen L.L.P., who have certified certain
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented, are, to the best knowledge of the Company, independent
certified public accountants as required by the Securities Act.
7. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) Each of the
Company and the Trust jointly and severally agrees: (A) to indemnify and hold
the Dealer Managers
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harmless against any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim (i) which (1)
with respect to the Registration Statement, is caused by any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or which is
caused by the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or (2) with respect to the Offering Materials or in any amendment
or supplement thereto, is caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in such Offering Materials or which is
caused by the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except, in any such
case, as to any of the Dealer Managers insofar as such loss, damage, expense,
liability or claim is caused by any such untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to such
Dealer Manager furnished to the Company or the Trust in writing through Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated expressly for use in the
Registration Statement or in such Offering Materials or (ii) which arises out
of or is based upon a withdrawal, rescission or modification of or a failure to
make or consummate the Exchange Offer; and (B) to indemnify and hold each of
the Dealer Managers harmless against any other loss, damage, expense, liability
or claim which otherwise arises out of or is related to this Agreement or the
Exchange Offer or the services provided by the Dealer Managers in connection
with this Agreement or the Exchange Offer, except to the extent any such loss,
damage, expense, liability or claim referred to in this clause (B) is found by
a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from
such Dealer Manager's gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The
Company and the Trust each jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold
each of the Dealer Managers harmless against and reimburse each of the Dealer
Managers for any and all reasonable expenses (including reasonable legal fees
and expenses) as such expenses are incurred by it in connection with
investigating, preparing for or defending against any such loss, damage,
expense, liability or claim, whether or not resulting in any liability, whether
or not such person is a named party in connection therewith and whether or not
such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim results from action initiated or
brought by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (including
the Trust), and any amount paid in settlement of any litigation, commenced or
threatened, or of any claim whatsoever as set forth herein if such settlement
is effected with the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however,
with respect to clause (B) above, that neither the Company nor the Trust shall
be liable for any of the foregoing expenses and any amounts previously paid
shall be promptly repaid to the extent that any loss, damage, liability or
claim is found by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from such Dealer Manager's gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct. In the event that you become involved in any capacity in any
action, proceeding or investigation brought by or against any person, including
stockholders of the Company, in connection with any matter referred to in this
Agreement or arising out of the Exchange Offer for which you would be entitled
to indemnification pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company and the
Trust also agree to indemnify and hold you harmless against and to reimburse
you for any amount paid in settlement of any litigation commenced or
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threatened or of any claim whatsoever as set forth herein if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of the Company and the Trust, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld. The Company and Trust also agree that none of the
Dealer Managers shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in tort,
contract or otherwise) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries (including the
Trust) or its or their security holders or creditors related to or arising out
of this Agreement or the Exchange Offer or the services provided by such Dealer
Manager in connection with this Agreement or the Exchange Offer, except (i) for
failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) to the extent
such liability is found by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted from such Dealer Manager's gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct or (iii) as expressly provided in the next
succeeding paragraph.
Each of the Dealer Managers agrees, severally and not jointly,
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Trust to the same extent as
the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Trust to the Dealer Managers
contained in Section 7(a)(A)(i) above, but only with reference to information
relating to the Dealer Managers furnished to the Company in writing through
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporate expressly for use in the
Registration Statement or the Offering Materials.
(b) Promptly after receipt by a person indemnified under
this Section 7 of notice of any suit, action, proceeding or investigation with
respect to which an indemnified party may be entitled to indemnification
hereunder, such indemnified person shall notify the person against whom such
indemnity may be sought in writing of the commencement or the written assertion
thereof; but the omission so to notify such indemnifying person shall not
relieve such indemnifying person from any liability which it may have to such
indemnified person unless the indemnifying person has been materially
prejudiced by such omission. Following such notification, such indemnifying
person may elect in writing to assume the defense of such suit, action,
proceeding or investigation and, upon such election, such indemnifying person
shall not be liable for any legal costs subsequently incurred by such
indemnified person (other than reasonable costs of investigation and providing
evidence) in connection therewith, unless (i) such indemnifying person has
failed to provide counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person in
a timely manner, (ii) counsel which has been provided by such indemnifying
person reasonably determines that its representation of such indemnified person
would present it with a conflict of interest or (iii) such indemnified person
reasonably determines that there may be legal defenses available to it which
are different from or in addition to those available to such indemnifying
person. In the event of a determination pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
above, such indemnified person shall be entitled to retain separate counsel of
their choice and the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne
by such indemnifying person. Such indemnifying person shall not in any event
be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys
(in addition to any local counsel) for all the Dealer Managers in any one
action or group of related actions, except as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence. Whether or not such indemnifying person shall have
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assumed the defense of any suit, action, proceeding or investigation, the
Company, the Trust, and the Dealer Managers agree to cooperate in the defense
thereof and shall furnish such records, information and testimony, and attend
such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals, as may
be reasonably requested in connection therewith.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7
is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified person to the
extent provided under subsection (a) above in respect of any losses, damages,
expenses, liabilities or claims referred to therein, then the indemnifying
person shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
person as a result of such losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims (i)
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Company and its subsidiaries (including the Trust) on the one hand and
such Dealer Manager on the other from the Exchange Offer or (ii) if the
allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and its
subsidiaries (including the Trust) on the one hand and such Dealer Manager on
the other in connection with any statements or omissions or any other matters
which resulted in such losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits
received by the Company and its subsidiaries (including the Trust) on the one
hand and such Dealer Manager on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the maximum aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred
Securities issuable pursuant to the Exchange Offer bears to the maximum amount
of fees payable to such Dealer Manager (less any expenses payable by such
Dealer Manager to the Company) pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 hereof. The
relative fault of the Company and its subsidiaries (including the Trust) on the
one hand and such Dealer Manager on the other (i) in the case of any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact, shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether such statement or omission relates to information supplied by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries (including the Trust) or their
affiliates or such Dealer Manager, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission and (ii) in the case of any other action or omission, shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether such action or omission
was taken or omitted to be taken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
(including the Trust) or their affiliates or by the Dealer Manager, and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action or omission. The Company and the Dealer
Managers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant
to this subsection (c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in this subsection (c). Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 7(c), no Dealer Manager shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the fee paid to such Dealer Manager as
provided in Section 3 hereof (less any expenses payable by such Dealer Manager
to the Company as provided in Section
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4 hereof). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
8. Conditions to Dealer Managers' Obligations. The
obligations of the Dealer Managers hereunder are subject as of the Commencement
Date and as of the Exchange Date to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Trust contained herein or in certificates of
any officer of the Company or Trustee of the Trust delivered pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance, in all material respects, by the Company
and the Trust of their obligations hereunder to be performed, and to the
following additional conditions:
(a) On the Commencement Date and the Exchange Date, the
Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act; no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be
in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or, to
the Company's or the Trust's knowledge, threatened by the Commission.
(b) On the Commencement Date and the Exchange Date, since
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented, there shall not have occurred any material adverse
change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in
or affecting particularly the business or assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as a whole, or any material adverse change in the
financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented.
(c) The Dealer Managers shall have received on the
Commencement Date and the Exchange Date a certificate, dated such date and
signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in
clause (b) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of
the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects as of such date and that the Company has complied in all material
respects with all of the agreements and satisfied in all material respects all
of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied on or before such
date. The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the
best of such officer's knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(d) On the Commencement Date and the Exchange Date, there
shall not have been since the respective dates as of which information is given
in the Registration Statement, any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in the financial condition or
results of operations of the Trust.
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(e) The Dealer Managers shall have received on the
Commencement Date and the Exchange Date a certificate, dated such date and
signed by a trustee of the Trust, to the effect set forth in clause (d) above
and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Trust
contained in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of
such date and that the Trust has complied in all material respects with all of
the agreements and satisfied in all material respects all of the conditions on
its part to be performed or satisfied on or before such date. The trustee
signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon knowledge as to
proceedings threatened.
(f) On the Exchange Date and, except with respect to
paragraph (iv) of this Section 8(f), on the Commencement Date, the Dealer
Managers shall receive a signed opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware
counsel for the Company, dated as of such date, to the effect that:
(i) the Trust has been duly organized and is
validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the Delaware Act
and has the business trust power and authority to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus;
(ii) assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery of the Declaration by the Company and the Trustees, the Declaration is
a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Trustees,
enforceable against the Company and the Trustees in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the rights
and remedies of creditors generally as from time to time in effect, general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law), or considerations of public policy or the
effect of applicable law relating to fiduciary duties;
(iii) under the Declaration and the Delaware Act,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trust, and the performance
by the Trust of its obligations hereunder and in the Exchange Offer, have been
duly authorized by all requisite business trust action on the part of the
Trust;
(iv) the Preferred Securities have been duly
authorized by the Declaration and upon issuance will be duly and validly issued
and, subject to the terms of the Declaration, fully paid and non-assessable
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. The holders of Preferred
Securities will be, subject to the terms of the Declaration, entitled to the
same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware;
(v) under the Declaration and the Delaware Act,
the issuance of the Preferred Securities is not subject to preemptive rights;
and
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(vi) the statements made in the Prospectus under
the caption "Description of the Preferred Securities" insofar as such
statements constitute summaries of the legal matters or documents referred to
therein, are accurate in all material respects.
(g) On the Exchange Date and, except with respect to
paragraphs (vi), (vii) and (viii) of this Section 8(g), on the Commencement
Date, the Dealer Managers shall have received a signed opinion of Francesca M.
Maher, Vice President - Law, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of
the Company, or if the Company desires, other counsel satisfactory to the
Dealer Managers in their reasonable judgment, dated as of such date, to the
effect that:
(i) the Company has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, with corporate power under the laws of such State to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented;
(ii) the Company is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing in the jurisdictions in which such business is
transacted, with only such exceptions as will not have a material adverse
effect upon the general affairs, financial position, net worth or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole;
(iii) United has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of United have been
duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and
the shares of United owned by the Company, are owned by the Company, directly
or indirectly, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, charge,
claim, equity or encumbrance of any kind, with only such exceptions as are not
material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a
whole;
(iv) the Company has an authorized capitalization as
set forth in the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of
the Company have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable;
(v) this Agreement and the Declaration have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
(vi) the Indenture has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
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(vii) the Debentures have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and, when authenticated in accordance
with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to the Trust in exchange for
the Preferred Securities and money pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer,
will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and binding
obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except
as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
(viii) the Guarantee has been duly authorized and
executed by the Company, and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(ix) the execution and delivery by the Company of,
and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement,
the Declaration, the Indenture, the Debentures and the Guarantee and the
consummation of the Exchange Offer and the fulfillment of the terms herein
contemplated (including the issuance of the Preferred Securities by the Trust)
will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions
of, or constitute a default under (in each case material to the Trust or to the
Company and its subsidiaries (including the Trust) considered as a whole), any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee, lease financing
agreement or other similar agreement or instrument known to such counsel under
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries (including the Trust) is bound or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is subject, nor will such actions result in any violation of the
provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the
Declaration, nor will such actions result in any violation (in each case
material to the Trust or to the Company and its subsidiaries (including the
Trust) considered as a whole) of any statute or any order, rule or regulation
known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Trust or the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their properties (other than the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various
states as to which such counsel expresses no opinion);
(x) such counsel does not know of any legal or
governmental proceeding pending to which the Trust, the Company or United is a
party or of which any property of the Trust, the Company or any of such
subsidiaries is the subject required to be disclosed in the Prospectus that are
not disclosed as required, and no such proceedings are known by such counsel to
be threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by
others;
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(xi) such counsel does not know of any contract or
other document of a character required to be filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus or required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus which is not filed or incorporated by reference or described as
required;
(xii) the documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company
or the Trust prior to the Exchange Date (other than the financial statements
and related schedules and other financial data contained or incorporated by
reference therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need not
express any opinion), when they were filed with the Commission, complied as to
form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may indicate that she
is a member of the bar of the State of Illinois and that she expresses no
opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the
United States, the laws of the State of Illinois and the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware. In addition, such counsel shall state that such
counsel or lawyers under her supervision have participated in the preparation
of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference therein and no facts have come to such counsel's attention that leads
her to believe that the Registration Statement (including the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 11 of Form S-4) at the time
such Registration Statement became effective, or if an amendment to the
Registration Statement or an Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed with the
Commission subsequent to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, then
at the time such amendment became effective or at the time of the most recent
such filing, contained an untrue statement of a material fact omitted to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus as of its
date and the date of such opinion (including the documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to Item 11 of Form S-4) or any amendment or
supplement thereto, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, except that such counsel need
express no belief with respect to the financial statements and schedules and
other financial data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, or the Prospectus or any amendment thereto or the Statement of
Eligibility on Form T-1 of the Trustee.
(h) On the Exchange Date and, except with respect to
paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 8(h), on the Commencement Date,
the Dealer Managers shall have received a signed opinion of Mayer, Brown &
Platt, or if the Company desires, other counsel satisfactory to the Dealer
Managers in their reasonable judgement, dated as of such date, to the effect
that:
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(i) this Agreement and the Declaration have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;
(ii) the Indenture has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
(iii) the Debentures have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and, when authenticated in accordance
with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to the Trust in exchange for
the Preferred Securities and money pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer,
will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and binding
obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except
as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
(iv) the Guarantee has been duly authorized and
executed by the Company, and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(v) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act;
(vi) the statements made in the Prospectus under the
captions "Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee," "Description of
the Junior Subordinated Debentures" and "Description of the Series B Preferred
Securities Depositary Shares," insofar as such statements constitute summaries
of the legal matters or documents referred to therein are accurate in all
material respects;
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(vii) neither the Company nor the Trust is, or,
after giving effect to the consummation the Exchange Offer, will be, and
neither the Company nor the Trust is directly or indirectly controlled by, or
acting on behalf of any person which is, an investment company within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) the documents incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Company or the Trust prior to the Exchange Date (other than the financial
statements and related schedules and other financial data contained or
incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such
counsel need not express any opinion), when they were filed with the
Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act;
(ix) the Registration Statement has become effective
under the Securities Act and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or threatened by
the Commission; the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any further
amendments and supplements thereto made by the Company or the Trust prior to
the Exchange Date (other than the financial statements and related schedules
and other financial data contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any further amendments or supplements thereto, or omitted
therefrom, and other than that part of the Registration Statement that
constitutes the Forms T-1, as to which such counsel need not express any
opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the Securities Act.
In rendering such opinion, Mayer, Brown & Platt may state that
they express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
federal laws of the United States, the laws of the States of New York and
Illinois and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. In
addition, such counsel shall state that such counsel has participated in the
preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and no facts have
come to such counsel's attention that leads such counsel to believe that the
Registration Statement (including the documents incorporated by reference
therein pursuant to Item 11 of Form S-4) at the time it became effective, or if
an amendment to the Registration Statement or an Annual Report on Form 10-K has
been filed with the Commission subsequent to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, then at the time such amendment became effective or at
the time of the most recent such filing, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, or that
the Prospectus as of its date and the date of such opinion (including the
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 11 of Form S-4)
contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except
that such counsel need express no belief with respect to the financial
statements and schedules and other financial data included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, or the Prospectus or any amendment
thereto, or the Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of the Trustee.
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(i) On the Commencement Date and on the Exchange Date,
the Dealer Managers shall have received a signed opinion of Mayer, Brown &
Platt, tax counsel to the Trust, confirming their opinion under the caption
"Taxation" in the Prospectus.
(j) The Dealer Managers shall have received the favorable
opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom counsel for the Dealer
Managers, dated as of the Commencement Date and the Exchange Date, covering the
incorporation and legal existence of the Company, the issuance and delivery of
the Preferred Securities (on the Exchange Date only), this Agreement, the
Indenture, the Debentures, the Guarantee, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and such other related matters as the Dealer Managers may require.
In giving such opinion such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the
laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York and Delaware,
and the federal law of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel
satisfactory to the Dealer Managers. Such counsel may also state that, insofar
as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they
deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company, trustees of the
Trust and certificates of public officials.
(k) On the Commencement Date, the Dealer Managers shall
have received from the Company's independent public accountants, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Dealer Managers and dated as of such
date, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in
accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial
statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus.
(l) At the Exchange Date, the Dealer Managers shall have
received from the Company's independent public accountants, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Dealer Managers and dated as of such
dates, to the effect that such accountants reaffirm the statements made in the
letter furnished pursuant to Section 8(k).
(m) At the Exchange Date, the Preferred Securities shall
have been duly listed, subject to official notice of issuance, on the NYSE.
(n) By the Exchange Date, the Company shall have entered
into appropriate agreements with the Information Agent and the Exchange Agent
for purposes of the Exchange Offer.
9. Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to
occur of (i) the Exchange Date, (ii) the date on which the Dealer Managers give
notice to the Company and the Trust that any of the conditions specified in
Section 8 have not been fulfilled as of any date such conditions are required
to be fulfilled pursuant to Section 8 or (iii) the date on
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which the Company terminates or withdraws the Exchange Offer for any reason
(the earliest to occur of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) being referred to as the
"Termination Date ").
(b) Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 9, the obligations of the Company to
compensate and/or reimburse, as applicable, the Dealer Managers pursuant to
Section 3, 4 or 5, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6
and the provisions of Section 7 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
10. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered, mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication.
Notices to the Dealer Managers shall be directed to Merrill Lynch & Co., World
Financial Center, North Tower, New York, New York 10281-1305, attention
Syndicate Operations, with a copy to ________, and notices to the Company and
the Trust shall be directed to _________. Any notice under Section 7 hereof
may be made by telex or telephone, but if so made, shall be subsequently
confirmed promptly in writing.
11. Tombstone. The Company and the Trust acknowledge
that the Dealer Managers may, with the prior review and approval of the
Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, place an
announcement in such newspapers and periodicals as the Dealer Managers may
choose, stating that the Dealer Managers are or were acting as dealer manager
and financial advisors to the Company and the Trust in connection with the
Exchange Offer. The costs relating to any such tombstone shall be borne by the
Dealer Managers.
12. Survival of Certain Provisions. The representations,
warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company and the Trust will remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by
or on behalf of any of the Dealer Managers or any affiliate or controlling
person thereof and, subject to Section 9(b), will survive the consummation of
the Exchange Offer.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute
one and the same Agreement.
15. Successors. This Agreement is made solely for the
benefit of the Dealer Managers, the Company and the Trust and, to the extent
expressed, the parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7, and no other persons
shall acquire or have any right
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under or by virtue of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto or
their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent expressly set forth
herein, the parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7 hereof, any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer on holders of the securities of the
Trust, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or creditors of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or the respective successors and assigns of such
creditors, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of
our agreement, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon
this instrument will become a binding agreement among the Company, the Trust
and the Dealer Managers in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
UAL CORPORATION
By:_____________________________________
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
By: UAL Corporation, as sponsor
By:_____________________________________
Confirmed and accepted as of
the date first above written:
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER
& SMITH INCORPORATED
SMITH BARNEY INC.
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By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated
By:________________________________________
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EXHIBIT 4.1
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UAL CORPORATION, Issuer
to
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Trustee
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INDENTURE
Dated as of ___________, 1996
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Providing for Issuance of
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities in Series
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ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and Other Provisions of
General Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2. Compliance Certificates and Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4. Acts of Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.5. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.7. Headings and Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.8. Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.9. Separability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.10. Benefits of Indenture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.11. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.12. Legal Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.13. Trustee to Establish Record Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.14. No Recourse Against Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ARTICLE 2 - Security Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.1. Forms Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3. Securities in Global Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.4. Form of Legend for Securities in Global Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ARTICLE 3 - The Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.1. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.2. Denominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.4. Temporary Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.6. Replacement Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.8. Persons Deemed Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.9. Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.10. Computation of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.11. Currency and Manner of Payment in Respect of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.12. Appointment and Resignation of Exchange Rate Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.13. CUSIP Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ARTICLE 4 - Satisfaction, Discharge and Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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4.1. Termination of Company's Obligations Under the Indenture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.2. Application of Trust Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.3. Applicability of Defeasance Provisions; Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . . 47
4.4. Defeasance and Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.5. Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.6. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.7. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.8. Transfers and Distribution at Company Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ARTICLE 5 - Defaults and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.1. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.2. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.6. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.7. Waiver of Past Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.8. Control by Majority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.9. Limitation on Suits by Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.10. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.11. Application of Money Collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.14. Undertaking for Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.15. Action Respecting Securities Held in UAL
Corporation Capital Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
ARTICLE 6 - The Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.2. Rights of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.3. Trustee May Hold Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.4. Money Held in Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.5. Trustee's Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.6. Notice of Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.7. Reports by Trustee to Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.8. Securityholder Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.9. Compensation and Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.10. Replacement of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.12. Eligibility; Disqualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.13. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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6.15. Trustee's Application for Instructions from the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ARTICLE 7 - Consolidation, Merger or Sale by the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
ARTICLE 8 - Supplemental Indentures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.2. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.3. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4. Execution of Supplemental Indentures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.5. Effect of Supplemental Indentures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ARTICLE 9 - Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9.1. Payment of Principal, Premium, If Any, and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9.3. Money for Securities to Be Held in Trust; Unclaimed Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.4. Corporate Existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.5. Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.6. Reports by the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.7. Annual Review Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.8. Limitation on Dividends and Capital Stock Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.9. Notice of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
ARTICLE 10 - Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10.1. Applicability of Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10.3. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
10.4. Notice of Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
10.5. Deposit of Redemption Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
10.6. Securities Payable on Redemption Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
10.7. Securities Redeemed in Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ARTICLE 11 - Sinking Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
11.1. Applicability of Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
11.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
11.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
ARTICLE 12 - Subordination of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
12.1. Securities Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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12.2. Company Not to Make Payments with Respect to Securities in Certain Circumstances;
Limitations on Acceleration of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
12.3. Securities Subordinated to Prior Payment of All Senior Indebtedness on Dissolution,
Liquidation or Reorganization
of the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
12.4. Holders to Be Subrogated to Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
12.5. Obligation of the Company Unconditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
12.6. Knowledge of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
12.7. Application by Trustee of Moneys Deposited
with It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
12.8. Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of Company or Holders of Senior Indebtedness . . . . 91
12.9. Holders Authorize Trustee to Effectuate Subordination of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
12.10. Right of Trustee to Hold Senior Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12.11. Article 12 Not to Prevent Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12.12. Paying Agents Other Than the Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12.13. Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
12.14. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
12.15. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
12.16. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders or Senior Indebtedness of the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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Reconciliation and tie between Indenture dated as of April 3, 1995 and the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Trust Indenture Act Indenture
of 1939 Section Section
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310(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12
(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12
(a)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(a)(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not applicable
(a)(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.10; 6.12;
TIA
311(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
312(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
313(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7; TIA
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
314(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6; 9.7; TIA
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable
(c)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
(c)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
(c)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
315(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(d)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(d)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(d)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
316(a)(last sentence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
(a)(1)(A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2; 5.8
(a)(1)(B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9; 5.10
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
317(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3
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(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3
318(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.11
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIA
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.11; TIA
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This reconciliation and tie section does not constitute part of the Indenture.
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INDENTURE, dated as of _____________, 1996, among UAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), as issuer, and THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, a national banking association, as Trustee (the
"Trustee").
Recitals
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of
this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured
junior subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
("Securities") to be issued in one or more series as herein provided.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement
of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of
the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as
follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
Section 1.1. Definitions. (a) For all purposes of this
Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings
assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the
singular;
(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the
Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the
meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; and
(4) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and
other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and
not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition,
"control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
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through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Agent" means any Paying Agent or Registrar.
"Authenticating Agent" means any authenticating agent
appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14.
"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper of general
circulation, in the official language of the country of publication or in the
English language, customarily published on each Business Day whether or not
published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and of general circulation in the
place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial community
of such place. Whenever successive publications in an Authorized Newspaper are
required hereunder they may be made (unless otherwise expressly provided
herein) on any Business Day and in the same or different Authorized Newspapers.
"Bearer Security" means any Security in the form (to the
extent applicable thereto) established pursuant to Section 2.1 which is payable
to bearer.
"Board" or "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors
of the Company, the Executive Committee or any other duly authorized committee
thereof.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution of the Board
of Directors, certified by the Corporate Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
the Company, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in
full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the
Trustee.
"Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment
or any other particular location referred to in this Indenture or in the
Securities, means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities
pursuant to Section 3.1, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment or
particular location are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
"Capital Lease" means any lease obligation of a person
incurred with respect to real property or equipment acquired or leased by such
person and used in its business that is required to be recorded on its balance
sheet as a capitalized lease in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied as in effect on the date hereof.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as
from time to time constituted, created under the
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or, if at any time after the execution of this
Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now
assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such
duties at such time.
"Common Securities" shall mean the common undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the applicable UAL Corporation Capital Trust.
"Company" means the Person named as the Company in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until one or more successor corporations shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and
thereafter means such successors.
"Company Order" and "Company Request" mean, respectively, a
written order or request signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of
the Board, the President, any Executive Vice President or any Senior Vice
President, signing alone, by any Vice President signing together with the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary of the Company, or, with respect to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 6.1,
any other employee of the Company named in an Officers' Certificate delivered
to the Trustee.
"Conversion Event" means the cessation of use of (i) a Foreign
Currency both by the government of the country which issued such currency and
for the settlement of transactions by a central bank or other public
institutions of or within the international banking community, (ii) the ECU
both within the European Monetary System and for the settlement of transactions
by public institutions of or within the European Communities or (iii) any
currency unit other than the ECU for the purposes for which it was established.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the
Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be
administered, which office at the date of original execution of this Indenture
is located at One First National Plaza, Suite 0126, Chicago, Illinois 60670,
Attention: Corporate trust Administration, except that, with respect to
presentation of the Securities for payment or registration of transfers or
exchanges and the location of the register, such term means the office or
agency of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate agency
business shall be conducted, which at the date of original execution of this
Indenture is located as c/o First Chicago Trust Company of New York, 14 Wall
Street-8th Floor-Window 2, New York, New York 10005.
"corporation" includes corporations, associations, companies
and business trusts.
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"coupon" means any interest coupon appertaining to a Bearer
Security.
"Declaration of Trust" shall mean the Declaration of Trust of
the UAL Corporation Capital Trust, if any, specified in the applicable Board
Resolution or supplemental indenture establishing a particular series of
Securities pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof.
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage
of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.
"Depositary", when used with respect to the Securities of or
within any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, means
the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1
until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean or include each Person
which is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one
such Person, shall be a collective reference to such Persons.
"Dollar" means the coin or currency of the United States as at
the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private
debts.
"ECU" means the European Currency Unit as defined and revised
from time to time by the Council of the European Communities.
"European Communities" means the European Economic Community,
the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
"European Monetary System" means the European Monetary System
established by the Resolution of December 5, 1978 of the Council of the
European Communities.
"Exchange Rate Agent", when used with respect to Securities of
or within any series, means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any
Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, a New York Clearing House bank designated
pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.12.
"Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate" means a certificate
setting forth (i) the applicable Market Exchange Rate or the applicable bid
quotation and (ii) the Dollar or Foreign Currency amounts of principal (and
premium, if any) and interest, if any (on an aggregate basis and on the basis
of a Security having the lowest denomination principal amount in the relevant
currency or currency unit), payable with respect to a Security of any series on
the basis of such Market Exchange Rate or the
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applicable bid quotation, signed by the Treasurer, any Vice President or any
Assistant Treasurer of the Company.
"Flight Equipment" means:
(a) aircraft of all types and classes used in transportation
and incidental services, together with all aircraft
instruments, appurtenances parts and fixtures comprising such
aircraft;
(b) aircraft engines of all types and classes used in
transportation and incidental services, together with all
accessories, appurtenances, parts and fixtures comprising such
aircraft engines;
(c) aircraft communication equipment of all types and
classes used in transportation and incidental services,
including radio, radar, radiophone and other aircraft
communication apparatus, together with all accessories,
appurtenances, parts and fixtures comprising such aircraft
communication equipment;
(d) miscellaneous flight equipment of all types and
classes (including miscellaneous crew flight equipment) used
in transportation and incidental services; and
(e) spare parts, accessories and assemblies held for use
in or repair of the items described in (a) through (d) above.
"Foreign Currency" means any currency issued by the government
of one or more countries other than the United States or by any recognized
confederation or association of such governments.
"Government Obligations" means securities which are (i) direct
obligations of the United States or, if specified as contemplated by Section
3.1, the government which issued the currency in which the Securities of a
particular series are payable, for the payment of which its full faith and
credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by
and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States or, if
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, such government which issued the
foreign currency in which the Securities of such series are payable, the
payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit
obligation by the United States or such other government, which, in either
case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and
shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as
custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment
of interest on or principal of any such Government Obligation held by such
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custodian for the account of the holder of a depositary receipt, provided that
(except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from
any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation
evidenced by such depositary receipt.
"Holder" means, with respect to a Bearer Security or coupon, a
bearer thereof and, with respect to a Registered Security, a person in whose
name a Security is registered on the Register.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, the
principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including
post-petition interest) on any obligation, whether outstanding on the date
hereof or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, which is (i) indebtedness of
such Person for money borrowed, (ii) Indebtedness Guarantees by such Person of
indebtedness for money borrowed by any other Person, (iii) indebtedness
evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other instruments of indebtedness for
payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, (iv) obligations for the
reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers' acceptance or
similar credit transaction, (v) obligations of such Person under Capital Leases
and Flight Equipment leases (the amount of the Company's obligation under such
Flight Equipment leases to be computed in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 as if such Flight Equipment leases were
Capital Leases), (vi) obligations (net of counterparty payments) under interest
rate and currency swaps, caps, collars, options, forward or spot contracts or
similar arrangements or with respect to foreign currency hedges, and (vii)
commitment and other bank financing fees under contractual obligations
associated with bank debt; provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not
include amounts owed to trade creditors in the ordinary course of business.
"Indebtedness Guarantee" by any Person means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any
Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds
for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether
arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to
purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain
financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or
other obligation of the payment or performance thereof (or payment of damages
in the event of nonperformance) or to protect such obligee against loss in
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respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the terms
Indebtedness Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The term "Indebtedness Guarantee" used as
a verb has a corresponding meaning.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as originally executed or as
amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the forms and terms
(but not defined terms established in an Officers' Certificate or a Board
Resolution) of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by
Section 2.1 and Section 3.1.
"Indexed Security" means a Security the terms of which provide
that the principal amount thereof payable at Stated Maturity may be more or
less than the principal face amount thereof at original issuance.
"interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue
Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after maturity, means
interest payable after maturity.
"Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any
Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such
Security.
"Market Exchange Rate" means, unless otherwise specified with
respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, (i) for any conversion
involving a currency unit on the one hand and Dollars or any Foreign Currency
on the other, the exchange rate between the relevant currency unit and Dollars
or such Foreign Currency calculated by the method specified pursuant to Section
3.1 for the Securities of the relevant series, (ii) for any conversion of
Dollars into any Foreign Currency, the noon buying rate for such Foreign
Currency for cable transfers quoted in New York City as certified for customs
purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and (iii) for any conversion
of one Foreign Currency into Dollars or another Foreign Currency, the spot rate
at noon local time in the relevant market at which, in accordance with normal
banking procedures, the Dollars or Foreign Currency into which conversion is
being made could be purchased with the Foreign Currency from which conversion
is being made from major banks located in New York City, London or any other
principal market for Dollars or such purchased Foreign Currency, in each case
determined by the Exchange Rate Agent. Unless otherwise specified with respect
to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, in the event of the unavailability
of any of the exchange rates provided for in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii)
and (iii), the Exchange Rate Agent shall use, in its sole discretion and
without liability on its part, such quotation of the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York as of the most recent available date, or quotations from one or more
major banks in New
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York City, London or other principal market for such currency or currency unit
in question (which may include any such bank acting as Trustee under this
Indenture), or such other quotations as the Exchange Rate Agent shall deem
appropriate. Unless otherwise specified by the Exchange Rate Agent, if there
is more than one market for dealing in any currency or currency unit by reason
of foreign exchange regulations or otherwise, the market to be used in respect
of such currency or currency unit shall be that upon which a nonresident issuer
of securities designated in such currency or currency unit would purchase such
currency or currency unit in order to make payments in respect of such
securities.
"Maturity", when used with respect to any Security means the
date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal
becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the stated
Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
"Officer" means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice
President or the Corporate Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the
Chairman of the Board, the President, any Executive Vice President or any
Senior Vice President of the Company, signing alone, or by any Vice President
signing together with the Corporate Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the
Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of legal counsel,
who may be (a) the senior attorney employed by the Company, (b) Mayer, Brown &
Platt or (c) other counsel designated by the Company and who shall be
acceptable to the Trustee.
"Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which
provides for an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof to be due
and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant
to Section 5.2.
"Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as
of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Securities, or portions thereof, for whose payment or
redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent
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(other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust
by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for
the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto
provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such
redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or
provisions therefor satisfactory to the Trustee have been made;
(iii) Securities, except to the extent provided in Sections 4.4
and 4.5, with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance
and/or covenant defeasance as provided in Article 4; and
(iv) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 3.6 or
in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any
such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to
the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by
a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid
obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, or whether
sufficient funds are available for redemption or for any other purpose, and for
the purpose of making the calculations required by section 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act, (w) the principal amount of any Original Issue Discount
Securities that may be counted in making such determination or calculation and
that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purpose shall be equal to the
amount of principal thereof that would be (or shall have been declared to be)
due and payable, at the time of such determination, upon a declaration of
acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, (x) the principal
amount of any Security denominated in a Foreign Currency that may be counted in
making such determination or calculation and that shall be deemed Outstanding
for such purpose shall be equal to the Dollar equivalent, determined as of the
date such Security is originally issued by the Company as set forth in an
Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee, of the principal
amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the Dollar
equivalent as of such date of original issuance of the amount determined as
provided in clause (w) above) of such Security, (y) the principal amount of any
Indexed Security that may be counted in making such determination or
calculation and that shall be deemed outstanding for such purpose shall be
equal to the principal face amount of such Indexed Security at original
issuance, unless otherwise provided with respect to such Security pursuant to
Section 3.1, and (z) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon
the Securities or any Affiliate of the
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Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in making such calculation or in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the
Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned
which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the
pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so
to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company
or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or
such other obligor.
"Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to
pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Securities
on behalf of the Company.
"Periodic Offering" means an offering of Securities of a
series from time to time the specific terms of which Securities, including,
without limitation, the rate or rates of interest or formula for determining
the rate or rates of interest thereon, if any, the Stated Maturity or Stated
Maturities thereof, the original issue date or dates thereof, the redemption
provisions, if any, with respect thereto, and any other terms specified as
contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect thereto, are to be determined by the
Company upon the issuance of such Securities.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities
of or within any series, means the place or places where, subject to the
provisions of Section 9.2, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if
any, on such Securities are payable as specified as contemplated by Section
3.1.
"Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every
previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this
definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.6 in
exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security
shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Security.
"Preferred Securities" means the preferred undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the applicable UAL Corporation Capital
Trust.
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"Redeemable Stock" means, with respect to any person, any
equity security of such person that by its terms or otherwise (i) is required
to be redeemed prior to the maturity of any of the Securities, or is redeemable
at the option of the holder thereof at any time prior to the maturity of any of
the Securities, and (ii) creates a financial obligation on such person if any
required or optional redemption obligation is not timely satisfied.
"Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to
be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to
be redeemed, in whole or in part, means the price at which it is to be redeemed
pursuant to this Indenture.
"Registered Security" means any Security in the form (to the
extent applicable thereto) established pursuant to Section 2.1 which is
registered as to principal and interest in the Register.
"Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date on the Registered Securities of or within any series means the
date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 3.1.
"Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee,
shall mean the chairman or any vice chairman of the board of directors, the
chairman or any vice chairman of the executive committee of the board of
directors, the chairman of the trust committee, the president, any senior vice
president, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the secretary, the
treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the cashier, any assistant cashier, any
senior trust officer, any trust officer, the controller, any assistant
controller, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be
such officers, respectively, and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such corporate trust matter
is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
"Security" or "Securities" has the meaning stated in the first
recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Security or
Securities of the Company issued, authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
"Security Exchange," when used with respect to the Securities
of any series which are held as trust assets of a UAL Corporation Capital Trust
pursuant to the Declaration of Trust of such UAL Corporation Capital Trust,
shall mean the distribution
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of the Securities of such series by such UAL Corporation Capital Trust in
exchange for the Preferred Securities and Common Securities of such UAL
Corporation Capital Trust in dissolution of such UAL Corporation Capital Trust
pursuant to the Declaration of Trust of such UAL Corporation Capital Trust.
"Senior Indebtedness of the Company" means all Indebtedness of
the Company (other than the Securities), unless such Indebtedness, by its terms
or the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing it, is subordinate in
right of payment to or pari passu with the Securities, and, in particular, the
Securities shall rank pari passu with all other debt securities and guarantees
in respect of those debt securities issued to any other UAL Corporation Capital
Trust or any indebtedness of the Company to a Subsidiary.
"Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted
Interest on the Registered Securities of any issue means a date fixed by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or
any installment of principal thereof or interest, if any, thereon, means the
date specified in such Security or in a coupon representing such installment of
interest as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such
installment of principal or interest, if any, is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation of which the Company at the
time owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the shares of
outstanding stock having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether or not at the time stock of any other class or classes of such
corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of
any contingency).
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as provided in
Section 8.3.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in the first paragraph
of this Indenture until a successor Trustee replaces it pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means such successor
Trustee and if, at any time, there is more than one Trustee, "Trustee" as used
with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that series.
"UAL Corporation Capital Trust" shall mean any statutory
business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware specified in the
applicable Board Resolution or
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supplemental indenture establishing a particular series of Securities pursuant
to Section 3.1 hereof.
"United States" means, unless otherwise specified with respect
to the Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 3.1, the United
States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its
territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
"U.S. Person" means, unless otherwise specified with respect
to the Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 3.1, a citizen,
national or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other
entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any
political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust the income of which is
subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.
"Yield to Maturity" means the yield to maturity, calculated by
the Company at the time of issuance of a series of Securities or, if
applicable, at the most recent determination of interest on such series, in
accordance with accepted financial practice.
(b) The following terms shall have the meanings specified
in the Sections referred to opposite such term below:
Term Section
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"Act" 1.4(a)
"Bankruptcy Law" 5.1
"Component Currency" 3.11(d)
"Conversion Date" 3.11(d)
"Custodian" 5.1
"Defaulted Interest" 3.7(b)
"Election Date" 3.11(h)
"Event of Default" 5.1
"Register" 3.5
"Registrar" 3.5
"Valuation Date" 3.7(c)
Section 1.2. Compliance Certificates and Opinions. Upon any
application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided
for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with
and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such
conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case
of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents
is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating
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to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion
need be furnished.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than pursuant to
Sections 2.3, 3.3 and 9.7) shall include:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such
certificate or opinion has read such condition or covenant and the
definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such
individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is
necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether
or not such condition or covenant has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each
such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be
certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they
be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may
certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other
such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an
opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be
based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion
of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the
exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or
representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or
opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may
be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or
opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company
stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the
possession of the Company unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
as to such matters are erroneous.
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Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or
more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or
other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated
and form one instrument.
Section 1.4. Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by
this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced
by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such
Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein
otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby
expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the
action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to
as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor
of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of
any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of
such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer
authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the
individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution
thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than
his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute
sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any
such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same,
may also be proved in any other reasonable manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Bearer Securities may be proved by
the production of such Bearer Securities or by a certificate executed by any
trust company, bank, banker or other depositary, wherever situated, if such
certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at
the date therein mentioned such Person had on deposit with such depositary, or
exhibited to it, the Bearer Securities therein described; or such facts may be
proved by the certificate or affidavit of the Person holding such Bearer
Securities, if such certificate or affidavit is deemed by the Trustee to be
satisfactory. The Trustee and the Company may assume that such ownership of
any Bearer Security continues until (i) another such certificate or affidavit
bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Bearer Security is produced,
(ii) such Bearer Security is produced to the Trustee by some other Person,
(iii) such Bearer Security is surrendered in exchange for a Registered Security
or (iv) such Bearer Security is no longer outstanding. The ownership of Bearer
Securities may
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also be proved in any other reasonable manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
(d) The ownership of Registered Securities shall be
proved by the Register.
