Philip Morris
Debenture Purchase Agreement
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- Author
- Cape, R.
- Kasch, J.E.
- Type
- CONT, CONTRACT/AGREEMENT
- Area
- WAKEHAM,HELMUT/KAROL SHARPE'S OFFICE
- Site
- R37
- Named Organization
- Arthur Young
- Cetus
- Standard Oil
- Cetus
- Request
- Stmn/R1-004
- Stmn/R1-150
- Named Person
- Bowes, W.K.
- Mckeague, G.C.
- Vredenburg, J.C.
- Mckeague, G.C.
- Master ID
- 1000229536/9811
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- Cetus
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" managing underwriter shall request, that it will not sell or offer for
agrees now, and agrees to sign such supplemental agreements that the~z
offering and Standard shall have declined to accept such offer, Standard
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shall have offered to include as a part of such offering Restricted r
Stock as to which registration shall have been requested by Standard~
;'fpursuant to this Section 9.5 on the same terms as shares of Common Stock ,.,.;
are to be sold by Cetus'`and/or by other selling stockholders in such~~ W
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Cetus or selling stockholders if Cetus or selling stockholders
offering Common Stock; provided, however, if in the opinionof the ,.~ .
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managing under~oriter the registration of all the Restricted
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Standard has requested 'to be included would materially- aiid adversely
affect such public offering," then Cetus shall be required to register~
only that number of shares of Restricted Stock, if any; which the
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9, 6- R~istration Procedures , n If and whenever Cetus is required
by the provisions of this Section 9 to use its best efforts to effect the
R~ registration of any of the Restricted Stock under the Securities.Act ~
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thirty days, if necessary, following its effective date, n~L
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b.the Commission any amendments and supplements to the Registration State-
' ment and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement-as~may be '
: necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective and to.comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the' sale ortother ^
..;,Act, and. such other documents as Standard may reasonably
request in order
to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Restricted ~~
Stock owned by Standard;
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9.6.3. as expeditiously as possible furnish to Standard
such reasonable numbers of copies of the prospectus,"including a pre-l,~ ;,~,`~ ~,
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; disposition of all securities covered by the Registration,Statement for
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9.6.4. as expeditiously as possible use its best efforts
F~ however, that Cetus shall not be required in connection with this Section
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9.6.4. to qualify as a foreign corporation or execute a general consent "';:n
to service of process in any jurisdiction.
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jurisdictions as Standard shall reasonably request, and to do any and
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jurisdictions of'the Restricted Stock owned by Standard; provided,a~~~
to register or qualify the Restricted Stock covered by the Registration
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Cetus:f:Cetus shall'promptly provide Standard,with revised prospectuses
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expenses,fees and disbursements of counsel for Cetus, State Blue Sky
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including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing
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registration fees payable to the Commission_~ T~
Standard's counsel', (ii)
with respect to Standard's Restricted Stock, (iii) additional registration
and NASD fees based_upon Standard's shares, and (iv) similar additional ~i
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'Co:umission shall-require Cetus to submit audited financial statements
for a period subsequent to-Cetus's most recent fiscal year, Cetus shall
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with a Registration-Statement initially filed pursuant toSection 9.4 4.:;~
unless it shall have received written assurances from Standardd that : it '.;:.
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notify Standard of that fact`.,. Cetus shall have no obligation to proceed
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if any, who controls Standardwithin the meaning of the Securities Act~
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of"the Restricted Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to this Section*
9;.Cetus will_indemnify and hoZd harmless Standard and each other:person,
9.8" Indemnifieation.
