SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________________ to ______________________
Commission File Number 1-3523
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
KANSAS 48-0290150
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
818 KANSAS AVENUE, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code (785) 575-6300
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at August 12, 1998
Common Stock, $5.00 par value 65,704,348
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
INDEX
Page No.
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets 3
Consolidated Statements of Income 4 - 6
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 8 - 9
Consolidated Statements of Cumulative Preferred
and Preference Stock 10
Consolidated Statements of Common Shareowners' Equity 11
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 12
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 16
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk 23
Part II. Other Information
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 24
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 24
Item 5. Other Information 25
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 25
Signatures 27
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
1998 1997
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,738 $ 76,608
Accounts receivable (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,406 325,043
Inventories and supplies (net). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,418 86,398
Marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,642 75,258
Prepaid expenses and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,484 25,483
Total Current Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529,688 588,790
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,771,197 3,786,528
OTHER ASSETS:
Investment in ONEOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614,378 596,206
Subscriber accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796,537 549,152
Goodwill (net). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,127,099 854,163
Regulatory assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,370 380,421
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,551 221,700
Total Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,143,935 2,601,642
TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,444,820 $6,976,960
LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current maturities of long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . $ 22,040 $ 21,217
Short-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728,041 236,500
Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,668 151,166
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273,690 249,447
Accrued income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,492 27,360
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,175 89,106
Total Current Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,335,106 774,796
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt (net). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,086,664 2,181,855
Western Resources obligated mandatorily redeemable
preferred securities of subsidiary trusts holding
solely company subordinated debentures. . . . . . . . . 220,000 220,000
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits. . . . . 1,051,630 1,065,565
Minority interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,205 164,379
Deferred gain from sale-leaseback . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,865 221,779
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275,722 259,521
Total Long-term Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,059,086 4,113,099
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY:
Cumulative preferred and preference stock . . . . . . . . 24,858 74,858
Common stock, par value $5 per share, authorized
85,000,000 shares, outstanding 65,572,902 and
65,409,603 shares, respectively. . . . . . . . . . . . . 327,865 327,048
Paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766,453 760,553
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906,676 914,487
Accumulated other comprehensive income (net) . . . . . . 24,776 12,119
Total Shareowners' Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,050,628 2,089,065
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY . . . . . . . . . $7,444,820 $6,976,960
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
SALES:
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 366,260 $ 422,786
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,041 31,220
Total Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463,301 454,006
COST OF SALES:
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,199 173,551
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,480 14,922
Total Cost of Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,679 188,473
GROSS PROFIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291,622 265,533
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Operating and maintenance expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,539 98,078
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,640 60,844
Selling, general and administrative expense . . . . . . . . 62,833 49,112
Total Operating Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,012 208,034
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,610 57,499
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Investment earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,913 9,919
Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (962) (299)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,035 18,215
Total Other Income (Expense). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,986 27,835
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,596 85,334
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest expense on long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,282 23,570
Interest expense on short-term debt and other . . . . . . . 15,617 28,168
Total Interest Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,899 51,738
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,697 33,596
INCOME TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,469 9,261
NET INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,228 24,335
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN, NET OF TAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,591 -
NET INCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,819 24,335
PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,797 1,229
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,022 $ 23,106
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,542,815 65,045,268
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN $ .48 $ .36
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 -
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .50 $ .36
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .535 $ .525
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
SALES:
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 671,807 $1,016,698
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,836 63,506
Total Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845,643 1,080,204
COST OF SALES:
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246,459 470,247
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,473 33,976
Total Cost of Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301,932 504,223
GROSS PROFIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543,711 575,981
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Operating and maintenance expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,867 191,419
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,278 121,522
Selling, general and administrative expense . . . . . . . . 110,371 102,244
Total Operating Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396,516 415,185
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,195 160,796
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Investment earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,465 20,685
Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,174) (571)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,071 17,797
Total Other Income (Expense). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,362 37,911
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,557 198,707
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest expense on long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,239 47,365
Interest expense on short-term debt and other . . . . . . . 27,060 53,858
Total Interest Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,299 101,223
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,258 97,484
INCOME TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,562 32,116
NET INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,696 65,368
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN, NET OF TAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,591 -
NET INCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,287 65,368
PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,027 2,459
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,260 $ 62,909
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,476,577 64,926,833
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN $ .93 $ .97
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 -
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .95 $ .97
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.07 $ 1.05
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Twelve Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
SALES:
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,654,527 $2,064,354
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262,677 70,931
Total Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,917,204 2,135,285
COST OF SALES:
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704,536 906,389
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,297 37,208
Total Cost of Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764,833 943,597
GROSS PROFIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,152,371 1,191,688
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Operating and maintenance expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347,360 377,031
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,481 226,076
Selling, general and administrative expense . . . . . . . . 321,054 207,903
Write-off of deferred merger costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,008 -
Security asset impairment charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,144 -
Total Operating Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,023,047 811,010
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,324 380,678
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Gain on sale of Tyco securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864,253 -
Special charges from ADT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - (18,181)
Investment earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,426 32,117
Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,134 (340)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,676 28,683
Total Other Income (Expense). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936,489 42,279
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,065,813 422,957
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest expense on long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,263 100,002
Interest expense on short-term debt and other . . . . . . . 47,038 83,093
Total Interest Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197,301 183,095
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 868,512 239,862
INCOME TAXES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376,091 79,079
INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492,421 160,783
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,591 -
NET INCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494,012 160,783
PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,486 10,589
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 488,526 $ 150,194
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,400,416 64,631,972
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN $ 7.45 $ 2.32
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 -
EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7.47 $ 2.32
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2.12 $ 2.08
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,819 $ 24,335
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Unrealized gain on equity securities. . . . . . . . . . . 6,552 -
Income tax expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,606 -
Other comprehensive income, net of tax. . . . . . . . . . . 3,946 -
Comprehensive income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,765 $ 24,335
Six Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,287 $ 65,368
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Unrealized gain on equity securities. . . . . . . . . . . 21,018 -
Income tax expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,361 -
Other comprehensive income, net of tax. . . . . . . . . . . 12,657 -
Comprehensive income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 77,944 $ 65,368
Twelve Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $494,012 $160,783
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Unrealized gain on equity securities. . . . . . . . . . . 46,266 -
Income tax expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,490 -
Other comprehensive income, net of tax. . . . . . . . . . . 24,776 -
Comprehensive income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $518,788 $160,783
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,287 $ 65,368
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Extraordinary gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,591) -
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,278 121,522
Equity in earnings from investments . . . . . . . . . . . (5,502) (25,791)
Changes in working capital items (net of effects
from acquisitions):
Accounts receivable (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,816 41,290
Inventories and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,089) 4,349
Marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (51,384) -
Prepaid expenses and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34,458) (2,005)
Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8,801) (27,038)
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,844) (9,470)
Accrued income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,332 (7,945)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,392 20,088
Changes in other assets and liabilities . . . . . . . . . 27,803 (13,439)
Net cash flows from operating activities. . . . . . . . . . 239,239 166,929
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment (net). . . . . (69,547) (102,736)
Customer account acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (126,589) (21,134)
Security alarm monitoring acquisitions,
net of cash acquired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (361,039) -
Proceeds from issuance of stock by subsidiary (net) . . . 45,565 -
Other investments (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (68,601) (5,958)
Net cash flows (used in) investing activities . . . . (580,211) (129,828)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Short-term debt (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491,541 291,918
Proceeds of long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,818 1,406
Retirements of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (102,179) (276,470)
Issuance of common stock (net). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,717 13,996
Redemption of preference stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (50,000) -
Cash dividends paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (71,795) (69,776)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities. . 282,102 (38,926)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS . . . . . . . . . (58,870) (1,825)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,608 3,724
End of the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,738 $ 1,899
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
CASH PAID FOR:
Interest on financing activities (net of amount
capitalized). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 119,076 $ 130,152
Income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,595 41,430
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Twelve Months Ended
June 30,
1998 1997
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 494,012 $ 160,783
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Extraordinary gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,591) -
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,481 226,076
Gain on sale of securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (864,253) -
Equity in earnings from investments . . . . . . . . . . . (5,116) (23,376)
Write-off of deferred merger costs. . . . . . . . . . . . 48,008 -
Security asset impairment charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,144 -
Changes in working capital items (net of effects
from acquisitions):
Accounts receivable (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,682 (31,476)
Inventories and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8,189) 4,149
Marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (61,845) -
Prepaid expenses and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23,223) 15,225
Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30,061) 5,499
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,697 (3,876)
Accrued income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,146 29,924
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 19,329
Changes in other assets and liabilities . . . . . . . . . (28,110) (83,410)
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities. . (13,498) 318,847
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment (net). . . . . (177,549) (213,302)
Customer account acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (150,618) (21,134)
Proceeds from sale of securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,533,530 -
Security alarm monitoring acquisitions
net of cash acquired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (799,756) (368,535)
Proceeds from issuance of stock by subsidiary (net) . . . 45,565 -
Purchase of ADT common stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - (145,842)
Other investments (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (107,961) (7,760)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities. . 343,211 (756,573)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Short-term debt (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (544,617) 532,903
Proceeds of long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526,412 226,386
Retirements of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (119,686) (226,470)
Issuance of other mandatorily redeemable securities . . . - 120,000
Issuance of common stock (net). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,763 31,105
Redemption of preference stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (50,000) (100,000)
Cash dividends paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (143,746) (145,803)
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities. . (313,874) 438,121
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS. . . . 15,839 395
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,899 1,504
End of the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,738 $ 1,899
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
CASH PAID FOR:
Interest on financing activities (net of amount
capitalized). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 182,392 $ 205,297
Income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386,713 59,018
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
During the fourth quarter of 1997 the company contributed the net
assets of its natural gas business totaling approximately $594 million
to ONEOK in exchange for a 45% ownership interest in ONEOK.