(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind
every future Holder of the same Security and the holder of every Security
issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in
lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the
Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such
action is made upon such Security.
(f) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to an Officers' Certificate
delivered to the Trustee, fix in advance a record date for the determination of
Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation
to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after
such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on
such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining
whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities have
authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the
Outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date; provided that
no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date
shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the
provisions of clause (a) of this Section 1.4 not later than six months after
the record date.
Section 1.5. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company. Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of
Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made
upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be
sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or
filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office,
Attention: Corporate Trust Trustee Administration, or
(2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be
sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein
expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-
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class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at UAL Corporation,
P.O. Box 66100, Chicago, Illinois 60666, Attention: Treasurer or at
any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the
Company.
Section 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture
provides for notice to Holders of any event, (i) if any of the Securities
affected by such event are Registered Securities, such notice to the Holders
thereof shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided
or otherwise agreed to by a Holder) if in writing and mailed, first-class
postage prepaid, to each such Holder affected by such event, at his address as
it appears in the Register, within the time prescribed for the giving of such
notice and (ii) if any of the Securities affected by such event are Bearer
Securities, notice to the Holders thereof shall be sufficiently given (unless
otherwise herein or in the terms of such Bearer Securities expressly provided)
if published once in an Authorized Newspaper in New York, New York, and in such
other city or cities, if any, as may be specified as contemplated by Section
3.1(5).
In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither
the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any
particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to
other Holders of Registered Securities or the sufficiency of any notice to
Holders of Bearer Securities given as provided herein. In any case where
notice is given to Holders by publication, neither the failure to publish such
notice, nor any defect in any notice so published, shall affect the sufficiency
of such notice with respect to other Holders of Bearer Securities or the
sufficiency of any notice to Holders of Registered Securities given as provided
herein. Any notice mailed to a Holder in the manner herein prescribed shall be
conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder, whether or not such
Holder actually receives such notice.
If by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by
reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice as
provided above, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of
the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose
hereunder. If it is impossible or, in the opinion of the Trustee,
impracticable to give any notice by publication in the manner herein required,
then such publication in lieu thereof as shall be made with the approval of the
Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent
or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English
language, except that any published notice may be in an official language of
the country of publication.
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Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be
waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before
or after the event, and such waiver shall be equivalent of such notice. Waivers
of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not
be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon
such waiver.
Section 1.7. Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section
headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
Section 1.8. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this
Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so
expressed or not.
Any act or proceeding that is required or permitted by any provision of
this Indenture and that is authorized or required to be done or performed by any
board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed
with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any
corporation that shall at the time be the successor or assign of the Company.
Section 1.9. Separability. In case any provision of this Indenture or the
Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.
Section 1.10. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the
Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the
parties hereto and their successors hereunder, the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 1.11. Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY
COUPONS APPERTAINING THERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAWS. This Indenture is subject to the Trust Indenture Act and if
any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the Trust Indenture
Act, the Trust Indenture Act shall control.
Section 1.12. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment
Date, Redemption Date, sinking fund payment date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of
any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then
(notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Security or coupon
other than a provision in the Securities of any series which
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specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)
payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, need not be made at
such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made
on such date; provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable
for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date,
sinking fund payment date, Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 1.13. Trustee to Establish Record Dates. The Trustee shall
fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to make,
give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by
Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, and
only such Holders, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall
be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such
record date.
Section 1.14. No Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the
Securities, or for any claim based on the Securities or this Indenture, and no
recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in
this Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Security or
because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had
against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past,
present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either
directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue
of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance
of a Security by each Holder and as part of the consideration for the issue of
such Security, expressly waived and released.
ARTICLE 2
Security Forms
Section 2.1. Forms Generally. The Securities of each series and the
coupons, if any, to be attached thereto shall be in substantially such form
(including global form) as shall be established by delivery to the Trustee of an
Officers' Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each
case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other
variations as are required or permitted
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by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may,
consistent herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities and
coupons, if any, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities and coupons,
if any. If temporary Securities of any series are issued as permitted by Section
3.4, the form thereof also shall be established as provided in the preceding
sentence. If the forms of Securities and coupons, if any, of any series are
established by an Officers' Certificate, such Officers' Certificate shall be
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order
contemplated by Section 3.3 for the authentication and delivery of such
Securities.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, Bearer
Securities shall have interest coupons attached.
The permanent Securities and coupons, if any, shall be printed,
lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may
be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing
such Securities and coupons, if any, as evidenced by their execution of such
Securities and coupons, if any.
Section 2.2. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication. The
Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following
form:
This is one of the Securities of a series issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: The First National Bank of Chicago,
as Trustee
By:________________________
Authorized Signatory
Section 2.3. Securities in Global Form. If securities of or within a
series are issuable in whole or in part in temporary or permanent global form,
as specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, then, notwithstanding clause (8) of
Section 3.1(b) and the provisions of Section 3.2, any such Security shall
represent such of the outstanding securities of such series as shall be
specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount
of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate amount
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of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced
to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect
the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights
of Holders, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby, shall be made by the
Trustee in such manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as
shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4. Subject to the provisions of Section
3.3 and, if applicable, Section 3.4, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any
Security in global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person
or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. Any
instructions by the Company with respect to endorsement or delivery or
redelivery of a Security in global form shall be in writing but need not comply
with Section 1.2 hereof and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel.
The provisions of the last paragraph of Section 3.3 shall apply to any
Security in global form if such Security was never issued and sold by the
Company and the Company delivers to the Trustee the Security in global form
together with written instructions (which need not comply with Section 1.2 and
need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel) with regard to the reduction
in the principal amount of Securities represented thereby, together with the
written statement contemplated by the last paragraph of Section 3.3.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.1 and 3.7, unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, payment of principal of,
premium, if any, and interest, if any, on any Security in permanent global form
shall be made to the Person or Persons specified therein.
Section 2.4. Form of Legend for Securities in Global Form. Any
Security in global form authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a
legend in substantially the following form, or such other form as deemed
necessary or desirable by the Company and specified in a Company Order delivered
to the Trustee:
This Security is in global form within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a
nominee of a Depositary. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in
part for Securities in certificated form, this Security may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another
nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
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ARTICLE 3
The Securities
Section 3.1. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. (a) The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from
time to time in one or more series.
(b) The following matters shall be established and
(subject to Section 3.3) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an
Officers' Certificate and a Board Resolution of the Company, or one or more
indentures supplemental hereto:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which
title shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other
Securities);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture (which limit shall not pertain to (i) Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in
exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant
to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6, or 10.7 and (ii) any Securities which,
pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 3.3, are deemed never to
have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the
Securities of the series is payable or the method of determination
thereof;
(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the
series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of calculating such
rate or rates of interest, the date or dates from which such interest
shall accrue or the method by which such date or dates shall be
determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest
shall be payable and any provision for the extension or deferral
thereof and, with respect to Registered Securities, the Regular Record
Date, if any, for the interest payable on any Registered Security on
any Interest Payment Date;
(5) the place or places where, subject to the provisions
of Section 9.2, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if
any, on Securities of the series shall be payable;
(6) the period or periods within which, the price or
prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency units)
in which, and the other terms and conditions
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upon which, Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in
part, at the option of the Company and, if other than as provided in
Section 10.3, the manner in which the particular Securities of such
series (if less than all Securities of such series are to be redeemed)
are to be selected for redemption;
(7) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or
purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or
analogous provisions or upon the happening of a specified event or at
the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which,
the price or prices at which, and the other terms and conditions upon
which, Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in
whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(8) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any
integral multiple thereof, if Registered Securities, and if other than
denominations of $5,000 and $100,000, if Bearer Securities, the
denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(9) if other than Dollars, the currency or currencies
(including currency units) in which the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be
payable, or in which the Securities of the series shall be
denominated, the particular provisions applicable thereto in
accordance with, in addition to, or in lieu of the provisions of
Section 3.11, and whether the Securities of the series may be
satisfied and discharged other than as provided in Article 4;
(10) if the payments of principal of, premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on the Securities of the series are to be made, at
the election of the Company or a Holder, in a currency or currencies
(including currency units) other than that in which such Securities
are denominated or designated to be payable, the currency or
currencies (including currency units) in which such payments are to be
made, the terms and conditions of such payments and the manner in
which the exchange rate with respect to such payments shall be
determined, the particular provisions applicable thereto in accordance
with, in addition to, or in lieu of the provisions of Section 3.11,
and whether the Securities of the series may be satisfied and
discharged other than as provided in Article 4;
(11) if the amount of payments of principal of, premium,
if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be
determined with reference to an index, formula or other method (which
index, formula or method may be based, without limitation, on a
currency or currencies
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(including currency units) other than that in which the Securities of
the series are denominated or designated to be payable), the index,
formula or other method by which such amounts shall be determined;
(12) if other than the principal amount thereof, the
portion of the principal amount of such Securities of the series which
shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration thereof pursuant to
Section 5.2 or the method by which such portion shall be determined;
(13) if other than as provided in Section 3.7, the Person
to whom any interest on any Registered Security of the series shall be
payable, the manner in which, or the Person to whom, any interest on
any Bearer Securities of the series shall be payable, and the extent
to which, or the manner in which (including any certification
requirement and other terms and conditions under which), any interest
payable on a temporary or permanent global Security on an Interest
Payment Date will be paid if other than in the manner provided in
Section 2.3 and Section 3.4, as applicable;
(14) provisions, if any, granting special rights to the
Holders of Securities of the series upon the occurrence of such events
as may be specified;
(15) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to
the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.1 or covenants of the
Company set forth in Article 9 pertaining to the Securities of the
series;
(16) under what circumstances, if any, the Company will
pay additional amounts on the Securities of that series held by a
Person who is not a U.S. Person in respect of taxes or similar charges
withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company will have the
option to redeem such Securities rather than pay such additional
amounts (and the terms of any such option);
(17) whether Securities of the series shall be issuable as
Registered Securities or Bearer Securities (with or without interest
coupons), or both, and any restrictions applicable to the offering,
sale or delivery of Bearer Securities and, if other than as provided
in Section 3.5, the terms upon which Bearer Securities of a series may
be exchanged for Registered Securities of the same series and vice
versa;
(18) the date as of which any Bearer Securities of the
series and any temporary global Security representing outstanding
Securities of the series shall be dated if other
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than the date of original issuance of the first Security of the series
to be issued;
(19) the applicability, if any, to the Securities of or
within the series of Sections 4.4 and 4.5, or such other means of
defeasance or covenant defeasance as may be specified for the
Securities and coupons, if any, of such series, and whether, for the
purpose of such defeasance or covenant defeasance, the term
"Government Obligations" shall include obligations referred to in the
definition of such term which are not obligations of the United States
or an agency or instrumentality of the United States;
(20) if other than the Trustee, the identity of the
Registrar and any Paying Agent;
(21) any terms which may be related to warrants issued by
the Company in connection with, or for the purchase of, Securities of
such series, including whether and under what circumstances the
Securities of any series may be used toward the exercise price of any
such warrants;
(22) the designation of the initial Exchange Rate Agent,
if any;
(23) whether Securities of the series shall be issued in
whole or in part in temporary or permanent global form and, if so, (i)
the initial Depositary for such global Securities and (ii) if other
than as provided in Section 3.4 or 3.5, as applicable, whether and the
circumstance under which beneficial owners of interests in any
Securities of the series in temporary or permanent global form may
exchange such interests for Securities of such series and of like
tenor of any authorized form and denomination;
(24) whether Securities of the Series shall be convertible
into shares of common stock of the Company and the terms and
conditions upon which the Securities will be convertible, including
the conversion price, the conversion period and other conversion
provisions;
(25) if other than as provided in Article 12, the terms
and conditions under which the Securities will be subordinated to the
Senior Indebtedness of the Company; and
(26) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture), including any
terms which may be required by or advisable under United States laws
or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of
Securities of the series.
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(c) All Securities of any one series and coupons, if any,
appertaining to any Bearer Securities of such series shall be substantially
identical except as to denomination and the rate or rates of interest, if any,
and Stated Maturity, and the date from which interest, if any, shall accrue and
except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to an Officers' Certificate
pursuant to this Section 3.1 or in an indenture supplemental hereto. All
Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless
otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the
Holders, for issuances of additional Securities of such series or for the
establishment of additional terms with respect to the Securities of such
series.
(d) If any of the terms of the Securities of any series
are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of such
Board Resolution shall be certified by the Corporate Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the
delivery of the Officers' Certificate of the Company, setting forth, or
providing the manner for determining, the terms of the Securities of such
series, and an appropriate record of any action taken pursuant thereto in
connection with the issuance of any Securities of such series shall be
delivered to the Trustee prior to the authentication and delivery thereof.
With respect to Securities of a series subject to a Periodic Offering, such
Board Resolutions or Officers' Certificates may provide general terms for
Securities of such series and provide either that the specific terms of
particular Securities of such series shall be specified in a Company Order, or
that such terms shall be determined by the Company, or one or more of its
agents designated in the Officers' Certificate, in accordance with the Company
Order, as contemplated by the first proviso of the third paragraph of Section
3.3.
(e) Each Security issued hereunder shall provide that the
Company and, by its acceptance of a Security or a beneficial interest therein,
the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, such
Security agree that for United States federal, state and local tax purposes it
is intended that such Security constitute indebtedness.
Section 3.2. Denominations. Unless otherwise provided as
contemplated by Section 3.1, any Registered Securities of a series shall be
issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof and any
Bearer Securities of a series shall be issuable in denominations of $5,000 and
$100,000.
Section 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman or
President and Chief Executive Officer and attested to by the Secretary of the
Company. The Company's seal shall be affixed to the Securities or a facsimile
of such seal
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shall be engraved, printed, or otherwise reproduced on the Securities. The
signatures of such officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. The
coupons, if any, of Bearer Securities shall bear the facsimile signature of the
Chairman or President and Chief Executive Officer and shall be attested by the
Secretary of the Company.
Securities and coupons bearing the manual or facsimile
signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the
Company shall bind the Company notwithstanding that such individuals or any of
them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery
of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time, the Company may deliver
Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto of any series executed by the
Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for
the authentication and make available for delivery such Securities, and the
Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver
such Securities; provided, however, that in the case of Securities offered in a
Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such Securities
from time to time in accordance with such other procedures (including, without
limitation, the receipt by the Trustee of oral or electronic instructions from
the Company or its duly authorized agents, promptly confirmed in writing)
acceptable to the Trustee as may be specified by or pursuant to a Company Order
delivered to the Trustee prior to the time of the first authentication of
Securities of such series, as such form of Company Order may be revised from
time to time.
If the form or terms of the Securities of a series have been
established by or pursuant to one or more Officers' Certificates as permitted
by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, in authenticating such Securities and accepting the
additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such
Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to section
315(a) through (d) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in
relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
(1) that the forms and terms of such Securities and any
coupons have been established in conformity with the provisions of
this Indenture; and
(2) that such Securities together with any coupons
appertaining thereto, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions
specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and
legally binding
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obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms,
subject to customary exceptions;
provided, however, that, with respect to Securities of a series
subject to a Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall be entitled to
receive such Opinion of Counsel only once at or prior to the time of
the first authentication of Securities of such series and that the
Opinion of Counsel above may state:
(x) that the forms of such Securities have been,
and the terms of such Securities (when established in
accordance with such procedures as may be specified from time
to time in a Company Order, all as contemplated by and in
accordance with a Board Resolution or an Officers' Certificate
pursuant to Section 3.1, as the case may be) will have been,
established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture; and
(y) that such Securities together with the
coupons, if any, appertaining thereto, when (1) executed by
the Company, (2) completed, authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee in accordance with this Indenture, and (3) issued by
the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions
specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with their terms, subject to customary exceptions.
With respect to Securities of a series subject to a Periodic
Offering, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the authorization
by the Company of any of such Securities, the form and terms thereof
and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof,
upon the Opinion of Counsel and other documents delivered pursuant to
Sections 2.1 and 3.1 of this Section, as applicable, at or prior to
the time of the first authentication of Securities of such series
unless and until it has received written notification that such
opinion or other documents have been superseded or revoked. In
connection with the authentication and delivery of Securities of a
series subject to a Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall be entitled
to assume that the Company's instructions to authenticate and deliver
such Securities do not violate any rules, regulations or orders of any
governmental agency or commission having jurisdiction over the
Company.
If the form or terms of the Securities of a series have been
established by or pursuant to one or more Officers' Certificates as permitted
by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, the Trustee
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shall have the right to decline to authenticate such Securities if the issue of
such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will adversely affect the Trustee's
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise in a manner
which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Notwithstanding the
generality of the foregoing, the Trustee will not be required to authenticate
Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency if the Trustee reasonably believes
that it would be unable to perform its duties with respect to such Securities.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 and of the two
preceding paragraphs, if all of the Securities of any series are not to be
issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers'
Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.1 at or prior to the time
of the authentication of each Security of such series if such Officers'
Certificate is delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original
issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.
If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.1 that
the Securities of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in global form,
then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this
Section and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate and
deliver one or more Securities in global form that (i) shall represent and
shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by such Security or
Securities in global form, (ii) shall be registered, if a Registered Security,
in the name of the Depositary for such Security or Securities in global form or
the nominee of such Depositary and (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to
such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instruction.
Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.1 for a
Registered Security in global form must, at the time of its designation and at
all times while it serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any other applicable statute or
regulation. The Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine if the
Depositary is so registered. Each Depositary shall enter into an agreement
with the Trustee governing the respective duties and rights of such Depositary
and the Trustee with regard to Securities issued in global form.
Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication and each Bearer Security (including a Bearer Security
represented by a temporary global Security) shall be dated as of the date
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1.
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No Security or coupon appertaining thereto shall be entitled
to any benefits under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose
until such Security is authenticated by the manual signature of one of the
authorized signatories of the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent. Such
signature upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. Except as
permitted by Section 3.6 or 3.7, the Trustee shall not authenticate and deliver
any Bearer Security unless all appurtenant coupons for interest then matured
have been detached and cancelled.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company,
and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as
provided in Section 3.9 together with a written statement (which need not
comply with Section 1.2 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel)
stating that such Security has never been issued and sold by the Company, for
all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall not be entitled to the benefits
of this Indenture.
Section 3.4. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation
of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and, upon
Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Securities
of such series which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or
otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor
and form, with or without coupons, of the definitive Securities in lieu of
which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities
may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities
and coupons, if any. In the case of Securities of any series, such temporary
Securities may be in global form.
Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form,
each of which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions thereof, if
temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause permanent
Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After
preparation of such permanent Securities, the temporary Securities shall be
exchangeable for such permanent Securities of like tenor upon surrender of the
temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company
pursuant to Section 9.2 in a Place of Payment for such series, without charge
to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary
Securities of any series (accompanied by any unmatured coupons appertaining
thereto), the Company shall
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execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a
like principal amount of permanent Securities of the same series of authorized
denominations and of like tenor; provided, however, that no permanent Bearer
Security shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Registered Security;
and provided further that no permanent Bearer Security shall be delivered in
exchange for a temporary Bearer Security unless the Trustee shall have received
from the person entitled to receive the definitive Bearer Security a
certificate substantially in the form approved in the Officers' Certificate
relating thereto and such delivery shall occur only outside the United States.
Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all
respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as permanent
Securities of such series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 3.1.
Section 3.5. Registration, Registration of Transfer and
Exchange. The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee or in any office or agency to be maintained by the Company in
accordance with Section 9.2 in a Place of Payment a register (the "Register")
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Company shall provide for the registration of Registered Securities and the
registration of transfers of Registered Securities. The Register shall be in
written form or any other form capable of being converted into written form
within a reasonable time. The Trustee is hereby appointed "Registrar" for the
purpose of registering Registered Securities and transfers of Registered
Securities as herein provided.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered
Security of any series at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section
9.2 in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Securities of the same
series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal
amount and tenor.
Bearer Securities or any coupons appertaining thereto shall be
transferable by delivery.
At the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any
series (except a Registered Security in global form) may be exchanged for other
Registered Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and
of a like aggregate principal amount containing identical terms and provisions,
upon surrender of the Registered Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency. Whenever any Registered Securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the
Registered Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to
receive. Unless
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otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, Bearer Securities may not
be issued in exchange for Registered Securities.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, at
the option of the Holder, Bearer Securities of such series may be exchanged for
Registered Securities (if the Securities of such series are issuable in
registered form) or Bearer Securities (if Bearer Securities of such series are
issuable in more than one denomination and such exchanges are permitted by such
series) of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor
and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Bearer Securities to be
exchanged at any such office or agency, with all unmatured coupons and all
matured coupons in default thereto appertaining. If the Holder of a Bearer
Security is unable to produce any such unmatured coupon or coupons or matured
coupon or coupons in default, such exchange may be effected if the Bearer
Securities are accompanied by payment in funds acceptable to the Company and
the Trustee in an amount equal to the face amount of such missing coupon or
coupons, or the surrender of such missing coupon or coupons may be waived by
the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to them such security or
indemnity as they may require to save each of them and any Paying Agent
harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Security shall surrender to any
Paying Agent any such missing coupon in respect of which such a payment shall
have been made, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such
payment; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2,
interest represented by coupons shall be payable only upon presentation and
surrender of those coupons at an office or agency located outside the United
States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case any Bearer Security of any
series is surrendered at any such office or agency in exchange for a Registered
Security of the same series after the close of business at such office or
agency on (i) any Regular Record Date and before the opening of business at
such office or agency on the relevant Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any
Special Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or agency
on the related date for payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security
shall be surrendered without the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date
or proposed date of payment, as the case may be (or, if such coupon is so
surrendered with such Bearer Security, such coupon shall be returned to the
person so surrendering the Bearer Security), and interest or Defaulted
Interest, as the case may be, will not be payable on such Interest Payment Date
or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of the Registered
Security issued in exchange for such Bearer Security, but will be payable only
to the Holder of such coupon, when due in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture.
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Notwithstanding any other provision (other than the provisions
set forth in the seventh and eighth paragraphs of this Section) of this
Section, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in
certificated form, a Security in global form representing all or a portion of
the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of
such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by
such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series
or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series
notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary
for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the
Securities of such series shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.3, the
Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of
such series. If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the issuer receives such
notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company's election pursuant
to Section 3.1 shall no longer be effective with respect to the Securities of
such series and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of certificated Securities of
such series of like tenor, shall authenticate and deliver Securities of such
series of like tenor in certificated form, in authorized denominations and in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Security or
Securities of such series of like tenor in global form in exchange for such
Security or Securities in global form.
The Company may at any time in its sole discretion determine
that Securities of a series issued in global form shall no longer be
represented by such a Security or Securities in global form. In such event the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of certificated Securities of such series of like
tenor, shall authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series of like tenor
in certificated form, in authorized denominations and in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Security or Securities of such
series of like tenor in global form in exchange for such Security or Securities
in global form.
If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with
respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series may surrender
a Security in global form of such series in exchange in whole or in part for
Securities of such series in certificated form on such terms as are acceptable
to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and
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the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge,
(i) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new
certificated Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor,
of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in
aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's
beneficial interest in the Security in global form; and (ii)
to such Depositary a new Security in global form of like tenor in a
denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal
amount of the surrendered Security in global form and the aggregate
principal amount of certificated Securities delivered to Holders
thereof.
Upon the exchange of a Security in global form for Securities
in certificated form, such Security in global form shall be cancelled by the
Trustee. Unless expressly provided with respect to the Securities of any
series that such Security may be exchanged for Bearer Securities, Securities in
certificated form issued in exchange for a Security in global form pursuant to
this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized
denominations as the Depositary for such Security in global form, pursuant to
instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall
instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Persons
in whose names such Securities are so registered.
Whenever any Securities are surrendered for exchange, the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the
Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or
upon any exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or
exchange.
Every Registered Security presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company,
the Registrar or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to those of the Company, the
Registrar and the Trustee requiring such written instrument of transfer duly
executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of
transfer or for any exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
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governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration or
transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section
3.4 or 10.7 not involving any transfer.
The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the
transfer of, or exchange any Securities for a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before any selection for redemption of Securities of like
tenor and of the series of which such Security is a part and ending at the
close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant notice of
redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of Securities of like
tenor and of such series to be redeemed; (ii) to register the transfer of or
exchange any Registered Security so selected for redemption, in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part; or
(iii) to exchange any Bearer Security so selected for redemption, except that
such a Bearer Security may be exchanged for a Registered Security of that
series and like tenor; provided that such Registered Security shall be
simultaneously surrendered for redemption.
Section 3.6. Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security
or a Security with a mutilated coupon appertaining to it is surrendered to the
Trustee, together with, in proper cases, such security or indemnity as may be
required by the Company or the Trustee to save each of them harmless, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver a
replacement Registered Security, if such surrendered Security was a Registered
Security, or a replacement Bearer Security with coupons corresponding to the
coupons appertaining to the surrendered Security, if such surrendered Security
was a Bearer Security, of the same series and date of maturity, if the
Trustee's requirements are met.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i)
evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Security or Security with a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon and (ii) such
security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any
agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company
or the Trustee that such Security or coupon has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in exchange
for the Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains (with
all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen), a replacement
Registered Security, if such Holder's claim appertains to a Registered
Security, or a replacement Bearer Security with coupons corresponding to the
coupons appertaining to the destroyed, lost or stolen Bearer Security or the
Bearer Security to which such lost, destroyed or stolen coupon appertains, if
such Holder's claim appertains to a Bearer Security, of the same
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series and principal amount, containing identical terms and provisions and
bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding with coupons corresponding
to the coupons, if any, appertaining to the destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security
or coupon has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its
discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security or coupon, pay such Security
or coupon; provided, however, that payment of principal of and any premium or
interest on Bearer Securities shall, except as otherwise provided in Section
9.2, be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States
and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, any interest on
Bearer Securities shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the
coupons appertaining thereto.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the
Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series with its coupons, if any,
issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen
Security, or in exchange for a Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen
coupon appertains, shall constitute an original additional contractual
obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen
Security and its coupon, if any, or the destroyed, lost or stolen coupon, shall
be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits
of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities
of that series and their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall
preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to
the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities
or coupons.
Section 3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
(a) Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, interest, if
any, on any Registered Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in
whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest at the
office or agency maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 9.2; provided,
however, that, at the option of the Company, interest on any series of
Registered Securities that bear interest may be paid (i) by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as it shall appear on
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the Register of Holders of Securities of such series or (ii) to the extent
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, by wire transfer to an account
maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Register of
Holders of Securities of such series.
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, (i)
interest, if any, on Bearer Securities shall be paid only against presentation
and surrender of the coupons for such interest installments as are evidenced
thereby as they mature and (ii) original issue discount, if any, on Bearer
Securities shall be paid only against presentation and surrender of such
Securities; in either case at the office of a Paying Agent located outside the
United States, unless the Company shall have otherwise instructed the Trustee
in writing provided that any such instruction for payment in the United States
does not cause any Bearer Security to be treated as a "registration-required
obligation" under the United States law and regulations. The interest, if any,
on any temporary Bearer Security shall be paid, as to any installment of
interest evidenced by a coupon attached thereto only upon presentation and
surrender of such coupon and, as to other installments of interest, only upon
presentation of such Security for notation thereon of the payment of such
interest. If at the time a payment of principal of or interest, if any, on a
Bearer Security or coupon shall become due, the payment of the full amount so
payable at the office or offices of all the Paying Agents outside the United
States is illegal or effectively precluded because of the imposition of
exchange controls or other similar restrictions on the payment of such amount
in Dollars, then the Company may instruct the Trustee to make such payments at
a Paying Agent located in the United States, provided that provision for such
payment in the United States would not cause such Bearer Security to be treated
as a "registration-required obligation" under the United States law and
regulations.
(b) Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section
3.1, any interest on any Registered Security of any series which is payable,
but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date
(herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such
Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election
in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any
Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Registered
Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities)
are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the
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manner. The Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money
equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such
Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment,
such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1)
provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15
days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed
payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of
the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify
the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the
expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of
such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be
mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Registered
Securities of such series at his address as it appears in the
Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date.
Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted
Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of
such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and
shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted
Interest to the Persons in whose names the Registered Securities of
such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered at the close of business on a specified date in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice
as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the
Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause
(2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the
Trustee.
(c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section
and Section 3.5, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration
of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry
the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by
such other Security.
Section 3.8. Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment
of any Registered Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in
whose name such Registered Security is registered as the owner of such
Registered Security
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for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and
(subject to Section 3.7) interest, if any, on such Registered Security and for
all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Registered Security be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or
the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the
Trustee may treat the bearer of any Bearer Security and the bearer of any
coupon as the absolute owner of such Bearer Security or coupon for the purpose
of receiving payment thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes
whatsoever, whether or not such Bearer Security or coupon be overdue, and
neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company
or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership
interests of a Security in global form, or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Security in global form,
nothing herein shall prevent the Company or the Trustee, or any agent of the
Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy
or other authorization furnished by any Depositary (or its nominee), as a
Holder, with respect to such Security in global form or impair, as between such
Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Security in global form,
the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of
such Depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of such Security in global form.
Section 3.9. Cancellation. The Company at any time may
deliver Securities and coupons to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and any Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities and coupons
surrendered to them for replacement, for registration of transfer, or for
exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities and coupons
surrendered for replacement, for registration of transfer, or for exchange,
payment, redemption or cancellation and shall return all such cancelled
Securities to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace
Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
except as expressly permitted in the terms of Securities for any particular
series or as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Section 3.10. Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, (i) interest on any Securities that
bear interest at a fixed rate shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
of twelve 30-day months and, for any period shorter than a full calendar month,
on the
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basis of the actual number of days elapsed in such period, and (ii) interest on
any Securities that bear interest at a variable rate shall be computed on the
basis of the actual number of days in an interest period divided by 360.
Section 3.11. Currency and Manner of Payment in Respect of
Securities. (a) Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities
pursuant to Section 3.1, with respect to Registered Securities of any series
not permitting the election provided for in paragraph (b) below or the Holders
of which have not made the election provided for in paragraph (b) below, and
with respect to Bearer Securities of any series, except as provided in
paragraph (d) below, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest, if any, on any Registered or Bearer Security of such series will be
made in the currency or currencies or currency unit or units in which such
Registered Security or Bearer Security, as the case may be, is payable. The
provisions of this Section 3.11 may be modified or superseded pursuant to
Section 3.1 with respect to any Securities. For all purposes of this
Indenture, currency units shall include any composite currency.
(b) It may be provided pursuant to Section 3.1, with
respect to Registered Securities of any series, that Holders shall have the
option, subject to paragraphs (d) and (e) below, to receive payments of
principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Registered
Securities in any of the currencies or currency units which may be designated
for such election by delivering to the Trustee (or the applicable Paying Agent)
a written election with signature guarantees and in the applicable form
established pursuant to Section 3.1, not later than the close of business on
the Election Date immediately preceding the applicable payment date. If a
Holder so elects to receive such payments in any such currency or currency
unit, such election will remain in effect for such Holder or any transferee of
such Holder until changed by such Holder or such transferee by written notice
to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) for such series of Registered
Securities (but any such change must be made not later than the close of
business on the Election Date immediately preceding the next payment date to be
effective for the payment to be made on such payment date, and no such change
of election may be made with respect to payments to be made on any Registered
Security of such series with respect to which an Event of Default has occurred
or with respect to which the Company has deposited funds pursuant to Article 4
or with respect to which a notice of redemption has been given by the Company).
Any Holder of any such Registered Security who shall not have delivered any
such election to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) not later than
the close of business on the applicable Election Date will be paid the amount
due on the applicable payment date in the relevant currency or currency unit as
provided in Section 3.11(a). The Trustee (or the applicable
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Paying Agent) shall notify the Exchange Rate Agent as soon as practicable after
the Election Date of the aggregate principal amount of Registered Securities
for which Holders have made such written election.
(c) If the election referred to in paragraph (b) above
has been provided for with respect to any Registered Securities of a series
pursuant to Section 3.1, then, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section
3.1 with respect to any such Registered Securities, not later than the fourth
Business Day after the Election Date for each payment date for such Registered
Securities, the Exchange Rate Agent will deliver to the Company a written
notice specifying, in the currency or currencies or currency unit or units in
which Registered Securities of such series are payable, the respective
aggregate amounts of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on
such Registered Securities to be paid on such payment date, and specifying the
amounts in such currency or currencies or currency unit or units so payable in
respect of such Registered Securities as to which the Holders of Registered
Securities denominated in any currency or currencies or currency unit or units
shall have elected to be paid in another currency or currency unit as provided
in paragraph (b) above. If the election referred to in paragraph (b) above has
been provided for with respect to any Registered Securities of a series
pursuant to Section 3.1, and if at least one Holder has made such election,
then, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, on the second
Business Day preceding such payment date the Company will deliver to the
Trustee (or the applicable Paying Agent) an Exchange Rate Officers' Certificate
in respect of the Dollar, Foreign Currency or Currencies, ECU or other currency
unit payments to be made on such payment date. Unless otherwise specified
pursuant to Section 3.1, the Dollar, Foreign Currency or Currencies, ECU or
other currency unit amount receivable by Holders of Registered Securities who
have elected payment in a currency or currency unit as provided in paragraph
(b) above shall be determined by the Company on the basis of the applicable
Market Exchange Rate in effect on the second Business Day (the "Valuation
Date") immediately preceding each payment date, and such determination shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(d) If a Conversion Event occurs with respect to a
Foreign Currency, ECU or any other currency unit in which any of the Securities
are denominated or payable otherwise than pursuant to an election provided for
pursuant to paragraph (b) above, then, with respect to each date for the
payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the
applicable Securities denominated or payable in such Foreign Currency, ECU or
such other currency unit occurring after the last date on which such Foreign
Currency, ECU or such other currency unit was used (the "Conversion Date"), the
Dollar shall be the currency of
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payment for use on each such payment date (but such Foreign Currency, ECU or
such other currency unit that was previously the currency of payment shall, at
the Company's election, resume being the currency of payment on the first such
payment date preceded by 15 Business Days during which the circumstances which
gave rise to the Dollar becoming such currency no longer prevail). Unless
otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, the Dollar amount to be paid by
the Company to the Trustee or any applicable Paying Agent and by the Trustee or
any applicable Paying Agent to the Holders of such Securities with respect to
such payment date shall be, in the case of a Foreign Currency other than a
currency unit, the Dollar Equivalent of the Foreign Currency or, in the case of
a Foreign Currency that is a currency unit, the Dollar Equivalent of the
Currency Unit, in each case as determined by the Exchange Rate Agent in the
manner provided in paragraph (f) or (g) below.
(e) Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1,
if the Holder of a Registered Security denominated in any currency or currency
unit shall have elected to be paid in another currency or currency unit or in
other currencies as provided in paragraph (b) above, and (i) a Conversion Event
occurs with respect to any such elected currency or currency unit, such Holder
shall receive payment in the currency or currency unit in which payment would
have been made in the absence of such election and (ii) if a Conversion Event
occurs with respect to the currency or currency unit in which payment would
have been made in the absence of such election, such Holder shall receive
payment in Dollars as provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 3.11 (but,
subject to any contravening valid election pursuant to paragraph (b) above, the
elected payment currency or currency unit, in the case of the circumstances
described in clause (i) above, or the payment currency or currency unit in the
absence of such election, in the case of the circumstances described in clause
(ii) above, shall, at the Company's election, resume being the currency or
currency unit of payment with respect to Holders who have so elected, but only
with respect to payments on payment dates preceded by 15 Business Days during
which the circumstances which gave rise to such currency or currency unit, in
the case of the circumstances described in clause (i) above, or the Dollar, in
the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) above, becoming the
currency or currency unit, as applicable, of payment, no longer prevail).
(f) The "Dollar Equivalent of the Foreign Currency" shall
be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent and shall be obtained for each
subsequent payment date by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting the specified
Foreign Currency into Dollars at the Market Exchange Rate on the Conversion
Date.
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(g) The "Dollar Equivalent of the Currency Unit" shall be
determined by the Exchange Rate Agent and, subject to the provisions of
paragraph (h) below, shall be the sum of each amount obtained by converting the
Specified Amount of each Component Currency (as each such term is defined in
paragraph (h) below) into Dollars at the Market Exchange Rate for such
Component Currency on the Valuation Date with respect to each payment.
(h) For purposes of this Section 3.11 the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
A "Component Currency" shall mean any currency which, on the
Conversion Date, was a component currency of the relevant currency unit,
including, but not limited to, ECU.
"Election Date" shall mean the Regular Record Date for the
applicable series of Registered Securities as specified pursuant to Section 3.1
by which the written election referred to in Section 3.11(b) may be made.
A "Specified Amount" of a Component Currency shall mean the
number of units of such Component Currency or fractions thereof which such
Component Currency represented in the relevant currency unit, including, but
not limited to, ECU, on the Conversion Date. If after the Conversion Date the
official unit of any Component Currency is altered by way of combination or
subdivision, the Specified Amount of such Component Currency shall be divided
or multiplied in the same proportion. If after the Conversion Date two or more
Component Currencies are consolidated into a single currency, the respective
Specified Amounts of such Component Currencies shall be replaced by an amount
in such single currency equal to the sum of the respective Specified Amounts of
such consolidated Component Currencies expressed in such single currency, and
such amount shall thereafter be a Specified Amount and such single currency
shall thereafter be a Component Currency. If after the Conversion Date any
Component Currency shall be divided into two or more currencies, the Specified
Amount of such Component Currency shall be replaced by specified amounts of
such two or more currencies, the sum of which, at the Market Exchange Rate of
such two or more currencies on the date of such replacement, shall be equal to
the Specified Amount of such former Component Currency and such amounts shall
thereafter be Specified Amounts and such currencies shall thereafter be
Component Currencies. If, after the Conversion Date of the relevant currency
unit, including, but not limited to, ECU, a Conversion Event (other than any
event referred to above in this definition of "Specified Amount") occurs with
respect to any Component Currency of such currency unit and is continuing on
the applicable Valuation Date, the Specified Amount of such Component Currency
shall, for purposes of calculating the Dollar Equivalent of the Currency Unit,
be
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converted into Dollars at the Market Exchange Rate in effect on the Conversion
Date of such Component Currency.
All decisions and determinations of the Exchange Rate Agent
regarding the Dollar Equivalent of the Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent
of the Currency Unit, the Market Exchange Rate and changes in the Specified
Amounts as specified above shall be in its sole discretion and shall, in the
absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably
binding upon the Company, the Trustee (and any applicable Paying Agent) and all
Holders of Securities denominated or payable in the relevant currency,
currencies or currency units. The Exchange Rate Agent shall promptly give
written notice to the Company and the Trustee of any such decision or
determination.
In the event that the Company determines in good faith that a
Conversion Event has occurred with respect to a Foreign Currency, the Company
will promptly give written notice thereof to the Trustee (or any applicable
Paying Agent) and to the Exchange Rate Agent (and the Trustee (or such Paying
Agent) will promptly thereafter give notice in the manner provided in Section
1.6 to the affected Holders) specifying the Conversion Date. In the event the
Company so determines that a Conversion Event has occurred with respect to ECU
or any other currency unit in which Securities are denominated or payable, the
Company will promptly give written notice thereof to the Trustee (or any
applicable Paying Agent) and to the Exchange Rate Agent (and the Trustee (or
such Paying Agent) will promptly thereafter give notice in the manner provided
in Section 1.6 to the affected Holders) specifying the Conversion Date and the
Specified Amount of each Component Currency on the Conversion Date. In the
event the Company determines in good faith that any subsequent change in any
Component Currency as set forth in the definition of Specified Amount above has
occurred, the Company will similarly give written notice to the Trustee (or any
applicable Paying Agent) and to the Exchange Rate Agent.
