Exhibit 4.21
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SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
GREATER BAY BANCORP
Dated as of November 27, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................................... 2
ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application................................. 6
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities................................... 6
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.............. 6
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee......... 6
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent................. 7
SECTION 2.6 Waiver of Events of Default...................................... 7
SECTION 2.7 Notice of Events of Default...................................... 7
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests............................................ 7
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.... 8
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee........... 9
SECTION 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee............................................. 11
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL SECUCRITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility................ 12
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee................................................ 12
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee........................................................ 13
SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand...................................... 13
SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected......................................... 13
SECTION 5.4 Rights of Holders................................................ 14
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment............................................. 15
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation...................................................... 15
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations.......................................... 15
(i)
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions......................................... 15
SECTION 6.2 Ranking............................................................ 16
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination........................................................ 16
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation........................................................ 17
SECTION 8.2 Compensation and Indemnification................................... 17
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns............................................. 18
SECTION 9.2 Amendments......................................................... 18
SECTION 9.3 Notices............................................................ 18
SECTION 9.4 Benefit............................................................ 19
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law...................................................... 19
(ii)
CROSS REFERENCE TABLE
Section of Trust Section of Guarantee
Indenture Act of Agreement
1939, as amended
310(a)............................................ 4.1(a)
310(b)............................................ 4.1(c), 2.8
310(c)............................................ Inapplicable
311(a)............................................ 2.2(b)
311(b)............................................ 2.2(b)
311(c)............................................ Inapplicable
312(a)............................................ 2.2(a)
312(b)............................................ 2.2(b)
313.............................................. 2.3
314(a)............................................ 2.4
314(b)............................................ Inapplicable
314(c)............................................ 2.5
314(d)............................................ Inapplicable
314(e)............................................ 1.1, 2.5, 3.2
314(f)............................................ 2.1, 3.2
315(a)............................................ 3.1(d)
315(b)............................................ 2.7
315(c)............................................ 3.1(c)
315(d)............................................ 3.1(d)
316(a)............................................ 1.1, 2.6, 5.4
316(b)............................................ 5.3
316(c)............................................ 9.2
317(a)............................................ Inapplicable
317(b)............................................ Inapplicable
318(a)............................................ 2.1(a)
318(c)............................................ 2.1(b)
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* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of this Guarantee
Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation of any of its terms or
provisions.
(iii)
SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
This SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee"), dated as of November 27, 1998, is executed and delivered
by GREATER BAY BANCORP, a California corporation (the "Guarantor"), and
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the
"Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee" or "Trustee"), for the benefit of the
Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Series B Capital Securities
(as defined herein) of GBB CAPITAL II, a Delaware statutory business trust (the
"Issuer").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the "Trust
Agreement"), dated as of August 12, 1998, by and among the trustees of the
Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the Holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer
(i) issued on August 12, 1998 30,000 capital securities, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $30,000,000, such capital securities being designated the
Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series A (collectively the "Series A Capital
Securities") and (ii) in connection with an Exchange Offer (as defined in the
Trust Agreement), hereby executes and delivers this Series B Capital Securities
Guarantee for the benefit of Holders of the Series B Capital Securities (as
defined in the Trust Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Series A Capital Securities issued by the Issuer and proceeds
thereof, together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Issuer's Common
Securities (as defined herein), were used to purchase the Junior Subordinated
Debentures due September 15, 2028 (the "Series A Junior Subordinated
Debentures") of the Guarantor which were deposited with the Trustee, as Property
Trustee under the Trust Agreement, as trust assets;
WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Series A Capital
Securities, the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agreed, to the extent