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CUMULATIVE PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE STOCK
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
1998 1997
CUMULATIVE PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE STOCK:
Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption,
Par value $100 per share, authorized
600,000 shares, outstanding -
4 1/2% Series, 138,576 shares. . . . . . . . . . $ 13,858 $ 13,858
4 1/4% Series, 60,000 shares . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 6,000
5% Series, 50,000 shares . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 5,000
24,858 24,858
Preference stock subject to mandatory redemption,
Without par value, $100 stated value,
Authorized 4,000,000 shares, outstanding -
7.58% Series, 500,000 shares . . . . . . . . . . - 50,000
TOTAL CUMULATIVE PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE STOCK. . . . $ 24,858 $ 74,858
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMMON SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Common Paid-in Retained Income
Stock Capital Earnings (net)
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1996, 64,625,259 shares. . . . . $323,126 $739,433 $562,121 $ -
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,368
Cash dividends:
Preferred and preference stock. . . . . . . . . . . (2,459)
Common stock, $1.05 per share . . . . . . . . . . . (68,204)
Issuance of 456,494 shares of common stock. . . . . . 2,282 11,714
BALANCE JUNE 30, 1997, 65,081,753 shares. . . . . . . 325,408 751,147 556,826 -
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428,726
Cash dividends:
Preferred and preference stock. . . . . . . . . . . (2,460)
Common stock, $1.05 per share . . . . . . . . . . . (68,605)
Expenses on common stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5)
Issuance of 327,850 shares of common stock. . . . . . 1,640 9,411
Net change in unrealized gain on equity securities
(net of tax effect of $13,129) . . . . . . . . . . . ________ ________ 12,119
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1997, 65,409,603 shares. . . . . 327,048 760,553 914,487 12,119
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,287
Cash dividends:
Preferred and preference stock. . . . . . . . . . . (3,027)
Common stock, $1.07 per share . . . . . . . . . . . (70,071)
Issuance of 163,299 shares of common stock. . . . . . 817 5,900
Net change in unrealized gain on equity securities
(net of tax effect of $8,361). . . . . . . . . . . . 12,657
BALANCE JUNE 30, 1998, 65,572,902 shares. . . . . . . $327,865 $766,453 $906,676 $ 24,776
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business: Western Resources, Inc. (the company) is a
publicly traded holding company. The company's primary business activities are
providing electric generation, transmission and distribution services to
approximately 614,000 customers in Kansas; providing security alarm monitoring
services to approximately 1.3 million customers located throughout the United
States, providing natural gas transmission and distribution services to
approximately 1.4 million customers in Oklahoma and Kansas through its
investment in ONEOK Inc. (ONEOK) and investing in international power projects.
Rate regulated electric service is provided by KPL, a division of the company
and KGE, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Security alarm monitoring services are
provided by Protection One, Inc. (Protection One), a publicly-traded,
approximately 85%-owned subsidiary.
Principles of Consolidation: The company's unaudited consolidated
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with
the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted.
These consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and the notes included in the company's 1997
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
New Pronouncements: Effective January 1, 1998, the company adopted the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income" (SFAS 130). This statement establishes standards for
reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components (revenues,
expenses, gains and losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial
statements.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133). This statement established accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. SFAS
133 requires that all derivatives be recognized as either assets or liabilities
in the balance sheet and that these instruments be measured at fair value. The
company will adopt SFAS 133 no later than January 1, 2000. Management is
presently evaluating the impact that adoption of SFAS 133 will have on the
company's financial position and results of operations.
Reclassifications: Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified
to conform with classifications used in the current year presentation.
2. MERGER AGREEMENT WITH KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (KCPL)
On February 7, 1997, the company signed a merger agreement with KCPL by
which KCPL would be merged with and into the company in exchange for company
stock. In December 1997, representatives of the company's financial advisor
indicated that they believed it was unlikely that they would be in a position to
issue a fairness opinion required for the merger on the basis of the previously
announced terms.
On March 18, 1998, the company and KCPL agreed to a restructuring of their
February 7, 1997, merger agreement which will result in the formation of Westar
Energy, a new regulated electric utility company. Under the terms of the merger
agreement, the electric utility operations of the company will be transferred to
KGE, and KCPL and KGE will be merged into NKC, Inc., a subsidiary of the
company. NKC, Inc. will be renamed Westar Energy. In addition, under the terms
of the merger agreement, KCPL shareowners will receive $23.50 of company common
stock per KCPL share, subject to a collar mechanism, and one share of Westar
Energy common stock per KCPL share. Upon consummation of the combination, the
company will own approximately 80.1% of the outstanding equity of Westar Energy
and KCPL shareowners will own approximately 19.9%. As part of the combination,
Westar Energy will assume all of the electric utility related assets and
liabilities of the company, KCPL and KGE.
Westar Energy will assume $2.7 billion in debt, consisting of $1.9 billion
of indebtedness for borrowed money of the company and KGE, and $800 million from
KCPL. Long-term debt of Western Resources and KGE was $2.1 billion at June 30,
1998. Under the terms of the merger agreement, it is intended that the company
will be released from its obligations with respect to the company's debt to be
assumed by Westar Energy.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, the company has agreed, among other
things, to call for redemption all outstanding shares of its 4 1/2% Series
Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, 4 1/4% Series Preferred Stock, par
value $100 per share, and 5% Series Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share.
Consummation of the merger is subject to customary conditions. On July 30,
1998 the company's shareowners and the shareowners of KCPL voted to approve the
amended merger agreement at special meetings of shareowners. The company
estimates the transaction to close by mid-1999, subject to receipt of all
necessary approvals from regulatory and government agencies.
On August 7, 1998 the company and KCPL filed an amended application with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve the Western
Resources/KCPL merger and the formation of Westar Energy.
KCPL is a public utility company engaged in the generation, transmission,
distribution, and sale of electricity to customers in western Missouri and
eastern Kansas. The company, KCPL and KGE have joint interests in certain
electric generating assets, including Wolf Creek.
At June 30, 1998, the company had deferred approximately $7 million related
to the KCPL transaction. These costs will be included in the determination of
total consideration upon consummation of the transaction.
3. INVESTMENT IN ONEOK, INC.
In November 1997, the company completed its strategic alliance with ONEOK.
The company contributed substantially all of its regulated and non-regulated
natural gas business to ONEOK in exchange for a 45% ownership interest in ONEOK.