The Trustee of the appropriate series of Securities shall be
fully justified and protected in relying and acting upon information received
by it from the Company and the Exchange Rate Agent and shall not otherwise have
any duty or obligation to determine the accuracy or validity of such
information independent of the Company or the Exchange Rate Agent.
Section 3.12. Appointment and Resignation of Exchange Rate
Agent. (a) Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, if and so long
as the Securities of any series (i) are denominated in a currency other than
Dollars or (ii) may be payable in a currency other than Dollars, or so long as
it is required under any other provision of this Indenture, then the Company
will maintain with respect to each such series of Securities, or as so
required, at least one Exchange Rate Agent.
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The Company will cause the Exchange Rate Agent to make the necessary foreign
exchange determinations at the time and in the manner specified pursuant to
Section 3.11 for the purpose of determining the applicable rate of exchange
and, if applicable, for the purpose of converting the issued currency or
currencies or currency unit or units into the applicable payment currency or
currency unit for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if
any, pursuant to Section 3.11.
(b) No resignation of the Exchange Rate Agent and no
appointment of a successor Exchange Rate Agent pursuant to this Section shall
become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Exchange
Rate Agent as evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Company and
the Trustee of the appropriate series of Securities accepting such appointment
executed by the successor Exchange Rate Agent.
(c) If the Exchange Rate Agent shall resign, be removed
or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the
Exchange Rate Agent for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or
more series, the Company, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, shall promptly
appoint a successor Exchange Rate Agent or Exchange Rate Agents with respect to
the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such
successor Exchange Rate Agent may be appointed with respect to the Securities
of one or more or all of such series and that, unless otherwise specified
pursuant to Section 3.1, at any time there shall only be one Exchange Rate
Agent with respect to the Securities of any particular series that are
originally issued by the Company on the same date and that are initially
denominated and/or payable in the same currency or currencies or currency unit
or units).
Section 3.13. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the
Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the
Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers (in addition to the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities) in notices of redemption as a convenience to
Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made
as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as
contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on
the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE 4
Satisfaction, Discharge and Defeasance
Section 4.1. Termination of Company's Obligations Under
the Indenture. Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1,
this Indenture shall upon Company
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Request cease to be of further effect with respect to Securities of or within
any series and any coupons appertaining thereto (except as to any surviving
rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Securities and
replacement of such Securities which may have been lost, stolen or mutilated as
herein expressly provided for) and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining
thereto when
(1) either
(A) all such Securities previously authenticated
and delivered and all coupons appertaining thereto (other than
(i) such coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities surrendered
in exchange for Registered Securities and maturing after such
exchange, surrender of which is not required or has been
waived as provided in Section 3.5, (ii) such Securities and
coupons which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which
have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.6, (iii)
such coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities called for
redemption and maturing after the relevant Redemption Date,
surrender of which has been waived as provided in Section 10.6
and (iv) such Securities and coupons for whose payment money
has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held
in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company
or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 9.3)
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all Securities of such series and, in the
case of (i) or (ii) below, any coupons appertaining thereto
not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(i) have become due and payable,
(ii) will become due and payable at their
Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) if redeemable at the option of the
Company, are to be called for redemption within one
year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for the giving of notice of redemption by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the
Company,
and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the
Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount in
the currency or currencies or
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currency unit or units in which the Securities of such series are
payable, sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on
such Securities and such coupons not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, if any, with respect thereto, to the date of such deposit
(in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to
the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture as to such series have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligation of the Company to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under
Section 6.9, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under
Section 6.14 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant
to subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee
under Section 4.2 and the last paragraph of Section 9.3 shall survive.
Section 4.2. Application of Trust Funds. Subject to the provisions
of the last paragraph of Section 9.3, all money deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities, the coupons and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any,
and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with or
received by the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
Section 4.3. Applicability of Defeasance Provisions; Company's
Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. If pursuant to
Section 3.1 provision is made for either or both of (i) defeasance of the
Securities of or within a series under Section 4.4 or (ii) covenant defeasance
of the Securities of or within a series under Section 4.5, then the provisions
of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the provisions
of Sections 4.6 through 4.9 inclusive, with such modifications thereto as may
be specified pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to any Securities, shall be
applicable to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, and the
Company may at its option by Board Resolution, at any time, with respect
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to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, elect to have Section
4.4 (if applicable) or Section 4.5 (if applicable) be applied to such
Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto upon compliance
with the conditions set forth below in this Article.
Section 4.4. Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Company's
exercise of the option specified in Section 4.3 applicable to this Section with
respect to the Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be deemed to
have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities and
any coupons appertaining thereto on the date the conditions set forth in
Section 4.6 are satisfied (hereinafter "defeasance"). For this purpose, such
defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged
the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and any coupons
appertaining thereto which shall thereafter be deemed to be "Outstanding" only
for the purposes of Section 4.7 and the other Sections of this Indenture
referred to in clause (ii) of this Section, and to have satisfied all its other
obligations under such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and this
Indenture insofar as such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto are
concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall on Company
Order execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except the following
which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the
rights of Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto to
receive, solely from the trust funds described in Section 4.6(a) and as more
fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of,
premium if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities or any coupons
appertaining thereto when such payments are due; (ii) the Company's obligations
with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 9.2 and 9.3 and with
respect to the payment of additional amounts, if any, payable with respect to
such Securities as specified pursuant to Section 3.l(b)(16); (iii) the rights,
powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder; and (iv) this
Article 4. Subject to compliance with this Article 4, the Company may exercise
its option under this Section notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option
under Section 4.5 with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining
thereto. Following a defeasance, payment of such Securities may not be
accelerated because of an Event of Default.
Section 4.5. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company's
exercise of the option specified in Section 4.3 applicable to this Section with
respect to any Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be released
from its obligations under Article 7 and Sections 9.4 and 9.5, and, if
specified pursuant to Section 3.1, its obligations under any other covenant,
with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on and
after the date the conditions set forth in Section 4.6 are
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satisfied (hereinafter, "covenant defeasance"), and such Securities and any
coupons appertaining thereto shall thereafter be deemed to be not "Outstanding"
for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or Act of
Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with Article 7 and
Sections 9.4 and 9.5, or such other covenant, but shall continue to be deemed
"Outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such
covenant defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities and any coupons
appertaining thereto, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no
liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such
Section or such other covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of
any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or such other covenant or by
reason of reference in any such Section or such other covenant to any other
provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not
constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 5.1(3) or 5.1(5) or
otherwise, as the case may be, but, except as specified above, the remainder of
this Indenture and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall
be unaffected thereby.
Section 4.6. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to application of Section 4.4 or Section
4.5 to any Securities of or within a series and any coupons appertaining
thereto:
(a) The Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited
irrevocably with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the
requirements of Section 6.11 who shall agree to comply with, and shall
be entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of Sections 4.3 through
4.9 inclusive and the last paragraph of Section 9.3 applicable to the
Trustee, for purposes of such Sections also a "Trustee") as trust
funds in trust for the purpose of making the payments referred to in
clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 4.6(a), specifically pledged as
security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of
such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, with
instructions to the Trustee as to the application thereof, (A) money
in an amount (in such currency, currencies or currency unit in which
such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto are then
specified as payable at Maturity), or (B) if Securities of such series
are not subject to repayment at the option of Holders, Government
Obligations which through the payment of interest and principal in
respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later
than one day before the due date of any payment referred to in clause
(x) or (y) of this Section 4.6(a), money in an amount or (C) a
combination thereof in an amount, sufficient, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants
expressed in a written certification thereof
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delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be
applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, (x) the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities and any
coupons appertaining thereto on the Maturity of such principal or
installment of principal or interest and (y) any mandatory sinking
fund payments applicable to such Securities on the day on which such
payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto.
Before such a deposit the Company may make arrangements satisfactory
to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date or
dates in accordance with Article 10, which shall be given effect in
applying the foregoing.
(b) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a Default or Event
of Default under, this Indenture or result in a breach or violation
of, or constitute a default under, any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
(c) No Default or Event of Default under Section 5.1(4)
or 5.1(5) with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining
thereto shall have occurred and be continuing during the period
commencing on the date of such deposit and ending on the 91st day
after such date (it being understood that this condition shall not be
deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period).
(d) In the case of an election under Section 4.4, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution of this
Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income
tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such
opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities and any
coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss
for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and
will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the
same manner and at the same times, as would have been the case if such
deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
(e) In the case of an election under Section 4.5, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that the Holders of such Securities and any coupons
appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance
and will be subject to
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Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the
same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had
not occurred.
(f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent to the defeasance under Section 4.4 or the
covenant defeasance under Section 4.5 (as the case may be) have been
complied with and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that either (i)
as a result of a deposit pursuant to subsection (a) above and the,
related exercise of the Company's option under Section 4.4 or Section
4.5 (as the case may be), registration is not required under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by the Company, with
respect to the trust funds representing such deposit or by the trustee
for such trust funds or (ii) all necessary registrations under said
act have been effected.
(g) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be
effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms,
conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in
connection therewith as contemplated by Section 3.1.
Section 4.7. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be
Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.3,
all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided
pursuant to Section 3.1) (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 4.6 in respect of any Securities of any series and
any coupons appertaining thereto shall be held in trust and applied by the
Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and any coupons
appertaining thereto and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent)
as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities and any coupons
appertaining thereto of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of
principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, but such money need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Security
pursuant to Section 3.1, if, after a deposit referred to in Section 4.6(a) has
been made, (i) the Holder of a Security in respect of which such deposit was
made is entitled to, and does, elect pursuant to Section 3.11(b) or the terms
of such Security to receive payment in a currency or currency unit other than
that in which the deposit pursuant to Section 4.6(a) has been made in respect
of such Security, or (ii) a Conversion Event occurs as contemplated in Section
3.11(d) or 3.11(e) or by the terms of any Security in respect of which the
deposit pursuant to Section
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4.6(a) has been made, the indebtedness represented by such Security and any
coupons appertaining thereto shall be deemed to have been, and will be, fully
discharged and satisfied through the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest, if any, on such Security as the same becomes due out of the
proceeds yielded by converting (from time to time as specified below in the
case of any such election) the amount or other property deposited in respect of
such Security into the currency or currency unit in which such Security becomes
payable as a result of such election or Conversion Event based on the
applicable Market Exchange Rate for such currency or currency unit in effect on
the second Business Day prior to each payment date, except in the case of a
Conversion Event with respect to such currency or currency unit which is in
effect (as nearly as feasible) at the time of the Conversion Event.
Section 4.8. Transfers and Distribution at Company Request.
To the extent permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 76, as amended or interpreted by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board from time to time, or any successor
thereto ("Standard No. 76"), or to the extent permitted by the Commission, the
Trustee shall, from time to time, take one or more of the following actions as
specified in a Company Request:
(a) Retransfer, reassign and deliver to the Company any
securities deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.6(a),
provided that the Company shall, in substitution therefor,
simultaneously transfer, assign and deliver to the Trustee other
Government Obligations appropriate to satisfy the Company's
obligations in respect of the relevant Securities; and
(b) The Trustee (and any Paying Agent) shall promptly pay
to the Company, upon Company Request, any excess money or securities
held by them at any time, including, without limitation, any assets
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.6(a) exceeding those
necessary for the purposes of Section 4.6(a).
The Trustee shall not take the actions described in subsections (a) and (b) of
this Section 4.8 unless it shall have first received a written report of Arthur
Andersen LLP, or another nationally recognized independent public accounting
firm, (i) expressing their opinion that the contemplated action is permitted by
Standard No. 76 or the Commission, for transactions accounted for as
extinguishment of debt under the circumstances described in paragraph 3.c of
Standard No. 76 or any successor provision, and (ii) verifying the accuracy,
after giving effect to such action or actions, of the computations which
demonstrate that the amounts remaining to be earned on the Government
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Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.6(a) will be
sufficient for purposes of Section 4.6(a).
ARTICLE 5
Defaults and Remedies
Section 5.1. Events of Default. An "Event of Default" occurs
with respect to the Securities of any series if (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be occasioned by the provisions of
Article 12 or be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or
pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or
regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(1) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on
any Security of that series or any coupon appertaining thereto or any
additional amount payable with respect to any Security of that series
as specified pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(16) when the same becomes due
and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal
of or any premium on any Security of that series when the same becomes
due and payable at its Maturity or on redemption or otherwise, or in
the payment of a mandatory sinking fund payment when and as due by the
terms of the Securities of that series, and in each case such default
continues for a period of ten days;
(3) the Company defaults in the performance of, or
breaches, any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture,
with respect to any Security of that series (other than a covenant or
warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere
in this Section specifically dealt with), and such default or breach
continues for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by
registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the
Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, a written notice
specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and
stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;
(4) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the
entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C)
consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property, or (D) makes a general assignment
for the benefit of its creditors;
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(5) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or
decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the
Company in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the
Company for all or substantially all of its property, or (C) orders
the liquidation of the Company; and the order or decree remains
unstayed and in effect for 90 days; or
(6) any other Event of Default provided as contemplated
by Section 3.1 with respect to Securities of that series.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian"
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any
Bankruptcy Law.
Section 5.2. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment. If an
Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least
25% in aggregate principal amount of all of the outstanding Securities of that
series, by written notice to the Company (and, if given by the Holders, to the
Trustee), may declare the principal (or, if the Securities of that series are
Original Issue Discount Securities or Indexed Securities, such portion of the
principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the
Securities of that series to be due and payable and upon any such declaration
such principal (or, in the case of original Issue Discount Securities or
Indexed Securities, such specified amount) shall be immediately due and
payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with
respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or
decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as
hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that series, by written
notice to the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if all existing Defaults and Events of Default with respect to
Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of
Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.7. No such
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
Section 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for
Enforcement by Trustee. The Company covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any
Security or coupon, if any, when such interest becomes
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due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of
(or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof and such
default continues for a period of 10 days,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the
Holders of such Securities or coupons, if any, the whole amount then due and
payable on such Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if
any, and, to the extent that payment of any such interest shall be legally
enforceable, interest on any overdue principal, premium, if any, and on any
overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities
or coupons, if any, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be
sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee,
its agents and counsel.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any
series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of
such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem
most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific
enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the
exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee
may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary
or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders of
Securities allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, its
creditors or its property.
Section 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Securities. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the
Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession
of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating
thereto.
Section 5.6. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right
or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in any such Event of Default.
Section 5.7. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series
by notice to the Trustee may waive on
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behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series a past Default or Event
of Default with respect to that series and its consequences except (i) a
Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest, if any, on any Security of such series or any coupon
appertaining thereto or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which
pursuant to Section 8.2 cannot be amended or modified without the consent of
the Holder of each outstanding Security of such series adversely affected.
Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose
of this Indenture.
Section 5.8. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series
affected (with each such series voting as a class) shall have the right to
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it with
respect to Securities of that series; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee
may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture,
(ii) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that is unduly prejudicial
to the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series not consenting, or
that would in the good faith judgment of the Trustee have a substantial
likelihood of involving the Trustee in personal liability and (iii) the Trustee
may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction.
Section 5.9. Limitation on Suits by Holders. No Holder of
any Security of any series or any related coupons shall have any right to
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this
Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other
remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) the Holder has previously given written notice to the
Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of that series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series have made a
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of
such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or
expense to be, or which may be, incurred by the Trustee in pursuing
the remedy;
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(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such
notice, request and the offer of indemnity has failed to institute any
such proceedings; and
(5) during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that
series have not given to the Trustee a direction inconsistent with
such written request.
No one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner
whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to
affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to
obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such
Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner
herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 5.10. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, but subject to Section
9.2, the right of any Holder of a Security or coupon to receive payment of
principal of, premium, if any, and, subject to Sections 3.5 and 3.7, interest,
if any, on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the
Security (or, in case of redemption, on the redemption dates) and the right of
any Holder of a coupon to receive payment of interest due as provided in such
coupon, or, subject to Section 5.9, to bring suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 5.11. Application of Money Collected. Subject to
Article 12, if the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it
shall pay out the money in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by
the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of
principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, upon presentation of the
Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and the notation thereon of the
payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 6.9;
Second: to Holders of Securities and coupons in respect of
which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected for
amounts due and unpaid on such Securities for principal of, premium,
if any, and interest, if any, ratably, without preference or priority
of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such
Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any,
respectively; and
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Third: to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.
Section 5.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the
Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or
remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or
abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to
such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such
proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored
severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter
all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though
no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 5.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as
otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or the Holders
is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and
remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to
every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at
law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or
remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 5.14. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the
enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against
the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court
may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the
costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in
the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that
neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize
any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any
suit instituted by the Company, and any provision of the Trust Indenture Act to
such effect is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by
the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 5.15. Action Respecting Securities Held in UAL
Corporation Capital Trust. With respect to any series of Securities held as
trust assets of a UAL Corporation Capital Trust and with respect to which a
Security Exchange has not theretofore occurred, any authorization, approval,
consent, request, notice, waiver or other action of Holders required or
permitted to be taken under this Indenture or pursuant to the terms of any
Security, in addition to any other authorization, approval, consent, request,
notice, waiver or other action required hereunder, will require such
authorization, approval, consent, request, notice, waiver or other action of
holders of
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the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities of such UAL Corporation
Capital Trust as may be required under the Declaration of Trust of such UAL
Corporation Capital Trust.
ARTICLE 6
The Trustee
Section 6.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and
only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture
against the Trustee; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee
may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements
of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or
opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine
the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements
of this Indenture.
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall
exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with
respect to the Securities of such series, and use the same degree of care and
skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to
relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(1) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the
effect of subsection (a) of this Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall
be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
facts; and
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of a
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majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any
trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with
respect to the Securities of such series.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise
of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for
believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk
or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(e) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability
of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of
this Section.
Section 6.2. Rights of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act:
(a) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting
or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
order, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or parties.
(b) Any request or direction of the Company mentioned
herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company
Order (other than delivery of any Security, and any coupons
appertaining thereto, to the Trustee for authentication and delivery
pursuant to Section 3.3, which shall be sufficiently evidenced as
provided therein), and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be
sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution.
(c) Whenever in the administration of this Indenture the
Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established
prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may,
in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers'
Certificate.
(d) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection
and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall
be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any
action taken, suffered or
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omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
(e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise
any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture,
unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction.
(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note or other paper or
document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further
inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit,
and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or
investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney.
(g) The Trustee may act through agents or attorneys and
shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent
or attorney appointed with due care.
(h) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be
authorized or within its rights or powers.
(i) The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk
its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of its
rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing
that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk
or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
Section 6.3. Trustee May Hold Securities. The Trustee, any
Paying Agent, any Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities
and coupons and, subject to Sections 310(b) and 311 of the Trust Indenture Act,
may otherwise deal with the Company, an Affiliate or Subsidiary with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or such
other agent.
Section 6.4. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee
in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent
required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any
money received by it
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hereunder except as otherwise agreed to in writing with the Company.
Section 6.5. Trustee's Disclaimer. The recitals contained
herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificate of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Securities
or any coupon. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the Company's use of
the proceeds from the Securities or for monies paid over to the Company
pursuant to the Indenture.
Section 6.6. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is
continuing with respect to the Securities of any series and if it is known to
the Trustee, the Trustee shall, within 90 days after it occurs, transmit, in
the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture
Act, notice of all uncured Defaults known to it; provided, however, that, in
the case of a Default in payment on the Securities of any series, the Trustee
may withhold the notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive
committee or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines
that withholding such notice is in the interests of Holders of Securities of
that series; provided further that, in the case of any default or breach of the
character specified in Section 5.1(3) with respect to the Securities and
coupons of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least
60 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the
term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such
series.
Section 6.7. Reports by Trustee to Holders. (a) Within 60
days after each May 15 of each year commencing with the first May 15 after the
first issuance of Securities pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall
transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities as provided in Section 313(c) of
the Trust Indenture Act a brief report dated as of such May 15 if required by
Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee also shall comply with
Section 313(b) and (d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such
transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange, if
any, upon which the Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the
Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities are
listed on any stock exchange.
Section 6.8. Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall
preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the
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most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of
Securities of each series. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company
shall furnish to the Trustee semiannually on or before the last day of June and
December in each year, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in
writing, a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably
require, containing all the information in the possession of the Registrar, the
Company or any of its Paying Agents other than the Trustee as to the names and
addresses of Holders of Securities of each such series. If there are Bearer
Securities of any series outstanding, even if the Trustee is the Registrar, the
Company shall furnish to the Trustee such a list containing such information
with respect to Holders of such Bearer Securities only.
Section 6.9. Compensation and Indemnity. (a) The Company
shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed
to in writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by
it hereunder. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on
compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the
Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it
in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture, except
any such expense as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith.
(b) The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and any
predecessor Trustee for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or
expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or
determined by the income of the Trustee), incurred by it without negligence or
bad faith on its part arising out of or in connection with its acceptance or
administration of the trust or trusts hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the
Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. The Company
shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The
Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees
and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made
without its consent.
(c) The Company need not reimburse any expense or
indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Trustee through
negligence or bad faith.
(d) To secure the payment obligations of the Company
pursuant to this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities
of any series on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except
that held in trust to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on
particular Securities.
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(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services
in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or Section
5.1(5), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its
counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute
expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law.
(f) The provisions of this Section shall survive the
termination of this Indenture.
Section 6.10. Replacement of Trustee. (a) The resignation
or removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee shall
become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of appointment as
provided in Section 6.11.
(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to
the Securities of any series by giving written notice thereof to the Company.
If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 6.11
shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of
such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect
to the Securities of such series.
(c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may remove the Trustee with
respect to that series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may
appoint a successor Trustee for such series with the Company's consent.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 310(b) of
the Trust Indenture Act after written request therefor by the Company
or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at
least six months;
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section
310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall fail to resign after
written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of a Security
who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months;
or
(3) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting, is adjudged
a bankrupt or an insolvent or a receiver or public officer takes
charge of the Trustee or its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
then, in any such case, (i) the Company by or pursuant to a Board Resolution
may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities,
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or (ii) subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Holder who
has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on
behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all
Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
(e) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy
exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, with respect to Securities of
one or more series, the Company, by or pursuant to Board Resolution, shall
promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be
appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series
and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Section 6.11. If, within one year after such resignation,
removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such
series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee
so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in
accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that
extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been
so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the
manner required by Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of
a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series.
Section 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a)
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all
Securities, every such successor Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such
appointment. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee
shall become effective, and the successor Trustee, without further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of the
retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee,
such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver
an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to
such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee
hereunder.
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(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the
Company, the retiring Trustee and such successor Trustee shall execute and
deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein such successor Trustee shall
accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be
necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, such
successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring
Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the
appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Trustee is
not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as
shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers,
trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of
that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall
continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) shall add to or change
any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall
constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from
any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and upon
the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided
therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series
to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of
the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign,
transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by
such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those
series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the
Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly
vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and
trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified
and eligible under the Trust Indenture Act.
(e) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and
each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and
each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any
series in the manner provided
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for notices to the Holders of Securities in Section 1.6. Each notice shall
include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the securities of
such series and the address of its Corporate Trust office.
Section 6.12. Eligibility; Disqualification. There shall at
all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be eligible to act as Trustee
under Section 310(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall have a combined
capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000. If such corporation publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or the requirements of
Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining
authority, then, for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and
surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If
at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with
the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 6.13. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession
to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or
any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been
authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor
by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt
such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same
effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 6.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent. The
Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or
more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue,
exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof, and
Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture
and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the
Trustee hereunder. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument in
writing signed by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, a copy of which
instrument shall be promptly furnished to the Company. Wherever reference is
made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the
Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be
deemed to
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include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be
acceptable to the Company and, except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to
Section 3.1, shall at all times be a bank or trust company or corporation
organized and doing business and in good standing under the laws of the United
States of America or of any State or the District of Columbia, authorized under
such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus
of not less than $1,500,000 and subject to supervision or examination by
Federal or State authorities. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports
of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or the requirements of the
aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this
Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. In case at any time an Authenticating Agent
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the
effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be
merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such
Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the
corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall
continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be
otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any
paper or further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent for any series of Securities may at
any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee for such
series and to the Company. The Trustee for any series of Securities may at any
time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice
of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving
such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time
such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, the Trustee for such series may appoint a successor
Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give
notice of such appointment to all Holders of Securities of the series with
respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve in the manner set forth
in Section 1.6. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its
appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and
duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as
an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating
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Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from
time to time reasonable compensation including reimbursement of its reasonable
expenses for its services under this Section.
If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made
pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed
thereon, in addition to or in lieu of the Trustee's certificate of
authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication substantially in the
following form:
This is one of the Securities of a series issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: ____________________ The First National Bank of Chicago,
as Trustee
By________________________
as Authenticating Agent
By________________________
Authorized Signatory
Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.5 and 6.9 shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.
Section 6.15. Trustee's Application for Instructions from the
Company. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the
Company may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action
proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the
date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be
effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or
omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such
application on or after the date specified in such application (which date
shall not be less than fifteen Business Days after the date any officer of the
Company actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have
consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such
action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Trustee shall
have received written instructions in response to such application specifying
the action to be taken or omitted.
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ARTICLE 7
Consolidation, Merger or Sale by the Company
The Company may merge or consolidate with or into any other
corporation or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to any person, firm or corporation, if (i)(A)
in the case of a merger or consolidation, the Company is the surviving
corporation or (B) in the case of a merger or consolidation where the Company
is not the surviving corporation and in the case of any such sale, conveyance
or other disposition, the successor or acquiring corporation is a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the United States or a State thereof
and such corporation expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all the
obligations of the Company under the Securities and any coupons appertaining
thereto and under this Indenture, (ii) immediately thereafter, giving effect to
such merger or consolidation, or such sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, and (iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger or
consolidation, or such sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition complies
with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transaction have been complied with. In the event of the
assumption by a successor corporation of the obligations of the Company as
provided in clause (i)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence, such successor
corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company hereunder and
under the Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and all such
obligations of the Company shall terminate.
ARTICLE 8
Supplemental Indentures
Section 8.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of
Holders. Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a
Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter
into indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another corporation to
the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants
of the Company herein and in the Securities;
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the
benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such
covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included
solely for the benefit of such
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series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Company;
(3) to add any additional Events of Default with respect
to all or any series of Securities;
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to facilitate the
issuance of Bearer Securities (including, without limitation, to
provide that Bearer Securities may be registrable as to principal
only) or to facilitate the issuance of Securities in global form;
(5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions
of this Indenture, provided that any such addition, change or
elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security
Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such
supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such
provision;
(6) to secure the Securities;
(7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any
series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1;
(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of
appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the
provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one
Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.10;
(9) if allowed without penalty under applicable laws and
regulations, to permit payment in the United States (including any of
the states and the District of Columbia), its territories, its
possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction of principal,
premium, if any, or interest, if any, on Bearer Securities or coupons,
if any;
(10) to correct or supplement any provision herein or in
any supplemental indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with
any other provision herein or in any supplemental indenture, to cure
any ambiguity or correct any mistake or to make any other provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture,
provided such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the
Holders of Securities of any series; or
(11) to comply with any requirement of the Commission in
connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act.
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Section 8.2. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
With the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series adversely
affected by such supplemental indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter
into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto to add any provisions to or
to change or eliminate any provisions of this Indenture or of any other
indenture supplemental hereto or to modify the rights of the Holders of
Securities of each such series; provided, however, that without the consent of
the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, an amendment under
this Section may not:
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or
any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, (except
that a valid extension of an interest payment period by the Company in
accordance with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto, shall
not constitute a change for this purpose) or reduce the principal
amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable
upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of
an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon
a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 5.2, or change the coin or currency in which, any Securities
or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or
after the Redemption Date), or modify the provisions of this indenture
with respect to the subordination of the Securities, or adversely
affect the right to convert any Security as may be provided pursuant
to Section 3.1 herein;
(2) reduce the percentage of principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is
required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose
Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain
provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their
consequences) provided for in this Indenture;
(3) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an
office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in
Section 9.2;
(4) adversely affect the right to convert the Securities
of any series as provided in Article 12 hereof; or
(5) make any change in Section 5.7 or this Section 8.2
except to increase any percentage or to provide that certain
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other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived with
the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby.
For the purposes of this Section 8.2, if the Securities of any
series are issuable upon the exercise of warrants, any holder of an unexercised
and unexpired warrant with respect to such series shall not be deemed to be a
Holder of Outstanding Securities of such series in the amount issuable upon the
exercise of such warrants.
A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any
covenant or other provision of this Indenture, which has expressly been
included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities,
or that modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the
rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It is not necessary under this Section 8.2 for the Holders to
consent to the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
is sufficient if they consent to the substance thereof.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record
date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to consent to any
indenture supplemental hereto. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such
record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be
entitled to consent to such supplemental indenture, whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless such consent shall
have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having been
obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such
consent previously given shall automatically and without further action by any
Holder be cancelled and of no further effect.
Section 8.3. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every
supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall comply with the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
Section 8.4. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In
executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental
indenture permitted by this Article or the modification thereby of the trusts
created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall
be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this
Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such
supplemental indenture which
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affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
Section 8.5. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the
execution of any supplemental indenture under this article, this Indenture
shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture
shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of
Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder and
of any coupon appertaining thereto shall be bound thereby.
Section 8.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental
Indentures. Securities, including any coupons, of any series authenticated and
delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this
Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form
approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental
indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities including any
coupons of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee
and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in
exchange for Outstanding Securities including any coupons of such series.
ARTICLE 9
Covenants
Section 9.1. Payment of Principal, Premium, If Any, and
Interest. The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of
each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of that series in
accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series, any coupons
appertaining thereto and this Indenture. An installment of principal or
interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or
Paying Agent holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay the
installment.
Section 9.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. If Securities
of a series are issued as Registered Securities, the Company will maintain in
each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where
Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where
Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange, where Securities may be surrendered for conversion and where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series
and this Indenture may be served. If Securities of a series are issuable as
Bearer Securities, the Company will maintain, (i) subject to any laws or
regulations
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applicable thereto, an office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series
which is located outside the United States, where Securities of that series and
related coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment; provided,
however, that if the Securities of that series are listed on The International
Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited, the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange located outside the
United States and such stock exchange shall so require, the Company will
maintain a Paying Agent for the Securities of that series in London, Luxembourg
or any other required city located outside the United States, as the case may
be, so long as the Securities of that series are listed on such exchange, and
(ii) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, in a Place of
Payment for that series located outside the United States, where Securities of
that series may be surrendered for exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture
may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of
the location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If
at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or
agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the
Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, no
payment of principal, premium or interest on Bearer Securities shall be made at
any office or agency of the Company in the United States, by check mailed to
any address in the United States, by transfer to an account located in the
United States or upon presentation or surrender in the United States of a
Bearer Security or coupon for payment, even if the payment would be credited to
an account located outside the United States; provided, however, that, if the
Securities of a series are denominated and payable in Dollars, payment of
principal of and any premium or interest on any such Bearer Security shall be
made at the office of the Company's Paying Agent in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, if (but only if) payment in Dollars of the full amount of
such principal, premium or interest, as the case may be, at all offices or
agencies outside the United States maintained for the purpose by the Company in
accordance with this Indenture is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange
controls or other similar restrictions.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more
other offices or agencies where the Securities (including any coupons, if any)
of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such
purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
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of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for
Securities (including any coupons, if any) of any series for such purposes.
The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency.
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, the
Trustee shall initially serve as Paying Agent.
Section 9.3. Money for Securities to Be Held in Trust;
Unclaimed Money. If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent
with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date
of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the
Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if
any, or interest, if any, so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such
persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify
the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of
Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an
instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on Securities of
that series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of
as herein provided;
(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the
making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if
any, on the Securities; and
(3) at any time during the continuance of any such
default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the
Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or
by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held
in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the
Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the
Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the
Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with
respect to such money.
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Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or
then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of any principal, premium or
interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, has become due and
payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request or (if then held by the
Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security
and coupon, if any, shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look
only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or
such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the
Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the
Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment,
may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper
published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day
and of general circulation in The City of New York, or cause to be mailed to
such Holder, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid
to the Company.
Section 9.4. Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 7, the
Company will at all times do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence; provided
that nothing in this Section 9.4 shall prevent the abandonment or termination
of any right or franchise of the Company, if, in the opinion of the Company,
such abandonment or termination is in the best interests of the Company and
does not materially adversely affect the ability of the Company to operate its
business or to fulfill its obligations hereunder.
Section 9.5. Insurance. The Company covenants and agrees
that it will maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain,
insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations or
through a program of self-insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as
are consistent with sound business practice for corporations engaged in the
same or a similar business similarly situated.
Section 9.6. Reports by the Company. The Company covenants:
(a) to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the
Company is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of
the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports
(or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission
may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which it may
be required to file with the Commission pursuant to section 13 or
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section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or,
if it is not required to file information, documents or reports
pursuant to either of such sections, then to file with the Trustee and
the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed
from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and
periodic information, documents and reports which may be required
pursuant to section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national
securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such
rules and regulations;
(b) to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in
accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from time to time
by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports
with respect to compliance by it with the conditions and covenants
provided for in this Indenture, as may be required from time to time
by such rules and regulations; and
(c) to transmit to all Holders of Securities, within 30
days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, in the manner and to
the extent provided in section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, such
summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be
filed by it pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 9.6,
as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to
time by the Commission.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the
Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt
of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information
contained therein or determinable from information contained therein,
including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder
(as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers'
Certificates).
Section 9.7. Annual Review Certificate. The Company
covenants and agrees to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end
of each fiscal year of the Company, a brief certificate from the principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, or principal accounting officer
as to his or her knowledge of the Company's compliance with all conditions and
covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 9.7, such
compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or
requirement of notice provided under this Indenture.
Section 9.8. Limitation on Dividends and Capital Stock
Acquisitions. The Company covenants and agrees that, if at any time it has
failed to make any payment of interest, principal or
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premium on the Securities when due (after giving effect to any grace period for
payment thereof as provided in Section 5.1), the Company will not, until all
defaulted interest on the Securities and all principal and premium, if any,
then due and payable on the Securities shall have been paid in full, (i)
declare set aside or pay any dividend or distribution on any capital stock of
the Company (except for dividends or distributions in shares of its capital
stock or rights to acquire shares of its capital stock), or (ii) repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, or make any sinking fund payment for the purchase
or redemption of, any shares of its capital stock (except by conversion into or
exchange for shares of its capital stock and except for a redemption, purchase
or other acquisition of shares of its capital stock made for the purpose of an
employee incentive plan or benefit plan of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries); provided, however, that any moneys theretofore deposited in any
sinking fund with respect to any preferred stock of the Company in compliance
with this Section 9.8 and the provisions of such sinking fund may thereafter be
applied to the purchase or redemption of such preferred stock in accordance
with the terms of such sinking fund without regard to the restrictions in this
Section 9.8.
Section 9.9. Notice of Default. The Company shall file with
the Trustee written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
within 30 Business Days of its becoming aware of any such Default or Event of
Default.
ARTICLE 10
Redemption
Section 10.1. Applicability of Article. Securities
(including coupons, if any) of any series which are redeemable before their
Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except
as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any
series) in accordance with this Article.
Section 10.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities, including coupons, if any,
shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or an Officers'
Certificate. In the case of any redemption at the election of the Company of
less than all the Securities or coupons, if any, of any series, the Company
shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the
Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such
series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be
redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the
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expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such
Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture or (ii) pursuant to an election of
the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such
Securities, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate
evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.
Section 10.3. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed. Unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, if less than all the
Securities (including coupons, if any) of a series with the same original issue
date, interest rate and Stated Maturity are to be redeemed, the Trustee, not
more than 45 days prior to the redemption date, shall select the Securities of
the series to be redeemed in such manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and
appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from Securities of the
series that are Outstanding and that have not previously been called for
redemption and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal
to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities, including coupons, if
any, of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount
of Securities, including coupons, if any, of such series of a denomination
larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities
selected by the Trustee for redemption and, in the case of any Securities
selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities (including
coupons, if any) shall relate, in the case of any Securities (including
coupons, if any) redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the
principal amount of such Securities (including coupons, if any) which has been
or is to be redeemed.
Section 10.4. Notice of Redemption. Unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, notice of redemption shall be given
in the manner provided in Section 1.6 not less than 30 days nor more than 60
days prior to the Redemption Date to the Holders of the Securities to be
redeemed.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price;
(3) if fewer than all the Outstanding Securities of a
series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of
partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Security
or Securities to be redeemed;
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(4) in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only,
the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and
after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, the holder
will receive, without a charge; a new Security or Securities of
authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining
unredeemed;
(5) the Place or Places of Payment where such Securities,
together in the case of Bearer Securities with all coupons
appertaining thereto, if any, maturing after the Redemption Date, are
to be surrendered for payment for the Redemption Price;
(6) that Securities of the series called for redemption
and all unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto must be
surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(7) that, on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price
will become due and payable upon each such Security, or the portion
thereof, to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will
cease to accrue on and after said date;
(8) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is
the case;
(9) that, unless otherwise specified in such notice,
Bearer Securities of any series, if any, surrendered for redemption
must be accompanied by all coupons maturing subsequent to the
Redemption Date or the amount of any such missing coupon or coupons
will be deducted from the Redemption Price, unless security or
indemnity satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and any Paying
Agent is furnished; and
(10) CUSIP number.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed shall be
given by the Company or, at the Company s request, by the Trustee in the name
and at the expense of the Company.
Section 10.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to
12:00 noon New York City time on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit
with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its
own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 9.3) an
amount of money in the currency or currencies (including currency units or
composite currencies) in which the Securities of such series are payable
(except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 for the Securities of
such series) sufficient to pay on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price of,
and (unless the
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Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) interest accrued to the
Redemption Date on, all Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed
on that date.
Unless any Security by its terms prohibits any sinking fund
payment obligation from being satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities
(including Securities redeemed otherwise than through a sinking fund), the
Company may deliver such Securities to the Trustee for crediting against such
payment obligation in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this
Indenture.
Section 10.6. Securities Payable on Redemption Date. Notice
of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed
shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price
therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such
Securities shall cease to bear interest and the coupons for any such interest
appertaining to any Bearer Security so to be redeemed, except to the extent
provided below, shall be void. Except as provided in the next succeeding
paragraph, upon surrender of any such Security, including coupons, if any, for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the
Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the
Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest on Bearer
Securities whose Stated Maturity is prior to the Redemption Date shall be
payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States and its
possessions (except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2) and, unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, only upon presentation and surrender
of coupons for such interest; and provided further that, unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, installments of interest on
Registered Securities whose Stated Maturity is prior to the Redemption Date
shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor
Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record
Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.7.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for redemption shall not be
accompanied by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the Redemption Date, such
Bearer Security may be paid after deducting from the Redemption Price an amount
equal to the face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such
missing coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there
be furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save
each of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such
Bearer Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such
missing coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the
Redemption Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the
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amount so deducted; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons
shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside of the United
States (except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 9.2) and, unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, only upon presentation and
surrender of those coupons.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid
upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any)
shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate
prescribed therefor in the Security.