set forth in the Series A Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of
August 12, 1998 (the "Series A Capital Securities Guarantee"), to pay to the
Holders of the Series A Capital Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined
herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
WHEREAS, in connection with the offer of the Series A Capital Securities,
the Guarantor, the Issuer and Sandler ▇'▇▇▇▇▇ & Partners, L.P. executed the
Registration Rights Agreement dated August 7, 1998 (the "Registration Rights
Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Issuer, in order to satisfy its obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement, intends to offer up to $30,000,000 aggregate
Liquidation Amount of its Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series B, which have
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a
registration statement in exchange for a like Liquidation Amount of Series A
Capital Securities;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Guarantor is also exchanging
up to $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Series A Junior Subordinated
Debentures for up to $30,000,000 aggregate principal of the Series B Junior
Subordinated Debentures due September 15, 2028 (the "Series B Junior
Subordinated Debentures") of the Guarantor;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the Guarantor is required to
execute this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee and exchange the Series A
Capital Securities Guarantee for this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Guarantor also executed and delivered the Common Securities
Guarantee Agreement dated as of August 12, 1998, (the "Common Securities
Guarantee"), for the benefit of the holders of the Common Securities (as defined
herein), the terms of which provide that if an Event of Default (as defined in
the Trust Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, the rights of holders of
the Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under the Common Securities
Guarantee are subordinated, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the
Common Securities Guarantee, to the rights of Holders of Series A Capital
Securities and the Series B Capital Securities to receive Guarantee Payments
under the Series A Capital Securities Guarantee and this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, as the case may be.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the exchange by each Holder of the
Series A Capital Securities for the Series B Capital Securities, which exchange
the Guarantor hereby acknowledges shall benefit the Guarantor, (or in the event
certain Holders do not exchange their Series A Capital Securities, in order to
fulfill its obligations to such Holders under the Series A Capital Securities
Guarantee) and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Guarantor executes and
delivers this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of
the Holders from time to time of the Trust Securities (as defined herein).
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation
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In this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) capitalized terms used in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
but not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to
them in this Section 1.1;
(b) terms defined in the Trust Agreement as at the date of execution of
this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee have the same meaning when used in
this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee unless otherwise defined in this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee,
(c) a term defined anywhere in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
has the same meaning throughout;
(d) all references to "the Series B Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee" are references to this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;
(e) all references in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee to
Articles and Sections references are to Articles and Sections of this Series B
Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise specified;
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(f) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when
used in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in
this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or unless the context otherwise
requires; and
(g) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 under
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the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday, or a
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day on which banking institutions in Wilmington, Delaware, San Francisco,
California and New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive
order to remain closed.
"Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee" shall mean Wilmington Trust Company
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as Trustee under the Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, until a Successor
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the terms of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
and thereafter means each such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.
"Common Securities" shall mean the securities representing common undivided
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beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.
"Corporate Trust Office" shall mean the office of the Capital Securities
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Guarantee Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally
administered, which office at the date of execution of this Agreement is located
at ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Square North, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-
0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.
"Covered Person" shall mean any Holder or beneficial owner of Series B
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Capital Securities.
"Debentures" shall mean the series of subordinated debt securities of the
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Guarantor designated the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due September 15, 2028, Series B, held by the Property Trustee (as
defined in the Trust Agreement) of the Issuer.
"Event of Default" shall mean a default by the Guarantor on any of its
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payment or other obligations under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that, except with respect to default in respect of any
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Guarantee Payment, no default by the Guarantor hereunder shall constitute an
Event of Default unless the Guarantor shall have received written notice of the
default and shall not have cured such default within 60 days after receipt
thereof.