The company accounts for its common ownership of ONEOK in accordance with the
equity method of accounting.
For additional information on the Strategic Alliance with ONEOK, see Note
4 of the company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
4. INVESTMENT IN PROTECTION ONE, INC.
Protection One has completed various acquisitions comprising over 500,000
subscribers at various times during the six months ended June 30, 1998.
On August 7, 1998, Protection One acquired approximately 65.6% of the
outstanding shares of Compagnie Europeene de Telesecurite (CET) for
approximately $94 million. CET is a French security alarm monitoring company
with approximately 60,000 subscribers located primarily in France, Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
For additional information on the Investment in Protection One and the
Security Alarm Monitoring Business, see Note 3 of the company's 1997 Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A.
5. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On January 8, 1997, Innovative Business Systems, Ltd. (IBS) filed suit
against the company and Westinghouse Electric Corporation (WEC), Westinghouse
Security Systems, Inc. (WSS) and WestSec, Inc. (WestSec), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the company established to acquire the assets of WSS, in Dallas
County, Texas district court (Cause No 97-00184) alleging, among other things,
breach of contract by WEC and interference with contract against the company in
connection with the sale by WEC of the assets of WSS to the company. IBS claims
that WEC improperly transferred software owned by IBS to the company and that
the company is not entitled to its use. The company has demanded WEC defend and
indemnify it. WEC and the company have denied IBS' allegations and are
vigorously defending against them. Management does not believe that the
ultimate disposition of this matter will have a material adverse effect upon the
company's overall financial condition or results of operations.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced a private
investigation relating, among other things, to the timeliness and adequacy of
disclosure filings with the SEC by the company with respect to securities of ADT
Ltd. The company is cooperating with the SEC staff in the production of records
relating to the investigation.
The company and its subsidiaries are involved in various other legal,
environmental, and regulatory proceedings. Management believes that adequate
provision has been made and accordingly believes that the ultimate dispositions
of these matters will not have a material adverse effect upon the company's
overall financial position or results of operations.
6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
International Power Project Commitments: The company has ownership
interests in international power generation projects under construction in
Colombia and the Republic of Turkey and in existing power generation facilities
in the People's Republic of China. In 1998, commitments are not expected to
exceed $51 million. Currently, equity commitments beyond 1998 approximate $9
million.
Manufactured Gas Sites: The company has been associated with 15 former
manufactured gas sites located in Kansas which may contain coal tar and other
potentially harmful materials. The company and the Kansas Department of Health
and Environment (KDHE) entered into a consent agreement governing all future
work at the 15 sites. The terms of the consent agreement will allow the company
to investigate these sites and set remediation priorities based upon the
results of the investigations and risk analysis. At June 30, 1998, the costs
incurred for preliminary site investigation and risk assessment have been
minimal. In accordance with the terms of the strategic alliance with ONEOK,
ownership of twelve of these sites and the responsibility for clean-up of these
sites were transferred to ONEOK. The ONEOK agreement limits our future
liability to an amount immaterial to the company's financial condition or
results of operations. However, our share of ONEOK income could be adversely
affected by these costs.
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program (AHTC): At June 30, 1998, the
company had invested approximately $44.9 million to purchase AHTC investments in
limited partnerships. The company is committed to investing approximately $44.7
million more in AHTC investments by April 1, 2001.
For additional information on Commitments and Contingencies, see Note 7 of
the company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
7. INCOME TAXES
Total income tax expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Income
reflects the Federal statutory rate of 35%. The Federal statutory rate produces
effective income tax rates of 36.3%, 30.8% and 43.1% for the three, six and
twelve month periods ended June 30, 1998 compared to 27.9%, 33.1% and 33.1% for
the three, six and twelve month periods ended June 30, 1997. The effective
income tax rates vary from the Federal statutory rate due to permanent
differences, including dividend income, the amortization of investment tax
credits, amortization of goodwill, and accelerated amortization of certain
deferred income taxes.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INTRODUCTION
In Management's Discussion and Analysis we explain the general financial
condition and the operating results for Western Resources, Inc. and its
subsidiaries. We explain:
- What factors affect our business
- What our earnings and costs were for the three, six and twelve month
periods ending June 30, 1998 and 1997
- Why these earnings and costs differed from period to period
- How our earnings and costs affect our overall financial condition
- Any other items that particularly affect our financial condition or
earnings
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations updates the information provided in the 1997 Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A and should be read in conjunction with Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the
company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Certain matters discussed here and elsewhere
in this Form 10-Q are "forward-looking statements." The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 has established that these statements qualify for
safe harbors from liability. Forward-looking statements may include words like
we "believe," "anticipate," "expect" or words of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements describe our future plans, objectives, expectations
or goals. Such statements address future events and conditions concerning
capital expenditures, earnings, litigation, rate and other regulatory matters,
possible corporate restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions,
liquidity and capital resources, interest and dividend rates, environmental
matters, changing weather, nuclear operations, ability to enter new markets
successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities in nonregulated businesses,
and accounting matters. What happens in each case could vary materially from
what we expect because of such things as electric utility deregulation,
including ongoing state and federal activities; future economic conditions;
legislative developments; our regulatory and competitive markets; and other
circumstances affecting anticipated operations, sales and costs.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
GENERAL: Sales increased $9 million primarily due to increased electric
sales because of warmer than normal weather and stronger sales from our
monitored security business for the three months ended June 30, 1998. Partially
offsetting this increase was no gas sales for the quarter due to the transfer of
our natural gas assets to ONEOK in November 1997. Net income increased $10
million and basic earnings per share increased $0.14 per share for the three
months ended June 30, 1998 due to increased electric sales because of warmer
than normal weather, earnings from our natural gas investment and stronger
earnings from our monitored
security business.
Sales decreased $235 million, net income decreased less than 1% and basic
earnings per share decreased $0.02 per share for the six months ended June 30,
1998 due to the transfer of our natural gas business to ONEOK in November 1997
and the gain on the sale of a non-strategic equity investment during the second
quarter of 1997.
Sales decreased $218 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998 due
to the transfer of our natural gas business to ONEOK in November 1997. Net
income increased $333 million and basic earnings per share increased $5.15 for
the twelve months ended June 30, 1998 due to the pre-tax gain on the sale of the
Tyco common stock of $864 million, or $7.97 of basic earnings per share,
recorded in the third quarter of 1997. Partially offsetting these increases was
the special non-recurring charge in December 1997 to expense $48 million of
deferred KCPL Merger costs, and the special non-recurring charge in December
1997 of approximately $40 million recorded by Protection One.
A quarterly dividend of $0.535 per share was declared in the second quarter
of 1998, for an indicated annual rate of $2.14 per share. The book value per
share was $30.89 at June 30, 1998, up from $30.79 at December 31, 1997. There
were 65,542,815 and 65,045,268 average shares outstanding for the second quarter
of 1998 and 1997.
OPERATING RESULTS
The following explains significant changes from prior year results in
sales, cost of sales, operating expenses, other income (expense), interest
expense, income taxes and preferred and preference dividends.
Energy sales, cost of sales and operating expenses have decreased
significantly for the three, six and twelve months ended June 30, 1998 due to
the transfer of our natural gas business assets to ONEOK Inc. in November 1997.
Security sales, cost of sales and operating expenses have increased
significantly for the three, six and twelve months ended June 30, 1998 due
primarily to our acquisition of Protection One in November 1997.
SALES: Energy sales include electric sales, power marketing sales, natural
gas sales and other insignificant energy-related sales. Certain state
regulatory commissions and the FERC authorize rates for our electric sales. Our
energy sales vary with levels of energy deliveries. Changing weather affects
the amount of energy our customers use. Very hot summers and very cold winters
prompt more demand, especially among our residential customers. Mild weather
reduces demand.
Many things will affect our future energy sales. They include:
- The weather
- Our electric rates
- Competitive forces
- Customer conservation efforts
- Wholesale demand
- The overall economy of our service area
Electric sales increased 33.4% for the three months ended June 30, 1998 due
to increased residential energy deliveries as a result of warmer spring
temperatures and revenues of $65 million from our power marketing activity. Our
involvement in electric power marketing takes advantage of increased competitive
opportunities in the wholesale electric utility industry. We are involved in
both the marketing of electricity and risk management services to wholesale
electric customers and the purchase of electricity for our retail customers.