Section 10.7. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of
a Security that is redeemed in part at any Place of Payment therefor (with, if
the Company or the Trustee so require, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing),
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Holder of that Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities
of the same series, the same form and the same Maturity in any authorized
denomination equal in aggregate principal amount to the unredeemed portion of
the principal of the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE 11
Sinking Funds
Section 11.1. Applicability of Article. The provisions of
this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of
Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
3.1 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by
the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory
sinking fund payment," and any payment in excess of such minimum amount
provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as
an "optional sinking fund payment." If provided for by the terms of Securities
of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to
reduction as provided in Section 11.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be
applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the
terms of Securities of such series.
Section 11.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with
Securities. The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series
(other than any previously called for redemption) together, in the case of
Bearer Securities of such
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series, with all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto and (ii) may apply as a
credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election
of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the
application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms
of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any
sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to
be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms
of such series; provided that such Securities have not been previously so
credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by
the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption
through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund
payment shall be reduced accordingly.
Section 11.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. Not
less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series
pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to
be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be
satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to
Section 11.2 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so
delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date,
the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund
payment date in the manner specified in Section 10.3 and cause notice of the
redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company
in the manner provided in Section 10.4. Such notice having been duly given,
the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the
manner stated in Sections 10.6 and 10.7.
ARTICLE 12
Subordination of Securities
SECTION 12.1. Securities Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness.
(a) The Company agrees, and each Holder of the Securities by acceptance
thereof likewise agrees, that the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest, if any, on the Securities is subordinated, to the extent and in
the manner provided in this Article 12, to the prior payment in full of all
Senior Indebtedness of the Company.
(b) All provisions of this Article 12 shall be subject to
Section 12.14.
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SECTION 12.2. Company Not to Make Payments with Respect to
Securities in Certain Circumstances; Limitations on Acceleration of Securities.
(a) Upon the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company by lapse of
time, acceleration or otherwise, all obligations with respect thereto shall
first be paid in full, or such payment duly provided for in cash or in a manner
satisfactory to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before any payment is
made on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on
the Securities or to redeem, retire, purchase, deposit moneys for the
defeasance of or acquire any of the Securities.
(b) Upon the happening of (i) any default in payment of
any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or (ii) any other default on Senior
Indebtedness of the Company and the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness is
accelerated in accordance with its terms, then, unless (w) such default relates
to Senior Indebtedness of the Company in an aggregate amount equal to or less
than $20 million, (x) such default shall have been cured or waived or shall
have ceased to exist, (y) any such acceleration has been rescinded, or (z) such
Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full, no direct or indirect payment in
cash, property or securities, by set-off or otherwise (except payment of the
Securities from funds previously deposited in accordance with Section 4.1 at
any time such deposit was not prohibited by this Indenture), shall be made or
agreed to be made by the Company on account of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest, if any, on the Securities, or in respect of any redemption,
retirement, purchase, deposit of moneys for the defeasance or other acquisition
of any of the Securities in the case of such a default in Senior Indebtedness
of the Company, the Company shall not deposit money for any such payment or
distribution with the Trustee or any Paying Agent nor shall the Company (if the
Company is acting as its own Paying Agent) segregate and hold in trust money
for any such payment or distribution.
(c) Upon the happening of an event of default (other than
under circumstances when the terms of paragraph (b) of this Section 12.2 are
applicable) with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to
which the holders thereof are entitled under the terms of such Senior
Indebtedness to immediately accelerate the maturity thereof (without further
notice or expiration of any applicable grace periods), upon written notice
thereof given to each of the Company and the Trustee by the trustee for or
other representative of the holders of at least $25 million of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company (a "Payment Notice"), then, unless and until such
event of default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist,
no direct or indirect payment in cash, property or securities, by set-off or
otherwise (except payment of the Securities from funds previously deposited in
accordance with Section 4.1 at any time such deposit was not prohibited by this
Indenture), shall be made
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or agreed to be made by the Company on account of the principal of or premium,
if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities, or in respect of any
redemption, retirement, purchase, deposit of moneys for the defeasance or other
acquisition of any of the Securities, and the Company shall not deposit money
for any such payment or distribution with the Trustee or any Paying Agent nor
shall the Company or a Subsidiary (if the Company or such Subsidiary is acting
as Paying Agent) segregate and hold in trust money for any such payment or
distribution (a "Payment Block"); provided, however, that this Section 12.2(c)
shall not prevent the making of any payment for more than 120 days after a
Payment Notice shall have been given unless the Senior Indebtedness in respect
of which such event of default exists has been declared due and payable in its
entirety, in which case no such payment shall be made until such acceleration
has been rescinded or annulled or such Senior Indebtedness has been paid in
full in accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) not more
than one Payment Notice shall be given with respect to a particular event of
default (which shall not bar subsequent Payment Notices for other such events
of default), (ii) all events of default under Senior Indebtedness occurring
within any 30-day period shall be treated as one event of default to the extent
that one or more Payment Notices are issued in connection therewith and (iii)
no more than two Payment Blocks shall be permitted within any period of 12
consecutive months. Any payment made in contravention of the provisions of
this Section 12.2(c) shall be returned to the Company.
(d) In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 12.2(a) or 12.2(b), the Trustee or the Holder of any Security shall
have received any payment on account of the principal of or premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on the Securities in contravention of Section 12.2(a) or
12.2(b) or after the happening of a default in payment of any Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, or any acceleration of the maturity of any Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, then, in either such case, except in the case of
any such default which shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to
exist, such payment (subject to the provisions of Sections 12.6 and 12.7) shall
be held for the benefit of, and shall be paid over and delivered to, the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the Company (pro rata as to each of such
holders on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Indebtedness of the
Company held by them) or their representative or the trustee under the
indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to which Senior Indebtedness of
the Company may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for
application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company remaining
unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness of the Company in
full in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent
payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the
Company.
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(e)(1) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under
Section 5.1(1) through (3) and (6), the Trustee or holders of 25% of the
outstanding principal amount of the Securities of any series must give notice
of such Event of Default and the intention to accelerate to the Company and any
holders of Senior Indebtedness which have theretofore requested of the Trustee
such notice, and no acceleration of the Securities of any series shall be
effective unless and until such Event of Default is continuing on the sixtieth
day after the date of delivery of such notice. The Company may pay the holders
of the Securities of any series any defaulted payment and all other amounts due
following any such acceleration of the maturity of the Securities if Section
12.2(a) would not prohibit such payment to be made at that time.
(2) Nothing in this Article 12 shall prevent or delay the
Trustee or the holders of the Securities from taking any action in connection
with the acceleration of the maturity of the Securities pursuant to Section 5.2
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under either of Section 5.1(4) or
5.1(5).
(3) Except as provided in Section 12.2(e)(1), a failure
to make any payment with respect to the Securities as a result of the rights of
holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company described in Section 12.2(b) or
12.2(c) will not have any effect on the right of holders of the Securities to
accelerate the maturities thereof as a result of such payment default. The
Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any default in the
payment of principal of or interest on any Senior Indebtedness of the Company,
and in the event of any such default, shall provide to the Trustee, in the form
of an Officers' Certificate, the names, addresses and respective amounts due
holders of such Senior Indebtedness or the name and address of the trustee
acting on their behalf, if any. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely
conclusively on such Officers' Certificate without independent verification.
SECTION 12.3. Securities Subordinated to Prior Payment of All
Senior Indebtedness on Dissolution, Liquidation or Reorganization of the
Company. Upon the distribution of assets of the Company in any Dissolution,
winding up, liquidation (total or partial) or similar proceeding relating to
the Company (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or
upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise):
(1) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company
shall first be entitled to receive payment in full of all Senior
Indebtedness (or to have such payment duly provided for in a manner
satisfactory to them) in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company before the Holders of
the Securities, in the case of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, are
entitled to
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receive any payment on account of the principal of, premium, if any,
or interest, if any, on the Securities;
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company
of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities
(other than securities of the Company as reorganized or readjusted or
securities of the Company or any other company, trust or corporation
provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the payment
of which is junior or otherwise subordinate, at least to the extent
provided in this Article 12 with respect to the Securities, to the
payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company at the time
outstanding and to the payment of all securities issued in exchange
therefor to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company at
the time outstanding), to which the Holders of the Securities or the
Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Securities would be entitled
except for the provisions of this Article 12, shall be paid by the
liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or
distribution directly to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the
Company or their representatives or to the trustee under any indenture
under which such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued (pro rata)
as to each such holder, representative or trustee on the basis of
respective amounts of unpaid Senior Indebtedness held or represented
by each), to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all
Senior Indebtedness of the Company remaining unpaid, after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or provision therefor
to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness; and
(3) in the event that notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 12.3, any payment or distribution of assets
of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or
securities (other than securities of the Company as reorganized or
readjusted or securities of the Company or any other company, trust or
corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment,
the payment of which is junior or otherwise subordinate, at least to
the extent provided in this Article 12 with respect to the Securities,
to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company at the time
outstanding and to the payment of all securities issued in exchange
therefor to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company at
the time outstanding), shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders
of the Securities on account of principal of, premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on the Securities before all Senior Indebtedness of
the Company is paid in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the
holders of such Senior Indebtedness in accordance with its terms, or
effective provision made for its payment, such payment or distribution
(subject to the provisions of Sections 12.6 and
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12.7) shall be received and held for the benefit of and paid over to
the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company remaining unpaid
or unprovided for or their representative, or to the trustee under any
indenture under which such Senior Indebtedness of the Company may have
been issued (pro rata as provided in paragraph (2) above), for
application to the payment of such Senior Indebtedness of the Company
to the extent necessary to pay all such Senior Indebtedness of the
Company in full in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the holders of
Senior Indebtedness of the Company, in accordance with its terms,
after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or
provision therefor to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of the
Company.
The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of
any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or
any assignment for the benefit of the Company's creditors tending toward the
liquidation of the business and assets of the Company.
SECTION 12.4. Holders to Be Subrogated to Rights of Holders
of Senior Indebtedness. Upon the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of
the Company in cash or in a manner satisfactory to the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated equally and
ratably to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to
receive payments or distributions of assets of the Company applicable to the
Senior Indebtedness of the Company until all amounts owing on the Securities
shall be paid in full, and for the purpose of such subrogation no payments or
distributions to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company by or on
behalf of the Company or by or on behalf of Holders of the Securities by virtue
of this Article 12 which otherwise would have been made to the Holders of the
Securities shall, as between the Company and the Holders of the Securities, be
deemed to be payment by the Company to or on account of Senior Indebtedness of
the Company, it being understood that the provisions of this Article 12 are
intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders
of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of
the Company, on the other hand.
SECTION 12.5. Obligation of the Company Unconditional.
Nothing contained in this Article 12 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in any
Security is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company and the Holders
of the Securities, the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and
unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities as and when the same
shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to
or shall affect the relative
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rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than
the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, nor, except as expressly
provided in this Article 12, shall anything herein or in the Securities prevent
the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies
otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture,
subject to the rights, if any, under this Article 12 of the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company in respect of cash, property or securities of the
Company upon the exercise of any such remedy. Upon any distribution of assets
of the Company referred to in this Article 12, the Trustee, subject to the
provisions of Section 6.1, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled
to rely upon any order or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction in
which such dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings
are pending, or a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other
person making any distribution to the Trustee or the Holders of the securities,
for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such
distribution, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and other
indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount
or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or
to this Article 12.
Nothing contained in this Article 12 or elsewhere in this
Indenture or in any Security is intended to or shall affect the obligations of
the Company to make, or prevent the Company from making, at any time except
during the pendency of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation (total or
partial) or similar proceeding, and except during the continuance of any event
specified in Section 12.2 (not cured or waived), payments at any time of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities.
SECTION 12.6. Knowledge of Trustee. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not at any time be charged with
knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any
payment of monies to or by the Trustee until three Business Days after a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee on behalf of the Trustee shall have received
at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee written notice thereof from the
Company, any Holder, or the holder or representative of any class of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company identifying the specific sections of this Indenture
involved and describing in detail the facts that would obligate the Trustee to
withhold payments to Holders of Securities, and prior to such time, the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, shall be entitled in all
respects conclusively to assume that no such facts exist. The Trustee shall be
entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by an individual
representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or a
trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice
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has been given by a holder of any such Senior Indebtedness or a trustee on
behalf of any such holder.
In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that
further evidence is required with respect to the right of any person as a
holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such person to
furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount
of Senior Indebtedness of the Company held by such person, the extent to which
such person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any
other facts pertinent to the rights of such person under this Article, and if
such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such
person pending judicial determination as to the right of such person to receive
such payment.
SECTION 12.7. Application by Trustee of Moneys Deposited with
It. If two Business Days prior to the date on which by the terms of this
Indenture any moneys deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than
the Company or a Subsidiary) may become payable for any purpose (including,
without limitation, the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest, if any, on any Security) the Trustee shall not have received with
respect to such moneys the notice provided for in Section 12.6, then the
Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply
the same to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected
by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such
date. This Section 12.7 shall be construed solely for the benefit of the
Trustee and Paying Agent and shall not otherwise affect the rights of holders
of such Senior Indebtedness.
SECTION 12.8. Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or
Omissions of Company or Holders of Senior Indebtedness. No right of any
present or future holders of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company to enforce
subordination as provided herein shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or
impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act
or failure to act by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company
with the terms of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any
such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.
SECTION 12.9. Holders Authorize Trustee to Effectuate
Subordination of Securities. Each Holder of the Securities by his acceptance
thereof authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such
action as may be necessary or appropriate in the discretion of the Trustee to
effectuate the subordination provided in this Article 12 and appoints the
Trustee his attorney in-fact for such purpose, including, without
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limitation, in the event of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of the Company (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or
receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or
otherwise) tending towards liquidation of the business and assets of the
Company, the timely filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of its or his
Securities in the form required in said proceedings. If the Trustee does not
file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceedings
before the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, then the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company are hereby authorized to have the
right to file and are hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on
behalf of the Holders of said Securities.
SECTION 12.10. Right of Trustee to Hold Senior Indebtedness.
The Trustee shall be entitled to all of the rights set forth in this Article 12
in respect of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company at any time held by it to
the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Indebtedness of the Company,
and nothing in this Indenture shall be construed to deprive the Trustee of any
of its rights as such holder. With respect to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe
only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in
this Article 12, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be read into this Indenture
against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company, and the Trustee shall not
be liable to any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company if it shall
mistakenly pay over or deliver to Holders of Securities, the Company or any
other Person moneys or assets to which any holder of such Senior Indebtedness
shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or otherwise.
SECTION 12.11. Article 12 Not to Prevent Events of Default.
The failure to make a payment on account of principal or interest by reason of
any provision in this Article 12 shall not be construed as preventing the
occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 5.1.
SECTION 12.12. Paying Agents Other Than the Trustee. In case
at any time any Paying Agent (including, without limitation, the Company or any
Subsidiary) other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and
be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as used in this Article 12 shall
in such case (unless the context shall otherwise require) be construed as
extending to and including such Paying Agent (except the Company and its
subsidiaries in the case of Sections 12.6 and 12.7) within its meaning as fully
for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article
12 in addition to or in place of the Trustee.
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SECTION 12.13. Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced.
Nothing in this Article 12 shall apply to amounts due to the Trustee pursuant
to Section 6.9.
SECTION 12.14. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money held in trust
under Article 4 by the Trustee for the payment of principal of, premium if any,
and interest, if any, on the Securities shall not be subordinated to the prior
payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or subject to the
restrictions set forth in this Article 12 and none of the Holders shall be
obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or any holder of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company or any other creditor of the Company.
SECTION 12.15. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of
Liquidating Agent. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company
referred to in this Article Twelve, the Trustee and the Holders of the
Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by any
court of competent jurisdiction in which such insolvency, bankruptcy,
receivership, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or similar
case or proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy,
liquidating trustee, custodian, receiver, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered
to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining
the persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the
holders of Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the
amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed
thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article Twelve.
SECTION 12.16. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders or Senior
Indebtedness of the Company. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any
fiduciary duty to the Holders of any Senior Indebtedness and shall not be
liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall in good faith mistakenly pay
over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other
person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness
of the Company shall be entitled by virtue of this Article Twelve or otherwise.
The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company or of any facts that would prohibit any payment
hereunder unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received
notice to that effect at the address of the Trustee, provided that the Trustee
shall be deemed to have knowledge of the existence of any Senior Indebtedness
to which it acts as Trustee. With respect to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe
only such of its covenants or obligations as are specifically set forth in this
Article Twelve and no implied covenants or
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obligations with respect to holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall
be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.
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This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together
constitute but one instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be
hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
UAL CORPORATION
By:______________________
Title:
Attest:
___________________________
Title:
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
TRUSTEE
By:______________________
Title:
Attest:
______________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT 4.2
DECLARATION OF TRUST
DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of October 15, 1996, between UAL
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Sponsor, and The First National Bank of
Chicago, a national banking association, as trustee (the "Property Trustee")
and First Chicago Delaware Inc., a Delaware corporation not in its individual
capacity but solely as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee") (the Property Trustee
and the Delaware Trustee collectively referred to herein as the "Trustees").
The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby shall be known as "UAL
Corporation Capital Trust I," in which name the Trustees, or the Sponsor to the
extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute
contracts, and sue and be sued.
2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and
sets over to the Trustees the sum of $10. The Trustees hereby acknowledge
receipt of such amount in trust from the Sponsor, which amount shall constitute
the initial trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the
trust estate in trust for the Sponsor. It is the intention of the parties
hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter
38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Sec. 3801 et seq. (the
"Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitute the governing
instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to
execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in
substantially the form attached hereto.
3. The Sponsor and the Trustees will enter into an
amended and restated declaration of trust, satisfactory to each such party and
substantially in the form to be included as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration
Statement referred to below, to provide for the contemplated operation of the
Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such
amended and restated declaration of trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty
or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as
otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to
such execution and delivery any licenses, consents or approvals required by
applicable law or otherwise.
4. The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby authorize and
direct the Sponsor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case
on behalf of the Trust, (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the
"Registration Statement") and any pre-
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effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, relating
to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the
Preferred Securities of the Trust, (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and
post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the
Preferred Securities of the Trust under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and (c) an Issuer Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule 13E-4 and any other tender offer statement required to be filed by the
Trust with the Commission (including, if necessary, Schedule 14D-1) relating to
the exchange offer (the "Offer") described in the Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Tender Offer Schedules") and any amendment or supplement
thereto; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange and execute on behalf of
the Trust a listing application and all other applications, statements,
certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or
desirable to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications,
reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for
service of process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or
desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities or "Blue
Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may
deem necessary or desirable and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust that
certain Dealer Manager Agreement among the Trust, the Sponsor, Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Smith Barney Inc. relating to the
Offer, substantially in the form to be included as Exhibit 1 to the
Registration Statement. In the event that any filing referred to in clauses
(i)-(iii) above is required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the
New York Stock Exchange or state securities or blue sky laws, to be executed on
behalf of the Trust by the Trustees, the Sponsor is hereby authorized and
directed to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any
and all of the foregoing, it being understood that The First National Bank of
Chicago and First Chicago Delaware, Inc., in their capacities as Trustees of
the Trust shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf
of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of
the Commission, the New York Stock Exchange or state securities or blue sky
laws. In connection with all of the foregoing, the Sponsor and the Trustees,
solely in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, hereby constitute and
appoint UAL Corporation, as his, her or its, as the case may be, true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the Sponsor or such Trustee or in the Sponsor's or such
Trustee's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement,
the 1934 Act Registration Statement and the Tender Offer Schedules
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and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney- in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the Sponsor or such Trustee might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or
more counterparts.
6. The number of Trustees initially shall be two (2) and
thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from
time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase
or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that to the extent required by the
Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which
has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the
foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any
Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty days prior notice to
the Sponsor. The Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole
and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the
Business Trust Act.
7. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by the
laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles),
all rights and remedies being governed by such laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of
Trust to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
UAL CORPORATION,
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Francesca M. Maher
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Name: Francesca M. Maher
Title: Vice President - Law and
Corporate Secretary
The First National Bank of Chicago,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Richard D. Manella
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Name: Richard D. Manella
Title: Vice President
First Chicago Delaware Inc.,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Steven M. Wagner
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Name: Steven M. Wagner
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4.3
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
This Certificate of Trust of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I (the "Trust"),
dated October 15, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12
Del.C. Sec. 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is UAL Corporation
Capital Trust I.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are First
Chicago Delaware Inc., a Delaware corporation, 300 King Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of its
filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust at the
time of filing this Certificate of Trust, have executed this Certificate of
Trust as of the date first above written.
The First National Bank of Chicago,
as trustee
By: /s/ Richard D. Manella
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Name: Richard D. Manella
Title: Vice President
First Chicago Delaware Inc.,
as trustee
By: /s/ Steven M. Wagner
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Name: Steven M. Wagner
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 4.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST
of
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
__________ __, 1996
AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of _____________ __, 1996 by the undersigned trustees (together
with all other Persons from time to time duly appointed and serving as trustees
in accordance with the provisions of this Declaration, the "Trustees"), UAL
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as trust sponsor ("UAL" or the "Sponsor")
and the holders from time to time of undivided interests in the assets of the
Trust (as hereinafter defined).
WHEREAS, the Sponsor and the Trustees entered into a Declaration of Trust
dated as of October 15, 1996 (the "Original Declaration") in order to establish
a statutory business trust (the "Trust") under the Business Trust Act (as
hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Trust (the "Certificate of Trust") of the
Trust was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on October 15, 1996;
WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor desire to continue the Trust
pursuant to the Business Trust Act for the purpose of, as described more fully
in Section 3.3 hereof, (i) issuing Preferred Securities (as hereinafter
defined) representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
in exchange for Depositary Shares ("Depositary Shares") each representing
1/1,000 of a share of 12-1/4% Series B Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined)
of UAL pursuant to the Offer (as hereinafter defined) and delivering such
Depositary Shares to UAL in consideration for the deposit by UAL as trust
assets of Debentures (as hereinafter defined) of UAL issued under the Indenture
(as hereinafter defined) and (ii) issuing and selling Common Securities (as
hereinafter defined) representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of the Trust to UAL in exchange for cash and investing the proceeds thereof in
additional Debentures (as hereinafter defined) of UAL issued under the
Indenture to be held as assets of the Trust; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the
Trust constitute a business trust under the Business Trust Act, that the
Original Declaration be amended and restated in its entirety as provided
herein and that this Declaration
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constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the Trustees declare
that all assets referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the previous recital
clause contributed to or purchased by the Trust will be held in trust for the
benefit of the Holders (as hereinafter defined) from time to time, of the
Certificates (as hereinafter defined) representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust issued hereunder, subject to the provisions
of this Declaration.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
(a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the
preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section
1.1;
(b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning
throughout;
(c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (including Exhibits A, B and C hereto
(the "Exhibits")) as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and
Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Exhibits to this Declaration
unless otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when
used in this Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration or unless
the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.
"Book Entry Interest" means a beneficial interest in a Certificate
registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or a nominee thereof, ownership and
transfers of which shall be maintained and made through book entries by such
Clearing Agency as described in Section 9.4.
"Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
which is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by
law or executive order to close in the Place of Payment (as such term is
defined in the Indenture).
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"Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
Del. C. Sec. 3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time.
"Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Preferred Security
Certificate.
"Certificate of Trust" has the meaning set forth in the second Whereas
clause above.
"Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "Clearing Agency"
pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depository for
the Preferred Securities and in whose name or in the name of a nominee of that
organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which shall undertake
to effect book entry transfers and pledges of the Preferred Securities.
"Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other
financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing
Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with
the Clearing Agency.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time or any successor legislation. A reference to a specific section of the
Code refers not only to such specific section but also to any corresponding
provision of any federal tax statute enacted after the date of this
Declaration, as such specific section or corresponding provision is in effect
on the date of application of the provisions of this Declaration containing
such reference.
"Commission" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(b).
"Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in fully
registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form of
Annex I to Exhibit C.
"Covered Person" means (i) any officer, director, shareholder, partner,
member, representative, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates, (ii)
any officer, director, shareholder, employee, representative or agent of UAL
or its Affiliates and (iii) the Holders from time to time of the Securities.
"Dealer Manager Agreement" means the dealer manager agreement entered into
among UAL, the Trust and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Smith Barney Inc. with
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respect to, among other things, the Offer and the Preferred Securities.
"Debenture Trustee" means The First National Bank of Chicago as trustee
under the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder and thereafter
means any such successor trustee.
"Debentures" means the series of Junior Subordinated Debentures issued by
UAL under the Indenture to the Trust and entitled the "[_____]% Junior
Subordinated Debentures due 2026".
"Delaware Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a)(3).
"Distribution" means a distribution payable to Holders of Securities in
accordance with Section 6.1.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency.
"Event of Default" in respect of the Securities means an Indenture Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect of the Debentures.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Expiration Date" has the meaning set forth in the Prospectus.
"Fiscal Year" has the meaning specified in Section 11.1.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Business Trust Act.
"Indemnified Person" means any Trustee, any Affiliate of any Trustee, any
officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees,
representatives or agents of any Trustee, or any employee or agent of the Trust
or its Affiliates.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of [______________], 1996 between
UAL and the Debenture Trustee as supplemented by the board resolution,
supplemental indenture or officers' certificate pursuant to which the
Debentures are to be issued.
"Indenture Event of Default" means any event or condition defined as an
"Event of Default" with respect to the Debentures under Section 5.1 of the
Indenture has occurred and is continuing.
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"Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 5.1(c) and having the duties set forth for
the Institutional Trustee herein.
"Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
"Legal Action" has the meaning specified in Section 3.6(g).
"Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Exhibits B and C
hereto establishing the terms of the Securities.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as
otherwise required by the Trust Indenture Act and except as provided in the
penultimate paragraph of paragraph 5 of Exhibit B hereto, Holder(s) of
outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the context may
require, Holder(s) of outstanding Preferred Securities or Common Securities
each voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of a relevant
class of Securities whose liquidation amount (including the stated amount that
would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid
Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined)
represents more than 50% of the liquidation amount of all outstanding
Securities of such class.
"Ministerial Action" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the
Securities as set forth in Exhibits B and C hereto.
"Offer" means the offer by the Trust to exchange Preferred Securities of
the Trust for outstanding Depositary Shares of UAL in consideration for the
deposit to the Trust by UAL as trust assets, of Debentures issued under the
Indenture, all as described in the Prospectus.
"Original Declaration" has the meaning set forth in the first recital
clause above.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(g).
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever
nature.
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"Preferred Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement dated as of
[___________], 1996 of UAL in respect of the Preferred Securities.
"Preferred Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(b).
"Preferred Security Beneficial Owner" means, with respect to a Book Entry
Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book Entry Interest, as
reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or on the books of a Person
maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing Agency
Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the
rules of such Clearing Agency).
"Preferred Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in fully
registered form representing a Preferred Security substantially in the form of
Annex I to Exhibit B.
"Prospectus" means the Prospectus dated [________], 1996 relating to the
Offer.
"Quorum" means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are only
two Regular Trustees, both such Regular Trustees.
"Regular Trustee" means any Trustee other than the Institutional Trustee
and the Delaware Trustee.
"Related Party" means any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
UAL or any other Person which owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the
outstanding voting securities of UAL.
"Resignation Request" has the meaning specified in Section 5.2(d).
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional Trustee,
the chairman of the board of directors, the president, any vice-president, any
assistant vice-president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the
treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust
officer or any other officer of the Institutional Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter,
any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act or any
successor rule thereunder.
"Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time, or any successor legislation.
"Series B Preferred Stock" means the 12-1/4% Series B Preferred Stock of
UAL.
"Special Event" has the meaning set forth in the terms of the Securities
as set forth in Exhibits B and C hereto.
"Sponsor" or "UAL" means UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any
successor entity in a merger or consolidation, in its capacity as sponsor of
the Trust.
"Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section
5.2(b)(ii).
"Successor Institutional Trustee" means a successor Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under Section 5.1(c).
"10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means, except as otherwise
required by the Trust Indenture Act and except as provided in the penultimate
paragraph of paragraph 5 of Exhibit B hereto, Holder(s) of outstanding
Securities voting together as a single class or, as the context may require,
Holder(s) of outstanding Preferred Securities or Common Securities, voting
separately as a class, who are the record owners of a relevant class of
Securities whose liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be
paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid
Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined)
represents 10% or more of the liquidation amount of all outstanding Securities
of such class.
"Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time
(including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
"Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration
as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance
with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly
appointed, qualified and serving as trustees in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such
Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
from time to time, or any successor legislation.
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"UAL Corporation Capital Trust" shall mean any statutory business trust
created under the laws of the State of Delaware specified in the applicable
board resolution, supplemental indenture or officers' certificate establishing
a particular series of debt securities pursuant to Section 3.1 of the
Indenture.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.
(a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture
Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the extent
applicable, be governed by such provisions;
(b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration limits,
qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control;
(c) the Institutional Trustee, to the extent permitted by applicable law
and/or the rules and regulations of the Commission, shall be the only Trustee
which is a trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act; and
(d) the application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration shall
not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Preferred Securities.
(a) Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
shall provide the Institutional Trustee with such information as is required
under Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner
provided in Section 312(a); and
(b) the Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations under
Sections 310(b), 311 and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.
Within 60 days after May 15 of each year, the Institutional Trustee shall
provide to the Holders of the Securities such reports, if any, as are required
by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at the
times provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The
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Institutional Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d)
of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
provide to the Institutional Trustee, the Commission and the Holders of the
Securities, as applicable, such documents, reports and information, if any, as
required by Section 314(a)(1)-(3) of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance
certificates required by Section 314(a)(4) and (c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
any such certificates to be provided in the form, in the manner and at the
times required by Section 314(a)(4) and (c) of the Trust Indenture Act
(provided that any certificate to be provided pursuant to Section 314(a)(4) of
the Trust Indenture Act shall be provided within 120 days of the end of each
Fiscal Year).
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.
Each of the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration which relate to
any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given pursuant to Section 314(c) shall
comply with Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver.
(a) Subject to Section 2.6(c), Holders of Preferred Securities may by
vote of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities,
voting separately as a class, (A) in accordance with the terms of the Preferred
Securities, direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee, or (B) on behalf of all Holders
of Preferred Securities waive any past Event of Default in respect of the
Preferred Securities and its consequences, provided that if the Event of Default
arises out of an Indenture Event of Default:
(i) which is not waivable under the Indenture, the Event of Default under
this Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) which requires the consent or vote of (1) holders of Debentures
representing a specified percentage greater than a majority in principal amount
of the Debentures, or (2) each holder of Debentures, the Event of Default under
this Declaration
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may only be waived by, in the case of clause (1) above, the vote of Holders of
Preferred Securities representing such specified percentage of the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities, or, in the case of clause (2)
above, each Holder of Preferred Securities.
Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities arising therefrom shall be
deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default with
respect to the Preferred Securities or impair any right consequent thereon.
(b) Subject to Section 2.6(c), Holders of Common Securities may by vote
of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities, voting
separately as a class, (A) in accordance with the terms of the Common
Securities, direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee, or (B) on behalf of all Holders
of Common Securities, waive any past Event of Default with respect to the
Common Securities and its consequences, provided that, if the Event of Default
arises out of an Indenture Event of Default:
(i) which is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the
Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default
under the Declaration as provided below, the Event of Default under this
Declaration shall also not be waivable; or
(ii) which requires the consent or vote of (1) holders of Debentures
representing a specified percentage greater than a majority in principal amount
of the Debentures or (2) each holder of Debentures, except where the holders of
the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Event of Default under this
Declaration as provided below, the Event of Default under this Declaration may
only be waived by, in the case of clause (1) above, the vote of Holders of
Common Securities representing such specified percentage of the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Common Securities, or, in the case of clause (2)
above, each Holder of Common Securities; and provided, further that, each Holder
of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any Event of Default with
respect to the Common Securities and its consequences until all Events of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived by the
Holders of Preferred Securities as provided in this Declaration or otherwise
eliminated and, until all Events of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional
Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the
Preferred Securities and only the Holders of the Preferred Securities will have
the right
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to direct the Institutional Trustee in accordance with the terms of this
Declaration or the Securities. If any Event of Default with respect to the
Preferred Securities is waived by the Holders of Preferred Securities as
provided in this Declaration, the Holders of Common Securities agree that such
waiver shall also constitute the waiver of such Event of Default with respect to
the Common Securities for all purposes under this Declaration without any
further act, vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities. Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon such waiver, any such
default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every
purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities or
impair any right consequent thereon.
(c) The right of any Holder of Securities to receive payment of
Distributions on the Securities in accordance with this Declaration and the
terms of the Securities set forth in Exhibits B and C on or after the
respective payment dates therefor, or to institute suit for the enforcement of
any such payment on or after such payment dates, shall not be impaired without
the consent of each such Holder.
(d) As provided in the terms of the Securities set forth in Exhibits B
and C hereto, a waiver of an Indenture Event of Default by the Institutional
Trustee at the written direction of the Holders of the Preferred Securities
constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under this
Declaration in respect of the Securities.
SECTION 2.7 Disclosure of Information.
The disclosure of information as to the names and addresses of the Holders
of the Securities in accordance with Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act,
regardless of the source from which such information was derived, shall not be
deemed to be a violation of any existing law, or any law hereafter enacted
which does not specifically refer to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act,
nor shall the Institutional Trustee be held accountable by reason of mailing
any material pursuant to a request made under Section 312(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
ARTICLE III
ORGANIZATION
SECTION 3.1 Name.
The Trust continued by this Declaration is named "UAL Corporation Capital
Trust I" as such name may be modified from
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time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to the Holders of
Securities. The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust
or any other name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 3.2 Office.
The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o UAL Corporation,
1200 East Algonquin Road, Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007, telephone number
(847) 700-4000. Upon ten days' written notice to the Holders, the Regular
Trustees may change the location of the Trust's principal office.
SECTION 3.3 Purpose.
The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are: (a)(i) to issue
Preferred Securities in exchange for Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer
and to deliver such Depositary Shares to UAL in consideration for the deposit
to the Trust by UAL as trust assets, of Debentures issued under the Indenture
having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount
of the Depositary Shares so delivered; (ii) to enter into such agreements and
arrangements as may be necessary in connection with the Offer and to take all
action, and exercise such discretion, as may be necessary or desirable in
connection with the Offer and to file such registration statements or make such
other filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or state securities or
"Blue Sky" laws as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the Offer
and the issuance of the Preferred Securities; and (iii) to issue and sell Common
Securities to UAL for cash and use the proceeds of such sale to purchase as
trust assets an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures issued under the
Indenture; and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets or, at any time while the Securities are outstanding, otherwise
undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would result in or
cause the Trust to be treated as anything other than a grantor trust for United
States federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 3.4 Authority.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the
specific duties of the Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have
exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An
action taken by the Regular Trustees in accordance with their powers shall
constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with its powers shall constitute the act of
and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing
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with the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no Person shall be required to
inquire into the authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing
with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of
the Trustees as set forth in this Declaration.
SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.
Unless otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title to all assets
of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders of Certificates shall
not have legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an
individual undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.
SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.
The Regular Trustees shall have the exclusive power, authority and duty to
cause the Trust, and shall cause the Trust, to engage in the following
activities:
(a) to issue Preferred Securities and Common Securities, in each case in
accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the Trust may issue
no more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more than one series of
Common Securities, and, provided further, there shall be no interests in the
Trust other than the Securities and the issuance of Securities shall be
limited to a one-time, simultaneous issuance of both Preferred Securities and
Common Securities;
(b) in connection with the Offer and the issuance of the Preferred
Securities, at the direction of the Sponsor, to effect or cause to be effected
the filings, and to execute or cause to be executed, the documents, set forth
in Section 3.11;
(c) to acquire as trust assets Debentures upon consummation of the Offer
in connection with the exchange of Preferred Securities for Depositary Shares
pursuant to the Offer and to acquire as trust assets additional Debentures with
the proceeds of the sale of the Common Securities;
(d) to cause the Trust to enter into the Dealer Manager Agreement and
such other agreements and arrangements as may be necessary or desirable in
connection with the Offer and the consummation thereof, and to take all action,
and exercise all discretion, as may be necessary or desirable in connection
with the Offer or the consummation thereof;
(e) to give the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee prompt written
notice of the occurrence of a Special Event, provided that the Regular Trustees
shall consult with the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee before taking or
refraining to take any Ministerial Action in relation to a Special Event;
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(f) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be taken
hereunder that require a record date be established, including for the purposes
of Section 316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act and with respect to Distributions,
voting rights, redemptions, and exchanges, and to issue relevant notices to
Holders of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities as to such actions
and applicable record dates;
(g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to
legal action, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the Trust
("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(c), the Institutional Trustee
has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;
(h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be
designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors, and
consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under the
Trust Indenture Act;
(j) to give the certificate to the Institutional Trustee required by
Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, which certificate may be executed
by any Regular Trustee;
(k) to incur expenses which are necessary or incidental to carry out any
of the purposes of the Trust;
(l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and
transfer agent for the Securities, the Regular Trustees hereby initially
appointing [____________] for such purposes;
(m) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required of the
Regular Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Securities set forth in Exhibits B
and C hereto;
(n) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and
powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters
necessary or incidental to the foregoing;
(o) to take all action which may be necessary or appropriate for the
preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights,
franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of the
State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is
necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of the Securities or
to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust has been
created;
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(p) to take all action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or with
applicable law, which the Regular Trustees determine in their discretion to be
reasonable and necessary or desirable in carrying out the activities of the
Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, in order that:
(i) the Trust will not be deemed to be an Investment Company required
to be registered under the Investment Company Act;
(ii) the Trust will not be classified for United States federal
income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or a partnership
and will be treated as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes; and
(iii) the Trust will comply with any requirements imposed by any
taxing authority on holders of instruments treated as indebtedness for United
States federal income tax purposes;
provided that such action does not adversely affect the interests of Holders;
(q) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns and
tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to the Trust
to be duly prepared and filed by the Regular Trustees, on behalf of the Trust;
and
(r) subject to the requirements of Rule 3a-5 and Section 317(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act, to appoint one or more Paying Agents in addition to the
Institutional Trustee.
The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers set forth in this Section
3.6 in a manner which is consistent with the purposes and functions of the
Trust set out in Section 3.3 and the Regular Trustees shall not take any action
which is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set forth in
Section 3.3.
Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of the
powers nor any of the authority of the Institutional Trustee set forth in
Section 3.8.
SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by Trust and Trustees.
The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the Institutional
Trustee) shall cause the Trust not to, engage in any activity other than as
required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the Trust shall not
and the Trustees (including the Institutional Trustee) shall cause the Trust
not to:
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(a) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the Debentures
but shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of Securities
pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the Securities;
(b) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;
(c) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;
(d) make any investments, other than investments represented by the
Debentures;
(e) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the Trust
assets or the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever;
(f) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership of,
or beneficial interests in, the Trust other than the Securities;
(g) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money; or
(h) (i) direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii)
waive any past default that is waivable under Section 5.7 of the Indenture,
(iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal
of all of the Debentures shall be due and payable or (iv) consent to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, in
each case where such consent shall be required, unless in the case of this
clause (h) the Institutional Trustee shall have received an unqualified opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel recognized as expert in such
matters to the effect that such action will not cause the Trust to be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as an association
taxable as a corporation or partnership and that the Trust will continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee shall:
(i) on the receipt of payments of funds made in respect of the Debentures
held by the Trust, without any further acts of the Institutional Trustee or the
Regular Trustees, promptly make payments to the Holders of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities in accordance with Section 6.1. Funds held in
the Trust may be held uninvested, and without liability for interest thereon,
until disbursed in accordance with this Declaration;
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(ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect promptly the redemption of the Preferred Securities and
the Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature;
(iii) upon notice of distribution issued by the Regular Trustees in
accordance with the terms of the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities, engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or
appropriate to effect promptly the distribution pursuant to terms of the
Securities of Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the occurrence of a
Special Event; and
(iv) have the legal power to exercise all of the rights, powers and
privileges of a holder of the Debentures under the Indenture and, if an Event
of Default occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee, subject to
Section 2.6(b), shall for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities, enforce
its rights as holder of the Debentures under the Indenture, subject to the
rights of the Holders of the Preferred Securities pursuant to the terms of this
Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform such
duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
the terms of the Securities set forth in Exhibits B and C hereto.