"Guarantee Payments" shall mean the following payments or distributions,
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without duplication, with respect to the Series B Capital Securities, to the
extent not paid or made by or on behalf of the Issuer: (i) any accumulated and
unpaid Distributions (as defined in the Trust Agreement) that are required to be
paid on such Series B Capital Securities, to the extent the Issuer has funds
legally available therefor at such time, (ii) the redemption price, including
all accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption (the
"Redemption Price"), to the extent the Issuer
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has funds legally available therefor at such time, with respect to any Series B
Capital Securities called for redemption, and (iii) upon a voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, winding up or liquidation of the Issuer (other than in
connection with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for
Series B Capital Securities or in connection with the redemption of the Series B
Capital Securities, in each case as provided in the Trust Agreement), the lesser
of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accumulated and unpaid
Distributions on the Series B Capital Securities to the date of payment, to the
extent the Issuer has funds legally available therefor at such time, and (b) the
amount of assets of the Issuer remaining available for distribution to Holders
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer as required by
applicable law (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution"). If an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantee Payments under the Common
Securities Guarantee with respect to the Common Securities or any guarantee
payment under the Common Securities Guarantee or any Other Common Securities
Guarantee shall be made until the Holders of Series B Capital Securities shall
be paid in full the Guarantee Payments to which they are entitled under this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records of
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the Issuer, of any Series B Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
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determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Series B Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Person actually known to a Responsible
Officer of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee to be an Affiliate of the
Guarantor.
"Indemnified Person" shall mean the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
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(including in its individual capacity), any Affiliate of the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners,
employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee.
"Indenture" shall mean the Indenture, dated as of August 12, 1998, between
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Greater Bay Bancorp, as issuer of Debentures (the "Debenture Issuer"), and
Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, pursuant to which the Debentures are to be
issued to the Property Trustee of the Issuer.
"Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities" shall
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mean, except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by Holder(s) of
Series B Capital Securities, voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of
the aggregate liquidation amount (including the amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions
to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding
Series B Capital Securities.
"Officers' Certificate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, a
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certificate signed by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
an Executive or Senior Vice President, a Vice President, the Chief Financial
Officer and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any Officers' Certificate
delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for
in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:
(a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate has
read the covenants or conditions and the definitions relating thereto;
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(b) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or
investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer
to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
has been complied with; and
(c) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such officer,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
"Other Common Securities Guarantees" shall have the same meaning as "Other
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Guarantees" in the Common Securities Guarantee.
"Other Debentures" shall mean all junior subordinated debentures, other
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than the Debentures and the Series B Debentures (as defined in the Indenture),
issued by the Guarantor from time to time and sold to trusts other than the
Issuer to be established by the Guarantor (if any), in each case similar to the
Issuer.
"Other Guarantees" shall mean all guarantees, other than this Series B
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Capital Securities Guarantee and the Series A Capital Securities Guarantee, to
be issued by the Guarantor with respect to capital securities (if any) similar
to the Series B Capital Securities, issued by trusts other than the Issuer to be
established by the Guarantor (if any), in each case similar to the Issuer.
"Person" shall mean a legal person, including any individual, corporation,
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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.
"Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration Rights
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Agreement, dated as of August 7, 1998, by and among the Guarantor, the Issuer
and the Initial Purchasers named therein, as such agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Responsible Officer" shall mean, with respect to a Person, any officer
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with direct responsibility for the administration of any matters relating to
this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.
"Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee" shall mean a successor
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Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1.
"Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
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amended.
"Trust Securities" shall mean the Common Securities and the Series A
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Capital Securities and Series B Capital Securities, collectively.
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ARTICLE II
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application
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(a) This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions.
(b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties
shall control. If any provision of this Capital Securities Guarantee modifies
or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or
excluded, the modified or excluded provision of the Trust Indenture Act shall be
deemed to apply to this Capital Securities Guarantee as so modified or excluded,
as the case may be.
SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities
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(a) The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
(unless the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee is otherwise the registrar of
the Capital Securities) with a list, in such form as the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of the Series B Capital Securities ("List of Holders") as of such date,
(i) within fourteen (14) days after each record date for payment of
Distributions (as defined in the Trust Agreement), and (ii) at any other time
within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request for a List of
Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of Holders is given
to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee; provided, however, that the
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Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the
List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to
it on receipt of a new List of Holders.