Our margin from power marketing activity is significantly less than our margins
on other energy sales. Our power marketing activity has resulted in energy
purchases and sales made in areas outside of our historical marketing territory.
Through June 30, 1998, this additional power marketing activity has had an
insignificant effect on operating income. This sales increase was partially
offset by our reduced electric rates implemented February 1, 1997. Power
marketing sales are also impacted by the availability of generating units and
purchased power from other companies. Due to warmer than normal weather
throughout the Midwest and lack of power available for purchase on the wholesale
market, the wholesale power market has seen extreme volatility in prices and
availability. This volatility could impact our cost of power purchases and
impact our ability to participate in power trades.
Electric sales increased 23.7% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 due
to increased residential energy deliveries as a result of warmer spring
temperatures and revenues of $112 million from our power marketing activity.
This increase was partially offset by our reduced electric rates implemented on
February 1, 1997 and on June 1, 1998.
Electric sales increased 15.4% for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998
because of $182 million included from our power marketing activity. This
increase was partially offset by a 7.3% decrease in wholesale and interchange
sales and our reduced electric rates implemented on February 1, 1997 and on June
1, 1998.
The following table reflects the increases in electric energy deliveries
for retail customers for the three, six and twelve months ended June 30, 1998
from the comparable periods of 1997.
3 Months 6 Months 12 Months
ended ended ended
Residential. . . . . 18.3% 10.0% 7.5%
Commercial . . . . . 10.1% 6.9% 6.3%
Industrial . . . . . 2.7% 2.8% 3.7%
Other. . . . . . . . (0.7)% 0.8% 0.7%
Total retail . . . 9.8% 6.3% 5.7%
Security alarm monitoring business sales increased $66 million for the
three months ended, $110 million for the six months ended, and $192 million for
the twelve months ended June 30, 1998. These increases are primarily due to our
acquisition of Protection One on November 24, 1997 and Protection One's
continued growth and acquisitions during the first half of 1998.
COST OF SALES: Items included in energy cost of sales are fuel expense,
purchased power expense (electricity we purchase from others for resale), power
marketing expense and natural gas purchased. Items included in security alarm
monitoring cost of sales are the cost of direct monitoring and the cost of
installing security monitoring equipment that is not capitalized.
Energy business cost of sales were lower by 19% for the three months ended,
48% for the six months ended and 22% for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998.
These decreases were primarily due to the transfer of our natural gas business
assets to ONEOK in November 1997. Partially offsetting these decreases was
increased power marketing expense of $63 million for the three months ended,
$110 million for the six months ended and $181 million for the twelve months
ended June 30, 1998.
Security alarm monitoring cost of sales increased 111% for the three months
ended, 63% for the six months ended and 62% for the twelve months ended June 30,
1998. The increases are primarily a result of our acquisition of Protection One
on November 24, 1997 and Protection One's addition of several service centers
resulting from acquisition activity during the first half of 1998.
OPERATING EXPENSES
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE: Total operating and maintenance expense
decreased 20% for the three months, 19% for the six months, and 8% for the
twelve months ended June 30, 1998 primarily due to the transfer of our natural
gas business assets to ONEOK in November 1997.
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE: Depreciation and amortization
expense increased 15% for the three months, 8% for the six months, and 18% for
the twelve months ended June 30, 1998. These increases are primarily
attributable to the amortization of capitalized security alarm monitoring
accounts and goodwill from our security alarm monitoring business. Partially
offsetting these increases were reductions in amortization expense for certain
regulatory assets which were fully amortized in December 1997.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE: Selling, general and
administrative expense increased 28% for the three months ended June 30, 1998
and increased 8% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 primarily due to
increased selling, general and administrative expense from our expansion into
the security alarm monitoring business through acquisitions. Also contributing
to the increase was storm related restoration expenses. Partially offsetting
the increase was decreased selling, general and administrative expense due to
the transfer of our natural gas business assets to ONEOK in November 1997.
Higher security alarm monitoring business selling, general and
administrative expense caused a 54% increase in total selling general and
administrative expense for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998. This increase
is due primarily to our expansion into the security alarm monitoring business
through acquisitions. Partially offsetting this increase was decreased selling,
general and administrative expense due to the transfer of our natural gas
business assets to ONEOK in November 1997.
OTHER: Two additional items affected total operating expenses for the
twelve months ended June 30, 1998. We recorded a special non-recurring charge
in December 1997 to expense $48 million of deferred KCPL Merger costs.
Protection One recorded a special non-recurring charge of approximately $40
million in December 1997, to reflect the phase out of certain business
activities which are no longer of continuing value to Protection One, to
eliminate redundant facilities and activities and to bring all customers under
the Protection One
brand.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Other income (expense) includes miscellaneous income and expenses not
directly related to our operations. Other income included a gain from
Protection One's repurchase of certain contracts of $10.2 million for the three
months ended and $13.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998. Also
included in other income was investment earnings of approximately $9 million for
the three months ended and approximately $23 million for the six months ended
June 30, 1998 from our 45% ownership in ONEOK. Other income for the second
quarter of 1997 included investment earnings of approximately $10 million
primarily from our investment in ADT and included a gain on the sale of a
non-strategic equity investment of $11.5 million.
Other income for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998 increased due to the
gain on the sale of Tyco common stock of $864 million during the third quarter
of 1997.
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense includes the interest we paid on outstanding debt.
Interest expense increased 6% for the three months, 4% for the six months and 8%
for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998. Interest recorded on long-term debt
increased $50 million or 50% for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998 due to
the issuance of $520 million in senior unsecured notes in November 1997. A
decline in short-term debt interest expense in the second half of 1997 partially
offset the increase in long-term debt interest expense. We used the proceeds
from the sale of Tyco common stock and the $520 million in senior unsecured
notes to reduce our short-term debt balance.
INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 1998 increased $11
million. Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 1998 decreased $3
million or 8%. Income tax expense for the twelve months ended June 30, 1998
increased $297 million due to the gain from the sale of Tyco common stock.
Partially offsetting this increase was lower operating income.
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN
In June 1998, Protection One redeemed a portion of its discount notes which
resulted in an extraordinary gain, net of tax, of approximately $1.6 million.
PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS
Preferred and preference dividends decreased 48% for the twelve months
ended June 30, 1998 due to the dividend paid associated with the redemption of
our 8.50% preference stock due 2016 on July 1, 1996.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of June 30, 1998, we had $18 million in cash and cash equivalents. We
consider highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents decreased
$59 million from December 31, 1997, due to a decrease in cash held by Protection
One. Protection One used its cash for security alarm monitoring business
acquisitions. Other than operations, our primary source of short-term cash is
from short-term bank loans, unsecured lines of credit and the sale of commercial
paper. At June 30, 1998, we had approximately $728 million of short-term debt
outstanding, of which $573 million was commercial paper. An additional $246
million of short-term debt was available from committed credit arrangements.
On April 1, 1998, we redeemed our 7.58% Preference Stock due 2007 at a
premium, including dividends, for $53 million.
In July 1998, we issued $30 million of 6.8% Senior Notes due July 15,
2018. The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the company.
In July 1998, we filed a shelf registration for $800 million in senior,
unsecured obligations of the company. In August 1998, we issued $400 million of
6.25% Putable/Callable Notes due on August 15, 2018, putable/callable on August
15, 2003 under this shelf agreement. Proceeds from these issuances will be
used to reduce short-term debt incurred in connection with investments in
unregulated operations, the redemption of preferred securities and other general
corporate purposes.
Protection One issued approximately 42.8 million shares of common stock in
public offerings and private placements for net proceeds of $403 million in June
1998. Westar Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Resources, acquired
approximately 37.6 million of these shares in exchange for cash and the
repayment of borrowings under a Senior Credit Facility between Westar Capital
and Protection One. Cash proceeds from the offering were used to redeem
additional long-term debt. Protection One anticipates a private placement of
$300 million of Senior Notes during August 1998. Proceeds from these notes will
be used to repay indebtedness on an existing credit facility.