(c) The Institutional Trustee shall take any Legal Action which arises
out of or in connection with an Event of Default or the Institutional Trustee's
duties and obligations under this Declaration or the Trust Indenture Act.
(d) All moneys and all Debentures held by the Trust will not be subject
to any right, charge, security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of,
or for the benefit of the Institutional Trustee or its agents or their
creditors.
(e) The Institutional Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence
of a default with respect to the Securities, transmit by mail, first class
postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, as their names and addresses
appear upon the register, notice of all defaults with respect to the Securities
known to the Institutional Trustee, unless such defaults shall have been cured
before the giving of such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this
Section 3.8(e) being hereby defined to be an Indenture Event of Default, not
including any periods of grace provided for in the Indenture and irrespective
of the giving of any notice provided therein); provided that, except in the
case of default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or
interest on any of the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee shall be protected
in withholding such
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notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a
trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers, of the Institutional
Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the
interests of the Holders of the Securities. The Institutional Trustee shall not
be deemed to have knowledge of any default, except (i) a default in the payment
of principal, premium or interest on the Debentures or (ii) any default as to
which the Institutional Trustee shall have received written notice or a
Responsible Officer charged with the administration of this Declaration shall
have obtained written notice.
(f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless
either:
(i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds thereof
distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms of the
Securities; or
(ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and
accepted that appointment in accordance with Article V.
(g) The Institutional Trustee shall act or appoint another Person to act
as paying agent in respect of the Securities and, subject to Section 3.6(r),
may authorize one or more Persons (each, a "Paying Agent") to pay
Distributions, redemption payments or liquidation payments on behalf of the
Trust with respect to the Preferred Securities. Any such Paying Agent shall
comply with Section 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any Paying Agent may be
removed by the Institutional Trustee, after consultation with the Regular
Trustees, at any time and a successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents
may be appointed at any time by the Institutional Trustee, subject to Section
3.6(r). The Institutional Trustee hereby initially appoints [___________] as
the Paying Agent.
(h) The Institutional Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the
Holders of the Securities of any notice received by it from UAL of its election
to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest
payment period with respect thereto.
(i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall have
none of the powers or the authority of the Regular Trustees set forth in
Section 3.6.
(j) The Institutional Trustee shall exercise the powers, duties and
rights set forth in this Section 3.8 and Section 3.10 in a manner which is
consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3
and the Institutional Trustee
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shall not take any action which is inconsistent with the purposes and functions
of the Trust set forth in Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.9 Delaware Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than Section
5.1(a)(3), the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers,
nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities, of
the Regular Trustees and the Institutional Trustee described in this
Declaration. Except as set forth in Section 5.1(a)(3), the Delaware Trustee
shall be a Trustee for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the
requirements of Section 3807 of the Business Trust Act. No implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the Delaware Trustee.
SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of an Event of
Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Declaration, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration
against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6), the Institutional
Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve the
Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee
shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Declaration, and
the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such
duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Institutional
Trustee, the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the
statements and the
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correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Institutional Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Declaration; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by
any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the
Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of
this Declaration;
(ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional Trustee was negligent
in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
the direction of the Holders as provided herein relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional
Trustee hereunder or under the Indenture, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration; and
(iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the Institutional
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of
its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable ground for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the
terms of this Declaration or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability
is not reasonably assured to it.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.10(a) and (b):
(i) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed)
may, in the absence of bad faith on its part and, if the Trust is excluded from
the definition of Investment Company solely by means of Rule 3a-5, subject to
the requirements of Rule 3a-5, request and rely upon a certificate, which shall
comply with the provisions of Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, signed
by any two of the Regular Trustees or by an authorized officer of the Sponsor,
as the case may be;
(ii) The Institutional Trustee (A) may consult with counsel of its
choice (which may be counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates and may
include any of its employees) selected by it in good faith and with due care and
the written advice or
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opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon and in accordance with
such advice and opinion and (B) shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration from any court of
competent jurisdiction;
(iii) The Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents or attorneys and the Institutional Trustee shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or
attorney appointed by it in good faith and with due care;
(iv) The Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at the
request or direction of any Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to
the Institutional Trustee reasonable security and indemnity against the costs,
expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) and liabilities that might be
incurred by it in complying with such request or direction; provided that
nothing contained in this clause (iv) shall relieve the Institutional Trustee of
the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (which has not been
cured or waived) to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Declaration, and to use the same degree of care and skill in this exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his or her own affairs; and
(v) Any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Securities and the signature of the
Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to
perform any such action; and no third party shall be required to inquire as to
the authority of the Institutional Trustee to so act, or as to its compliance
with any of the terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee's or its agent's taking such
action.
SECTION 3.11 Registration Statement and Related Matters.
In accordance with the Original Declaration, UAL and the Trustees have
authorized and directed, and hereby confirm the authorization of, UAL, as the
sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the Commission and execute, in each case
on behalf of the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-[_________]) (the "1933 Act Registration Statement") and any pre-effective
or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, relating to the
registration under the Securities Act of the Preferred Securities of the Trust,
(b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A or other appropriate form (the "1934
Act
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Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective
amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities of
the Trust under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and (c) an Issuer Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 13E-4 and any other tender offer statement required to be
filed by the Trust with the Commission (including, if necessary, Schedule 14D-1)
relating to the Offer (collectively, the "Tender Offer Schedules") and any
amendment or supplement thereto; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing application and all other
applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as
shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed
on the NYSE; (iii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications,
reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for
service of process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or
desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities or "Blue
Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as UAL, on behalf of the Trust, may deem
necessary or desirable and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust the Dealer
Manager Agreement, relating to the Offer, substantially in the form included as
Exhibit 1 to the 1933 Act Registration Statement. In the event that any filing
referred to in clauses (i)-(iii) above is required by the rules and regulations
of the Commission, the NYSE or state securities or "Blue Sky" laws, to be
executed on behalf of the Trust by the Trustees, the Regular Trustees, in their
capacities as Trustees of the Trust, are hereby authorized and directed to join
in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the
foregoing, it being understood that the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, in their capacities as Trustees of the Trust, shall not be required to
join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document
unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the NYSE or
state securities or "Blue Sky" laws. In connection with all of the foregoing,
each Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, have constituted
and appointed, and hereby confirm the appointment of, UAL Corporation as his,
her or its, as the case may be, true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such Trustee or in such
Trustee's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the 1933 Act Registration
Statement, the 1934 Act Registration Statement and the Tender Offer Schedules
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to
all intents and purposes as such Trustee might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or its
substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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SECTION 3.12 Filing of Amendments to Certificate of Trust.
The Certificate of Trust as filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on October 15, 1996 is attached hereto as Exhibit A. On or
after the date of execution of this Declaration, the Trustees shall cause the
filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of such amendments
to the Certificate of Trust as the Trustees shall deem necessary or desirable.
SECTION 3.13 Execution of Documents by Regular Trustees.
Unless otherwise determined by the Regular Trustees and except as
otherwise required by the Business Trust Act with respect to the Certificate of
Trust or otherwise, a majority of, or if there are only two, both of, the
Regular Trustees are authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Trust
any documents which the Regular Trustees have the power and authority to
execute or deliver pursuant to this Declaration.
SECTION 3.14 Trustees Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Securities.
The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall be
taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as
to the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof.
The Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Declaration or the Securities.
SECTION 3.15 Duration of Trust.
The Trust, absent termination pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII hereof, shall have existence until December 31, 2026.
ARTICLE IV
SPONSOR
SECTION 4.1 Purchase of Common Securities by Sponsor.
The Sponsor will purchase Common Securities issued by the Trust at the
same time as the Preferred Securities are issued in exchange for Depositary
Shares pursuant to the Offer, such purchase to be in an amount equal to 3% of
the sum of (i) the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities issued in exchange for Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer and
(ii) the proceeds derived from the sale of the Common Securities.
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SECTION 4.2 Expenses.
(a) The Sponsor shall be responsible for and shall pay for all debts
and obligations (other than with respect to the Securities) and all costs and
expenses of the Trust (including, but not limited to, costs and expenses
relating to the organization of the Trust, the issuance of the Preferred
Securities pursuant to the Offer, the fees and expenses (including reasonable
counsel fees and expenses) of the Trustees (including any amounts payable under
Article X), the costs and expenses relating to the operation of the Trust,
including, without limitation, costs and expenses of accountants, attorneys,
statistical or bookkeeping services, expenses for printing and engraving and
computing or accounting equipment, paying agent(s), registrar(s), transfer
agent(s), duplicating, travel and telephone and other telecommunications
expenses and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the disposition of
Trust assets).
(b) The Sponsor will pay any and all taxes (other than United States
withholding taxes attributable to the Trust or its assets) and all liabilities,
costs and expenses with respect to such taxes of the Trust.
(c) The Sponsor's obligations under this Section 4.2 shall be for the
benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, any Person to whom any such debts,
obligations, costs, expenses and taxes are owed (a "Creditor") whether or not
such Creditor has received notice hereof. Any such Creditor may enforce the
Sponsor's obligations under this Section 4.2 directly against the Sponsor and
the Sponsor irrevocably waives any right or remedy to require that any such
Creditor take any action against the Trust or any other Person before
proceeding against the Sponsor. The Sponsor agrees to execute such additional
agreements as may be necessary or desirable in order to give full effect to the
provisions of this Section 4.2.
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEES
SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees; Qualifications.
(a) The number of Trustees initially shall be five (5). At any time
(i) before the issuance of the Securities, the Sponsor may, by written
instrument, increase or decrease the number of, and appoint, remove and replace
the, Trustees, and (ii) after the issuance of the Securities, the number of
Trustees may be increased or decreased solely by, and Trustees may be
appointed, removed or replaced solely by, vote of Holders of Common Securities
representing a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting
as a class; provided that in any case:
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(1) the number of Trustees shall be at least five (5) unless the
Trustee that acts as the Institutional Trustee also acts as the Delaware
Trustee, in which case the number of Trustees shall be at least three (3);
(2) at least a majority of the Trustees shall at all times be
officers, directors or employees of UAL;
(3) if required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (the
"Delaware Trustee") shall be either a natural person who is a resident of the
State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise is permitted
to act as a Trustee hereunder under the laws of the State of Delaware, except
that if the Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business in the
State of Delaware and otherwise is permitted to act as a Trustee hereunder
under the laws of the State of Delaware, then the Institutional Trustee shall
also be the Delaware Trustee and Section 3.9 shall have no application; and
(4) there shall at all times be an Institutional Trustee hereunder
which shall satisfy the requirements of Section 5.1(c).
Each Trustee shall be either a natural person at least 21 years of age or a
legal entity which shall act through one or more duly appointed
representatives.
(b) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:
[_______________]
[_______________]
[_______________]
c/o UAL Corporation
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007
(c) There shall at all times be one Trustee which shall act as
Institutional Trustee. In order to act as Institutional Trustee hereunder,
such Trustee shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the
laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of
the District of Columbia, or a Person permitted by the Commission to act as an
institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws
to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $50,000,000, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State,
Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such Person publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
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requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above, then,
for the purposes of this Section 5.1(c)(ii), the combined capital and surplus
of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set
forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to satisfy the
requirements of clauses (i)-(ii) above, the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 5.2(d).
If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest"
within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities (as if such
Holders were the obligor referred to in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act. The Preferred Guarantee shall be deemed to be specifically
described in this Declaration for the purposes of clause (i) of the first
proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
The initial Trustee which shall serve as the Institutional Trustee is
The First National Bank of Chicago, whose address is as set forth in Section
14.1(b).
(d) The initial Trustee which shall serve as the Delaware Trustee is
First Chicago Delaware Inc., whose address is as set forth in Section 14.1(c).
(e) Any action taken by Holders of Common Securities pursuant to this
Article V shall be taken at a meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened
for such purpose or by written consent as provided in Section 12.2.
(f) No amendment may be made to this Section 5.1 which would change
any rights with respect to the number, existence or appointment and removal of
Trustees, except with the consent of each Holder of Common Securities.
SECTION 5.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.
(a) Subject to Section 5.2(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time:
(i) until the issuance of the Securities, by written
instrument executed by the Sponsor; and
(ii) after the issuance of the Securities, by vote of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as
a class.
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(b) (i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.2(a) until a Successor Institutional
Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under
Section 5.1(c) has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written
instrument executed by such Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to
the Regular Trustees, the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee being removed;
and
(ii) the Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be
removed in accordance with Section 5.2(a) until a successor Trustee possessing
the qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Section 5.1(a)(3) (a
"Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee
and delivered to the Regular Trustees, the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee
being removed.
(c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his or her
successor shall have been appointed or until his or her death, removal or
resignation.
(d) Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or
subsequent accounting) by an instrument (a "Resignation Request") in writing
signed by the Trustee and delivered to the Sponsor and the Trust, which
resignation shall take effect upon such delivery or upon such later date as is
specified therein; provided however, that:
(i) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Institutional Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Institutional
Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Institutional Trustee under
Section 5.1(c) has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by
instrument executed by such Successor Institutional Trustee and delivered to
the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Institutional Trustee; and
(ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the
Delaware Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the
resigning Delaware Trustee.
(e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware
Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this
Section 5.2 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of a
Resignation Request, the resigning Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor
Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee. Such court may thereupon
after such notice, if any, as it may
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deem proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee or
Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.3 Vacancies Among Trustees.
If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of
Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 5.1 or if the number of Trustees is
increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by a majority of the Regular Trustees
shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy
shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with the requirements of
this Article V.
SECTION 5.4 Effect of Vacancies.
The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution,
liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee, or
any one of them, shall not operate to annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in
the number of Regular Trustees shall occur until such vacancy is filled as
provided in this Article V, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their
number, shall have all the powers granted to the Regular Trustees and shall
discharge all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by this Declaration.
SECTION 5.5 Meetings.
Meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be held from time to time upon
the call of any Trustee. Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be held
at a time and place fixed by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any
in-person meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise
delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight
courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic
meetings of the Regular Trustees or any committee thereof shall be hand
delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a
hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before a meeting.
Notices shall contain a brief statement of the time, place and anticipated
purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by telephone) of a
Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such
meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the
meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in
this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may be taken at a meeting
by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present (whether in person or by
telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such matter, provided that a
Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the
Regular Trustees.
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SECTION 5.6 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or
her power for the purpose of executing any registration statement or amendment
thereto or other document or schedule filed with the Commission or making any
other governmental filing (including, without limitation filings referred to in
Section 3.11).
(b) The Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such
things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or
the names of the Regular Trustees or otherwise as the Regular Trustees may deem
expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or
contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
SECTION 6.1 Distributions.
Holders shall receive periodic distributions, redemption payments and
liquidation distributions in accordance with the applicable terms of the
relevant Holder's Securities ("Distributions"). Distributions shall be made to
the Holders of Preferred Securities and Common Securities in accordance with
the terms of the Securities as set forth in Exhibits B and C hereto. If and to
the extent that UAL makes a payment of interest, premium and principal on the
Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment
being a "Payment Amount"), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed to
promptly make a Distribution of the Payment Amount to Holders in accordance
with the terms of the Securities as set forth in Exhibits B and C hereto.
ARTICLE VII
ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities.
(a) The Regular Trustees shall issue on behalf of the Trust
securities in fully registered form representing undivided beneficial interests
in the assets of the Trust in accordance with Section 7.1(b) and for the
consideration specified in Section 3.3.
(b) The Regular Trustees shall issue on behalf of the Trust one class
of preferred securities representing undivided
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beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set
forth in Exhibit B (the "Preferred Securities") which terms are incorporated by
reference in, and made a part of, this Declaration as if specifically set forth
herein, and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in
Exhibit C (the "Common Securities") which terms are incorporated by reference
in, and made a part of, this Declaration as if specifically set forth herein.
The Trust shall have no securities or other interests in the assets of the
Trust other than the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities.
(c) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by the
Regular Trustees (or if there are more than two Regular Trustees by any two of
the Regular Trustees). Such signatures may be the manual or facsimile
signatures of the present or any future Regular Trustee. Typographical and
other minor errors or defects in any such reproduction of any such signature
shall not affect the validity of any Security. In case any Regular Trustee of
the Trust who shall have signed any of the Certificates shall cease to be such
Regular Trustee before the Certificate so signed shall be delivered by the
Trust, such Certificate nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who
signed such Certificate had not ceased to be such Regular Trustee; and any
Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by such persons as, at the
actual date of the execution of such Security, shall be the Regular Trustees of
the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the
Declaration any such person was not such a Regular Trustee. Certificates shall
be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as
is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their
execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Regular
Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or
with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or
regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to
conform to usage. Pending the preparation of definitive Certificates, the
Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust may execute temporary Certificates
(printed, lithographed or typewritten), substantially in the form of the
definitive Certificates in lieu of which they are issued, but with such
omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary
Certificates all as may be determined by the Regular Trustees. Each temporary
Certificate shall be executed by the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like
effect, as definitive Certificates. Without unnecessary delay, the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust will execute and furnish definitive
Certificates and thereupon any or all temporary Certificates may be surrendered
to the transfer agent and registrar in exchange therefor (without charge to the
Holders).
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Each Certificate whether in temporary or definitive form shall be countersigned
by the manual or facsimile signature of an authorized signatory of the Person
acting as registrar and transfer agent for the Securities, which shall
initially be [________________].
(d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the
Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and
shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.
(e) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Preferred
Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration,
shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and
shall be bound by, this Declaration.
(g) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration,
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall return to UAL the $10
constituting initial trust assets as set forth in the Original Declaration.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION OF TRUST
SECTION 8.1 Termination of Trust.
This Declaration and the Trust shall terminate and be of no further
force or effect:
(i) when all of the Securities shall have been called for
redemption and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have been
paid to the Holders of Securities in accordance with the terms of the
Securities; or
(ii) when all of the Debentures shall have been distributed
to the Holders of Securities in exchange for all of the Securities in
accordance with the terms of the Securities; or
(iii) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust as set
forth in Section 3.15, and a certificate of cancellation is filed by the
Trustees with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Trustees
shall so file such a certificate as soon as practicable after the occurrence of
an event referred to in this Section 8.1; or
(iv) upon the bankruptcy of UAL or the Trust; or
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(v) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or
the equivalent with respect to UAL, the filing of a certificate of cancellation
with respect to the Trust after having obtained the consent of at least a
majority in liquidation amount of the Securities, voting together as a single
class, to file such certificate of cancellation, or the revocation of the
charter of UAL and the expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation
without a reinstatement thereof; or
(vi) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of
UAL or the Trust.
The provisions of Sections 3.10 and 4.2 and Article X shall survive
the termination of the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
SECTION 9.1 Transfer of Securities.
(a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration. Any
transfer or purported transfer of any Security not made in accordance with this
Declaration shall be null and void.
(b) Subject to this Article IX, Preferred Securities shall be freely
transferable.
(c) Subject to this Article IX, UAL and any Related Party may only
transfer Common Securities to UAL or a Related Party, provided that any such
transfer shall be subject to the condition that the transferor shall have
obtained (1) either a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an
unqualified written opinion addressed to the Trust and delivered to the
Trustees of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that such transfer will not (i) cause the Trust to be
treated as issuing a class of interests in the Trust differing from the class
of interests represented by the Common Securities originally issued to UAL,
(ii) result in the Trust acquiring or disposing of, or being deemed to have
acquired or disposed of, an asset, or (iii) result in or cause the Trust to be
treated as anything other than a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes and (2) an unqualified written opinion addressed to the Trust and
delivered to the Trustees of a nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in such matters that such transfer will not cause the Trust to be
an Investment Company or controlled by an Investment Company.
SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Certificates.
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The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of
Certificates and of transfers of Certificates, which will be effected without
charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may
require) in respect of any tax or other government charges which may be imposed
in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or more new Certificates to
be issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees
duly executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing. Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be
canceled by the Regular Trustees. A transferee of a Certificate shall be
entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder
upon the receipt by such transferee of a Certificate. By acceptance of a
Certificate, each transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this
Declaration. The Trust shall not be required (i) to issue, register the
transfer of or exchange of any Securities during the period beginning at the
opening of 15 business days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of
Securities according to the terms of the Securities and ending at the close of
business on the day of the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption or (ii)
to register the transfer of or exchange of any Security so selected for
redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security
being redeemed in part.
SECTION 9.3 Deemed Security Holders.
The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall
be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of such
Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for purposes
of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trustees shall have
actual or other notice thereof.
SECTION 9.4 Book Entry Interests.
The Preferred Securities Certificates, on original issuance, will be
issued in fully registered form. With respect to any Certificates registered
on the books and records of the Trust in the name of a Clearing Agency or the
nominee of a Clearing Agency:
(i) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with
the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this
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Declaration (including paying Distributions on such Certificates and receiving
approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Preferred Security Holder and
the sole holder of such Certificates and, except as set forth herein, shall
have no obligation to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners;
(ii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.4
conflict with any other provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall control; and
(iii) the rights of the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners
shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to
those established by law and agreements between such Preferred Security
Beneficial Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency
Participants. The Clearing Agency will make book entry transfers among
Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of Distributions
on such Certificates to such Clearing Agency Participants.
SECTION 9.5 Notices to Holders of Certificates.
Whenever a notice or other communication to the Holders is required to
be given under this Declaration, the relevant Trustees shall give such notices
and communications to the Holders and, with respect to any Preferred Security
Certificate registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or the nominee of a
Clearing Agency, the Trustees shall, except as set forth herein, have no
obligations to the Preferred Security Beneficial Owners.
SECTION 9.6 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.
If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depository with respect to the Preferred Securities, the Regular
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a successor Clearing Agency
with respect to the Preferred Securities.
SECTION 9.7 Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates.
If (i) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as
securities depository with respect to the Preferred Securities and a successor
Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after such discontinuance
pursuant to Section 9.6 or (ii) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation
with the Sponsor to terminate the book entry system through the Clearing Agency
with respect to the Preferred Securities, then upon surrender of the
Certificates representing the Book Entry Interests with respect to the
Preferred Securities by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration
instructions, the Regular Trustees shall cause definitive Preferred Security
Certificates to be delivered to Preferred Security Beneficial Owners in
accordance with the
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instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall
be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and each of them may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.
SECTION 9.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If (a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Regular
Trustees, or if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and (b)
there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security or indemnity as
may be required by them to keep each of them harmless, then in the absence of
notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser,
any two Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall execute and deliver, in
exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection with the
issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 9.8, the Regular Trustees
may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive
evidence of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally
issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found
at any time.
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 10.1 Exculpation.
(a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable
in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage
or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such
Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that
an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's gross negligence (or, in the
case of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, negligence) or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional
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or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on
behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as
to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any
other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which
Distributions to Holders of Securities might properly be paid.
(c) Pursuant to Section 3803 (a) of the Business Trust Act, the
Holders of Securities, in their capacities as Holders, shall be entitled to the
same limitation of liability extended to stockholders of private corporations
for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
SECTION 10.2 Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Sponsor
shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any
loss, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person by reason of any act
or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on
behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed
to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by
this Declaration, except that no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be
indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by such
Indemnified Person by reason of gross negligence (or, in the case of the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, negligence) or willful
misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses
(including legal fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any
claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced
by the Sponsor prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Sponsor of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined
that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in
Section 10.2(a).
ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTING
SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar
year, or such other year as is required by the Code.
SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.
(a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular
Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of
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account, records and supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable
detail each transaction of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained
on the accrual method of accounting, in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual
method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes. The books
and records of the Trust, together with a copy of this Declaration and a
certified copy of the Certificate of Trust, and any amendment thereto, shall at
all times be maintained at the principal office of the Trust and shall be open
for inspection for any examination by any Holder or its duly authorized
representative for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Trust
during normal business hours.
(b) If required by applicable law, the Regular Trustees shall, as soon
as available after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust, cause to be
prepared and mailed to each Holder of Securities unaudited financial statements
of the Trust for such Fiscal Year, prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, provided that if the Trust is required to
comply with the periodic reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, such financial statements for such Fiscal Year shall be
examined and reported on by a firm of independent certified public accountants
selected by the Regular Trustees (which firm may be the firm used by the
Sponsor).
(c) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and mailed to
each Holder of Securities an annual United States federal income tax
information statement, on such form as is required by the Code, containing such
information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by
the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the
Code to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustees shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each
Fiscal Year of the Trust.
(d) The Regular Trustees shall cause to be prepared and filed with
the appropriate taxing authority an annual United States federal income tax
return, on such form as is required by the Code, and any other annual income
tax returns required to be filed by the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
with any state or local taxing authority, such returns to be filed as soon as
practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust.
SECTION 11.3 Banking.
The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and for
the sole benefit of the Trust. The sole signatories for such accounts shall be
designated by the Regular Trustees.
SECTION 11.4 Withholding.
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The Trust and the Trustees shall comply with all withholding
requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall
request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates
as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to
each Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested
by the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
withholding obligations. The Trust shall file required forms with applicable
jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly established
by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder to
applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to withhold
and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions or
allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of
any claimed overwithholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the
applicable jurisdiction. If the amount to be withheld was not withheld from a
Distribution, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by the amount of
such withholding.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 12.1 Amendments.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may be amended by, and
only by, a written instrument executed by a majority of the Regular Trustees;
provided, however, that (i) no amendment to this Declaration shall be made if
such amendment or modification would cause the Trust to be classified for
United States federal income tax purposes as other than a grantor trust or
would cause the Trust to be deemed an "investment company" which is required to
be registered under the 1940 Act, (ii) at such time after the Trust has issued
any Securities which remain outstanding, any amendment which would adversely
affect the rights, privileges or preferences of any Holder of Securities may be
effected only with such additional requirements as may be set forth in the
terms of such Securities, (iii) Section 4.2, Section 9.1(c) and this Section
12.1 shall not be amended without the consent of all of the Holders of the
Securities, (iv) no amendment which adversely affects the rights, powers and
privileges of the Institutional Trustee shall be made without the consent of
the Institutional Trustee, (v) Article IV shall not be amended without the
consent of the Sponsor and (vi) the rights of Holders of Common Securities
under Article V to increase or decrease the number of, and to appoint, replace
or remove, Trustees shall not be amended without the consent of each Holder of
Common Securities.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 12.1(a)(ii), this Declaration may be
amended without the consent of the Holders of the Securities to (i) cure any
ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this Declaration,
(iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Sponsor, (iv)
preserve the status of the Trust as a grantor trust for federal income tax
purposes, and (v) conform to any changes in Rule 3a-5 or any change in
interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 by the Commission, which amendment
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences or privileges of the Holders.
SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written
Consent.
(a) Meetings of the Holders of Preferred Securities and/or Common
Securities may be called at any time by the Regular Trustees (or as provided in
the terms of the Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders
of such class of Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this
Declaration, the terms of the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Preferred Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular
Trustees shall call a meeting of Holders of Preferred Securities or Common
Securities, if directed to do so by Holders of at least 10% in liquidation
amount of such class of Securities. Such direction shall be given by
delivering to the Regular Trustees one or more calls in a writing stating that
the signing Holders of Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating the
general or specific purpose for which the meeting is to be called. Any Holders
of Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the Certificates held
by the Holders of Securities exercising the right to call a meeting and only
those specified Certificates shall be counted for purposes of determining
whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of this
paragraph has been met.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provision shall apply to meetings of Holders of
Securities:
(i) Notice of any such meeting shall be given by mail to all
the Holders of Securities having a right to vote thereat not less than 7 days
nor more than 60 days prior to the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote,
consent or approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under
this Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred
Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or approval
may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any action that may be
taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be taken without a meeting
if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by Holders
of Securities owning not less than the minimum aggregate
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liquidation amount of Securities that would be necessary to authorize or take
such action at a meeting at which all Holders of Securities having a right to
vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt notice of the taking of action
without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of Securities entitled to vote
who have not consented in writing. The Regular Trustees may specify that any
written ballot submitted to the Holders of Securities for the purpose of taking
any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the time
specified by the Regular Trustees.
(ii) Each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to
act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of a Security is entitled
to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11
months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every
proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of the Security
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the terms of the
Securities, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies
shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust
were a Delaware corporation and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders
of a Delaware corporation.
(iii) Each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
conducted by the Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular
Trustees may designate.
(iv) Unless otherwise provided in the Business Trust Act,
this Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred
Securities are then listed or admitted for trading, the Regular Trustees, in
their sole discretion, shall establish all other provisions relating to
meetings of Holders of Securities, including notice of the time, place or
purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of
Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the
establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by
proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to
vote.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
SECTION 13.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee.
(a) The Trustee which acts as initial Institutional Trustee
represents and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this
Declaration, and each Successor Institutional
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Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the time of the
Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance of its appointment as
Institutional Trustee, that:
(i) The Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with
trust powers, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of its incorporation, with trust power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the
terms of, this Declaration.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the
Institutional Trustee of this Declaration has been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. The
Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee,
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional
Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of
equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether the enforcement
of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Declaration by the Institutional Trustee do not conflict with or constitute a
breach of the Charter or By-laws of the Institutional Trustee.
(iv) No consent, approval or authorization of, or
registration with or notice to, any banking authority which supervises or
regulates the Institutional Trustee is required for the execution, delivery or
performance by the Institutional Trustee of this Declaration.
(v) The Institutional Trustee satisfies the qualifications
set forth in Section 5.1(c).
(b) The Trustee which acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each
Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor
at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its appointment
as Delaware Trustee, that it satisfies the qualifications set forth in Section
5.1(a)(3).
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 14.1 Notices.
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All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing, duly
signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or
mailed by first class mail, as follows:
(a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the Trust's
mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Regular Trustees
on behalf of the Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
c/o UAL Corporation
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007
Attention: Trustees
Facsimile No: (847) 700-4683
(b) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address of the
Institutional Trustee set forth below (or such other address as the
Institutional Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
The First National Bank of Chicago
One First National Plaza, Suite 0216
Chicago, Illinois 60670-0126
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Facsimile No: (312) 407-1708
(c) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address of the
Delaware Trustee set forth below (or such other address as the Delaware Trustee
may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
300 King Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Facsimile No: (312) 407-1708
(d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing
address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the Holder of
the Common Securities may give notice to the Trust):
UAL Corporation
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile No: (847) 700-4683
(e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the books
and records of the Trust.
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A copy of any notice to the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee
shall also be sent to the Trust. All notices shall be deemed to have been
given, when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, except that if a notice or other document is
refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which
no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 14.2 Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Declaration agree, and each Holder of any Securities
by his or her acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court
may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or
remedy under this Declaration, or in any suit against the Institutional Trustee
for any action taken or omitted by it as Institutional Trustee, the filing by
any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such
suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit,
having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made
by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 14.2 shall not apply
to any suit instituted by the Institutional Trustee, to any suit instituted by
any Holder of Preferred Securities, or group of Holders of Preferred
Securities, holding more than 10% in aggregate liquidation amount of the
outstanding Preferred Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder of
Preferred Securities for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on the Debentures, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in such Debentures.
SECTION 14.3 Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THERE
SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THE TRUST, THE TRUSTEES OR THIS DECLARATION ANY
PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS (STATUTORY OR COMMON) OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
PERTAINING TO TRUSTS THAT RELATE TO OR REGULATE, IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH
THE TERMS HEREOF, (I) THE FILING WITH ANY COURT OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY OR AGENCY
OF TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS OR SCHEDULES OF TRUSTEE FEES AND CHARGES, (II) AFFIRMATIVE
REQUIREMENTS TO POST BONDS FOR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF A
TRUST, (III) THE NECESSITY FOR OBTAINING COURT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL
CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF REAL OR PERSONAL
PROPERTY, (IV) FEES OR OTHER SUMS PAYABLE TO TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR
EMPLOYEES OF A TRUST, (V) THE ALLOCATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES TO INCOME
OR PRINCIPAL, (VI) RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON THE PERMISSIBLE NATURE,
AMOUNT OR
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CONCENTRATION OF TRUST INVESTMENTS OR REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE
TITLING, STORAGE OR OTHER MANNER OF HOLDING OR INVESTING TRUST ASSETS, OR (VII)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FIDUCIARY OR OTHER STANDARDS OF RESPONSIBILITIES OR
LIMITATIONS ON THE ACTS OR POWERS OF TRUSTEES, THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE
LIMITATIONS OR LIABILITIES OR AUTHORITIES AND POWERS OF TRUSTEES AS SET FORTH
OR REFERENCED IN THIS AGREEMENT. SECTION 3540 OF TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE
SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE TRUST.
SECTION 14.4 Headings.
Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 14.5 Partial Enforceability.
If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision
to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances
other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 14.6 Counterparts.
This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature
pages and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of
the Sponsor and each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature
pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one,
and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had
signed a single signature page.
SECTION 14.7 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust not be classified
for United States federal income tax purposes an association taxable as a
corporation or partnership but that the Trust be treated as a grantor trust for
United States federal income tax purposes. The provisions of this Declaration
shall be interpreted to further this intention of the parties.
SECTION 14.8 Successors and Assigns.
Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or
referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be
included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor
and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns, whether or not so expressed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
UAL Corporation,
as Sponsor
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
________________________________
[ ]
as Trustee
________________________________
[ ]
as Trustee
________________________________
[ ]
as Trustee
The First National Bank of Chicago
as Trustee
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
First Chicago Delaware Inc.
as Trustee
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
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There personally appeared before me [______________] (on behalf of UAL
Corporation ) and [___________] and [__________] who acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to be his, her or its free act and deed and the free act and deed of
UAL Corporation and the Trustees of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I.
Before me,
________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
_______________________________________________
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There personally appeared before me [____________] (on behalf of
[__________] as Trustee) who acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his,
her or its free act and deed and the free act and deed of [________________] as
Trustee.
Before me,
________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
_______________________________________________
There personally appeared before me [_______________] (on behalf of
[_____________], as Trustee) who acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be
his, her or its free act and deed and the free act and deed
of[_______________], as Trustee.
Before me,
________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
_______________________________________________
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
This Certificate of Trust of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I (the
"Trust"), dated October 15, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the
undersigned, as trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business
Trust Act (12 Del.C. Sec. 3801 et seq.).
1. Name. The name of the business trust formed hereby is UAL Corporation
Capital Trust I.
2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the
Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are First
Chicago Delaware Inc., a Delaware corporation, 300 King Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801.
3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of its
filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust at
the time of filing this Certificate of Trust, have executed this Certificate of
Trust as of the date first above written.
The First National Bank of Chicago,
as trustee
By: /s/ Richard D. Manella
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Name: Richard D. Manella
Title: Vice President
First Chicago Delaware Inc.,
as trustee
By: /s/ Steven M. Wagner
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Name: Steven M. Wagner
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT B
TERMS OF
PREFERRED SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I dated as of ____________, 1996 (as amended
from time to time, the "Declaration"), the designations, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred
Securities are set forth below (each capitalized term used but not defined
herein having the meaning set forth in the Declaration):
1. Designation and Number. Preferred Securities of the Trust with an
aggregate liquidation amount in the assets of the Trust of
___________________________________ (____) and a liquidation amount in the
assets of the Trust of $25 per Preferred Security, are hereby designated as
"[_____]% Trust Originated Preferred Securities." The Preferred Security
Certificates evidencing the Preferred Securities shall be substantially in the
form attached hereto as Annex I, with such changes and additions thereto or
deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or
to conform to the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities
are listed. The Preferred Securities shall be issued to former holders of
Depositary Shares ("Depositary Shares") each representing 1/1,000 of a share of
12-1/4% Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred"), of UAL Corporation
("UAL") in exchange for such Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer. In
connection with such Offer and the purchase by UAL of the Common Securities,
UAL will deposit in the Trust, and the Trust will purchase, respectively, as
trust assets Debentures of UAL having an aggregate principal amount equal to
$[__________], and bearing interest at an annual rate equal to the annual
Distribution rate on the Preferred Securities and Common Securities and having
payment and redemption provisions which correspond to the payment and
redemption provisions of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities.
2. Distributions. (a) Periodic distributions payable on each Preferred
Security will be fixed at a rate per annum of [______]% (the "Coupon Rate") of
the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Preferred Security. Distributions in
arrears will bear interest at the rate per annum of [_______]% thereof,
compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by law. The term "Distributions"
as used in these terms means such periodic cash distributions and any such
interest payable unless otherwise stated. A Distribution will be made by
the Institutional Trustee only to the extent that interest payments are made in
respect of
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the Debentures held by the Trust. The amount of Distributions
payable for any period will be computed for any full quarterly Distribution
period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and for any
period shorter than a full quarterly Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed, Distributions will be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed in such a 30-day month.
(b) Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be cumulative, will
accrue from November 1, 1996 and will be payable quarterly in arrears, on March
31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on December
31, 1996, except as otherwise described below, but only if and to the extent
that interest payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Trust.
In addition, Holders of Preferred Securities will be entitled to a cash
distribution at the rate of 12-1/4% per annum of the liquidation amount
thereof from November 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, payable on December
31, 1996 ("Pre-Issuance Interest"). With the exception of Pre-Issuance
Interest, so long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment of interest on
the Debentures, UAL has the right under the Indenture for the Debentures to
defer payments of interest by extending the interest payment period from time
to time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly
interest periods (each, an "Extension Period") and, as a consequence, quarterly
Distributions will continue to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) at the rate of [_____]% per annum, compounded
quarterly to the extent permitted by law during any such Extension Period.
Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, UAL may further extend
such Extension Period; provided that such Extension Period together with all
such previous and further extensions thereof may not exceed 20 consecutive
quarterly interest periods and provided further that no Extension Period may
extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and the payment on the next distribution payment date
following such extension period of all amounts then due, UAL may commence a new
Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. Any interest paid on the
Debentures during an Extension Period on an Interest Payment Date shall be paid
pro rata to the Holders of Preferred Securities on the corresponding
distribution payment date. Payments of accrued Distributions will be payable
to Holders of Preferred Securities as they appear on the books and records of
the Trust on the record date for the first payment occurring on or after the
end of the Extension Period.
(c) Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be payable promptly by
the Institutional Trustee (or other Paying Agent) upon receipt of immediately
available funds to the Holders thereof as they appear on the books and
records of the Trust on the relevant record dates, which will be 15 calendar
days prior to the relevant Distribution date, which record and payment dates
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correspond to the record and interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Preferred Securities that are not punctually paid
on any Distribution payment date as a result of UAL having failed to make the
corresponding interest payment on the Debentures will forthwith cease to be
payable to the person in whose name such Preferred Security is registered on
the relevant record date, and such defaulted Distribution will instead be
payable to the person in whose name such Preferred Security is registered on
the special record date established by the Regular Trustees, which record date
shall correspond to the special record date or other specified date determined
in accordance with the Indenture; provided, however, that Distributions shall
not be considered payable on any Distribution payment date falling within an
Extension Period unless UAL has elected to make a full or partial payment of
interest accrued on the Debentures on such Distribution payment date. Subject
to any applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the Declaration,
each payment in respect of the Preferred Securities will be made as described
in paragraph 9 hereof. If any date on which Distributions are payable on the
Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the Distribution
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business
Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay),
except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such
payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case
with the same force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) All Distributions paid with respect to the Preferred Securities and
the Common Securities will be paid Pro Rata (as defined herein) to the Holders
thereof entitled thereto. If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority over the Common
Securities with respect to Distributions.
(e) In the event that there is any money or other property held by or for
the Trust that is not accounted for under the Declaration, such money or
property shall be distributed Pro Rata among the Holders of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities.