In ths event ofany registration ation of any
exceed $25,000. ' "''' :' '
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statements; provided, however, that the maximum amount"of such costs
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against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several,
to which Standard or such controlling person~may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement of any material fact contained in any
Registration Statement under which such Restricted Stock was registered
under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus
contained in the Registration Statement, or any at:endr~ent or supplement
w~ to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be
stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements
in the Registration Statement not misleading; andCetus will reimburse
Standard, and each such controlling person for any legal or any other
~ expenses reasonably incurred by Standard or such controlling person in ~~
~connection with investigating or defending any such loss; claim, damage, ~
,or liability; provided,'however, that Cetus will not be liable in any
;such case to the extent that any"such loss, claim, damage; or liability
arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue -
statement"or omission'_or alleged omission made in the Registration State-
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ment, preliminary prospectus or prospectus, or the amendment or supplement
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
Cetus through aninstrument duly executed by Standard or any underwriter
of such shares specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
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In the event of any registration of any of the Restricted Stock
.under the Securities Act pursuant to this Section 9, Standard will
indemnify and hold harmless Cetus, each of its directors and officers
an&each person, if any who controls Cetus within the meaning of the
~ Securities Act, and each underwriter, with respect to any statement in
or omission from any Registration Statement or preliminary or final
prospectus, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished in writing to Cetus by Standard
or on its behalf specifically for use in connection with the preparation
of the Registration Statement or prospectus.
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9.9 Opinion Letter. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing pro-
visions of this Section 9 to the contrary, Cetus shall have no obligation
to file a Registration Statement on Standard's behalf or to notify
Standard of the filing of any Registration Statement on its own behalf at
any time after Cetus receives and delivers to Standard an opinion of
Cetus' counsel, reasonably satisfactory to StandardIs counsel,*to the
effect that the offer and'sale of the shares of Restricted Stock, in the
manner in which Standard proposes to dispose of such shares as described
in its request, are not required to be registered under the Securities
Act. I , r , s <, ~ :rJ } z 1,> i' .. t7
Section 10. Additional Financing by Cetus
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- Should Cetus hereafter determine to raise additional capital for the
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purposes set forth in Section 3 it shall afford Standard the first right 'f 4,
to be the purchaser of such securities on the terms and conditions set f'"
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forth in this Section 10.
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tr -,10.I Type of Securities to be Sold ;.
Except for the first $5,000,000 of debt instruments given by
~.Ce tus in consideration of_ the purchase by it of laboratory_
~',.,_ ~ equipment, laboratory or production facilities, or new
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technology, Cetuss agrees that the first $6,000,000 of se-,;;a::
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curities, other than the Debentures, to be sold by it during
:'r~ ~ u3x Y~,_ the period beginning on the date of this Agreement andending
,ijj on December 31, 1982, shall be offered to Standard in'the form
of Cetus'. $0.0375 per share par value Common Stock, and that
the next $3,000,000 of securities to be sold during such:'^J~.;~~;
period shall be offered to Standard in the form of debt con `~r
~f4u1 Common Stockof Cetus.- : After a tota-
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securitil of , curities shall hav
$9OOO000nof
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~~~e been sold during the
indicated period, or upon expiration of the indicated period,`
Cetus shall be
s..s at,liberty~ to : sell whatever form of additional
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Notice to Standard of Cetus Determination to Sell Securitie
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pecenecon.etus elects
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to sell the securities contemplated.in.such section it shall :''~
~ notify Standard of such fact in writing specifying the type ""
and total amount of securities' to be sold and an estir,:ated '~
. date of sale.
No more than two such notices shall be served 4~~ ~x+
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specify an amount of securities to be sold ' of less than $1, 000, 000
nor more than $5,000,000.,; No notice may be served prior to
; the Second Closing Date. : After receipt of the notice Standard :Y
shall have 30 days in which to elect to purchase such securities,
r~ s, *::a' k'hich election shall be communicated to Cetus in writing.'c A:
failure to respond within 30 days after Standard's receipt of .'{
notice shall be, considered a refusal to purchase the securities.