(b) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its
obligations under Sections 31l(a), 31l(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
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Within 60 days after August 12 of each year, commencing August 12, 1999,
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the
Series B Capital Securities such reports as are required by Section 313 of the
Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by Section
313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall
also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
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The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
such documents, reports and information as are required by Section 314 (if any)
and the compliance certificate
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required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner
and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of
such reports, information and documents to the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Guarantor's compliance with any of its covenants
hereunder (as to which the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee is entitled to
rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
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The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
such evidence of compliance with the conditions precedent, if any, provided for
in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters
set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or
opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be
given in the form of an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 2.6 Waiver of Events of Default
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The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of Series B Capital
Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Series B Capital
Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
SECTION 2.7 Notice of Events of Default
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(a) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall, within 10 Business Days
after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Capital
Securities Guarantee actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to
all Holders of the Series B Capital Securities, notices of all such Events of
Default, unless such Events of Default have been cured before the giving of such
notice; provided, however, that, except in the case of an Event of Default
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arising from the non-payment of any Guarantee Payment, the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as a Responsible Officer of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee in good
faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders of the Series B Capital Securities.
(b) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer of the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the
Trust Agreement shall have obtained actual knowledge, of such Event of Default.
SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests
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The Trust Agreement shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the
first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
ARTICLE III
POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Capital Securities Guarantee
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Trustee
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(a) This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Series B
Capital Securities, and the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not
transfer this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee to any Person except a
Holder of Series B Capital Securities exercising his or her rights pursuant to
Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee on
acceptance by such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee of its
appointment to act as Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee. The right,
title and interest of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall
automatically vest in any Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, and
such vesting and succession of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the
appointment of such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.
(b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Series B Capital Securities
Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Series B Capital Securities.
(c) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default (of which, other than an Event of Default consisting of a
default in payment, a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee has actual
knowledge) and after the curing of all such Events of Default that may have
occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
against the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default
has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is
actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee,
and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or
her own affairs.
(d) No provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
construed to relieve the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee from liability for
its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default (of which, other
than an Event of Default consisting of a default in payment, a Responsible
Officer of the Property Trustee
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has actual knowledge) and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of
Default that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations of the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Series
B Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Securities 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 Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee; provided,
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however, that in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any
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provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not on
their face they conform to the requirements of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee;
(ii) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for
any errors of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or such Responsible Officer was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was
made;
(iii) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable
with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee under this Series B
Capital Securities Guarantee; and
(iv) no provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall
require the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of
any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for
believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably
assured to it under the terms of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
or indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:
(i) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely,
and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting, upon any
resolution, certificate, statement,
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instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or
presented by the proper party or parties;
(ii) any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee may be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers' Certificate;
(iii) whenever, in the administration of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall deem
it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking,
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed)
may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely
upon an Officers' Certificate, which, upon receipt of such request, shall
be promptly delivered by the Guarantor;
(iv) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to
see to any recording, filing or registration of any instrument or other
document (or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof);
(v) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may consult with
counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel with
respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion; and
such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and
may include any of its employees; the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the
administration of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee from any court
of competent jurisdiction;
(vi) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any
Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, against the costs, expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and
liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or
direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, provided, however, that nothing
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contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default,
of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee;
(vii) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have no
obligation to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further
inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit;
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(viii) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the
trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly
or by or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any such person appointed with due care by it
hereunder;
(ix) any action taken by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or
its agents hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Series B Capital
Securities, and the signature of the Capital Securities Guarantee 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 Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its
compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such action;
(x) whenever in the administration of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall deem it
desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or
right or taking any other action hereunder, the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders of a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities, (ii) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in
conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such instructions; and
(xi) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable
for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith,
without negligence, and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or
within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Series
B Capital Securities Guarantee.
(b) No provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or
obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be
illegal, or in which the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be
unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any
such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No
permissive power or authority available to the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.