3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution. In the event of any
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust,
the Holders of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities at the date of
the dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be
entitled to receive Pro Rata solely out of the assets of the Trust
available for distribution to Holders of Preferred Securities and Common
Securities after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, an amount equal to
the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Preferred Security
and Common Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date
of payment (such amount
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being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with such
dissolution, winding-up or termination, and after satisfaction of
liabilities to creditors, Debentures in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities and Common
Securities and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the
accrued and unpaid Distributions on such Preferred Securities and Common
Securities shall be distributed Pro Rata to the Holders of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities in exchange for such Securities.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid
only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full
the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by
the Trust on the Preferred Securities and Common Securities shall be paid on a
Pro Rata basis, except that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority over the Common
Securities with respect to such Liquidation Distribution.
4. Redemption and Distribution of Debentures. The Preferred Securities
and Common Securities may only be redeemed if Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities are repaid, redeemed or distributed as set
forth below:
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures, in whole or in part, whether at
maturity, or upon redemption at any time or from time to time on or after July
12, 2004, the proceeds of such repayment will be promptly applied to redeem Pro
Rata Preferred Securities and Common Securities having an aggregate liquidation
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so repaid or
redeemed, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption
price of $25 per Preferred and Common Security plus an amount equal to accrued
and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of redemption, payable in cash
(the "Redemption Price"). The date of any such repayment or redemption of
Preferred Securities and Common Securities shall be established to coincide
with the repayment or redemption date of the Debentures.
(b) The Common Securities will be entitled to be redeemed on a Pro Rata
basis with the Preferred Securities, except that if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority over
the Common Securities with respect to the payment of the Redemption Price. If
fewer than all the outstanding Preferred Securities and Common Securities are
to be so redeemed, the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities will be
redeemed Pro Rata and the Preferred Securities to be redeemed will be redeemed
as described in paragraph
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4(f)(ii) below. If a partial redemption would result in the delisting of the
Preferred Securities by any national securities exchange or other organization
on which the Preferred Securities are then listed, UAL pursuant to the
Indenture will only redeem Debentures in whole and, as a result, the Trust may
only redeem the Preferred Securities in whole.
(c) If, at any time, a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event (each as
hereinafter defined, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be continuing,
the Regular Trustees shall, unless the Debentures are redeemed in the limited
circumstances described below, dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of
creditors, cause Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of
and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on,
and having the same record date for payment as, the Preferred Securities and
Common Securities, to be distributed to the Holders of the Preferred Securities
and Common Securities on a Pro Rata basis in liquidation of such Holders'
interests in the Trust, within 90 days following the occurrence of such Special
Event (the "90 Day Period"), provided, however, that in the case of the
occurrence of a Tax Event, as a condition of such dissolution and distribution,
the Regular Trustees shall have received an opinion (a "No Recognition
Opinion") of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in
such matters , which opinion may rely on any then applicable published revenue
ruling of the Internal Revenue Service, to the effect that the Holders of the
Preferred Securities will not recognize any gain or loss for United States
federal income tax purposes as a result of the dissolution of the Trust and
distribution of Debentures; and provided, further, that, if and as long as at
the time there is available to the Trust the opportunity to eliminate, within
the 90 Day Period, the Special Event by taking some ministerial action, such as
filing a form or making an election, or pursuing some other similar reasonable
measure that has no adverse effect on the Trust, UAL, or the Holders of the
Preferred Securities ("Ministerial Action"), the Trust will pursue such measure
in lieu of dissolution.
If in the case of the occurrence of a Tax Event, (i) the Regular Trustees
have received an opinion (a "Redemption Tax Opinion") of nationally recognized
independent tax counsel experienced in such matters that, as a result of a Tax
Event, there is more than an insubstantial risk that UAL would be precluded
from deducting the interest on the Debentures for United States federal income
tax purposes even if the Debentures were distributed to the Holders of
Preferred Securities and Common Securities in liquidation of such Holder's
interest in the Trust as described in this paragraph 4(c) or (ii) the Regular
Trustees shall have been informed by such tax counsel that a No Recognition
Opinion cannot be delivered to the Trust, UAL shall
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have the right at any time, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days notice,
to redeem the Debentures in whole or in part for cash at the Redemption
Price within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax Event, and promptly
following such redemption Preferred Securities and Common Securities with an
aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the
Debentures so redeemed will be redeemed by the Trust at the Redemption Price on
a Pro Rata basis; provided, however, that, if at the time there is available to
UAL or the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90 day period, the Tax Event by taking some Ministerial
Action, UAL or the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust will pursue such
measure in lieu of redemption, and provided further that UAL shall have no
right to redeem the Debentures while the Regular Trustees on behalf of the
Trust are pursuing such Ministerial Action. The Common Securities will be
redeemed Pro Rata with the Preferred Securities, except that, if an Event of
Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred
Securities will have a priority over the Common Securities with respect to
payment of the Redemption Price.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have obtained an opinion
(a "Dissolution Tax Opinion") of nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters to the effect that on or after the Expiration Date
as a result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including any announced
prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United
States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, (b)
any amendment to, or change in, an interpretation or application of any such
laws or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or
regulatory authority (including the enactment of any legislation and the
publication of any judicial decision or regulatory determination), (c) any
interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to
such laws or regulations that differs from the theretofore generally accepted
position or (d) any action taken by any governmental agency or regulatory
authority, which amendment or change is enacted, promulgated, issued or
announced or which interpretation or pronouncement is issued or announced or
which action is taken, in each case on or after the Expiration Date, there is
more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90
days of the date thereof, subject to United States federal income tax with
respect to income accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii) the Trust is, or
will be within 90 days of the date thereof, subject to more than a de minimis
amount of taxes, duties or other governmental charges or (iii) interest payable
by UAL to the Trust on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date
thereof will not be, deductible by UAL for United States federal income tax
purposes.
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"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have
received an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel experienced in
practice under the Investment Company Act that, as a result of the occurrence
of a change in law or regulation or a change in interpretation or application
of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or
regulatory authority or of the staff of such governmental agency or regulatory
authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than an insubstantial
risk that the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in
1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the Expiration Date.
On the date fixed for any distribution of Debentures, upon dissolution of
the Trust, (i) the Preferred Securities will no longer be deemed to be
outstanding and (ii) certificates representing Preferred Securities will be
deemed to represent beneficial interests in the Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the stated liquidation amount of, and bearing accrued
and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such
Preferred Securities until such certificates are presented to UAL or its agent
for transfer or reissuance.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding Preferred
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Preferred Securities for all quarterly Distribution periods terminating on or
prior to the date of redemption.
(e) If Debentures are distributed to Holders of the Preferred Securities,
UAL, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, will use its best efforts to have
the Debentures listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such other exchange
as the Preferred Securities were listed immediately prior to the distribution
of the Debentures.
(f) (i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for, the Preferred Securities and Common Securities (a
"Redemption/Distribution Notice") will be given by the Regular Trustees on
behalf of the Trust by mail to each Holder of Preferred Securities and Common
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not less than 10 nor more than 60 days
prior to the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof. For purposes of
the calculation of the date of redemption or exchange and the dates on which
notices are given pursuant to this paragraph (f)(i), a Redemption/Distribution
Notice shall be deemed to be given on the day such notice is first mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, to Holders of Preferred Securities and
Common Securities. Each Redemption/ Distribution Notice shall be addressed to
the Holders of
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Preferred Securities and Common Securities at the address of
each such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof with
respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or exchange
proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Preferred
Securities are to be redeemed (subject to adjustment to eliminate fractional
Preferred Securities), the Preferred Securities to be redeemed will be redeemed
Pro Rata from each Holder of Preferred Securities, it being understood that, in
respect of Preferred Securities registered in the name of and held of record by
DTC (or successor Clearing Agency) or any other nominee, the distribution of
the proceeds of such redemption will be made to each Clearing Agency
Participant (or Person on whose behalf such nominee holds such securities) in
accordance with the procedures applied by such agency or nominee.
(iii) If the Trust gives a Redemption/Distribution Notice in respect of a
redemption of Preferred Securities as provided in this paragraph 4 (which
notice will be irrevocable) then immediately prior to the close of business on
the redemption date, provided that UAL has paid to the Trust in immediately
available funds a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related
redemption or maturity of the Debentures, Distributions will cease to accrue on
the Preferred Securities called for redemption, such Preferred Securities will
no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of Holders of such
Preferred Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of
the Holders of such Preferred Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but
without interest on such Redemption Price. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust
shall be required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any
Preferred Securities which have been so called for redemption. If any date
fixed for redemption of Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then
payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other
payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls
in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of Preferred Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Trust or by UAL pursuant to the Preferred Securities Guarantee,
Distributions on such Preferred Securities will continue to accrue, from the
original redemption date to the date of payment, in which case the actual
payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of
calculating the Redemption Price.
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(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the Regular
Trustees on behalf of the Trust to the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
(v) Upon the date of dissolution of the Trust and distribution of
Debentures as a result of the occurrence of a Special Event, Preferred Security
Certificates shall be deemed to represent beneficial interests in the
Debentures so distributed, and the Preferred Securities will no longer be
deemed outstanding and may be canceled by the Regular Trustees. The Debentures
so distributed shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities so distributed.
(vi) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without
limitation, United States federal securities laws), UAL or any of its
subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding
Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.
5. Voting Rights. (a) Except as provided under paragraph 5(b) below and
as otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Preferred
Securities will have no voting rights.
(b) If any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than in connection
with the distribution of Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee,
upon the occurrence of a Special Event or in connection with the redemption of
Preferred Securities as a consequence of a redemption of Debentures, then the
Holders of outstanding Securities will be entitled to vote on such amendment or
proposal as a class and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective
except with the approval of the Holders of Securities representing a Majority
in liquidation amount of such Securities; provided, however, (A) if any
amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above would adversely affect
only the Preferred Securities or the Common Securities, then only the affected
class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment
or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of a Majority in
liquidation amount of such class of Securities and (B) amendments to the
Declaration shall be subject to such further requirements as are set forth in
Sections 12.1 and 12.2 of the Declaration.
In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder of
the Debentures, is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment,
modification or termination of the
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Indenture or the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee shall request the
written direction of the Holders of the Securities with respect to such
amendment, modification or termination. The Institutional Trustee shall vote
with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single
class (and in the case of any other UAL Corporation Capital Trust holding debt
securities issued under the Indenture, voting with the holders of securities of
such other UAL Corporation Capital Trust); provided that where such amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture requires the consent or vote of
(1) holders of Debentures representing a specified percentage greater than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures or (2) each holder of
Debentures, the Institutional Trustee may only vote with respect to that
amendment, modification or termination as directed by, in the case of clause
(1) above, the vote of Holders of Securities representing such specified
percentage of the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities, or, in the
case of clause (2) above, each Holder of Securities; and provided, further,
that the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any action
in accordance with the directions of the Holders of Securities unless the
Institutional Trustee shall have received, at the expense of the Sponsor, an
opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel recognized as expert
in such matters to the effect that the Trust will not be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation
or a partnership on account of such action and will be treated as a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes following such action.
Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration, and the provisions of this and
the next two succeeding paragraphs, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Preferred Securities, voting separately as a class, shall have
the right to (A) on behalf of all Holders of Preferred Securities, waive any
past default, and its consequences, that is waivable under the Declaration
(subject to, and in accordance with, the Declaration) and (B) direct the time,
method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the
Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the Debentures (and in the case of any
other UAL Corporation Capital Trust holding debt securities issued under the
Indenture, voting with the holders of preferred securities of such other UAL
Corporation Capital Trust), to (i) direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect
to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default and its consequences that is
waivable under Section 5.7 of the Indenture, or (iii) exercise any right to
rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall
be
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due and payable; provided that where the taking of any action under the
Indenture requires the consent or vote of (1) holders of Debentures
representing a specified percentage greater than a majority in principal amount
of the Debentures or (2) each holder of Debentures, the Institutional Trustee
may only take such action if directed by, in the case of clause (1) above, the
vote of Holders of Preferred Securities representing such specified percentage
of the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities, or, in the
case of clause (2) above, each Holder of Preferred Securities. The
Institutional Trustee shall not revoke, or take any action inconsistent with,
any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the
Preferred Securities.
Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall be
under no obligation to take any of the foregoing actions at the direction of
the Holders of Preferred Securities unless the Institutional Trustee shall have
received, at the expense of the Sponsor, an opinion of nationally recognized
independent tax counsel recognized as expert in such matters to the effect that
the Trust will not be classified for United States federal income tax purposes
as an association taxable as a corporation or a partnership on account of such
action and will be treated as a grantor trust for United States federal income
tax purposes following such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to
enforce its rights under the Declaration (including, without limitation,
its rights, powers and privileges as a holder of the Debentures under the
Indenture), any Holder of Preferred Securities may, upon such Holder's written
request to the Institutional Trustee to enforce such rights, institute a legal
proceeding directly against UAL to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights
under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other Person; provided that any Holder of
Preferred Securities may institute a direct action without prior request to the
Institutional Trustee to enforce the payment obligations on the Debentures.
A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default by the Institutional Trustee at
the direction of the Holders of the Preferred Securities will constitute a
waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under the Declaration in respect
of the Securities.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Preferred Securities may
be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Preferred Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities of the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to
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vote, or of any matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is
to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of Preferred Securities.
Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such
meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of
any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are
entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent is sought and
(iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of Preferred Securities will be required
for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Securities or distribute
Debentures in accordance with the Declaration.
Notwithstanding that Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote
or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Preferred
Securities at such time that are owned by UAL or by any entity directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with UAL shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for
purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
Holders of the Preferred Securities will have no rights to increase or
decrease the number of Trustees or to appoint, remove or replace a Trustee,
which voting rights are vested solely in the Holders of the Common Securities.
6. Pro Rata Treatment. A reference in these terms of the Preferred
Securities to any payment, distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall
mean pro rata to each Holder of Securities according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Securities held by the relevant Holder in relation to
the aggregate liquidation amount of all Securities outstanding unless, in
relation to a payment, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in
which case any funds available to make such payment shall be paid first to each
Holder of the Preferred Securities pro rata according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of Preferred Securities held by the relevant Holder relative
to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Preferred Securities outstanding,
and only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Preferred
Securities, to each Holder of Common Securities pro rata according to the
aggregate liquidation amount of Common Securities held by the relevant Holder
relative to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities
outstanding.
7. Ranking. The Preferred Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon
will be made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of
Default occurs and is continuing, the rights of Holders of Preferred Securities
to payment in
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respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption or otherwise
rank in priority to the rights of Holders of the Common Securities.
8. Mergers, Consolidations or Amalgamations. The Trust may not
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets to, any corporation or other body.
9. Transfer, Exchange, Method of Payments. Payment of Distributions and
payments on redemption of the Preferred Securities will be payable, the
transfer of the Preferred Securities will be registrable, and Preferred
Securities will be exchangeable for Preferred Securities of other denominations
of a like aggregate liquidation amount, at the principal corporate trust office
of the Institutional Trustee in [the City of New York]; provided that payment
of Distributions may be made at the option of the Regular Trustees on behalf of
the Trust by check mailed to the address of the Persons entitled thereto and
that the payment on redemption of any Preferred Security will be made only upon
surrender of such Preferred Security to the Institutional Trustee.
10. Acceptance of Indenture and Preferred Guarantee. Each Holder of
Preferred Securities, by the acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of
(i) the Preferred Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and
(ii) the Indenture and the Debentures, including the subordination provisions
of the Indenture.
11. No Preemptive Rights. The Holders of Preferred Securities shall have
no preemptive or similar rights to subscribe to any additional Preferred
Securities or Common Securities.
12. Miscellaneous. These terms shall constitute a part of the
Declaration. The Trust will provide a copy of the Declaration and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge on written request to the Trust at its
principal place of business.
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Annex I
Certificate Number Number of Preferred Securities
B-__ _____________________
CUSIP NO. ______________
Certificate Evidencing Preferred Securities
of
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
[______]% Trust Originated Preferred Securities
(liquidation amount $25 per Preferred Security)
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust created
under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that
_________ (the "Holder") is the registered owner of _____ (______) preferred
securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust designated the [______]% Trust Originated Preferred
Securities (liquidation amount $25 per Preferred Security) (the "Preferred
Securities"). The Preferred Securities are transferable on the books and
records of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon
surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer.
The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms
and provisions of the Preferred Securities are set forth in, and this
certificate and the Preferred Securities represented hereby are issued and
shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of [_______________],
1996, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration")
including the designation of the terms of Preferred Securities as set forth in
Exhibit B thereto. The Preferred Securities and the Common Securities issued
by the Trust pursuant to the Declaration represent undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, including the Debentures (as defined in
the Declaration) issued by UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("UAL"), to
the Trust pursuant to the Indenture referred to in the Declaration. The Holder
is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement of UAL dated as of
[____________], 1996, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Guarantee"), to the extent provided therein. The Trust will furnish a copy of
the Declaration, the Guarantee and the Indenture to the Holder
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without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place of
business or registered office.
The Holder of this Certificate, by accepting this Certificate, is
deemed to have (i) agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture and (ii) agreed to the terms of the Guarantee,
including that the Guarantee is subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all other liabilities of UAL, including the Debentures, except those made pari
passu or subordinate by their terms, and senior to all capital stock now or
hereafter issued by UAL and to any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by
UAL in respect of any of its capital stock.
Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustees of the Trust have executed this
Certificate as of [_______], 1996.
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
By:_________________________
Name:
Title: Trustee
By:_________________________
Name:
Title: Trustee
Countersigned and Registered:
[___________________]
Transfer Agent and Registrar
By:___________________________
Authorized Signature
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The Trust will furnish without charge to any registered owner of
Preferred Securities who so requests, copies of the Declaration, the Guarantee
and the Indenture. Any such request should be addressed to UAL Corporation
Capital Trust I, c/o Secretary, UAL Corporation, 1200 East Algonquin Road, Elk
Grove Township, Illinois 60007 or to the Registrar named on the face of this
Certificate.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act and not as tenants
TENENT -- as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of survival
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and
transfers unto:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
(Please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee)
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
the within Certificate and all rights and interests represented by the
Preferred Securities evidenced thereby, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and
appoints____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
attorney to transfer the said Preferred Securities on the books of the
within-named Trust with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: _________________________
Signature: _____________________
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Note: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) as
written upon the face of this certificate in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.
NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution"
that is a member or participant in a "signature guarantee program" (i.e., the
Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the Stock Exchange Medallion
Program or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program).
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EXHIBIT C
TERMS OF COMMON SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of UAL Corporation Capital Trust I dated as of ______________, 1996 (as
amended from time to time, the "Declaration"), the designations, rights,
privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the
Common Securities are set forth below (each capitalized term used but not
defined herein having the meaning set forth in the Declaration):
1. Designation and Number. Common Securities of the Trust with an
aggregate liquidation amount in the assets of the Trust of
_________________________________ (_________) and a liquidation amount in the
assets of the Trust of $25 per Common Security, are hereby designated as
"[_____]% Trust Originated Common Securities." The Common Security
Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be substantially in the
form attached hereto as Annex I, with such changes and additions thereto or
deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.
The Common Securities are to be issued and sold to UAL Corporation ("UAL") in
consideration of $[_________] in cash. In connection with the Offer and the
purchase by UAL of the Common Securities, UAL will deposit in the Trust, and
the Trust will purchase, respectively, as trust assets Debentures of UAL having
an aggregate principal amount equal to $[__________], and bearing interest at
an annual rate equal to the annual Distribution rate on the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities and having payment and redemption provisions
which correspond to the payment and redemption provisions of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities.
2. Distributions. (a) Periodic distributions payable on each Common
Security will be fixed at a rate per annum of [____]% (the "Coupon Rate") of
the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Common Security. Distributions in
arrears for more than one quarter will bear interest at the rate per annum of
[______]% thereof (to the extent permitted by applicable law), compounded
quarterly to the extent permitted by law. The term "Distributions" as used in
these terms means such periodic cash distributions and any such interest
payable unless otherwise stated. A Distribution will be made by the
Institutional Trustee only to the extent that interest payments are made in
respect of the Debentures held by the Trust. The amount of Distributions
payable for any period will be computed for any full quarterly Distribution
period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and for any
period shorter than a full quarterly Distribution period for which
Distributions are computed,
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Distributions will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed in such a 30-day month.
(b) Distributions on the Common Securities will be cumulative, will
accrue from [_____________], 1996 and will be payable quarterly in arrears, on
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on
December 31, 1996, except as otherwise described below, but only if and to the
extent that interest payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the
Trust. In addition, Holders of Common Securities will be entitled to a cash
distribution at the rate of 12- 1/4% per annum of the liquidation amount
thereof from November 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, payable on December
31, 1996 ("Pre-Issuance Interest"). With the exception of Pre-Issuance
Interest, so long as UAL shall not be in default in the payment of interest on
the Debentures, UAL has the right under the Indenture for the Debentures to
defer payments of interest by extending the interest payment period from time
to time on the Debentures for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly
interest periods (each, an "Extension Period") and, as a consequence, quarterly
Distributions will continue to accrue with interest thereon (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) at the rate of [______]% per annum, compounded
quarterly to the extent permitted by law during any such Extension Period.
Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, UAL may further extend
such Extension Period; provided that such Extension Period together with all
such previous and further extensions thereof may not exceed 20 consecutive
quarterly interest periods and provided further that no Extension Period may
extend beyond the maturity of the Debentures. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and the payment on the next distribution payment date
following such Extension Period of all amounts then due, UAL may commence a new
Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. Any interest paid on the
Debentures during an Extension Period on an Interest Payment Date shall be paid
pro rata to the Holders of Preferred Securities on the corresponding
distribution payment date. Payments of accrued Distributions will be payable
to Holders of Common Securities as they appear on the books and records of the
Trust on the record date for the first payment occurring on or after the end of
the Extension Period.
(c) Distributions on the Common Securities will be payable promptly
by the Institutional Trustee (or other Paying Agent) upon receipt of
immediately available funds to the Holders thereof as they appear on the books
and records of the Trust on the relevant record dates, which will be 15
calendar days prior to the relevant Distribution date, which record and payment
dates correspond to the record and interest payment dates on the Debentures.
Distributions payable on any Common Securities that are not punctually paid on
any Distribution payment date as a result of UAL having failed to make the
corresponding interest
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payment on the Debentures will forthwith cease to be payable to the person in
whose name such Common Security is registered on the relevant record date, and
such defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name
such Common Security is registered on the special record date established by
the Regular Trustees, which record date shall correspond to the special record
date or other specified date determined in accordance with the Indenture;
provided, however, that Distributions shall not be considered payable on any
Distribution payment date falling within an Extension Period unless UAL has
elected to make a full or partial payment of interest accrued on the Debentures
on such Distribution payment date. Subject to any applicable laws and
regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each payment in respect of
the Common Securities will be made as described in paragraph 9 hereof. If any
date on which Distributions are payable on the Common Securities is not a
Business Day, then payment of the Distribution payable on such date will be
made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any
interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be
made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same
force and effect as if made on such date.
(d) All Distributions paid with respect to the Common Securities and
the Preferred Securities will be paid Pro Rata (as defined herein) to the
Holders thereof entitled thereto. If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority over the Common
Securities with respect to Distributions
(e) In the event that there is any money or other property held by or
for the Trust that is not accounted for under the Declaration, such money or
property shall be distributed Pro Rata among the Holders of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities.
3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution. In the event of any
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust,
the Holders of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities at the date of
the dissolution, winding-up or termination, as the case may be, will be
entitled to receive Pro Rata solely out of the assets of the Trust available
for distribution to Holders of Preferred Securities and Common Securities,
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, an amount equal to the
aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Preferred Security and
Common Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of
payment (such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in
connection with such dissolution, winding-up or termination, and after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, Debentures in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated
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liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities and Common Securities bearing
accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid
Distributions on such Preferred Securities and Common Securities shall be
distributed Pro Rata to the Holders of the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities in exchange for such Securities.
If, upon any such dissolution, the Liquidation Distribution can be
paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in
full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly
by the Trust on the Preferred Securities and Common Securities shall be paid on
a Pro Rata basis, except that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority over the Common
Securities with respect to such Liquidation Distribution.
4. Redemption and Distribution of Debentures. The Preferred Securities
and Common Securities may only be redeemed if Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities are repaid, redeemed or distributed as set
forth below:
(a) Upon the repayment of the Debentures, in whole or in part,
whether at maturity, or upon redemption at any time or from time to time on or
after July 12, 2004, the proceeds of such repayment will be promptly applied to
redeem Pro Rata Preferred Securities and Common Securities having an aggregate
liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so
repaid or redeemed, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a
redemption price of $25 per Preferred and Common Security plus an amount equal
to accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of redemption, payable
in cash (the "Redemption Price"). The date of any such repayment or redemption
of Preferred Securities and Common Securities shall be established to coincide
with the repayment or redemption date of the Debentures.
(b) The Common Securities will be entitled to be redeemed on a Pro
Rata basis with the Preferred Securities, except that if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a priority
over the Common Securities with respect to the payment of the Redemption Price.
If fewer than all the outstanding Preferred Securities and Common Securities
are to be so redeemed, the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities will
be redeemed Pro Rata and the Common Securities to be redeemed will be redeemed
as described in paragraph 4(e)(ii) below. If a partial redemption would result
in the delisting of the Preferred Securities by any national securities
exchange or other organization on which the Preferred Securities are then
listed, UAL pursuant to the Indenture will only redeem Debentures
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in whole and, as a result, the Trust may only redeem the Common Securities in
whole.
(c) If, at any time, a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event (each
as hereinafter defined, and each a "Special Event") shall occur and be
continuing, the Regular Trustees shall, unless the Debentures are redeemed in
the limited circumstances described below, dissolve the Trust and, after
satisfaction of creditors, cause Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee
having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation
amount of and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid
Distributions on, and having the same record date for payment as, the Preferred
Securities and Common Securities, to be distributed to the Holders of the
Preferred Securities and Common Securities on a Pro Rata basis in liquidation
of such Holders' interests in the Trust, within 90 days following the
occurrence of such Special Event (the "90 Day Period"), provided, however, that
in the case of the occurrence of a Tax Event, as a condition of such
dissolution and distribution, the Regular Trustees shall have received an
opinion (a "No Recognition Opinion") of a nationally recognized independent tax
counsel experienced in such matters, which opinion may rely on any then
applicable published revenue rulings of the Internal Revenue Service, to the
effect that the Holders of the Preferred Securities will not recognize any gain
or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the
dissolution of the Trust and distribution of Debentures; and provided, further,
that, if and as long as at the time there is available to the Trust the
opportunity to eliminate, within the 90 Day Period, the Special Event by taking
some ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election, or
pursuing some other similar reasonable measure that has no adverse effect on
the Trust, UAL, or the Holders of the Preferred Securities ("Ministerial
Action"), the Trust will pursue such measure in lieu of dissolution.
If in the case of the occurrence of a Tax Event, (i) the Regular
Trustees have received an opinion (a "Redemption Tax Opinion") of nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters that, as a
result of a Tax Event, there is more than an insubstantial risk that UAL would
be precluded from deducting the interest on the Debentures for United States
federal income tax purposes even if the Debentures were distributed to the
Holders of Preferred Securities and Common Securities in liquidation of such
Holder's interest in the Trust as described in this paragraph 4(c) or (ii) the
Regular Trustees shall have been informed by such tax counsel that a No
Recognition Opinion cannot be delivered to the Trust, UAL shall have the right
at any time, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days notice, to redeem the
Debentures in whole or in part for cash at the Redemption Price within 90 days
following the occurrence of such Tax Event, and promptly following such
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redemption Preferred Securities and Common Securities with an aggregate
liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so
redeemed will be redeemed by the Trust at the Redemption Price on a Pro Rata
basis; provided, however, that, if at the time there is available to UAL or the
Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust the opportunity to eliminate, within
such 90 day period, the Tax Event by taking some Ministerial Action, UAL or the
Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust will pursue such measure in lieu of
redemption, and provided further that UAL shall have no right to redeem the
Debentures while the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust are pursuing such
Ministerial Action. The Common Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata with the
Preferred Securities, except that if an Event of Default under the Indenture
has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities will have a priority
over the Common Securities with respect to payment of the Redemption Price.
"Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have obtained an
opinion (a "Dissolution Tax Opinion") of nationally recognized independent tax
counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that on or after the
Expiration Date as a result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including any
announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of
the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein, (b) any amendment to, or change in, an interpretation or application
of any such laws or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority (including the enactment of any legislation and
the publication of any judicial decision or regulatory determination), (c) any
interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to
such laws or regulations that differs from the theretofore generally accepted
position or (d) any action taken by any governmental agency or regulatory
authority, which amendment or change is enacted, promulgated, issued or
announced or which interpretation or pronouncement is issued or announced or
which action is taken, in each case on or after the Expiration Date, there is
more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90
days of the date thereof, subject to United States federal income tax with
respect to income accrued or received on the Debentures, (ii) the Trust is, or
will be within 90 days of the date thereof, subject to more than a de minimis
amount of taxes, duties or other governmental charges or (iii) interest payable
by UAL to the Trust on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date
thereof will not be, deductible by UAL for United States federal income tax
purposes.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have
received an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel experienced in
practice under the Investment Company Act that, as a result of the occurrence
of a change in
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law or regulation or a change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority or the staff of such governmental agency or regulatory authority (a
"Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than an insubstantial risk that the
Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940 Act Law
becomes effective on or after the Expiration Date.
On the date fixed for any distribution of Debentures, upon dissolution
of the Trust, (i) the Common Securities will no longer be deemed to be
outstanding and (ii) any certificates representing Common Securities will be
deemed to represent beneficial interests in the Debentures having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the stated liquidation amount of, and bearing accrued
and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid Distributions on, such Common
Securities until such certificates are presented to UAL or its agent for
transfer or reissuance.
(d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding Common
Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all
Common Securities for all quarterly Distribution periods terminating on or
prior to the date of redemption.
(e)(i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of
Debentures in exchange for, the Preferred Securities and Common Securities (a
"Redemption/Distribution Notice") will be given by the Regular Trustees on
behalf of the Trust by mail to each Holder of Preferred Securities and Common
Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not less than 10 nor more than 60 days
prior to the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof. For purposes of
the calculation of the date of redemption or exchange and the dates on which
notices are given pursuant to this paragraph (e)(i), a Redemption/Distribution
Notice shall be deemed to be given on the day such notice is first mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, to Holders of Preferred Securities and
Common Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be addressed to
the Holders of Preferred Securities and Common Securities at the address of
each such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust. No defect in
the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof with
respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or exchange
proceedings with respect to any other Holder.
(ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Common
Securities are to be redeemed, the Common Securities to be redeemed will be
redeemed Pro Rata from each Holder of Common Securities (subject to adjustment
to eliminate fractional Common Securities).
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(iii) If the Trust gives a Redemption/Distribution Notice in
respect of a redemption of Common Securities as provided in this paragraph 4
(which notice will be irrevocable) then immediately prior to the close of
business on the redemption date, provided that UAL has paid to the Trust in
immediately available funds a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the
related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, Distributions will cease to
accrue on the Common Securities called for redemption, such Common Securities
will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of Holders of such
Common Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of the
Holders of such Common Securities to receive the Redemption Price, but without
interest on such Redemption Price. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be
required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any Common
Securities which have been so called for redemption. If any date fixed for
redemption of Common Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the
Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day
that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of
any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar
year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed for
redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in respect of Common Securities
is improperly withheld or refused and not paid by the Trust, Distributions on
such Common Securities will continue to accrue, from the original redemption
date to the date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be
considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the
Redemption Price.
(iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the
Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust to the Holders of the Common
Securities.
(v) Upon the date of dissolution of the Trust and
distribution of Debentures as a result of the occurrence of a Special Event,
Common Security Certificates shall be deemed to represent beneficial interests
in the Debentures so distributed, and the Common Securities will no longer be
deemed outstanding and may be canceled by the Regular Trustees. The Debentures
so distributed shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Common Securities so distributed.
5. Voting Rights. (a) Except as provided under paragraph 5(b)
below and as otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the
Common Securities will have no voting rights.
(b) Holders of Common Securities have the sole right under the
Declaration to increase or decrease the number of Trustees, and to appoint,
remove or replace a Trustee, any such increase,
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decrease, appointment, removal or replacement to be approved by Holders of
Common Securities representing a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities.
If any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the
Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would
adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities,
whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the
dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than in connection
with the distribution of Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, upon the
occurrence of a Special Event or in connection with the redemption of Common
Securities as a consequence of a redemption of Debentures, then the Holders of
outstanding Securities will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal
as a class and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with
the approval of the Holders of Securities representing a Majority in
liquidation amount of such Securities; provided, however, (A) if any amendment
or proposal referred to in clause (i) above would adversely affect only the
Preferred Securities or the Common Securities, then only the affected class
will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or
proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of a Majority in
liquidation amount of such class of Securities, (B) the rights of Holders of
Common Securities under Article V of the Declaration to increase or decrease
the number of, and to appoint, replace or remove, Trustees shall not be amended
without the consent of each Holder of Common Securities, and (C) amendments to
the Declaration shall be subject to such further requirements as are set forth
in Sections 12.1 and 12.2 of the Declaration.
In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder
of the Debentures, is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, the
Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the
Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination. The
Institutional Trustee shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification
or termination as directed by a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Securities voting together as a single class (and in the case of any other UAL
Corporation Capital Trust holding debt securities issued under the Indenture,
voting with the holders of securities of such other UAL Corporation Capital
Trust); provided that where such amendment, modification or termination of the
Indenture requires the consent or vote of (1) holders of Debentures
representing a specified percentage greater than a majority in principal amount
of the Debentures or (2) each holder of Debentures, the Institutional Trustee
may only vote with respect to that amendment, modification or termination as
directed by, in the case of clause (1) above, the vote of Holders of Securities
representing such specified percentage of the aggregate liquidation amount of
the Securities, or, in the case
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of clause (2) above, each Holder of Securities; and provided, further, that the
Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any action in
accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities unless the
Institutional Trustee shall have received, at the expense of the Sponsor, an
opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel recognized as an
expert in such matters to the effect that the Trust will not be classified for
United States federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a
corporation or a partnership on account of such action and will be treated as a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes following such
action.
Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration, and the provisions of this
and the next two succeeding paragraphs, the Holders of a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities, voting separately as a class,
shall have the right to (A) on behalf of all Holders of Common Securities,
waive any past default, and its consequences, that is waivable under the
Declaration (subject to, and in accordance with, the Declaration) and (B)
direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including the
right to direct the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i)
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past
default and its consequences that is waivable under Section 5.7 of the
Indenture, or (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that
the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable; provided that
where the taking of any action under the Indenture requires the consent or vote
of (1) holders of Debentures representing a specified percentage greater than a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures or (2) each holder of
Debentures, the Institutional Trustee may only take such action if directed by,
in the case of clause (1) above, the vote of Holders of Common Securities
representing such specified percentage of the aggregate liquidation amount of
the Common Securities, or, in the case of clause (2) above, each Holder of
Common Securities. The Institutional Trustee shall not revoke, or take any
action inconsistent with, any action previously authorized or approved by a
vote of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, and shall not take any action
in accordance with the direction of the Holders of the Common Securities under
this paragraph if the action is prejudicial to the Holders of Preferred
Securities.
Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee
or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee shall be
under no obligation to
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take any of the foregoing actions at the direction of the Holders of Common
Securities unless the Institutional Trustee shall have received, at the expense
of the Sponsor, an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel
recognized as expert in such matters to the effect that the Trust will not be
classified for United States federal income tax purposes as an association
taxable as a corporation or a partnership on account of such action and will be
treated as a grantor trust for United States income tax purposes following such
action.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these terms, each Holder of
Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any Event of Default with
respect to the Common Securities and its consequences until all Events of
Default with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived by the
Holders of Preferred Securities as provided in the Declaration or otherwise
eliminated, and until all Events of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities have been so cured, waived by the Holders of Preferred Securities or
otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be deemed to be acting
solely on behalf of the Holders of Preferred Securities and only the Holders of
the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the Institutional
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Declaration or of the Securities.
In the event that any Event of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities
is waived by the Holders of Preferred Securities as provided in the
Declaration, the Holders of Common Securities agree that such waiver shall also
constitute the waiver of such Event of Default with respect to the Common
Securities for all purposes under the Declaration without any further act, vote
or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.
A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default by the Institutional Trustee
at the direction of the Holders of the Preferred Securities will constitute a
waiver of the corresponding Event of Default under the Declaration in respect
of the Securities.
Any required approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may
be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities of the Trust or
pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any
matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to
be mailed to each Holder of record of Common Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is
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sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
No vote or consent of the Holders of Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or distribute
Debentures in accordance with the Declaration.
6. Pro Rata Treatment. A reference in these terms of the Common
Securities to any payment, distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall
mean pro rata to each Holder of Securities according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Securities held by the relevant Holder in relation to
the aggregate liquidation amount of all Securities outstanding unless, in
relation to a payment, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in
which case any funds available to make such payment shall be paid first to each
Holder of the Preferred Securities pro rata according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of Preferred Securities held by the relevant Holder relative
to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Preferred Securities outstanding,
and only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Preferred
Securities, to each Holder of Common Securities pro rata according to the
aggregate liquidation amount of Common Securities held by the relevant Holder
relative to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities
outstanding.
7. Ranking. The Common Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon
will be made Pro Rata with the Preferred Securities except that, where an Event
of Default occurs and is continuing, the rights of Holders of Common Securities
to payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon liquidation,
redemption or otherwise are subordinate to the rights of Holders of the
Preferred Securities.
8. Mergers, Consolidations or Amalgamations. The Trust may not
consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets to, any corporation or other body.
9. Transfers, Exchanges, Method of Payments. Payment of Distributions
and payments on redemption of the Common Securities will be payable, the
transfer of the Common Securities will be registrable, and Common Securities
will be exchangeable for Common Securities of other denominations of a like
aggregate liquidation amount, at the principal corporate trust office of the
Institutional Trustee in [the City of New York]; provided that payment of
Distributions may be made at the option of the Regular Trustees on behalf of
the Trust by check mailed to the address of the Persons entitled thereto and
that the payment on redemption of any Common Security will be made only upon
surrender of such Common Security to the Institutional Trustee. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, transfers of Common Securities are
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subject to conditions set forth in Section 9.1(c) of the Declaration.
10. Acceptance of Indenture. Each Holder of Common Securities, by
the acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Indenture and the
Debentures, including the subordination provisions thereof.
11. No Preemptive Rights. The Holders of Common Securities shall
have no preemptive or similar rights to subscribe to any additional Common
Securities or Preferred Securities.
12. Miscellaneous. These terms shall constitute a part of the
Declaration. The Trust will provide a copy of the Declaration and the
Indenture to a Holder without charge on written request to the Trust at its
principal place of business.
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Annex I
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION
REFERRED TO BELOW
Certificate Number Number of Common Securities
C-1 ______
Certificate Evidencing Common Securities
of
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
[_______]% Trust Originated Common Securities
(liquidation amount $25 per Common Security)
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust created
under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that
UAL Corporation (the "Holder") is the registered owner of
_____________________________ (______) common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust
designated the [______]% Trust Originated Common Securities (liquidation amount
$25 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). The Common Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in
the Declaration (as defined below) including, without limitation, Section
9.1(c) thereof. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities are set
forth in, and this certificate and the Common Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of
[_____________], 1996, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Declaration") including the designation of the terms of Common Securities as
set forth in Exhibit C thereto. The Common Securities and the Preferred
Securities issued by the Trust pursuant to the Declaration represent undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, including the Debentures (as
defined in the Declaration) issued by UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
to the Trust pursuant to the Indenture
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referred to in the Declaration. The Trust will furnish a copy of the
Declaration and the Indenture to the Holder without charge upon written request
to the Trust at its principal place of business or registered office.