Net cash flows from operating activities increased approximately $72
million for the six months ended June 30, 1998 due primarily to receivables
associated with our natural gas business as part of the strategic alliance with
ONEOK.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
MERGER AGREEMENT WITH KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY: On February 7,
1997, the company signed a merger agreement with KCPL by which KCPL would be
merged with and into the company in exchange for company stock. In December
1997, representatives of the company's financial advisor indicated that they
believed it was unlikely that they would be in a position to issue a fairness
opinion required for the merger on the basis of the previously announced terms.
On March 18, 1998, we and KCPL agreed to a restructuring of our February
7, 1997, merger agreement which will result in the formation of Westar Energy,
a new regulated electric utility company. Under the terms of the merger
agreement, our electric utility operations will be transferred to KGE, and KCPL
and KGE will be merged into NKC, Inc., a subsidiary of the company. NKC, Inc.
will be renamed Westar Energy. In addition, under the terms of the merger
agreement, KCPL shareowners will receive $23.50 of Western Resources common
stock per KCPL share, subject to a collar mechanism, and one share of Westar
Energy common stock per KCPL share. Upon consummation of the combination, we
will own approximately 80.1% of the outstanding equity of Westar Energy and KCPL
shareowners will own approximately 19.9%. As part of the combination, Westar
Energy will assume all of the electric utility related assets and liabilities of
Western Resources, KCPL and KGE.
Westar Energy will assume $2.7 billion in debt, consisting of $1.9 billion
of indebtedness for borrowed money of Western Resources and KGE, and $800
million from KCPL. Long-term debt of Western Resources and KGE was $2.1 billion
at June 30, 1998. Under the terms of the merger agreement, it is intended that
we will be released from our obligations with respect to our debt to be assumed
by Westar Energy.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, we have agreed, among other things, to
call for redemption all outstanding shares of our 4 1/2% Series Preferred Stock,
par value $100 per share, 4 1/4% Series Preferred Stock, par value $100 per
share, and 5% Series Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share.
Consummation of the merger is subject to customary conditions. On July 30,
1998 the company's shareowners and the shareowners of KCPL voted to approve the
amended merger agreement at special meetings of shareowners. The company
estimates the transaction to close by mid-1999, subject to receipt of all
necessary approvals from regulatory and government agencies.
On August 7, 1998 the company and KCPL filed an amended application with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the Western Resources/KCPL
merger and the formation of Westar Energy.
KCPL is a public utility company engaged in the generation, transmission,
distribution, and sale of electricity to customers in western Missouri and
eastern Kansas. We, KCPL and KGE have joint interests in certain electric
generating assets, including Wolf Creek. Following the closing of the
combination, Westar Energy is expected to have approximately one million
electric utility customers in Kansas and Missouri, approximately $8.2 billion in
assets and the ability to generate more than 8,000 megawatts of electricity.
SECURITY ALARM MONITORING BUSINESS PURCHASES: Protection One has completed
various acquisitions comprising over 500,000 subscribers during the six months
ended June 30, 1998.
On August 7, 1998, Protection One acquired approximately 65.6% of the
outstanding shares of Compagnie Europeene de Telesecurite (CET) for
approximately $94 million. CET is a French security alarm monitoring company
with approximately 60,000 subscribers located primarily in France, Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
OTHER INFORMATION
YEAR 2000 ISSUE: We are currently addressing the effect of the Year 2000
Issue on our reporting systems and operations. We face the Year 2000 Issue
because many computer systems and applications abbreviate dates by eliminating
the first two digits of the year, assuming that these two digits are always
"19". On January 1, 2000, some computer programs may incorrectly recognize the
date as January 1, 1900. Some computer systems may incorrectly process critical
financial and operational information, or stop processing altogether because of
the date abbreviation. Calculations using the year 2000 will affect computer
applications before January 1, 2000.
We have recognized the potential adverse effects the Year 2000 Issue could
have on our company. In 1996, we established a formal Year 2000 remediation
program to investigate and correct these problems in the main computer systems
of our company. In 1997, we expanded the program to include all business units
and departments of our company. The goal of our program is to identify and
assess every critical system potentially affected by the Year 2000 date change
and to repair or replace those systems found to be incompatible with Year 2000
dates.
We have completed approximately 75% of our contingency plan for all
business units and departments of our company with the exception of WCNOC and
Protection One. WCNOC is currently pursuing their own contingency plan and
their management does not believe that WCNOC will be substantially impacted.
Protection One plans to complete their contingency plan in 1999. Our
contingency plan includes pre-established action plans to work around any
unforeseen operational impacts surrounding the century date change.
We have identified four major areas of risk: 1) Vendors and suppliers, 2)
Banks and Financial Institutions, 3) Telecommunications, including phone systems
and cellular phones and 4) Large customers. We are addressing these risks in
our contingency plans and expect no significant operational impact on our
ability to serve our customers, pay suppliers, or operate other areas of our
business.
We plan to have our Year 2000 readiness efforts substantially completed by
the end of 1998, excluding WCNOC and Protection One. WCNOC is pursuing their
own Year 2000 plan. Protection One will continue their review through January
1, 2000, particularly with respect to acquisitions of security businesses that
include additional computer systems and equipment. We currently estimate that
total costs to update all of our systems for year 2000 compliance will be
approximately $12 million. As of June 30, 1998 we have expensed approximately
$3 million of these costs and based on what we now know, we expect to incur the
remaining $9 million by the end of 1999.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
Part II Other Information
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 11, 1998. At
the meeting the shareholders, representing 56,782,713 shares either in person or
by proxy, voted to:
Elect the following directors to serve a term of three years:
Votes
For Against
Thomas R. Clevenger. . . . . . 55,510,932 1,274,196
David H. Hughes. . . . . . . . 55,371,073 1,410,506
David C. Wittig. . . . . . . . 55,536,871 1,244,561
The following directors will continue to serve their unexpired terms: Frank
J. Becker, C. Q. Chandler, John C. Dicus, John E. Hayes, Jr., Russell W. Meyer,
Jr., and Louis W. Smith.
Amend the Restated Articles of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative
voting.
Votes
For Against Abstain
38,334,811 8,004,340 1,294,728
The company held a Special Meeting of Shareowners on July 30, 1998. At the
meeting the shareowners, representing 52,231,780 shares either in person or by
proxy, voted to:
Approve and adopt the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated March 18, 1998 by and among Western Resources, Kansas Gas and Electric
Company, NKC, Inc., and Kansas City Power and Light Company and the transactions
contemplated thereby providing, among other things, for the issuance of a number
of shares of Western Resources Common Stock sufficient to satisfy the terms of
the merger agreement and the transfer by Western Resources of substantially all
of its assets, as provided for in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Votes
For Against Abstain
50,765,561 864,981 601,238
Amend the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Western Resources to
increase, immediately prior to the share issuance, the number of authorized
shares of Western Resources Common Stock from 85,000,000 shares to 300,000,000
shares.
Votes
For Against Abstain
47,312,657 4,146,324 772,799
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
Exhibit 3 - Certificate of Amendment to the Restated
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the
company on May 12, 1998 (filed with the March
31, 1998 Form 10-Q)
Exhibit 4.1 - Debt Securities Indenture dated August 1, 1998
between the company and Bankers Trust
Company, Trustee (filed electronically)
Exhibit 4.2 - Form of Note for $400 million 6.25%
Putable/Callable Notes due August 15, 2018,
Putable/Callable August 15, 2003 (filed
electronically)
Exhibit 10.1 - Transaction Confirmation for $400 million 6.25%
Putable/Callable Notes due August 15, 2018,
Putable/Callable August 15, 2003 (filed
electronically)
Exhibit 10.2 - Amendment to Letter Agreement between the
company and David C. Wittig, dated April 27,
1995 (filed electronically)
Exhibit 10.3 - Form of Split Dollar Insurance Agreement (filed
electronically)
Exhibit 12 - Computation of Ratio of Consolidated Earnings
to Fixed Charges for 12 Months Ended June
30, 1998 (filed electronically)
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (filed electronically)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
Form 8-K filed July 13, 1998 - Kansas City Power and Light
Company's December 31, 1997 Form 10-K and March 31, 1998
Form 10-Q.