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103 Terms of Sale of Common Stock
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cs~?t.~s r~~ :. If Cetus notifies Standard of its intent to sell shares W,
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of its Common Stock and Standard exercises its right to I
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purchase such shares the price of such shares shall be' oti;
$15.00 per share (the "Stock Purchase Price"); provided~ ~
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however, that the Stock Purchase Price shall be adjusted
hereaf ter. in the same manner as the Conversion Price is '~'
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adjusted pursuant to Section 6 of the Debentures.:',I rt Zoizvi
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10.4 Terms of Sale of Convertible Debt
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If Cetus notifies Standard of its intent to sell con-::~2
vertible debt and Standard exercises its right to purchase'
;~,;, ,. such securities, the convertible debt will, be sold on terms
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F_-.substantially the same -as the Debentures, including a:~~ ~~
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(a) the maturity shall be 15 years from the date*of
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(ti) the interest rate shall be the same nuzber of
percentage points above or below the Prime Rate
as quoted by The First National Bank of Chicago
<: on the 5th day preceding the date of closing
as the interest rate on the Debentures is*above
.or below such prime rate on the First Closing
r-: Date, but in no event shall such rate be less
than 6.0% per annum nor greater than 10.0% per
annum; provided, however that if such rate is
~I c4 :a .c, . : higher than the highest rate permitted by
g governing law then such highest lawf ul rate"~:
shall apply.'~`.~~:d~
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(c) the conversion price shall be $15:00'per share
subject to adjustments in such price from the
First Closing Date in the same manner"and for
the same occurrences as specified in Section 6
of the Debentures
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the debt shall be convertible for'a period endin g*"
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on the 5th day preceding tlie date'd "`
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(e) such other provisions for-prepayment,'conversion,
registration, etc. as shall make such debt sub- '`
stantially equivalent to the Debentures.
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10'.5 Cetus Right to Sell Securities to Third Parties "..,
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,: If Standard shall refuse or fail to~exercise'its~right to
purchase the shares offered pursuant'to Section 10.3 or thei~
debt offered pursuant to Section 10.4-after having been
e:.,_ given the opportunity to do so, then Cetus will be at liberty
for a period of 180 days after such refusal or failure to
complete a sale of such securitiesto another party; provided,
that (a) such sale may not be for a price for Common Stock
less,than Standard would have been required to pay unless '
Standard shall again have been offered the election to pur-
chase such Common.Stock at such lesser price in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Sections 10.2 and 10.3,
(b) no convertible debt sold shall have 'a `conversion price
} -'less than Standard would have been'requ
'Zixed to pay unless
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again have been offered the election to'
purchase such convertible debentures in accordance with the
r procedures set forth in Sections 10.2 and I04 and (c) except ,
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for the first $5,000,to third persons, `:
all such debt shall be unsecured and rank equally with the ~
Debentures. -Standard agrees to execute 'such documents as a
third party lender may reasonably require to`subordinate the
liens of the Debentures to the first $5000000 of sh
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subsequent f inancing.
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10.6 Effect of a Refusal by Standard to Purchase Securities
If Cetus, within the period specified in Section 10.1 and
before Standard has been offered the election to purchase
a total of $9,000,000 of Common Stock and convertible debt
under Section 10, makes abona fide offer to Standard to
sell Common Stock pursuant to Sections 10.2 and 10.3 or
convertible deventures pursuant to Sections-10.2 and 10.4
in order to fund a written research.or development program
which has been approved by the Board of Directors of Cetus
and Standard, being free to accept such offer, refuses to
purchase such securities then the Conversion Price set forth
in Section 6.4 of the Debentures.shall be increased in
accordance with the following
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NCP =^ CP (1 + 0 075)
where:
"NCP" is the New Conversion_Price; and
CP is the Conversion Price in effect oa the
day Cetus makes the offer to Standard.
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10.7 Limitation on Other Financir_gs ,;,o~
Cetus agrees that until the earlier of (a) Common Stock
and Convertible Debenture offerings to Standard in the
aggregate of $9,000,000 have been made by Cetus or E,
(b) August 1, 1982, Cetus will not erigage in any other
.? S sale of securities without first offering to Standard the
right of first refusal to purchase such securities. The '
._, provisions of this Section shall not apply to the sale of
Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options now out ;_~.