The Holder of this Certificate, by accepting this Certificate, is
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Indenture and the Debentures,
including that the Debentures are subordinate and junior in right of payment to
all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) as and to the extent
provided in the Indenture.
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Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustees of the Trust have executed this
certificate as of [____], 1996.
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
By: _________________________
Name:
Title: Trustee
By: _________________________
Name:
Title: Trustee
Countersigned and Registered:
[__________________],
Transfer Agent and Registrar
By:___________________________
Authorized Signature
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfer this Common Security
Certificate to:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably constitutes and appoints
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ attorney to
transfer this Common Security Certificate on the books of the within-named
Trust with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ____________________________
Signature: ________________________
Note: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) as
written upon the face of this certificate in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.
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EXHIBIT 4.7
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of ____________, 1996, is executed
and delivered by UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and
The First National Bank of Chicago as the initial Guarantee Trustee (as defined
herein) for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of
the Preferred Securities (as defined herein) of UAL Corporation Capital Trust
I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the
"Declaration"), dated as of ___________, 1996 among the trustees of the Issuer
named therein, UAL Corporation, as Sponsor, and the Holders from time to time
of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer is
issuing as of the date hereof in accordance with the Offer (as defined herein)
$____ aggregate liquidation amount of its [____] Trust Originated Preferred
Securities (the "Preferred Securities") representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Issuer and having the terms set forth in Exhibit
B to the Declaration;
WHEREAS, the Preferred Securities will be issued by the Issuer upon
deposit of the Guarantor's Debentures (as defined herein) with the Issuer as
trust assets; and
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to exchange Depositary Shares
("Depositary Shares") representing 1/1,000 of a share of the 12-1/4% Series B
Preferred Stock of the Guarantor for Preferred Securities pursuant to the
Offer, the Guarantor desires to irrevocably and unconditionally agree, to the
extent set forth herein, to pay to the Holders of the Preferred Securities the
Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the exchange of Depositary Shares
for Preferred Securities, which exchange the Guarantor hereby agrees shall
benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee
Agreement for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Preferred
Securities.
ARTICLE I
SECTION 1.1
Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used in this
Guarantee Agreement but not defined in the preamble above have the respective
meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1;
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(b) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee Agreement has the same
meaning throughout;
(c) all references to "the Guarantee Agreement" or "this Guarantee
Agreement" are to this Guarantee Agreement as modified, supplemented or amended
from time to time;
(d) all references in this Guarantee Agreement to Articles and
Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee Agreement unless
otherwise specified;
(e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning
when used in this Guarantee Agreement unless otherwise defined in this
Guarantee Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires; and
(f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Common Securities" means the securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, having the terms set forth in
Exhibit C to the Declaration.
"Covered Person" means any Holder of Preferred Securities.
"Debentures" means the series of Junior Subordinated Debentures issued
by the Guarantor under the Indenture and entitled the "[______]% Junior
Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2026".
"Distributions" means the periodic distributions and other payments
payable to Holders of Preferred Securities in accordance with the terms of the
Preferred Securities set forth in Exhibit B to the Declaration.
"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Guarantee Agreement.
"Guarantee Payments" shall mean the following payments or
distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Preferred Securities,
to the extent not paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accrued and unpaid
Distributions and the redemption price, including all accrued and unpaid
Distributions to the date of
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redemption (the "Redemption Price"), with respect to the Preferred Securities
called for redemption by the Issuer but if and only to the extent that in each
case the Guarantor has made a payment to the Trust of interest or principal on
the Debentures and (ii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up
or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of
Debentures to Holders or the redemption of all the Preferred Securities upon
the maturity or redemption of the Debentures as provided in the Declaration),
the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and
unpaid Distributions on the Preferred Securities to the date of payment, to the
extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, and (b) the amount of assets of
the Issuer remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of
the Issuer (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution").
"Guarantee Trustee" means The First National Bank of Chicago until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and accepted such appointment
pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement, and thereafter means each
such Successor Guarantee Trustee.
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records
of the Issuer, of any Preferred Securities; provided, however, that in
determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
"Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or any entity directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
the Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" means the Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the
Guarantee Trustee, and any officers, directors, shareholders, members,
partners, employees, representatives or agents of the Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of [_________], 1996 between
the Guarantor and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee, as
supplemented by the board resolution or supplemental indenture pursuant to
which the Debentures are to be issued.
"Majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities" means,
except as otherwise required by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of
outstanding Preferred Securities voting together as a single class, who are the
record owners of Preferred Securities whose liquidation amount (including the
stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus
accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages
are determined) represents more than 50% of the liquidation amount of all
outstanding Preferred Securities.
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"Offer" means the offer by the Issuer to exchange Preferred Securities
for outstanding Depositary Shares in consideration for the deposit by the
Guarantor of Debentures as trust assets of the Issuer, all as described in a
Prospectus dated [ ], 1996.
"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever
nature.
"Preferred Securities" has the meaning set forth in the first recital
clause above.
"Redemption Price" means the amount payable on redemption of the
Preferred Securities in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Securities.
"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee,
the chairman of the board of directors, the president, any vice-president, any
assistant vice-president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the
treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust
officer or any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers
and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.
"Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee Trustee
possessing the qualifications to act as a Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application. (a) This Guarantee
Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are
required to be part of this Guarantee Agreement and shall, to the extent
applicable, be governed by such provisions.
(b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Guarantee
Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the
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duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act,
such imposed duties shall control.
(c) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Guarantee
Agreement shall not affect the nature of the Preferred Securities as equity
securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Preferred Securities. (a) The
Guarantor shall provide the Guarantee Trustee with such information as is
required under Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in
the manner provided in Section 312(a).
(b) the Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under
Sections 310(b), 311 and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Guarantee Trustee. Within 60 days after
May 15 of each year, the Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the
Preferred Securities such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust
Indenture Act, if any, in the form, in the manner and at the times provided by
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Guarantee Trustee shall also
comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantor
shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee, the Commission and the Holders of the
Preferred Securities, as applicable, such documents, reports and information,
if any, as required by Section 314(a)(1)-(3) of the Trust Indenture Act and the
compliance certificates required by Section 314(a)(4) and (c) of the Trust
Indenture Act, any such certificates to be provided in the form, in the manner
and at the times required by Section 314(a)(4) and (c) of the Trust Indenture
Act (provided that any certificate to be provided pursuant to Section 314(a)(4)
of the Trust Indenture Act shall be provided within 120 days of the end of each
fiscal year of the Issuer).
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The
Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance
with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee Agreement
which relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust
Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given pursuant to
Section 314(c) shall comply with Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver. (a) Subject to Section
2.6(b), Holders of Preferred Securities may by vote of at least a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Preferred
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Securities, (A) direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or
power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee or (B) on behalf of the Holders of
all Preferred Securities waive any past Event of Default and its consequences.
Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose
of this Guarantee Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(b) The right of any Holder of Preferred Securities to receive
payment of the Guarantee Payments in accordance with this Guarantee Agreement,
or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, shall not be
impaired without the consent of each such Holder.
SECTION 2.7 Disclosure of Information. The disclosure of information
as to the names and addresses of the Holders of the Preferred Securities in
accordance with Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act, regardless of the
source from which such information was derived, shall not be deemed to be a
violation of any existing law, or any law hereafter enacted which does not
specifically refer to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall the
Guarantee Trustee be held accountable by reason of mailing any material
pursuant to a request made under Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interest. The Declaration shall be deemed to
be specifically described in this Guarantee Agreement for the purposes of
clause (i) of the first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee. (a) This
Guarantee Agreement shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities. The Guarantee Trustee
shall not transfer its right, title and interest in the Guarantee Agreement to
any Person except a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor
Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Guarantee Trustee or to a Holder
of Preferred Securities exercising his or her rights pursuant to Section 5.4.
The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee to the Guarantee
Agreement shall vest automatically in each Person who may hereafter be
appointed as Guarantee Trustee in accordance with Article IV. Such vesting and
cessation of title shall be
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effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and
delivered.
(b) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Guarantee
Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders
of the Preferred Securities.
(c) This Guarantee Agreement and all moneys received by the Trust
hereunder in respect of the Guarantee Payments will not be subject to any
right, charge, security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of, or for
the benefit of, the Guarantee Trustee or its agents or their creditors.
(d) The Guarantee Trustee shall transmit, after the occurrence of an
Event of Default, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the holders of the
Preferred Securities, as their names and addresses appear upon the register,
notice of all Events of Default known to the Guarantee Trustee, unless such
defaults shall have been cured before the giving of such notice; provided that
the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee
of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith
determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities. The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed
to have knowledge of any default except any default as to which the Guarantee
Trustee shall have received written notice or a Responsible Officer charged
with the administration of this Guarantee Agreement shall have obtained written
notice.
(e) The Guarantee Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless a
Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and accepted that appointment in
accordance with Article IV.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee. (a)
The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of an Event of Default and after
the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to
perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee
Agreement, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Guarantee Agreement
against the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that
has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6(a)), the Guarantee Trustee
shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee
Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his or her own affairs.
(b) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be construed to
relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its
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own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after
the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Guarantee
Agreement, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the
performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in
this Guarantee Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Guarantee Agreement against the Guarantee Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth
of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming
to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement; but in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that are specifically required to be furnished to the
Guarantee Trustee by any provision hereof, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under
a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Guarantee Agreement;
(ii) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error
of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee
Trustee, unless it shall have proved that the Guarantee Trustee was negligent
in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect
to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of Preferred Securities as provided herein
relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement; and
(iv) no provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall require
the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur
personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable ground for
believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably
assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee Agreement or adequate indemnity
against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.2(a) and (b):
(i) Whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee
Agreement, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be
proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action
hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and rely upon
a certificate, which shall comply with the provisions of Section 314(e) of the
Trust Indenture Act, signed by any authorized officer of the Guarantor;
(ii) the Guarantee Trustee (A) may consult with counsel (which
may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of
its employees) selected by it in good faith and with due care and the written
advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full
and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon and
in accordance with such advice and opinion and (B) shall have the right at any
time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Guarantee
Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction;
(iii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents or attorneys and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible
for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed
by it in good faith and with due care;
(iv) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement
at the request or direction of any Holders of Preferred Securities, unless such
Holders shall have offered to the Guarantee Trustee reasonable security and
indemnity against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses)
and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or
direction; provided that nothing contained in this clause (iv) shall relieve
the Guarantee Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement, and to use the same degree
of care and skill in this exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use
under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs; and
(v) Any action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its agents
hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Preferred Securities and the signature
of the Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective
to perform any
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such action; and no third party shall be required to inquire as to the
authority of the Guarantee Trustee to so act, or as to its compliance with any
of the terms and provisions of this Guarantee Agreement, both of which shall be
conclusively evidenced by the Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such
action.
SECTION 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee.
The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of
the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for
their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no representations as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Qualifications. (a) There shall at all times be a
Guarantee Trustee which shall:
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the
laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of
the District of Columbia, or a corporation or Person permitted by the
Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act,
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and subject to
supervision or examination by federal, state, territorial or District of
Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then for the purposes of this Section
4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published.
If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to satisfy the
requirements of clauses (i)-(ii) above, the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately
resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2. If the
Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the
meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee and
the Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section
310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee
Trustee. (a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Guarantee Trustee may be
appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor.
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(b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with
Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1(a) has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by
such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
Guarantee Trustee being removed.
(c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until
his or her successor shall have been appointed or until its removal or
resignation.
(d) The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for
prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument (a "Resignation Request") in
writing signed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which
resignation shall take effect upon such delivery or upon such later date as is
specified therein; provided, however, that no such resignation of the Guarantee
Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the
qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1(a) has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such
Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to Guarantor and the resigning
Guarantee Trustee.
(e) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and
accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after
delivery to the Guarantor of a Resignation Request, the resigning Guarantee
Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a
Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if
any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor Guarantee
Trustee.
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee. The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally
agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without
duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer) regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the Issuer may have or assert.
The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of
acceptance of this Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to which it applies
or may apply, presentment, demand
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for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any
other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of
nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and
demands.
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants,
agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement shall in
no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of
any of the following:
(a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the
performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement,
covenant, term or condition relating to the Preferred Securities to be
performed or observed by the Issuer;
(b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any
portion of the Distributions (other than an extension of time for payment of
Distributions that results from the extension of any interest payment period on
the Debentures), Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums
payable under the terms of the Preferred Securities or the extension of time
for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
connection with, the Preferred Securities;
(c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of
the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or
remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Preferred
Securities, or any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or
extension of any kind;
(d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of
any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment
of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the
assets of the Issuer;
(e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Preferred
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby
or hereby incurred; or
(g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute
a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent
of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. There shall be no
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obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of, the
Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 5.4 Enforcement of Guarantee. The Guarantor and the
Guarantee Trustee expressly acknowledge that (i) this Guarantee Agreement will
be deposited with the Guarantee Trustee to be held for the benefit of the
Holders; (ii) the Guarantee Trustee has the right to enforce this Guarantee
Agreement on behalf of the Holders; (iii) Holders representing not less than a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities have the right to
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available in respect of this Guarantee Agreement, including the giving of
directions to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or other power
conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement, and (iv)
any Holder may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to
enforce such Holder's rights under this Guarantee Agreement, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee, or
any other Person and without prior notice to the Guarantee Trustee.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment. This Guarantee Agreement creates a
guarantee of payment and not merely of collection. This Guarantee Agreement
will not be discharged except by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full
(without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer).
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all
rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the
Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement; provided, however,
that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory
provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which it may
acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other
agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee Agreement,
if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this
Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation
of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust
for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that
its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with
respect to the Preferred Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as
principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the
terms of this Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event
referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
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ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions. So long as any Preferred
Securities remain outstanding, the Guarantor will not declare or pay any
dividend on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution or liquidation
payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred stock or any
other securities similar to the Preferred Securities or the Debentures, or make
any guarantee payments with respect thereto, if at such time (i) the Guarantor
shall be in default with respect to its Guarantee Payments or other payment
obligations hereunder, (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing any
event of default under the Indenture or (iii) the Guarantor shall have given
notice of its selection of an Extension Period (as defined in the Indenture)
and such period, or any extension thereof, is continuing; provided that the
Guarantor will be permitted to pay dividends (and cash in lieu of fractional
shares) upon the mandatory conversion of any of its preferred stock in
accordance with the terms of such stock. In addition, so long as any Preferred
Securities remain outstanding, the Guarantor (i) will remain the sole direct or
indirect owner of all of the outstanding Common Securities and shall not cause
or permit the Common Securities to be transferred except to the extent such
transfer is permitted under Section 9.1(c) of the Declaration; provided that
any permitted successor of the Guarantor under the Indenture may succeed to the
Guarantor's ownership of the Common Securities and (ii) will not take any
action which would cause the Issuer to cease to be treated as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes except in connection with a
distribution of Debentures as provided in the Declaration.
SECTION 6.2 Subordination. This Guarantee Agreement will constitute
an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of the Guarantor, except
those made pari passu or subordinate by their terms, and (ii) senior to all
capital stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor and to any guarantee now
or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect of any of its capital
stock.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination. This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate
and be of no further force and effect upon full payment of the Redemption Price
of all Preferred Securities, upon the distribution of Debentures to Holders of
Preferred Securities and Common Securities in exchange for all of the Preferred
Securities
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and Common Securities or upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance
with the Declaration upon liquidation of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Guarantee Agreement will continue to be effective or will be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment
of any sums paid with respect to the Preferred Securities or this Guarantee
Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation. (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable,
responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any
Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or
omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of
the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Guarantee Agreement
or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss,
damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or
willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to matters
the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable
care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information, opinions, reports
or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which Distributions to Holders of Preferred Securities might properly be paid.
SECTION 8.2 Indemnification. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, the Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless each
Indemnified Person from and against any loss, damage or claim incurred by such
Indemnified Person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by
such Indemnified Person in good faith and in a manner such Indemnified Person
reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such
Indemnified Person by this Guarantee Agreement, except that no Indemnified
Person shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or
claim incurred by such Indemnified Person by reason of negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.
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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses
(including legal fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any
claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced
by the Guarantor prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Guarantor of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined
that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in
Section 8.2(a).
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements
contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns,
receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the
benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities then outstanding. Except in
connection with a consolidation, merger or sale involving the Guarantor that is
permitted under Article Eight of the Indenture, the Guarantor shall not assign
its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments. Except with respect to any changes which do
not adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders
will be required), this Guarantee Agreement may only be amended with the prior
approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Preferred Securities. The provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration
concerning meetings of Holders shall apply to the giving of such approval.
SECTION 9.3 Notices. Any notice, request or other communication
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duly signed by
the party giving such notice, and delivered, telecopied or mailed by first
class mail as follows:
(a) if given to the Guarantor, to the address set forth below or such
other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders:
UAL Corporation
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007
Facsimile No.: (847) 700-4000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
(b) if given to the Guarantee Trustee, to the address set forth below
or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the
Holders:
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The First National Bank of Chicago
One First National Plaza, Suite 0126
Chicago, Illinois 60670-0126
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
(c) if given to any Holder of Preferred Securities, at the address
set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.
All notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given when received
in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery
or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was
given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on
the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Genders. The masculine, feminine and neuter genders used
herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.
SECTION 9.5 Benefit. This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the
benefit of the Holders and subject to Section 3.1(a) is not separately
transferable from the Preferred Securities.
SECTION 9.6 Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF [NEW YORK].
SECTION 9.7 Counterparts. This Guarantee Agreement may be executed
in counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first
above written.
UAL CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as Guarantee Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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[MAYER, BROWN & PLATT LETTERHEAD]
EXHIBIT 5.1
October 15, 1996
UAL Corporation
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township, IL 60007
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as special counsel to UAL Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("UAL"), and as special tax counsel to UAL Corporation Capital
Trust I, a statutory business trust created under the Delaware Business Trust
Act (the "Trust"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the
"Registration Statement"), relating to (i) the offer by the Trust (the "Offer")
to exchange its __% Trust Originated Preferred Securities (the "Preferred
Securities") for any and all Depositary Shares ("Depositary Shares") not owned
by UAL, each representing 1/1,000 of a share of 12-1/4% Series B Preferred
Stock of UAL, and (ii) in connection therewith, the corporate proceedings taken
and to be taken (the "Corporate Proceedings") in connection with the deposit by
UAL with the Trust as trust assets of its __% Junior Subordinated Debentures
due 2026 (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures"). Concurrently with the
delivery of Junior Subordinated Debentures to the Trust, UAL will make a cash
contribution to the Trust, the proceeds of which will be used by the Trust to
purchase as trust assets additional Junior Subordinated Debentures. The Junior
Subordinated Debentures are to be issued under an Indenture dated as of
___________, 1996 (as supplemented by an Officers' Certificate setting forth
certain terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the "Indenture"), to be
entered into by and between UAL and The First National Bank of Chicago, as
trustee. The Preferred Securities will be guaranteed (the "Guarantee") by UAL
to the extent described in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration
Statement.
We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records,
certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed
necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that, upon completion of the
Corporate Proceedings:
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1. The Indenture, the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the
Guarantee will have been duly authorized by UAL.
2. When (i) the Registration Statement has become effective under
the Act, (ii) the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered, (iii) the
terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures have been duly established in
accordance with the Indenture and (iv) the Junior Subordinated Debentures have
been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture and duly
issued and delivered to the Trust as contemplated by the Registration
Statement, the Junior Subordinated Debentures will constitute valid and binding
obligations of UAL, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the
same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
laws now or hereinafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
3. When (i) the Registration Statement has become effective under
the Act, (ii) the Guarantee has been duly executed and delivered and (iii) the
Preferred Securities have been duly issued and delivered in exchange for the
Depositary Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Guarantee
will constitute a valid and binding obligation of UAL, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws now or hereinafter in effect
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by
general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
We hereby confirm our opinion as to certain matters of law or legal
conclusions as set forth under "Taxation" in the Prospectus forming a part of
the Registration Statement, and we consent to the filing of this opinion as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to us under the
headings "Taxation" and "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus forming a part of the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mayer, Brown & Platt
MAYER, BROWN & PLATT
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EXHIBIT 5.2
[Letterhead of Richards, Layton & Finger]
October 16, 1996
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
c/o UAL Corporation
1200 Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township, IL 60007
Re: UAL Corporation Capital Trust I
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Delaware counsel for UAL Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("UAL"), and UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a Delaware business
trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your
request, this opinion is being furnished to you.
For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination
of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the
following:
(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated October 15, 1996 (the
"Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on October 15, 1996;
(b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of October 15, 1996,
between UAL and the trustees of the Trust named therein;
(c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-4,
including a preliminary prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the _____%
Trust Originated Preferred Securities of the Trust representing preferred
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred
Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Securities"), as filed by UAL and
the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 16,
1996;
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(d) A form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, to
be entered into among UAL, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the
holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
the Trust (including Exhibits A, B and C thereto) (the "Declaration"), attached
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and
(e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated October 16, 1996,
obtained from the Secretary of State.
Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used
as defined in the Trust Agreement.
For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than
the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) above. In particular, we
have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs
(a) through (e) above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into
the documents reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision
in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the
opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation
of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the
statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited
or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and
accurate in all material respects.
With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the
conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or
forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.
For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Declaration
constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the
subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and
termination of the Trust, and that the Declaration and the Certificate are in
full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent
provided in paragraph 1 below, that each party to the documents examined by us
has been duly created, duly organized or duly formed, as the case may be, and
is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of
natural persons who are parties to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each
of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to
execute and deliver, and to perform
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its obligations under, such documents, (v) that all documents examined by us
have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, (vi)
the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Security is to be issued by the
Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Security Holders") of a Preferred Security
Certificate registered in the name of such Person for such Preferred Security
and the payment for the Preferred Security acquired by it, in accordance with
the Declaration and the Registration Statement, and (vii) that the Preferred
Securities are issued and sold to the Preferred Security Holders in accordance
with the Declaration and the Registration Statement. We have not participated
in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility
for its contents.
This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the
securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and
express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal
laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered
only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder
that are currently in effect.
Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law
and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or
appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and
exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing
as a business trust under the Business Trust Act.
2. The Preferred Securities will represent valid and, subject to the
qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.
3. The Preferred Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will
be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to
stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Security
Holders may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Declaration.
We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit to the
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Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name
under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing
consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of Persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this
opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person
for any purpose.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Richards, Layton & Finger
BJK/dgw
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
February 28, 1996, included in the UAL Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1995, and to all reference to our Firm included
in this Registration Statement on Form S-4.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 16, 1996
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EXHIBIT 99.1
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
To Tender Depositary Shares (CUSIP 902549 70 8),
Each Representing 1/1,000 of a Share of Series B
Preferred Stock (the "Depositary Shares"),
of
UAL CORPORATION
Pursuant to the Offer by UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I to Exchange
its [______]% Trust Originated Preferred Securities(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)")
for Any and All Outstanding Depositary Shares
The Offer and Withdrawal Rights Will Expire
at 12:00 Midnight, New York City Time, on December [__], 1996,
Unless the Offer is Extended.
THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
The Bank of New York
By Mail: By Hand or Overnight Courier:
(registered or certified mail recommended)
The Bank of New York The Bank of New York
Reorganization Section Reorganization Section
101 Barclay Street 101 Barclay Street
(7 East) (7 East)
New York, New York 10286 New York, New York 10286
Attn: Attn:
___________________ ____________________
By Facsimile Transmission:
(For Eligible Institutions Only)
(212) 517-3080
Confirm Receipt of Letter of Transmittal by Telephone:
(212) 815-6333
Attn: ____________________
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN
AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
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THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ
CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and herein, the
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I (the "Trust") will accept for exchange any
and all Depositary Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn.
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(SM) "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are
service marks of Merrill Lynch & Co.
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This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Depositary Shares,
either (i) if certificates for Depositary Shares are to be forwarded herewith
or (ii) unless an Agent' Message (as defined in the accompanying Prospectus of
UAL Corporation ("UAL") and the Trust (as amended or supplemented
(including documents incorporated by reference), the "Prospectus")) is
utilized, if tenders of Depositary Shares are to be made by book-entry transfer
into the account of The Bank of New York, as Exchange Agent (the "Exchange
Agent"), at The Depository Trust Company and Philadelphia Depository Trust
Company (together, the "Depository Institutions") pursuant to the procedures
described under "The Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus.
Holders of Depositary Shares who tender Depositary Shares by book-entry
transfer are referred to herein as "Book-Entry Shareholders."
Any holder of Depositary Shares who submits this Letter of Transmittal
and tenders Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions contained
herein prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus) will thereby
have directed the Trust to deliver its [_____]% Trust Originated Preferred
SecuritiesSM ("TOPrSSM") (the "Preferred Securities") in exchange for such
holder's Depositary Shares and in consideration of the deposit by UAL with the
Trust as trust assets of its [____]% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2026
(the "Junior Subordinated Debentures") as set forth in the Prospectus. Tenders
of Depositary Shares pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal are subject to
withdrawal as described in the Prospectus under the caption "The
Offer--Withdrawal of Tenders."
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES TENDERED
DEPOSITARY SHARES TENDERED
(ATTACH ADDITIONAL LIST IF NECESSARY)
TOTAL NUMBER
OF SHARES NUMBER
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S) CERTIFICATE REPRESENTED BY OF SHARES
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) NUMBER(S)* CERTIFICATE(S)* TENDERED**
Total Shares
* Need not be completed by shareholders tendering by book-entry transfer.
** Unless otherwise indicated, the holder will be deemed to have tendered the
full number of Depositary Shares represented by the tendered certificates.
See Instruction 4.
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/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT'S ACCOUNT AT A DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION AND
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution___________________________________________
Check Box of Book-Entry Transfer Facility:
/ / The Depository Trust Company
/ / Philadelphia Depository Trust Company
Account No.__________________________________________________________
Transaction Code No.__________________________________________________
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO
A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name(s) of Tendering Shareholder(s)______________________________________
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery_______________________
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery____________________________
If delivery is by book-entry transfer:
Name of Tendering Institution____________________________________________
Check Box of Book-Entry Transfer Facility:
/ / The Depository Trust Company
/ / Philadelphia Depository Trust Company
Account No.______________________________________________________________
Transaction Code No._____________________________________________________
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SOLICITED TENDERS
(SEE INSTRUCTION 11)
UAL will pay to any Soliciting Dealer, as defined in Instruction 11, a
solicitation fee of $0.50 per Depositary Share ($0.25 per Depositary Share
with respect to solicitation of beneficial holders of 10,000 shares or more)
validly tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer (as herein
defined).
The undersigned represents that the Soliciting Dealer which solicited
and obtained this tender is:
Name of Firm:___________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Name of Individual Broker or Financial Consultant:______________________
Identification Number (if known):_______________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
(Include zip code)
The acceptance of compensation by such Soliciting Dealer will constitute
a representation by it that: (i) it has complied with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the applicable rules and
regulations thereunder in connection with such solicitations; (ii) it is
entitled to such compensation for such solicitation under the terms and
conditions of the Offer (unless the undersigned is not being compensated for
such solicitation); (iii) in soliciting tenders of Depositary Shares, it has
used no soliciting materials other than those furnished by UAL and the Trust;
and (iv) if it is a foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), it has
agreed to conform to the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice in making solicitations
outside the United States to the same extent as though it were an NASD member.
If tendered Depositary Shares are being delivered by book-entry transfer made
to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent with a Depository Institution,
the Soliciting Dealer must return a Notice of Solicited Tenders to the Exchange
Agent to receive a solicitation fee.
SOLICITING DEALERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A FEE FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY SUCH SOLICITING DEALER.
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
The undersigned hereby tenders to UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a
Delaware statutory business trust (the "Trust"), the above-described Depositary
Shares, pursuant to the offer by the Trust to exchange its [_____]% Trust
Originated Preferred Securities(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)") ("Preferred Securities") for
any and all Depositary Shares ("Depositary Shares"), each representing 1/1,000
of a share of Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred") of UAL
Corporation ("UAL"), not owned by UAL upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Prospectus, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the
Prospectus, constitute the "Offer").
Subject to and effective upon acceptance for exchange of the Depositary
Shares tendered herewith, the undersigned hereby exchanges, assigns and
transfers to or upon the order of the Trust all right, title and interest in and
to all the Depositary Shares that are being tendered hereby and irrevocably
constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent the true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such Depositary Shares, with
full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an
irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to (a) deliver certificates for
such Depositary Shares or transfer ownership of such Depositary Shares on the
account books maintained by a Depository Institution, together, in any such
case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to the
Exchange Agent for the account of the Trust, (b) present such Depositary Shares
for transfer on the books of UAL and (c) receive all benefits and otherwise
exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Depositary Shares, all in
accordance with the terms of the Offer.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has
full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the Depositary
Shares and the underlying Series B Preferred tendered hereby and to acquire
Preferred Securities issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Depositary
Shares and that, when the undersigned's Depositary Shares are accepted for
exchange, the Trust will acquire good and unencumbered title to such tendered
Depositary Shares and the underlying Series B Preferred, free and clear of all
liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse
claim. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional
documents deemed by the Trust to be necessary or desirable to complete the
exchange, assignment and transfer of tendered Depositary Shares or transfer
ownership of such Depositary Shares.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the
death, bankruptcy or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the
undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, legal representatives,
successors, assigns, executors and administrators of the undersigned. Except as
stated in the Offer, this tender is irrevocable.
The undersigned understands that tenders of Depositary Shares pursuant to
any one of the procedures described in "The Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in
the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will constitute agreements between
the undersigned and the Trust upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Offer.
Unless otherwise indicated under "Special Exchange Instructions," please
cause Preferred Securities to be issued, and return any Depositary Shares not
tendered or not accepted for exchange, in the name(s) of the undersigned (and,
in the case of Depositary Shares tendered by book-entry transfer, by credit to
the account at a Depository Institution). Similarly, unless otherwise indicated
under "Special Delivery Instructions," please mail any certificates for
Depositary Shares not tendered or not accepted for exchange (and accompanying
documents, as appropriate), and any certificates for Depositary Shares, to the
undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned's signature(s). If both
"Special Exchange Instructions" and "Special Delivery Instructions" are
completed, please cause Preferred Securities to be issued, and return any
Depositary Shares not tendered or not accepted for exchange, in the name(s) of,
and deliver any certificates for such Depositary Shares to, the person(s)
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so indicated (and in the case of Depositary Shares tendered by book-entry
transfer, by credit to the account at the Depository Institution so indicated).
The undersigned recognizes that the Trust has no obligation, pursuant to the
"Special Exchange Instructions," to transfer any Depositary Shares from the name
of the registered holder(s) thereof if the Trust does not accept for exchange
any of the Depositary Shares so tendered.
SPECIAL EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5, 6 AND 7)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Preferred Securities are to be
issued, or certificates for Depositary Shares not tendered or not
accepted for exchange are to be issued, in the name of someone other than
the undersigned.
Issue / / certificates for Preferred Securities in name of:
/ / certificates for Depositary Shares to:
Name:___________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Address:________________________________________________________
(Include zip code)
Taxpayer Identification No.:____________________________________
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5 AND 7)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Depositary Shares not tendered or
not accepted for exchange, or certificates for Preferred
Securities, are to be mailed to someone other than the undersigned, or to
the undersigned at an address other than that shown below the
undersigned's signature(s).
Mail / / certificates for Depositary Shares to:
/ / certificates for Preferred Securities to:
Name:___________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Address:________________________________________________________
(Include zip code)
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SIGN HERE
(PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 BELOW)
X___________________________________________________________________________
X___________________________________________________________________________
Signature(s) of owner(s)
Dated,_________________________________________________________________,1996
Name(s)_____________________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Capacity (full title)_______________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(Include zip code)
Area Code and Telephone No._________________________________________________
(Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on
certificate(s) for Depositary Shares or on a security position listing or by
person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and
documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full
title and see Instruction 5.)
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1 AND 5)
Authorized Signature__________________________________________________________
Name__________________________________________________________________________
Title_________________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________
Name of Firm__________________________________________________________________
Area Code and Telephone Number________________________________________________
Dated____________________________________________________________________,1996
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
1. GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES. No signature guarantee is required on this
Letter of Transmittal (i) if tendered Depositary Shares are registered in the
name(s) of the undersigned and the Preferred Securities to be issued in exchange
therefor are to be issued (and any Depositary Shares not tendered or not
accepted for exchange are to be returned) in the name of the registered
holder(s) (which term, for the purposes described herein, shall include any
participant in a Depository Institution whose name appears on a security listing
as the owner of Depositary Shares) and (ii) such holder(s) have not completed
the instruction entitled "Special Exchange Instructions" or "Special Delivery
Instructions" on this Letter of Transmittal. If the tendered Depositary Shares
are registered in the name(s) of someone other than the undersigned or if the
Preferred Securities to be issued in exchange therefor are to be issued (or
Depositary Shares not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be returned)
in the name of any other person, such tendered Depositary Shares must be
endorsed or accompanied by written instruments of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trust and duly executed by the registered holder, and the signature on
the endorsement or instrument of transfer must be guaranteed by a financial
institution (including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage
houses) that is a participant in the Security Transfer Agents Medallion Program
or the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (any of the foregoing hereinafter
referred to as an "Eligible Institution"). See Instruction 5.
2. DELIVERY OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND DEPOSITARY SHARES. This Letter of
Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Depositary Shares either if
certificates are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an Agent's Message (as
defined in the Prospectus) is utilized, if tenders are to be made pursuant to
the procedure for tender by book-entry transfer set forth under "The
Offer--Procedures for Tendering" and "--Book-Entry Transfer" in the Prospectus.
Certificates for Depositary Shares, or timely confirmation (a "Book-Entry
Confirmation") of a book-entry transfer of such Depositary Shares into the
Exchange Agent's account at a Depository Institution, as well as this Letter of
Transmittal (or a facsimile hereof), properly completed and duly executed, with
any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message in the case of a
book-entry delivery, and any other documents required by this Letter of
Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set
forth herein prior to the Expiration Date.
If a holder of Depositary Shares desires to participate in the Offer and
time will not permit this Letter of Transmittal or Depositary Shares to reach
the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date or the procedure for book-entry
transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected if the
Exchange Agent has received at one of the addresses set forth herein prior to
the Expiration Date, a letter, telegram or facsimile transmission from an
Eligible Institution setting forth the name and address of the tendering Holder,
the name(s) in which the Depositary Shares are registered and, if the Depositary
Shares are held in certificated form, the certificate numbers of the Depositary
Shares to be tendered, and stating that the tender is being made thereby and
guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") trading days
after the date of execution of such letter, telegram or facsimile transmission
by the Eligible Institution, the Depositary Shares in proper form for transfer
together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (and
any other required documents), or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such
Depositary Shares into the Exchange Agent's account at a Depository Institution,
will be delivered by such Eligible Institution. Unless the Depositary Shares
being tendered by the above-described method are deposited with the Exchange
Agent within the time period set forth above (accompanied or preceded by a
properly completed Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents) or a
confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Depositary Shares into the Exchange
Agent's account at a Depository Institution in accordance with such Depositary
Institution's Automated Tender Offer Program ("ATOP") procedures is received,
the Trust may, at its option, reject the tender.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF DEPOSITARY SHARES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH A DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION, IS AT THE OPTION
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AND RISK OF THE TENDERING SHAREHOLDER. IF CERTIFICATES FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE
SENT BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED,
IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY
DELIVERY.
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted, and no
fractional Depositary Shares will be accepted for exchange. By executing this
Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof), the tendering holder waives any
right to receive any notice of the acceptance of the Depositary Shares for
exchange.
3. INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided herein is inadequate, the
certificate numbers and/or the number of Depositary Shares should be listed on a
separate signed schedule attached hereto.
4. PARTIAL TENDERS. (Not applicable to Book-Entry Shareholders) If fewer
than all the Depositary Shares represented by any certificate delivered to the
Exchange Agent are to be tendered, fill in the number of Depositary Shares which
are to be tendered in the box entitled "Number of Shares Tendered." In such
case, a new certificate for the remainder of the Depositary Shares represented
by the old certificate will be sent to the person(s) signing this Letter of
Transmittal, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of
Transmittal, as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Date. All
Depositary Shares represented by certificates delivered to the Exchange Agent
will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
5. SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL; STOCK POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the
Depositary Shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond with the
name(s) as written on the face of the certificates without alteration,
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Depositary Shares tendered hereby are held of record by two
or more persons, all such persons must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
If any of the Depositary Shares tendered hereby are registered in different
names on different certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and
submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different
registrations of certificates.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the
Depositary Shares tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate
stock powers are required unless Preferred Securities issued in exchange
therefor are to be issued, or Depositary Shares not tendered or not exchanged
are to be returned, in the name of any person other than the registered
holder(s). Signatures on any such certificates or stock powers must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
registered holder(s) of the Depositary Shares tendered hereby, certificates must
be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either case, signed
exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the certificates
for such Depositary Shares. Signature(s) on any such certificates or stock
powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificate or stock power is signed
by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a
corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity,
such person should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to
the Trust of the authority of such person so to act must be submitted.
6. STOCK TRANSFER TAXES. UAL will pay all stock transfer taxes, if any,
applicable to the exchange of any Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer. If,
however, certificates representing Preferred Securities or Depositary Shares not
tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in
the name of,
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any person other than the registered holder of the Depositary Shares tendered or
if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of
Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer, then the amount of any such transfer
taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be
payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such
taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with this Letter of Transmittal,
the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering
holder.
7. SPECIAL EXCHANGE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If certificates representing
Preferred Securities are to be issued in the name of, or any Depositary Shares
not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be issued or to be returned to,
a person other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or any
certificates for Preferred Securities or certificates for Depositary Shares not
tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be mailed to someone other than the
person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or to the person(s) signing this
Letter of Transmittal at an address other than that shown above, the appropriate
boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed.
8. SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9. Under the federal income tax laws, the Trust may be
required to withhold 31% of the amount of any payments made to certain holders
of Preferred Securities. In order to avoid such backup withholding, each
tendering holder, and, if applicable, each other payee, must provide such
holder's or payee's correct taxpayer identification number and certify that such
holder or payee is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the
Substitute Form W-9 set forth below under "Important Tax Information." In
general, if a holder of Preferred Securities or payee is an individual, the
taxpayer identification number is the Social Security number of such individual.
If the Trust is not provided with the correct taxpayer identification numbers,
the holder or payee may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal
Revenue Service. Certain holders of Preferred Securities or payees (including,
among others, all corporations and certain foreign individual(s)) are not
subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order to
satisfy the Trust that a foreign individual qualifies as an exempt recipient,
such holder of Preferred Securities or payee must submit a statement, signed
under penalties of perjury, attesting to that individual's exempt status. Such
statements can be obtained from the Exchange Agent. For further information
concerning backup withholding and instructions for completing the Substitute
Form W-9 (including how to obtain a taxpayer identification number if you do not
have one and how to complete the Substitute Form W-9 if Preferred Securities are
held in more than one name), consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification
of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.
9. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS. The conditions of the Offer may be waived by the
Trust from time to time in accordance with, and subject to the limitations
described in, the Prospectus, provided that acceptance of Depositary Shares
validly tendered in the Offer is subject to the condition that as of the
Expiration Date there be at least 400 record or beneficial holders of at least
1,000,000 Preferred Securities to be issued in exchange for such Depositary
Shares, which condition may not be waived.
10. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES. Requests for assistance
or additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal may be
obtained from the Dealer Managers or the Information Agent at their respective
addresses or telephone numbers set forth below.