Form 8-K filed August 3, 1998 - Press release reporting second
quarter earnings issued July 30, 1998, press release
announcing approval by shareholders of Kansas City Power and
Light Company merger agreement issued on July 30, 1998
Form 8-K filed August 6, 1998 - Kansas City Power and Light
Company's June 30, 1998 Form 10-Q.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Western Resources, Inc.
Date August 12, 1998 By /s/ S. L. KITCHEN
S. L. Kitchen, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date August 12, 1998 By /s/ JERRY D. COURINGTON
Jerry D. Courington,
Controller
Exhibit 12
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred and Preference Dividend Requirements
(Dollars in Thousands)
Unaudited
Twelve
Months
Ended
June 30, Year Ended December 31,
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . $ 494,012 $ 494,094 $168,950 $181,676 $187,447 $177,370
Taxes on Income. . . . . . . . . 376,091 378,645 86,102 83,392 99,951 78,755
Net Income Plus Taxes. . . . 870,103 872,739 255,052 265,068 287,398 256,125
Fixed Charges:
Interest on Long-Term Debt . . 150,263 119,389 105,741 95,962 98,483 123,551
Interest on Other Indebtedness 28,963 55,761 34,685 27,487 20,139 19,255
Interest on Other Mandatorily
Redeemable Securities. . . . 18,075 18,075 12,125 372 - -
Interest on Corporate-owned
Life Insurance Borrowings. . 39,551 36,167 35,151 32,325 26,932 16,252
Interest Applicable to
Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . 34,275 34,514 32,965 31,650 29,003 28,827
Total Fixed Charges. . . . 271,127 263,906 220,667 187,796 174,557 187,885
Preferred and Preference Dividend
Requirements:
Preferred and Preference
Dividends. . . . . . . . . . 5,486 4,919 14,839 13,419 13,418 13,506
Income Tax Required. . . . . . 4,176 3,770 7,562 6,160 7,155 5,997
Total Preferred and
Preference Dividend
Requirements . . . . . . 9,662 8,689 22,401 19,579 20,573 19,503
Total Fixed Charges and Preferred
and Preference Dividend
Requirements. . . . . . . . . 280,789 272,595 243,068 207,375 195,130 207,388
Earnings (1) . . . . . . . . . . $1,141,230 $1,136,645 $475,719 $452,864 $461,955 $444,010
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 4.31 2.16 2.41 2.65 2.36
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed
Charges and Preferred and Preference
Dividend Requirements. . . . . 4.06 4.17 1.96 2.18 2.37 2.14
(1) Earnings are deemed to consist of net income to which has been added income taxes (including net
deferred investment tax credit) and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of all interest on
indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expense, and the portion of rental expense which
represents an interest factor. Preferred and preference dividend requirements consist of an
amount equal to the pre-tax earnings which would be required to meet dividend requirements on
preferred and preference stock.
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WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
DEBT SECURITIES
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 1, 1998
Bankers Trust Company, Trustee
PARTIAL CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
Indenture Section TIA Section
2.05 317(b)
2.06 312(a)
2.11 316(a) (last sentence)
4.05 314(a)(4)
6.03 317(a)(1)
6.04 316(a)(1)(B)
6.06 316(a)(1)(A)
6.07 317(a)(1)
7.01 315(a), 315(d)
7.04 315(b)
7.05 313(a)
7.07 310(a), 310(b)
7.09 310(a)(2)
8.02 310(a), 310(b)
10.04 316(c)
11.01 318(a)
11.02 313(c)
11.03 314(c)(1), 314(c)(2)
11.04 314(e)
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INDENTURE dated as of August 1, 1998 between WESTERN RESOURCES, INC., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Kansas
(hereinafter called the "Company"), and Bankers Trust Company, a New York
banking corporation, as Trustee ("Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the Holders of the Company's
debt securities issued under this Indenture:
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
"Affiliate" means any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with the Company.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Transfer Agent or Paying Agent.
"Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper that is:
(1) printed in the English language or in an official language
of the country of publication;
(2) customarily published on each business day in the place of
publication; and
(3) of general circulation in the relevant place or in the financial community
of such place.
Whenever successive publications in an Authorized Newspaper are required, they
may be made on the same or different business days and in the same or different
Authorized Newspapers.
"Bearer Security" means a Security payable to bearer.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any
authorized committee of the Board.
"Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of any person and all warrants
or options to acquire such capital stock.
"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $5.00 per
share, of the Company.
"Company" means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it and
thereafter means the successor.
"Conversion Agent" means an office or agency where Debt Securities may be
presented for conversion.
"Conversion Rate" means such number or amount of shares of Common Stock or other
equity or debt securities for which $1,000 aggregate principal amount of
Securities of any series is convertible, initially as stated in the Securities
Resolution authorizing the series and as adjusted pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture and the Securities Resolution.
"Corporate Trust Office" shall mean the principal office of the Trustee at which
at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which
office at the date of the execution of the Indenture is located at Four Albany
Street, New York, New York 10006, Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Group,
or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from
time to time by notice to the Noteholders.
"coupon" means an interest coupon for a Bearer Security.
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time would be,
an Event of Default (as defined below).
"Discounted Debt Security" means a Security where the amount of principal due
upon acceleration is less than the stated principal amount.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means the person in whose name a Registered
Security is registered and the bearer of a Bearer Security or coupon.
"Indenture" means this Indenture and any Securities Resolution as amended from
time to time.
"Lien" means mortgage, pledge, security interest or other lien.
"Officer" means the Chairman, any Vice-Chairman, the President, any Executive or
Senior Vice President, any Vice-President, the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two
Officers of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
acceptable to the Trustee, and delivered to the Trustee. The counsel may be an
employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
"person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"principal" of a debt security means the principal of the security plus the
premium, if and when applicable, on the security.
"Registered Security" means a Security registered as to
principal and interest by the Registrar.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" means the debt securities issued under this
Indenture.
"Securities Resolution" means a resolution adopted by the Board or by a
committee of Officers or an Officer pursuant to Board delegation authorizing a
series.
"series" means a series of Securities or the Securities of the
series.
"Subsidiary" of any person means (i) a corporation more than 50% of the
outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such
person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such person or by such person and
one or more Subsidiaries thereof or (ii) any other person (other than a
corporation) in which such person, or one or more Subsidiaries of such person or
such person and one or more Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, has at
least a majority ownership and power to direct the policy, management and
affairs thereof.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code
77aaa-77bbbb), as amended.
"Trading Day" means each day on which the securities exchange or quotation
system which is used to determine the Market Price is open for trading or
quotation.
"Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it and
thereafter means the successor.
"Trust Officer" when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer
assigned to the Corporate Trust Office, including any managing director, vice
president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, assistant secretary or
any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above designated officers and having direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, and also, with respect
to a particular matter, any other officer, to whom such matter is referred
because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
"United States" means the United States of America, its territories and
possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.
Term Defined in Section
"actual knowledge" :I0,0,0,0>7.01
"Bankruptcy Law" :I0,0,0,0>6.01
"Beneficial Owner" :I0,0,0,0>3.07
"Conditional Redemption" 0.04
"Conversion Agent" 0.03
"Conversion Date" 0.02
"Conversion Notice" 0.02
"Conversion Right" 0.01
"Custodian" 0.01
"Depositary" 0.07
"Event of Default" 0.01
"Legal Holiday" 1.06
"Market Price" 0.07
"Participant" 0.07
"Paying Agent" 0.03
"Price Per Share" 0.09
"Registrar" 0.03
"Section 3.07 Aggregate Limit" 0.07
"Section 3.07 Commencement Date" 0.07
"Section 3.07 Individual Limit" 0.07
"Section 3.07 Redemption Period" 0.07
"Transfer Agent" 0.03
"Treasury Regulations" 0.04
"U.S. Government Obligations" 0.02
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to
it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States;
(3) generally accepted accounting principles are those applicable from
time to time;
(4) all terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA
have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions;
(5) "or" is not exclusive; and
(6) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include
the singular.