standing or hereafter granted pursuant to any stock ogtioa
program now existing or hereafter approved by theshare-
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Section 11. y Appointment of Dirertors
Cetus agrees that for so long as Standard;`or any subsidiary of Standard,
owns at least 143,000 shares of Common Stock, or securities convertible
into at least that number of shares of Common Stock, of Cetus, Standard shall
have the right to designate two individuals, who may be employees of.;-'
Standard, for nomination.to be elected as Directors of"Cetus, and the
management will recommend to Cetus shareholders that such designees be
elected and will cast sufficient discretionary proxies required for the
election of such persons, in excess of the number of votes which Standard
or its subsidiaries may be entitled to cast by virtue of its`ownership
of. Preferred Stock or Common Stock. So long as Standard;"or any sub-
sidiary of Standard oums at least 50% of the Debentures, the Board of
Directors of Cetus will not adopt any plan or agreement of merger,
reorganization, or consolidation or recommend to Cetus shareholders the
adoption of any such plan or agreement unless such plan or agreement has
first been approved in writing by the directors elected pursuant to'this
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~" -s,A11 agreements, representations and warrantias made herein and ia
any certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of ±
; the Debentures hereunder and payment therefor an&sha1L continue in fulli
~ y:force and;effect so lono as the Debentures are outstanding, or if the ;
" a "Debenturesare converted into Common Stock then with respect to Sections
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9, 10, and I,.~l; hereof to and including August 31, 1992 °
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1 notices and other couuhunications hereunder shall be in wniting,
g~ E --and shall be delivered or mailed by first class registered or cerpified
aail ostage re aid addressed (a) if to Standard at 200 East
k s p o P P a a s
~~ Randolph Drive,; Chicago, Illinois 60601, Attention J. C. Vredenburgh, _-
y~,ss Treasurer, or at such other address as Standard from time to time may 'Y
'have designated by notice to Cetus, or (b)~ if to Cetus, at 600 Bancroft
~ ~ Way, Berkeley,"California 94710, Attention Dr. Ronald Cape, President,
or at such other address as Cetus from time to time may have designated
by notice to Standard.
~ ~ Se'Tc tion 14Y.: Miscellaneous ''
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This Agreement or any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged
or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against
which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is
sought. All the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the
r~ successors and assigns of the parties hereof. Any agreement or other
`-4 :docu:aent required by any provision hereof to be in the form of an Exhibit
attached hereto shall be substantially in such form, with such changes
therefrom, if any, as may be approved by the party to whom it is to
be delivered. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
~; reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of California.
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CETUS C0RP02ATI0N
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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Vice President
In Witness khereof the parties hereto have caused this document to
..be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first
above written.
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7.5% Convertible Debentures
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registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and an indenture ~
sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the absence of'an effective
-Indenture Act of 1939. These securities may.iiot be pledged, hypothecated,
an indenture has not been qualified with respect thereto under the Trust
except under circumstances under which such registration and qualification
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of;1939 relating to the Debentures,
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the rate of 7.5% per annum, payable semiannually on August 1 and February 1
on the unpaid balance of such principal amount from the date hereof at
amount of $,_.. .... .. (subject to prepayment as provided in
,.,.Section 2), and to pay interest (subject to the provisions of Section 8)
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CETUS CORPORATION (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, for value
received, hereby promises to pay to STANDARD OIL CO:IFA:\'Y, an Indiana
corporation ("Standard") or order, on August 1, 1992, the principal
demand. All payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest shall .
be made in lawful money of the United States of America by check mailed JwA
on the second day preceding the due date to the holder of the Debenture, Q
to 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 or such other address 0'
in each year commencing February 1, 1978 until such principal amount
shall become due and payable, (whether at the stated maturity or by '
required prepayment or notice of optional prepayment or declaration or
otherwise), and on any overdue principal and premium, if any, payable
semiannually as aforesaid or, at the option of the holder hereof, on
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1. Debentures. This Debenture is one of the Company's Debentures
. due August 1, 1992 (the "Debentures", such term to include any Debentures
issued in elchange therefor or in replacement thereof pursuant to
Section 18, issued in the agoregate principal amount of $5,000,000 '.
pursuant to the Debenture Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"),
dated July , 1977, between the Company and Standard.
2. Prepayment of Debentures. 2.1 Mandatory Prepa~-ments.
The Company will prepay, as and for a fixed sin~:..ing fund:. (i) on Auo st
=-~`Debentures at the time outstanding; such prepayment to be made at a
1, 1988 and on each August 1 thereafter to and including August 1, 1991,
"'Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) principal amount of the
rice equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures being
prepaid without premium. All mandatory prepayments, and all optional
= prepayments made during the period when mandatory prepayments are required
'shall be"without the payment of any accrued or past due interest, which
':~interest shall not thereafter be payable. Except as specifically provided
in Section 2.2 below, no prepayment pursuant to any Section of this
Debenture shall relieve the Company of its obligation to make the fixed
prepayments provided for in this Section 2.1.