SECTION 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Series
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B Capital Securities Guarantee
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The recitals contained in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall
be taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity
or sufficiency of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 4.1 Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
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(a) There shall at all times be a Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee that
shall
(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and
(ii) be a corporation or other Person organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory
thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person
permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an indenture
trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to
exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of
at least ten million U.S. dollars ($10,000,000), and subject to supervision
or examination by federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia
authority; it being understood that if such corporation or other Person
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above,
then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and
surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
(b) If at any time the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall cease to
be eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in
Section 4.2(c).
(c) If the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in
all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Securities
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Guarantee Trustee
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(a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may
be appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except during
an Event of Default.
(b) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in
accordance with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written
instrument executed by such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and
delivered to the Guarantor.
(c) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall hold office until a
Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
until its removal or resignation. The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may
resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an
instrument in writing executed by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and
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delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a
Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has
accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such Successor
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the
resigning Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.
(d) If no Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60
days after delivery of an instrument of removal or resignation, the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee resigning or being removed may petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if
any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee.
(e) No Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
omissions to act of any Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.
(f) Upon termination of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or
removal or resignation of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee pursuant to
this Section 4.2, the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee all amounts due to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee accrued to
the date of such termination, removal or resignation.
ARTICLE V
GUARANTEE
SECTION 5.1 Guarantee
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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), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or
counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor fully, knowingly
and unconditionally waives any right the Guarantor may have to revoke this
Guarantee under Section 2815 of the California Civil Code or otherwise. 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 and Demand
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The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply,
presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against
the 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
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The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under
this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or
impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:
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(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 Series B Capital 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, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any
other sums payable under the terms of the Series B Capital Securities or the
extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out
of, or in connection with, the Series B Capital 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 Series B Capital
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 Series B Capital
Securities;
(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or
hereby incurred;
(g) the consummation of the Exchange Offer (subject to Section 7.1 hereof);
or
(h) 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
with respect to the Guarantee Payments shall be absolute and unconditional under
any and all circumstances.
There shall be no 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 Rights of Holders
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(a) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
in respect of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust
or power conferred upon the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee under this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.
(b) If the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder of Series B Capital Securities
may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's rights under this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the
Issuer, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity.
The Guarantor waives any
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right or remedy to require that any action be brought first against the Issuer
or any other person or entity before proceeding directly against the Guarantor.
SECTION 5.5 Guarantee of Payment
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This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment
and not of collection.
SECTION 5.6 Subrogation
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The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders of
Series B Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to
such Holders by the Guarantor under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee;
provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required
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by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right
that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or
other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due
and unpaid under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall
be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor
agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount
to the Holders.
SECTION 5.7 Independent Obligations
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The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent
of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Series B Capital
Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Series B
Capital Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event
referred to in subsections (a) through (h), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI
LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
SECTION 6.1 Limitation of Transactions
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So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, the Guarantor shall
not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase,
acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Guarantor's
capital stock, (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if
any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Guarantor
(including Other Debentures) that rank pari passu with or junior in right of
payment to the Debentures or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to
any guarantee by the Guarantor of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the
Guarantor (including Other Guarantees) if such guarantee ranks pari passu with
or junior in right of payment to the Debentures (other than (a) dividends or
distributions in shares of, or options, warrants, rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of, common stock of the Guarantor, (b) any Trust Agreement of a
dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders' rights plan,
or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or
repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the Series A
Capital Securities Guarantee and this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, (d)
as a result of a
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reclassification of the Guarantor's capital stock or the exchange or the
conversion of one class or series of the Guarantor's capital stock for another
class or series of the Guarantor's capital stock, (e) the purchase of fractional
interests in shares of the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion
or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or
exchanged, and (f) purchases of common stock related to the issuance of common
stock or rights under any of the Guarantor's benefit or compensation plans for
its directors, officers or employees or any of the Guarantor's dividend
reinvestment plans) if at such time (l) there shall have occurred any event of
which the Guarantor has actual knowledge that (A) is a Default (as defined in
the Indenture) or an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) and (B) in
respect of which the Guarantor shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure,
(2) if the Debentures are held by the Property Trustee, the Guarantor shall be
in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under this Series B
Capital Securities Guarantee or (3) the Guarantor shall have given notice of its
election of the exercise of its right to commence an Extended Interest Payment
Period as provided in the Indenture and shall not have rescinded such notice,
and such Extended Interest Payment Period, or an extension thereof, shall have
commenced and be continuing.