ARTICLE 2 _ THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be issued under this
Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or
more series. Each series shall be created by a Securities Resolution that
establishes the terms of the series, which may include the following:
(1) the title of the series;
(2) the aggregate principal amount of the series;
(3) the interest rate, if any, or method of calculating the
interest rate;
(4) the date from which interest will accrue;
(5) the record dates for interest payable on Registered
Securities;
(6) the dates when principal and interest are payable;
(7) the manner of paying principal and interest;
(8) the places where principal and interest are payable;
(9) the Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent;
(10) the terms of any mandatory or optional redemption by the Company or
any third party including any sinking fund;
(11) the terms of any redemption at the option of Holders or put by the
Holders;
(12) the denominations in which Securities are issuable;
(13) whether Securities will be issuable as Registered Securities,
Bearer Securities or uncertificated Securities;
(14) whether and upon what terms Registered Securities, Bearer
Securities and uncertificated Securities may be exchanged;
(15) whether any Securities will be represented by a Security in global
form;
(16) the terms of any global Security;
(17) the terms of any tax indemnity;
(18) the currencies (including any composite currency) in which
principal or interest may be paid;
(19) if payments of principal or interest may be made in a currency
other than that in which Securities are denominated, the manner for determining
such payments;
(20) if amounts of principal or interest may be determined by reference
to an index, formula or other method, the manner for determining such amounts;
(21) provisions for electronic issuance of Securities or for Securities
in uncertificated form;
(22) the portion of principal payable upon acceleration of a Discounted
Debt Security;
(23) whether any Events of Default or covenants in addition to or in
lieu of those set forth in this Indenture have been added;
(24) whether and upon what terms Securities may be defeased;
(25) the forms of the Securities or any coupon, which may be in the form
of Exhibit A or B;
(26) any terms that may be required by or advisable under U.S. laws;
(27) whether and upon what terms the Securities will be convertible into
or exchangeable for Common Stock of the Company or other equity or debt
securities, which may include the terms provided in Article 9; and
(28) any other terms not inconsistent with this Indenture.
All Securities of one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless
otherwise provided, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional
Securities of such series.
The creation and issuance of a series and the authentication and delivery
thereof are not subject to any conditions precedent.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers shall sign the Securities by manual or facsimile signature. The
Company's seal shall be reproduced on the Securities. An Officer shall sign any
coupons by facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security or its coupons no longer holds
that office at the time the Security is authenticated or delivered, the Security
and coupons shall nevertheless be valid.
A Security and its coupons shall not be valid until the Security is
authenticated by the manual or facsimile signature of the Registrar. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated
under this Indenture.
Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Each
Bearer Security shall be dated the date of its original issuance or as provided
in the Securities Resolution.
Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule, agreement or usage.
In the event Securities are issued in electronic or other uncertificated form,
such Securities may be validly issued without the signatures or seal
contemplated by this Section 2.02.
SECTION 2.03. Agents.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be
authenticated ("Registrar"), where Securities may be presented for registration
of transfer or for exchange ("Transfer Agent"), where Securities may be
presented for payment ("Paying Agent") and where Securities may be presented for
conversion ("Conversion Agent"). Whenever the Company must issue or deliver
Securities pursuant to this Indenture, the Registrar shall authenticate the
Securities at the Company's request. The Transfer Agent shall keep a register of
the Securities and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may appoint more than one Registrar, Transfer Agent, Paying Agent or
Conversion Agent for a series. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name
and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company does not
appoint or maintain a Registrar, Transfer Agent, Paying Agent or Conversion
Agent for a series, the Trustee shall act as such.
SECTION 2.04. Bearer Securities.
U.S. laws and Treasury Regulations restrict sales or exchanges
of and payments on Bearer Securities. Therefore, except as
provided below:
(1) Bearer Securities will be offered, sold or delivered only outside
the United States and will be delivered in connection with its original issuance
only upon presentation of a certificate in a form prescribed by the Company to
comply with U.S. laws and regulations.
(2) Bearer Securities will not be issued in exchange for Registered
Securities.
(3) All payments of principal and interest (including original issue
discount) on Bearer Securities will be made outside the United States by a
Paying Agent located outside the United States unless the Company determines
that:
(A) such payments may not be made by such Paying Agent because the payments are
illegal or prevented by exchange controls as described in Treasury Regulation
1.163-5(c)(2)(v); and
(B) making the payments in the United States would not have an adverse tax
effect on the Company.
If there is a change in the relevant provisions of U.S. laws or Treasury
Regulations or the judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, a
restriction set forth in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) above will not apply to a
series if the Company determines that the relevant provisions no longer apply to
the series or that failure to comply with the relevant provisions would not have
an adverse tax effect on the Company or on Securityholders or cause the series
to be treated as "registration required" obligations under U.S. law.
The Company shall notify the Trustee of any determinations by the Company under
this Section.
"Treasury Regulations" means regulations of the U.S. Treasury
Department under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent for a series other than the Trustee
to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of
the persons entitled thereto all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment
of principal of or interest on the series, and will notify the Trustee of any
default by the Company in making any such payment.
While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay
all money so held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to
the Trustee, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money.
If the Company or an Affiliate acts as Paying Agent for a series, it shall
segregate and hold as a separate trust fund all money held by it as Paying Agent
for the series.
The Company may elect not to exchange or register the transfer of any Security
for a period of 15 days before a selection of Securities to be redeemed.
SECTION 2.06. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the
most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders.
If the Trustee is not the Transfer Agent, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee semiannually and at such other times as the Trustee may request a list
in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the
names and addresses of Holders of Registered Securities and Holders of Bearer
Securities whose names are on the list referred to below.
The Transfer Agent shall keep a list of the names and addresses of Holders of
Bearer Securities who file a request to be included on such list. A request will
remain in effect for two years, and successive requests may be made.
Whenever the Company or the Trustee is required to mail a notice to all Holders
of Registered Securities of a series, it also shall mail the notice to Holders
of Bearer Securities of the series whose names are on the list.
Whenever the Company is required to publish a notice to all Holders of Bearer
Securities of a series, it also shall mail the notice to such of them whose
names are on the list.
SECTION 2.07. Transfer and Exchange.
Where Registered Securities of a series are presented to the Transfer Agent with
a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal
amount of Registered Securities of other denominations of the same series, the
Transfer Agent shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its
requirements for such transactions are met.
The Transfer Agent may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any
taxes imposed on a transfer or exchange.
If a series provides for Registered and Bearer Securities and for their
exchange, Bearer Securities may be exchanged for Registered Securities and
Registered Securities may be exchanged for Bearer Securities as provided in the
Securities or the Securities Resolution if the requirements of the Transfer
Agent for such transactions are met and in the case of the exchange of
registered securities for bearer securities if Section 2.04 permits the
exchange.
SECTION 2.08. Replacement Securities.
If the Holder of a Security or coupon claims that it has been lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee
that the Security or coupon has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the
Company shall issue a replacement Security or coupon if the Company and the
Trustee receive:
(1) evidence satisfactory to them of the loss, destruction or
taking;
(2) an indemnity bond satisfactory to them; and
(3) payment of a sum sufficient to cover their expenses and any taxes
for replacing the Security or coupon.
A replacement Security shall have coupons attached corresponding to those, if
any, on the replaced Security.
Every replacement Security or coupon is an additional obligation of the Company.
SECTION 2.09. Outstanding Securities.
The Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by
the Registrar except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, and those described in this Section as not outstanding.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08, it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the
replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If Securities are considered paid under Section 4.01, they cease to be
outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate
holds the Security.
SECTION 2.10. Discounted Debt Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, the principal
amount of a Discounted Debt Security shall be the amount of principal that would
be due as of the date of such determination if payment of the Security were
accelerated on that date.
SECTION 2.11. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned
by the Company or an Affiliate shall be disregarded, except that for the
purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any
such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which the Trustee actually
knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
SECTION 2.12. Global Securities.
If the Securities Resolution so provides, the Company may issue some or all of
the Securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form. A global
Security may be in registered form, in bearer form with or without coupons or in
uncertificated form. A global Security shall represent that amount of Securities
of a series as specified in the global Security or as endorsed thereon from time
to time. At the Company's request, the Registrar shall endorse a global Security
to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the Securities represented
thereby.