~:, '"2.2 Optional PrepaS-ment tdith Premium. On any Payment Date, the
Company may, at its option, upon notice-as provided in Section 2.4,
prepay the Debentures as a whole or in part from time to time, at a
If Prepaid During
12-Month Period
Ending August.1
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1982. . . . . . . . . 4.50% . 1988. . : . .'. . ."": . 0.00%
1980. .' - . . . 6. 00% 1986. . . . ." . .:.: . . . 1.50%
1981. . . . . . 5.25% : _ 1987. . . . . . . . . 0.75%
If Prepaid During :
12-Month Period
Ending August l "" Premium
1978. . . . . 7.50% ;. .1984. . . . . . : . . .'3.00%
1979. . .,'. ~ . ~ .`. 6.75% e 1985. . . . . . . 2,25%
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1983. . . . . 3.75%
provided that prior to August 1, 1988, no prepayment pursuant to this
Section 2.2 may be made directly or indirectly from or in anticipation
of any proceeds of any indebtedness directly or indirectly created or
incurred by the Company if such indebtedness has an interest rate or an ~
effective interest cost to maturity (determined in accordance with ~
generally accepted financial practice) to the obligor of less than 7.5% ~
per annum. A holder receiving notice that a Debenture is to be prepaid ~
price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof being prepaid plus
interest accrued thereon to the prepayment date, and plus the premium
(percentage of such principal amount) applicable to such prepayre.^.t in
accordance with the folloi-jing, dependirg.upon the 12-month period in
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provided in Section 6 hereof provided the notice of election to convert
the Debenture is delivered to the Company not later than the fifth d.ay
''may nevertheless elect to present such DeSenture for conversion as
preceding the date set for repayment;
partial prepayment of the Debentures the aggregate principal amount of
"'` 2.3 Application of Partial Prepay;aents.-~-:In the case of each
the Debentures to be prepaid shall be allocated (in units of $1,000 or
...multip3es thereof) among the holders of all the Debentures at the time .
outstandinR, in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective
unpaid aggregate principal amounts of the Debentures then held by thes, ,:;,,,4L
p y2 J ~ ~ - _ $ . 4 ~ ..,4,:
res ectivel with ad'ustnents to the ertent- practicable to e u-lize
`' " 2,4 Notice of Prepayments...-In the case of each prepayment of the
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'"1=60 days prior to the date on which such prepayment is required to be
= notice thereof to each holder of the Debentures to be prepaid at least
Debentures pursuant to Section 2 the Company will give written .
the provisions of Section
to Section 2.2 shall certify that such prepayment is not prohibited by
Each notice of a prepayment to be made prior to Auoust 1, 1988, pursuant
"=`on such date and the premium if any, applicable to such prepayment. 1
the Debentures, or portions thereof, held by such holder to be prepaid
or portions thereof, to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of
-`case specifying such date, the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures,
made or the date fixed for such prepayment, as the case may be, in each
2.7 No Reissue. All Debentures prepaid in full or presented for ~.i
otherwise provided herein, and together with the premium, if any, applic-
able to such prepayment.
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2.6 Maturity of Prepayments. In the case of each prepayment of
the Debentures, the principal amount of the Debentures, or portions
thereof, to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the
date on which such prepayment is required to be made or on the date
fixed in the notice of such prepayment, as the case may be, together
with interest accrued to such date on such principal amount, except as
" 2.5 Notations of Partial Prepayrients. Upon any partial prepayment
of this Debenture, unless the Company shall have otherwise agreed in
writing, the holder hereof shall present this Debenture to the Company
at its address designated pursuant to Section 21 (or to such other
representative as the Company may have authorized), for endorsement of a
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to the Company f or cancellation and shall not thereafter be reissued. 0
conversion into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6 shall be surrendered
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