11. SOLICITED TENDERS. UAL will pay to a Soliciting Dealer (as defined
herein) a solicitation fee of $0.50 per Depositary Share ($0.25 per Depositary
Share with respect to the solicitation of beneficial holders of 10,000 or more
shares) validly tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer. For
purposes of this Instruction 11, "Soliciting Dealer" includes (i) any broker or
dealer in securities, including the Dealer Manager in its capacity as a dealer
or broker, who is a member of any national securities exchange or of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), (ii) any foreign
broker or dealer not eligible for membership in the NASD who agrees to conform
to the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice in soliciting tenders outside the United
States to the same extent as though it were an NASD member, or (iii) any bank or
trust company, any one of whom has solicited and obtained a tender pursuant to
the Offer. No such fee shall be payable to a Soliciting Dealer in respect of
Depositary Shares registered in the name of such Soliciting Dealer unless such
Depositary Shares are held
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by such Soliciting Dealer as nominee and such Depositary Shares are being
tendered for the benefit of one or more beneficial owners identified on the
Letter of Transmittal or on the Notice of Solicited Tenders (included in the
materials provided to brokers and dealers). No solicitation fee shall be payable
to a Soliciting Dealer with respect to the tender of Depositary Shares unless
the Letter of Transmittal accompanying such tender designates such Soliciting
Dealer as such in the box captioned "Solicited Tenders."
If tendered Depositary Shares are being delivered by book-entry transfer
made to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent with a Depository
Institution, the Soliciting Dealer must return a Notice of Solicited Tenders to
the Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after the Expiration Date in
order to receive a solicitation fee. No solicitation fee shall be payable to a
Soliciting Dealer in respect of Depositary Shares (i) beneficially owned by such
Soliciting Dealer or (ii) registered in the name of such Soliciting Dealer
unless such Depositary Shares are held by such Soliciting Dealer as nominee and
such Depositary Shares are being tendered for the benefit of one or more
beneficial owners identified on the Letter of Transmittal or the Notice of
Solicited Tenders. No solicitation fee shall be payable to the Soliciting Dealer
with respect to the tender of Depositary Shares by the holder of record, for the
benefit of the beneficial owner, unless the beneficial owner has designated such
Soliciting Dealer.
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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
Under Federal income tax law, a holder of Preferred Securities is required
to provide the Trust (as payer) with such holder's correct taxpayer
identification number ("TIN") on Substitute Form W-9 below. If the holder of
Preferred Securities is an individual, the TIN is her or her social security
number. If the Trust is not provided with the correct TIN, payments that are
made to such holder of Preferred Securities or other payee may be subject to 31%
backup withholding.
Certain holders of Preferred Securities (including, among others, all
corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup
withholding and reporting requirements. In order for a foreign individual to
qualify as an exempt recipient, the holder of Preferred Securities must submit a
Form W-8, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that individual's
exempt status. A Form W-8 can be obtained from the Exchange Agent. See the
enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9" for more instructions.
If backup withholding applies, the Trust is required to withhold 31% of any
such payments made to the holder of Preferred Securities or other payee. Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of persons
subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld,
provided that the required information is given to the Internal Revenue Service.
If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from
the Internal Revenue Service.
The box in Part 3 of the Substitute Form W-9 may be checked if the
submitting holder of Preferred Securities has not been issued a TIN and has
applied for a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN in the near future. If the box
in Part 3 is checked, the holder of Preferred Securities or other payee must
also complete the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number below
in order to avoid backup withholding. Notwithstanding that the box in Part 3 is
checked and the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number is
completed, the Trust will withhold 31% on all payments made prior to the time a
properly certified TIN is provided to the Trust. However, such amounts will be
refunded to such holder of Preferred Securities if a TIN is provided to the
Trust within 60 days.
The holder of Preferred Securities is required to give the Trust the TIN
(e.g., social security number or employer identification number) of the record
owner of the Preferred Securities or of the last transferee appearing on the
transfers attached to, or endorsed on, the Preferred Securities. If the
Preferred Securities are in more than one name or are not in the name of the
actual owner, consult the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for additional guidance on which
number to report.
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PAYER'S NAME: UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
SUBSTITUTE
FORM W-9 SOCIAL SECURITY
PART 1--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY NUMBER OR
BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NUMBER
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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PAYER'S REQUEST FOR PART 2--CERTIFICATION--UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I CERTIFY THAT:
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (TIN) (1) THE NUMBER SHOWN ON THIS FORM IS MY CORRECT TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (OR I AM WAITING
FOR A NUMBER TO BE ISSUED TO ME) AND
(2) I AM NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING EITHER BECAUSE: (a) I AM EXEMPT FROM BACKUP
WITHHOLDING, OR (b) I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (THE "IRS") THAT
I AM SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE TO REPORT ALL INTEREST OR DIVIDENDS,
OR (c) THE IRS HAS NOTIFIED ME THAT I AM NO LONGER SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS--YOU MUST CROSS OUT ITEM (2) ABOVE PART 3--
IF YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE IRS THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING TIN [ ]
SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING BECAUSE OF UNDERREPORTING
INTEREST OR DIVIDENDS ON YOUR TAX RETURN. HOWEVER, IF AFTER
BEING NOTIFIED BY THE IRS THAT YOU ARE SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING
YOU RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTIFICATION FROM THE IRS THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER
SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, DO NOT CROSS OUT SUCH ITEM (2).
SIGNATURE_________________________________DATE_______________________
NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP
WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU. PLEASE REVIEW THE
ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN
PART 3 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number
has not been issued to me, and either (1) I have mailed or delivered an
application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate
Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (2)
I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand
that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of
payment, 31% of all reportable payments made to me will be withheld, but that
such amounts will be refunded to me if I then provide a Taxpayer Identification
Number within sixty (60) days.
Signature__________________________________________Date________________________
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THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
Georgeson & Company, Inc.
Wall Street Plaza
New York, New York 10005
(800) 223-2064 (Toll-Free)
Banks and Brokers Call Collect:
(212) 440-9800
THE DEALER MANAGERS FOR THE OFFER ARE:
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. SMITH BARNEY INC.
World Financial Center 388 Greenwich Street
North Tower -- Seventh Floor New York, New York 10013
New York, New York 10281 (800) 655-4811 (toll-free)
(212) 236-4565 (Collect) Attn: Paul S. Galant
Attn: Susan L. Weinberg
November __, 1996
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EXHIBIT 99.2
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
This form, or a form substantially equivalent to this form, must be used to
accept the Offer (as defined below) if (i) certificates for Depositary Shares
(the "Depositary Shares"), each representing 1/1,000 of a share of Series B
Preferred Stock of UAL Corporation ("UAL"), cannot be delivered to the Exchange
Agent by the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus of UAL and UAL
Corporation Capital Trust I dated November [___], 1996 (the "Prospectus")),
(ii) the procedure for book-entry transfer of Depositary Shares (as set forth
in the Prospectus) cannot be completed by the Expiration Date or (iii) the
Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof) and all other required documents
cannot be delivered to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date. This
form, properly completed and duly executed, may be delivered by hand or
facsimile transmission or mail to the Exchange Agent. See the Prospectus.
To: The Bank of New York, Exchange Agent
By Mail: By Hand or Overnight Courier:
(registered or certified mail recommended)
The Bank of New York The Bank of New York
Reorganization Section Reorganization Section
101 Barclay Street 101 Barclay Street
(7 East) (7 East)
New York, New York 10286 New York, New York 10286
Attn: Attn:
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By Facsimile:
(For Eligible Institutions only)
(212) 571-3080
Confirm Receipt of Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery by Telephone:
(212) 815-6333
Attn:
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A
NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to UAL Corporation Capital Trust I (the
"Trust"), upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the
related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer"), receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Depositary Shares set forth
below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in the
Prospectus.
SIGN HERE
Number of Depositary Shares tendered: X
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X
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(Signature(s))
Certificate Nos. (if available):
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(Name(s)) (Please print)
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(Address)
- ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(City, State and zip code)
- ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(Area code and telephone number)
If Depositary Shares will be tendered by
book-entry transfer:
Name of Tendering Institution:
-------------------------------------------------------
Check Box of Book-Entry Transfer Facility:
[ ] The Depository Trust Company
[ ] Philadelphia Depository Trust Company
Account No.:
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THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED
GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a firm that is a member of a registered national
securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
or a commercial bank or trust company having an office, branch or agency in
the United States, guarantees (a) that the above named person(s) "own(s)"
the Depositary Shares tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (b) that such
tender of Depositary Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 and (c) to deliver
to the Exchange Agent either the Depositary Shares tendered hereby, in
proper form for transfer, or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of the
Depositary Shares tendered hereby into the account of the Exchange Agent at
The Depository Trust Company or Philadelphia Depository Trust Company, in
each case together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter(s)
of Transmittal (or facsimile(s) thereof), with any required signature
guarantees (or an Agent's Message (as defined in the Prospectus)) and
any other required documents within three New York Stock Exchange trading
days after the date of execution of this Notice.
__________________________________________ _______________________________________
Name of Firm Authorized Signature
__________________________________________ _______________________________________
Address Title
__________________________________________ Name:__________________________________
Zip Code (Please Type or Print)
Area Code and Telephone Number:____________ Dated:______________________________
NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY. CERTIFICATES FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES SHOULD BE
SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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EXHIBIT 99.3
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS
[___]% TRUST ORIGINATED PREFERRED SECURITIES(SM) ("TOPRS(SM)")
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY AND GUARANTEED
TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS BY UAL CORPORATION)
FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING DEPOSITARY SHARES
(CUSIP 902549 70 8), EACH REPRESENTING 1/1,000 OF A SHARE OF
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
OF
UAL CORPORATION
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
WILL EXPIRE AT 12 MIDNIGHT,
NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
DECEMBER ___, 1996,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED
To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:
We have been appointed by UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("UAL"),
and UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the
"Trust"), to act as Dealer Managers in connection with the offer by the Trust
to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Prospectus referred to below and the related Letter of Transmittal (which
together constitute the "Offer"), its [___]% Trust Originated Preferred
Securities(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)") (the "Preferred Securities") for any and all
Depositary Shares (the "Depositary Shares"), each representing 1/1,000 of a
share of Series B Preferred Stock of UAL, not owned by UAL that are validly
tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer. In connection with
the Offer, UAL will deposit in the Trust as trust assets its [_____]% Junior
Subordinated Debentures due 2026 as set forth in the Prospectus referred to
below.
Pursuant to the Offer, exchanges will be made on the basis of one
Preferred Security for each Depositary Share validly tendered and accepted for
exchange in the Offer.
The Trust will accept for exchange all Depositary Shares validly tendered
and not withdrawn, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer
described in the Prospectus dated November [__], 1996 (the "Prospectus").
For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold
Depositary Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, we
are enclosing the following documents:
1. Prospectus;
2. Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of
your clients, together with Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 providing information
relating to backup federal income tax withholding;
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(SM) "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co.
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3. Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Offer
if the Depositary Shares and all other required documents cannot be
delivered to the Exchange Agent by the Expiration Date (as defined
in the Prospectus), or the book-entry transfer of the Depositary
Shares cannot be completed by the Expiration Date;
4. A form of letter that may be sent to your clients for whose
accounts you hold Depositary Shares registered in your name or in
the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such
clients' instructions and designation of Soliciting Dealer with
regard to the Offer;
5. A letter from the Chairman of UAL to holders of Depositary
Shares that may be sent to your clients;
6. A Question and Answers pamphlet that may be sent to your
clients; and
7. A return envelope addressed to The Bank of New York, the
Exchange Agent.
WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON DECEMBER [___], 1996, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
NONE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UAL, UAL, THE TRUSTEES OR THE TRUST
MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES AS TO WHETHER TO
TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING IN THE OFFER. HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR FINANCIAL AND TAX ADVISORS IN MAKING THEIR DECISIONS
ON WHAT ACTION TO TAKE IN LIGHT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
UAL will pay a solicitation fee of $0.50 per Depositary Shares ($0.25 per
Depositary Share with respect to solicitation of beneficial holders of 10,000
or more shares) for any Depositary Shares validly tendered and accepted for
exchange and exchanged pursuant to the Offer and covered by a Letter of
Transmittal which designates, as having solicited and obtained the tender, the
name of (i) any broker or dealer in securities, including each Dealer Manager
in its capacity as a broker or dealer, which is a member of any national
securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(the "NASD"), (ii) any foreign broker or dealer not eligible for membership in
the NASD which agrees to conform to the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice in
soliciting tenders outside the United States to the same extent as though it
were an NASD member, or (iii) any bank or trust company (each of which is
referred to herein as a "Soliciting Dealer"). No solicitation fee shall be
payable to a Soliciting Dealer with respect to the tender of Depositary Shares
by a holder unless the Letter of Transmittal accompanying such tender
designates such Soliciting Dealer as such in the box captioned "Solicited
Tenders."
If tendered Depositary Shares are being delivered by book-entry transfer
made to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent with The Depository Trust
Company or Philadelphia Depository Trust Company, the Soliciting Dealer must
return a Notice of Solicited Tenders to the Exchange Agent within three New
York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date in order to receive
a solicitation fee. Such Notice of Solicited Tenders is attached hereto on page
4. No solicitation fee shall be payable to a Soliciting Dealer in respect of
Depositary Shares (i) beneficially owned by such Soliciting Dealer or (ii)
registered in the name of such Soliciting Dealer unless such Depositary Shares
are held by such Soliciting Dealer as nominee and such Depositary Shares are
being tendered for the benefit of one or more beneficial owners identified on
the Letter of Transmittal or the Notice of Solicited Tenders. No solicitation
fee shall be payable to the Soliciting Dealer with respect to the tender
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of Depositary Shares by the holder of record, for the benefit of the
beneficial owner, unless the beneficial owner has designated such Soliciting
Dealer.
No solicitation fee shall be payable to a Soliciting Dealer if such
Soliciting Dealer is required for any reason to transfer any portion of such
fee to a tendering holder (other than itself). No broker, dealer, bank, trust
company or fiduciary shall be deemed to be the agent of UAL, the Trust, the
Trustees, the Exchange Agent, the Information Agent or the Dealer Managers for
purposes of the Offer.
UAL will, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks and
trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by
them in forwarding materials to their customers. UAL will pay all stock
transfer taxes applicable to the acceptance of Depositary Shares pursuant to
the Offer, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Soliciting Dealers should take care to ensure proper record-keeping to
document their entitlement to any solicitation fee.
Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Offer should be addressed
to, and additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from, the
Information Agent or the undersigned at the addresses and telephone numbers set
forth on the back cover of the Prospectus.
Very truly yours,
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
SMITH BARNEY INC.
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU
THE AGENT OF UAL, THE TRUST, THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST, THE DEALER MANAGERS,
THE INFORMATION AGENT OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER
PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THE DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE
STATEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN.
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NOTICE OF SOLICITED TENDERS
List below the number of Depositary Shares whose tender you have
solicited. All Depositary Shares beneficially owned by a beneficial owner,
whether in one account or several, and in however many capacities, must be
aggregated for purposes of completing the tables below. Any questions as to
what constitutes beneficial ownership should be directed to the Exchange Agent.
If the space below is inadequate, list the Depositary Shares on a separate
signed schedule and affix the list to this Notice of Solicited Tenders. PLEASE
DO NOT COMPLETE THE SECTIONS OF THE TABLE HEADED "TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY
EXCHANGE AGENT."
ALL NOTICES OF SOLICITED TENDERS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT
WITHIN THREE NYSE TRADING DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE AT THE ADDRESS SET
FORTH ON THE BACK COVER OF THE PROSPECTUS. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE
NOTICES OF SOLICITED TENDERS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION AGENT AT THE
TELEPHONE NUMBER SET FORTH ON THE BACK COVER OF THE PROSPECTUS.
BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF FEWER THAN 10,000 DEPOSITARY SHARES
TO BE COMPLETED BY TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY
SOLICITING DEALER EXCHANGE AGENT
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NUMBER OF VOI TICKET NUMBER OF FEE $0.50
BENEFICIAL OWNERS SHARES TENDERED NUMBER* SHARES ACCEPTED PER SHARE
- ----------------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 1............ --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 2............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 3............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 4............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 5............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Total.........
BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF 10,000 OR MORE DEPOSITARY SHARES
TO BE COMPLETED BY TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY
SOLICITING DEALER EXCHANGE AGENT
----------------- --------------
NUMBER OF VOI TICKET NUMBER OF FEE $0.25
BENEFICIAL OWNERS SHARES TENDERED NUMBER* SHARES ACCEPTED PER SHARE
- ----------------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 1............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 2............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 3............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 4............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Beneficial Owner
No. 5............. --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Total.........
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*Complete if Depositary Shares delivered by book-entry transfer. Please submit
a separate VOI ticket for Depositary Shares tendered when the solicitation fee
is to be directed to another Soliciting Dealer. At the time of tendering
Depositary Shares in Book-Entry form, please indicate your request in the
comments field.
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All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of Notices of Solicited Tenders will be determined by the Exchange
Agent, in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding.
Neither the Exchange Agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give
notification of any defects or irregularities in any Notice of Solicited
Tenders or incur any liability for failure to give such notification.
The undersigned hereby confirms that: (i) it has complied with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder, in connection with such
solicitation; (ii) it is entitled to such compensation for such solicitation
under the terms and conditions of the Prospectus (unless the undersigned is not
being compensated for such solicitation); (iii) in soliciting tenders of
Depositary Shares, it has used no soliciting materials other than those
furnished by UAL or the Trust; and (iv) if it is a foreign broker or dealer not
eligible for membership in the NASD, it has agreed to conform to the NASD's
Rules of Fair Practice in making solicitations outside the United States to the
same extent as though it were an NASD member.
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Printed Firm Name Address
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Authorized Signature Attention
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Area Code and Telephone Number City, State, Zip Code
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EXHIBIT 99.4
UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS
[___]% TRUST ORIGINATED PREFERRED SECURITIES(SM) ("TOPRS(SM)")
(LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY AND GUARANTEED
TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS BY UAL CORPORATION)
FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING DEPOSITARY SHARES
(CUSIP 902549 70 8), EACH REPRESENTING 1/1,000 OF A SHARE OF
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
OF
UAL CORPORATION
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
WILL EXPIRE AT 12 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON DECEMBER ___, 1996,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED
November [___], 1996
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration are the Prospectus dated November [___], 1996
(the "Prospectus") and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together
constitute the "Offer") in connection with the Offer by UAL Corporation Capital
Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Trust"), to exchange its
[______]% Trust Originated Preferred Securities(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)") (the
"Preferred Securities") for any and all Depositary Shares (the "Depositary
Shares"), each representing 1/1,000 of a Share of Series B Preferred Stock of
UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("UAL"), not owned by UAL that are
validly tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer. In
connection with the Offer, UAL will deposit in the Trust as trust assets its
[____]% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2026 as set forth in the Prospectus.
Pursuant to the Offer, exchanges will be made on the basis of one (1)
Preferred Security for each Depositary Share validly tendered and accepted for
exchange in the Offer.
The Trust will accept for exchange Depositary Shares validly tendered and not
withdrawn, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. We are
the holder of record of Depositary Shares held for your account. A tender of
such Depositary Shares can be made only by us as the holder of record and
pursuant to your instructions. The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you
for your information only and cannot be used by you to tender Depositary Shares
held by us for your account.
_______________
(SM) "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co.
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We request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all of the
Depositary Shares held by us for your account, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. We
also request that you designate, in the box captioned "Soliciting Tenders," any
Soliciting Dealer who solicited your tender of Depositary Shares.
Your attention is invited to the following:
1. The Offer and withdrawal rights expire at 12:00 Midnight, New York City
time, on December [__], 1996, unless the Offer is extended.
2. Consummation of the Offer is conditioned on, among other things, tenders
by a sufficient number of holders of Depositary Shares such that there be
at least 400 record or beneficial holders of at least 1,000,000 Preferred
Securities to be issued in exchange for such Depositary Shares (the
"Minimum Distribution Condition") (which condition may not be waived).
3. The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to
applicable law, to (i) terminate the Offer and not accept for exchange any
Depositary Shares and promptly return all Depositary Shares upon the
failure of any of the conditions specified above and in "The
Offer--Conditions to the Offer" in the Prospectus, (ii) waive any
condition to the Offer (other than the Minimum Distribution Condition) and
accept all Depositary Shares previously tendered pursuant to the Offer,
(iii) extend the Expiration Date of the Offer and retain all Depositary
Shares tendered pursuant to such Offer until the Expiration Date, subject,
however, to all withdrawal rights of holders, see "The Offer--Withdrawal
of Tenders" in the Prospectus, (iv) amend the terms of the Offer, (v)
modify the form of the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer.
Any amendment applicable to the Offer will apply to all Depositary Shares
tendered pursuant to the Offer, or (vi) not accept for exchange Depositary
Shares at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date, for any reason,
including, without limitation, if fewer than 100,000 Depositary Shares
would remain outstanding upon acceptance of those tendered (which
condition may be waived by the Trust). The minimum period during which
the Offer must remain open following material changes in the terms of the
Offer or the information concerning the Offer, other than a change in the
amount of Depositary Shares sought for exchange or an increase or decrease
in the consideration offered to holders of Depositary Shares, depends upon
the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of such
terms or information. See "The Offer--Expiration Date; Extensions;
Amendments; Termination" in the Prospectus.
4. Any stock transfer taxes applicable to the exchange of Depositary Shares
pursuant to the Offer will be paid by UAL, except as otherwise provided in
Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Please note that a Question and Answer pamphlet regarding the Preferred
Securities is enclosed for your information.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Depositary Shares, please so
instruct us by completing, executing, detaching and returning to us the
instruction form on the detachable part hereof. An envelope to return your
instructions to us is enclosed. If you authorize tender of your Depositary
Shares, all such Depositary Shares will be tendered unless otherwise specified
on the detachable part hereof. Your instructions should be forwarded to us in
ample time to permit us to submit a tender on your behalf by the Expiration
Date.
THE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE TO, NOR WILL TENDERS BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON
BEHALF OF, HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING
OF THE OFFER OR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
SUCH JURISDICTION. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS THE LAWS OF WHICH REQUIRE THAT THE
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OFFER BE MADE BY A LICENSED BROKER OR DEALER, THE OFFER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
MADE ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST BY MERRILL LYNCH & CO., SMITH BARNEY INC. OR ONE OR
MORE REGISTERED BROKERS OR DEALERS LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION.
INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed
Prospectus dated November __, 1996 and the related Letter of Transmittal in
connection with the Offer by the Trust to exchange its Preferred Securities for
any and all Depositary Shares of UAL that are validly tendered and accepted for
exchange. Pursuant to the Offer, exchanges will be made on the basis of one
Preferred Security for each Depositary Share validly tendered and accepted for
exchange in the Offer.
This will instruct you to tender the number of Depositary Shares indicated
below held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of
Transmittal.
/ / By checking this box, all Depositary Shares held by you for our account,
including fractional shares, will be tendered in the Offer. If fewer than
all Depositary Shares are to be tendered, we have checked the box below
and indicated the aggregate number of Depositary Shares to be tendered by
you.
/ / ____________ shares*
____________
* Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Depositary Shares
held by us for your account are to be tendered.
SIGN HERE
Signature(s):___________________________________________________________________
Name(s):________________________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________________
Social Secrity or Taxpayer ID No.:______________________________________________
[SEE OTHER SIDE]
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PLEASE DESIGNATE IN THE BOX BELOW ANY SOLICITING DEALER WHO SOLICITED YOUR
TENDER.
SOLICITED TENDERS
The undersigned represents that the Soliciting Dealer who solicited and
obtained this tender is:
Name of Firm: _______________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Name of Individual Broker
or Financial Consultant: ____________________________________________________
Identification Number (if known): ___________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
(Include zip code)
SIGN HERE
X_________________________ ______________________________________________
X_________________________ ______________________________________________
Signature(s) Print name(s) and address(es) here
Dated ____________________
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EXHIBIT 99.7
[UAL Letterhead]
, 1996
Dear Shareholder:
A special purpose trust formed by UAL Corporation is offering to exchange
its [___]% Trust Originated Preferred Securities (TOPrS) for any and all UAL
Depositary Shares. Each Depositary Share represents 1/1,000 of a share of
UAL's 12 1/4% Series B Preferred Stock. The exchange will be made on the basis
of one TOPrS for one Depositary Share.
This exchange offer makes good economic sense for UAL. Replacing the
Depositary Shares with TOPrS will improve UAL's after-tax cash flow. The cash
flow benefit arises because interest payable by UAL to the TOPrS' trust is
deductible for federal income tax purposes, while the dividends payable by UAL
on the Depositary Shares are not.
I encourage you to read the enclosed prospectus. If you choose to
participate in the exchange offer, please follow the instructions in the
enclosed materials. Neither UAL nor its Board makes any recommendation as to
whether you should exchange your Depositary Shares. That's your decision.
If you have any questions, please call Georgeson & Company Inc. or either
of the Dealer Managers at the phone numbers on the back cover of the enclosed
Prospectus. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Gerald Greenwald
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.8
EXCHANGE
OFFER
QUESTIONS
&
ANSWERS
(UAL LOGO)
For additional details,
or if you have any questions,
please call the Information Agent,
(GEORGESON & COMPANY INC. LOGO)
(800) 223-2064 (Toll-Free)
or
Banks and Brokers, Call Collect:
(212) 440-9800
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RELATING TO THE OFFER (THE "OFFER")
BY UAL CORPORATION CAPITAL TRUST I (THE "TRUST")
TO EXCHANGE ITS _________% TRUST ORIGINATED
PREFERRED SECURITIES(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)") FOR
ANY AND ALL DEPOSITARY SHARES (THE "DEPOSITARY SHARES")
OF UAL CORPORATION ("UAL")
Please note that the following information does not purport to be
complete and is subject in all respects to the provisions of, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Prospectus dated November [___],
1996 (the "Prospectus") and the Letter of Transmittal (which together
constitute the Offer). Please refer to the Prospectus for details of the Offer
and defined terms used herein.
Q: WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THE OFFER?
A: The Trust will exchange one TOPrS for each Depositary Share issued by UAL.
See "The Offer" in the Prospectus.
Q: WHAT ARE TOPrS?
A: TOPrS represent preferred interests in the Trust's assets, consisting
solely of Junior Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2026 issued by
UAL. TOPrS securities pay quarterly distributions corresponding to
the interest rate and the payment dates for the Junior Subordinated
Debentures. See "Description of the Preferred Securities" in the
Prospectus.
Q: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE OFFER?
A: The principal purpose is to refinance the Depositary Shares with the
TOPrS to achieve certain tax efficiencies and to preserve flexibility
with respect to future financings. The refinancing will permit UAL to
deduct interest payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures for United
States federal income tax purposes, while the dividends payable on the
Depositary Shares are not deductible.
Q: WILL THE TOPrS BE LISTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE?
A: Yes. The ticker symbol will be "[______]".
Q: ARE THE TOPrS RATED?
A: As of the date of the Prospectus, the TOPrS have been rated by Moody's
and by Standard & Poor's and have the same ratings as the Depositary
Shares.
Q: HOW ARE THE TOPrS GUARANTEED?
A: Payments of dividends on the TOPrS and on liquidation or redemption are
guaranteed on a subordinated basis by UAL, but only if and to the
extent payments have been made on the Junior Subordinated Debentures. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities Guarantee" in the Prospectus.
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Q: ARE THE REDEMPTION PROVISIONS OF THE TOPrS DIFFERENT FROM THE
DEPOSITARY SHARES?
A: Yes. While the Depositary Shares have no maturity date, the TOPrS
will be redeemed following repayment of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
upon their December 31, 2026 final maturity date or earlier redemption. The
Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Depositary Shares (under certain
circumstances) are redeemable at the option of UAL on or after July 12,
2004. The redemption price of $25 per share is the same for the Junior
Subordinated Debentures and the Depositary Shares. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities," "Description of the Series B Preferred and Depositary
Shares," and "Prospectus Summary--Potential Risks to Exchanging Holders" in
the Prospectus.
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(SM) "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service
marks of Merrill Lynch & Co.
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DISTRIBUTION AND DIVIDEND MATTERS
Q: HOW DOES THE DISTRIBUTION RATE ON THE TOPrS COMPARE TO THE DIVIDEND
RATE ON THE DEPOSITARY SHARES?
A: The distribution rate on the TOPrS is [_____]% per annum, while the
dividend rate for the Depositary Shares is 12 1/4% per annum.
Q: WILL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE TOPrS BE PAID ON THE SAME SCHEDULE AS
DIVIDENDS ON THE DEPOSITARY SHARES?
A: No, there is a different payment schedule. Distributions on the
TOPrS will be paid on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, while
dividends are paid on the Depositary Shares on February 1, May 1, August 1
and November 1.
Q: THE NEXT SCHEDULED DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE ON THE DEPOSITARY SHARES IS
FEBRUARY 1, 1997. WILL THE AMOUNT OF THAT DIVIDEND ON DEPOSITARY SHARES
THAT ARE EXCHANGED IN THE OFFER BE PAID TO EXCHANGING HOLDERS FOR THE
PERIOD PRIOR TO THE EXCHANGE?
A: Yes. Holders who exchange Depositary Shares in the Offer will be
entitled to receive distributions on their new TOPrS at the rate of 12
1/4% per annum from November 1, 1996 up to and including the Expiration Date
of the Offer, and [____]% per annum thereafter, with the first payment to be
made on December 31, 1996. See "Description of the Preferred Securities--
Distributions" in the Prospectus.
Q: EXPLAIN THE 20 QUARTER DIVIDEND DEFERRAL PROVISION OF THE TOPrS.
A: Quarterly interest payments on the Junior Subordinated Debentures
may be deferred for one or more periods of up to 20 consecutive quarters
each, at the option of UAL. In the case of any such deferral, distributions
on the TOPrS will be similarly deferred. The Junior Subordinated Debentures
have a maturity date which may not be extended. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities--Distributions" in the Prospectus. Quarterly dividend
payments on the Depositary Shares are payable only if declared by UAL's
Board of Directors and such dividends may be deferred indefinitely. To
date, UAL has made each quarterly dividend payment with respect to the
Depositary Shares on the scheduled dividend payment date. The Depositary
Shares have no maturity date.
Deferred TOPrS distributions continue to accrue and, if in arrears,
compound quarterly at a rate equal to [______]% per annum. However, while
dividends on the Depositary Shares accrue if dividends are suspended, there
is no such compounding feature. During such a deferral, the Trust will
continue to accrue interest income (as original issue discount) in respect
of the Junior Subordinated Debentures which will be taxable to beneficial
owners of TOPrS. As a result, beneficial owners of TOPrS during such a
deferral will include their pro rata share of the interest in gross income
in advance of the receipt of cash.
TAX ISSUES
Q: WILL THE EXCHANGE OF TOPrS FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES CONSTITUTE A TAXABLE EVENT?
A: Yes. UAL recommends that each holder read the section entitled
"Taxation" in the Prospectus and consult their own tax advisor.
Q: WHAT WILL BE THE INITIAL TAX BASIS FOR THE TOPrS?
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A: The initial tax basis of TOPrS acquired in the Offer will be equal
to the fair market value of the TOPrS on the Expiration Date of the Offer.
See "Taxation" in the Prospectus.
Q: HOW WILL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE TOPrS BE REPORTED TO THE IRS?
A: Distributions on the TOPrS will be reported on Form 1099-OID.
Q: CORPORATE HOLDERS CAN CLAIM THE DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION ON
DIVIDENDS ON THE DEPOSITARY SHARES. ARE DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE TOPrS ELIGIBLE
FOR THAT DEDUCTION FOR CORPORATE HOLDERS?
A: No.
PROCEDURES FOR EXCHANGING
DEPOSITARY SHARES
Q: IF DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN MY NAME, HOW DO I PARTICIPATE
IN THE OFFER?
A: You should have received a package from [________________]
consisting of this Question and Answer sheet and:
- Prospectus dated November [__], 1996,
- Letter of Transmittal (printed on blue paper) bearing a pre-printed
label with your account name and address,
- Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9,
- Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
- Letter from the Chairman of UAL Corporation, and
- Return envelope addressed to The Bank of New York.
If, after reviewing these materials carefully, you decide to
participate in the Offer, complete the Letter of Transmittal and send it
with your certificate(s) representing Depositary Shares to [_________], as
Exchange Agent, at either of the addresses shown on the Letter of
Transmittal. It is recommended that you use registered or certified mail.
Holders of record may also contact their broker to exchange
their Depositary Shares on their behalf. If you cannot deliver your
certificate(s) to the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date, then you
must arrange for your broker to guarantee delivery of your Depositary
Shares. See "The Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus.
Q: IF MY DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE HELD BY A BROKER OR BANK FOR MY ACCOUNT,
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER?
A: If your Depositary Shares are held by a broker or bank for your
account, you should have received a package from them as holder of record
containing, along with this Question and Answer sheet, the following:
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- Prospectus dated November [___], 1996,
- Letter of Transmittal (for information only),
- Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9,
- Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
- Letter from the Chairman of UAL Corporation, and
- Cover letter or notice from your broker or bank.
If you decide to participate in the Offer, you must contact your broker
or bank to tender your Depositary Shares on your behalf. See "The
Offer--Procedures for Tendering--Special Procedure for Beneficial Owners" in
the Prospectus.
Q: ONCE I HAVE TENDERED MY DEPOSITARY SHARES, OR INSTRUCTED MY BROKER
OR BANK TO TENDER THEM ON MY BEHALF, MAY I WITHDRAW THEM FROM THE OFFER?
A: Yes, tenders of Depositary Shares may be withdrawn at any time prior
to the Expiration Date and, unless accepted for exchange by the Trust, may
be withdrawn at any time after 40 business days from the date of the
Prospectus. See "The Offer--Withdrawal of Tenders" in the Prospectus.
Q: WHEN DOES THE OFFER EXPIRE?
A: At 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on [________], December
[___], 1996, unless extended by the Trust. The Trust may also amend or
terminate the Offer as described in the Prospectus.
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EXHIBIT 99.9
This is neither an offer to exchange or sell nor a solicitation of an offer to
exchange or buy any of these securities. The Offer is made only by the
Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal and the Offer is not being
made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of the
securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would
not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.
In any jurisdiction where the securities or blue sky laws require the Offer to
be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer is being made on behalf of
the Trust by Merrill Lynch & Co., Smith Barney Inc. or one or more other
brokers or dealers which are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
NOTICE OF OFFER TO HOLDERS OF
UAL CORPORATION
DEPOSITARY SHARES, EACH REPRESENTING 1/1,000 OF
A SHARE OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
UAL Corporation Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust
(the "Trust"), is offering, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in its Prospectus dated November [___], 1996 (the "Prospectus") and the
accompanying Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal" which, together
with the Prospectus, constitute the "Offer"), to exchange its [_____]% Trust
Originated Preferred Securities(SM) ("TOPrS(SM)") (the "Preferred Securities")
for any and all of the Depositary Shares ("Depositary Shares") each
representing 1/1,000 of a share of Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B
Preferred") of UAL Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("UAL"), not owned by
UAL. Exchanges will be made on the basis of one Preferred Security for each
Depositary Share validly tendered and accepted for exchange in the Offer. In
connection with the Offer, UAL will deposit in the Trust as trust assets its
[_____]% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2026, as set forth in the
Prospectus.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK
CITY TIME, ON DECEMBER [___], 1996, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
NONE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UAL, UAL, THE TRUSTEES OR THE TRUST
MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER
OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING IN THE OFFER. HOLDERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE URGED
TO CONTACT THEIR FINANCIAL AND TAX ADVISORS IN MAKING THEIR DECISION ON WHAT
ACTION TO TAKE IN LIGHT OF THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Upon the terms and conditions of the Offer described in the Prospectus,
the Trust will accept for exchange Depositary Shares, validly tendered and not
withdrawn prior to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December [___], 1996,
or if the Offer is extended by the Trust, in its sole discretion, the latest
date and time to which the Offer has been extended (the "Expiration Date").
Tenders of Depositary Shares pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time
prior to the Expiration Date and, unless accepted for exchange by the Trust, may
be withdrawn at any time after 40 business days after the date of the
Prospectus.
Consummation of the Offer is conditioned on, among other things, tenders
by a sufficient number of holders of Depositary Shares such that, as of the
Expiration Date, there be at least 400 record or beneficial owners of at least
1,000,000 Preferred Securities to be issued in exchange for such Depositary
Shares (which condition may not be waived)(the "Minimum Distribution
Condition").
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The Trust expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject
to applicable law, to (i) terminate the Offer, and not accept for exchange any
Depositary Shares and promptly return all Depositary Shares upon the failure of
any of the conditions specified above or in "The Offer--Conditions to the
Offer" in the Prospectus, (ii) waive any condition to the Offer (other than the
Minimum Distribution Condition) and accept all Depositary Shares previously
tendered pursuant to the Offer, (iii) extend the Expiration Date of the Offer
and retain all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant to such Offer until the
Expiration Date, subject, however, to all withdrawal rights of holders, see
"The Offer--Withdrawal of Tenders" in the Prospectus, (iv) amend the terms of
the Offers, (v) modify the form of the consideration to be paid pursuant to the
Offer or (vi) not accept for exchange Depositary Shares at any time on or prior
to the Expiration Date, for any reason, including, without limitation, if fewer
than 100,000 Depositary Shares would remain outstanding upon acceptance of
those tendered (which condition may be waived by the Trust). Any amendment
applicable to the Offer will apply to all Depositary Shares tendered pursuant
to the Offer. The minimum period during which the Offer must remain open
following material changes in the terms of the Offer or the information
concerning the Offer, other than a change in the percentage of securities
sought or the price, depends upon the facts and circumstances, including the
relative materiality of such terms or information. See "The Offer--Expiration
Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination" in the Prospectus.
The purpose of the Offer is to refinance the Depositary Shares with the
Preferred Securities to achieve certain tax efficiencies while preserving UAL's
flexibility with respect to future financings.
The Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal contain important information
which should be read before any action is taken by holders of Depositary
Shares. Tenders may be made only by a properly completed and executed Letter of
Transmittal and in conformance with the terms thereof and of the Prospectus.
UAL will pay to Soliciting Dealers (as defined in the Prospectus)
designated by the record or beneficial owner, as appropriate, of Depositary
Shares a solicitation fee of $0.50 per Depositary Share ($0.25 per Depositary
Share with respect to the solicitation of beneficial holders of 10,000 or more
shares) validly tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer,
subject to certain conditions. Soliciting Dealers are not entitled to a
solicitation fee for Depositary Shares beneficially owned by such Soliciting
Dealer.
The information required to be disclosed by paragraph (d)(1) of Rule
13e-4 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, is contained in the Prospectus and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal are first being
sent to holders of Depositary Shares on November [___], 1996 and are being
furnished to brokers, dealers, banks and similar persons whose names, or names
of whose nominees, appear on the lists of holders of the Depositary Shares or,
if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency's security
position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Depositary
Shares.
Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the
Information Agent and the Dealer Managers at the addresses and telephone
numbers set forth below. Requests for copies of the Prospectus, the Letter of
Transmittal or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to Georgeson &
Company Inc., the Information Agent, at (800) 223-2064, and copies will be
forwarded promptly at UAL's expense. Shareholders may also contact their
broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company for assistance concerning the
Offer.
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THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
[insert logo]
Georgeson & Company Inc.
Wall Street Plaza
New York, New York 10005
(800) 223-2064 (Toll-Free)
Banks and Brokers Call Collect:
(212) 440-9800
THE DEALER MANAGERS FOR THE OFFER ARE:
Merrill Lynch & Co. Smith Barney Inc.
World Financial Center 388 Greenwich Street
North Tower New York, New York 10013
New York, New York 10281 (800) 655-4811
(212) 236-4565 (Collect) Attn: Paul S. Galant
Attn: Susan L. Weinberg
_____________________, 1996
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(SM) "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co.
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