SECTION 6.2 Ranking
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This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
payment to Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture), to the same extent
and in the same manner that the Debentures are subordinated to Senior
Indebtedness pursuant to the Indenture, it being understood that the terms of
Article XV of the Indenture shall apply to the obligations of the Guarantor
under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee as if such Article XV were set
forth herein in full, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock now or hereafter issued by the Guarantor and with the Series A
Capital Securities Guarantee, any Other Guarantee and, except to the extent set
forth therein, the Common Securities Guarantee, any Other Common Securities
Guarantee, and any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in
respect of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor,
and (iii) senior to the Guarantor's common stock.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
SECTION 7.1 Termination
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This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate and be of no
further force and effect upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price of all
Series B Capital Securities, or (ii) dissolution, winding up or liquidation of
the Issuer, immediately following the full payment of the amounts payable in
accordance with the Trust Agreement or the distribution of all of the Debentures
to the holders of the Trust Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder of Series B Capital
Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the Series B Capital
Securities or under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.
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ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1 Exculpation
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(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 in accordance with this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably
believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified
Person by this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an
Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred
by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions.
(b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care
by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information, opinions, reports or
statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits,
losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which Distributions to Holders of Series B Capital Securities might properly be
paid.
SECTION 8.2 Compensation and Indemnification
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The Guarantor agrees to pay to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
such compensation for its services as shall be mutually agreed upon by the
Guarantor and the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantor shall
reimburse the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee upon request for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it, including the reasonable
compensation and expenses of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's agents
and counsel, except any expense as may be attributable to the negligence or bad
faith of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.
The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to hold
each Indemnified Person harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage,
action, suit, claim or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against, or
investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The provisions of this
Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of this Series B Capital Securities
Guarantee and shall survive the resignation or removal of the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee.
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1 Successors and Assigns
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All guarantees and agreements contained in this Series B Capital Securities
Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders
of the Series B Capital Securities then outstanding.
SECTION 9.2 Amendments
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Except with respect to any changes that do not materially adversely affect
the rights of Holders of the Capital Securities (in which case no consent of
such Holders will be required), this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee may
only be amended with the prior approval of the Holders of a Majority in
Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities. The provisions of Section
12.2 of the Trust Agreement with respect to meetings of Holders of the Trust
Securities apply to the giving of such approval. This Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee may not be amended, and no amendment hereof that affects
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's rights, duties or immunities
hereunder or otherwise, shall be effective, unless such amendment is executed by
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee (which shall have no obligation to
execute any such amendment, but may do so in its sole discretion).
SECTION 9.3 Notices
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All notices provided for in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee
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 Issuer, in care of the Administrative Trustee at the
Issuer's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Issuer
may give notice of to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and the Holders
of the Series B Capital Securities):
GBB CAPITAL II
c/o Greater Bay Bancorp
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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(b) If given to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other
address as the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the
Holders of the Series B Capital Securities):
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Square North
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(c) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address set forth
below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee and the Holders of the Series B Capital
Securities):
GREATER BAY BANCORP
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(d) If given to any Holder of Series B Capital Securities, at the address
set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in
person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or
cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date
of such refusal or inability to deliver.
SECTION 9.4 Benefit
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This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the
Holders of the Series B Capital Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is
not separately transferable from the Series B Capital Securities.
SECTION 9.5 Governing Law
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THIS SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee is executed as of the day and
year first above written.
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GREATER BAY BANCORP
as Guarantor
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President
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