The Company may issue a global Security only to a depository designated by the
Company. A depository may transfer a global Security only as a whole to its
nominee or to a successor depository.
The Securities Resolution may establish, among other things, the manner of
paying principal and interest on a global Security and whether and upon what
terms a beneficial owner of an interest in a global Security may exchange such
interest for definitive Securities.
The Company, an Affiliate, the Trustee and any Agent shall not be responsible
for any acts or omissions of a depository, for any depository records of
beneficial ownership interests or for any transactions between the depository
and beneficial owners.
SECTION 2.13. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities of a series are ready for delivery, the Company may
use temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the
form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Securities. Temporary Securities may be in global
form. Temporary Bearer Securities may have one or more coupons or no coupons.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall deliver definitive Securities in
exchange for temporary Securities.
SECTION 2.14. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Registrar for
cancellation. The Transfer Agent and the Paying Agent shall forward to the
Registrar any Securities and coupons surrendered to them for payment, exchange
or registration of transfer. The Registrar shall cancel all Securities or
coupons surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or
cancellation. The Registrar also will cancel all Bearer Securities and unmatured
coupons unless the Company requests the Registrar to hold the same for
redelivery. Any Bearer Securities so held shall be considered delivered for
cancellation under Section 2.09. The Registrar shall destroy cancelled
Securities and coupons unless the Company otherwise directs.
Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, the Company may not issue
new Securities to replace Securities that the Company has paid or that the
Company has delivered to the Registrar for cancellation.
SECTION 2.15. Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on Registered Securities, it
need not pay the defaulted interest to Holders on the regular record date. The
Company may fix a special record date for determining Holders entitled to
receive defaulted interest, or the Company may pay defaulted interest in any
other lawful manner.
ARTICLE 3 _ REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
Securities of a series that are redeemable before maturity shall be redeemable
in accordance with their terms and, unless the Securities Resolution otherwise
provides, in accordance with this Article.
In the case of a redemption by the Company, the Company shall notify the Trustee
of the redemption date and the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed.
The Company shall notify the Trustee at least 35 days before the redemption date
unless a shorter notice is satisfactory to the Trustee.
If the Company is required to redeem Securities, it may reduce the principal
amount of Securities required to be redeemed to the extent that it is permitted
a credit against such redemption requirement by the terms of the Securities
Resolution and notifies the Trustee of the amount of such credit and the basis
for it. If the reduction is based on a credit for acquired or redeemed
Securities that the Company has not previously delivered to the Registrar for
cancellation, the Company shall deliver the Securities at the same time as the
notice.
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee
shall select the Securities to be redeemed by a method the Trustee considers
fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from Securities of
the series outstanding not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may
select for redemption portions of the principal of Securities having
denominations larger than the minimum denomination for the series. Securities
and portions thereof selected for redemption shall be in amounts equal to the
minimum denomination for the series or an integral multiple thereof. Provisions
of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to
portions of Securities called for redemption.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail a notice of
redemption by first class mail to each Holder of Registered Securities whose
Securities are to be redeemed.
If Bearer Securities are to be redeemed, the Company shall publish a notice of
redemption in an Authorized Newspaper as provided in the Securities.
A notice shall identify the Securities of the series to be redeemed and shall
state:
(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) that Securities called for redemption, together with all coupons, if
any, maturing after the redemption date, must be surrendered to the Paying Agent
to collect the redemption price;
(5) that interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue
on and after the redemption date;
(6) whether the redemption by the Company is mandatory or
optional; and
(7) whether the redemption is conditional as provided in Section 3.04,
and if so, the terms of the conditions, and that, if the conditions are not
satisfied or is not waived by the Company, the Securities will not be redeemed
and such a failure to redeem will not constitute an Event of Default.
A redemption notice given by publication need not identify Registered Securities
to be redeemed.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Company's name and at its expense.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Except as provided below, once notice of redemption is given, Securities called
for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption
price stated in the notice.
A notice of redemption may provide that it is subject to the occurrence of any
event before the date fixed for such redemption as described in such notice
("Conditional Redemption"), and such notice of Conditional Redemption shall be
of no effect unless all such conditions to the redemption have occurred on or
before such date or have been waived by the Company in its sole discretion.
SECTION 3.05. Payment of Redemption Price.
On or before the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying
Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on
all Securities to be redeemed on that date.
When the Holder of a Security surrenders it for redemption in accordance with
the redemption notice, the Company shall pay to the Holder on the redemption
date the redemption price and accrued interest to such date, except that:
(1) the Company will pay any such interest (except defaulted interest)
to Holders on the record date of Registered Securities if the redemption date
occurs on an interest payment date; and
(2) the Company will pay any such interest to Holders of coupons that
mature on or before the redemption date upon surrender of such coupons to the
Paying Agent.
Coupons maturing after the redemption date on a called Security are void absent
a payment default on that date. Nevertheless, if a Holder surrenders for
redemption a Bearer Security missing any such coupons, the Company may deduct
the face amount of such coupons from the redemption price. If thereafter the
Holder surrenders to the Paying Agent the missing coupons, the Company will
return the amount so deducted. The Company may waive surrender of the missing
coupons if it receives an indemnity bond satisfactory to the Company.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall deliver
to the Holder a new Security of the same series equal in principal amount to the
unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
SECTION 3.07. Limited Right of Redemption at Option of
Beneficial Owner.
If, and to the extent, the Securities Resolution establishing a Series so
provides, unless the Securities have been declared due and payable prior to
their maturity by reason of an Event of Default, commencing on a date specified
in such Securities Resolution (the "Section 3.07 Commencement Date") the
Representative (as defined below) of a deceased holder of an interest in the
Securities (a "Beneficial Owner") has the right to request redemption of all or
part of his or her interest in the Securities, expressed in integral multiples
of $1,000, for payment prior to maturity, and the Company will redeem the same
subject to the limitations that the Company will not be obligated to redeem
during a period or periods specified in such Securities Resolution (each a
"Section 3.07 Redemption Period"), (i) on behalf of the deceased Beneficial
Owner any interest in the Securities which exceeds an aggregate principal amount
specified in said Securities Resolution (the "Section 3.07 Individual Limit")
and (ii) interests in the Securities in the aggregate principal amount exceeding
such aggregate limit as is specified in the Securities Resolution establishing a
Series (the "Section 3.07 Aggregate Limit"). In the case of interests in the
Securities owned by a deceased Beneficial Owner, a request for redemption may be
presented to the Trustee at any time and in any principal amount. If the
Company, although not obligated to do so, chooses to redeem interests of a
deceased Beneficial Owner in the Securities in any such period in excess of the
Section 3.07 Individual Limit, such redemption, to the extent that it exceeds
the Section 3.07 Individual Limit for any Beneficial Owner, shall not be
included in the computation of the Section 3.07 Percentage Limit applicable to
the Series for such Section 3.07 Redemption Period.
Subject to the Section 3.07 Individual Limit and the Section 3.07 Aggregate
Limit applicable to a Series, the Company will upon the death of any Beneficial
Owner redeem the interest of the Beneficial Owner in the Securities within 60
days following receipt by the Trustee of a validly completed Redemption Request,
as hereinafter defined, including all supporting documentation, from such
Beneficial Owner's personal representative, or surviving joint tenant(s),
tenant(s) by the entirety or tenant(s) in common, or other persons entitled to
effect such a Redemption Request (each, a "Representative"). If Redemption
Requests exceed either the Section 3.07 Individual Limit and the Section 3.07
Aggregate Limit then such excess Redemption Request (subject in the case of the
Section 3.07 Individual Limit to the provisions of the last sentence of the
preceding paragraph) will be applied to successive Section 3.07 Redemption
Periods in the order of receipt for prepayment, regardless of the number of
Section 3.07 Redemption Periods required to redeem such interest unless sooner
withdrawn as described below.
A request for redemption of an interest in the Securities may be made by
delivering a request to the depositary, if any, in whose names the certificate
or certificates representing such Securities (the "Depositary") in the case of a
participant in the system of such Depositary, including securities brokers and
dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial
relationship with such a participant, either directly or indirectly (a
"Participant"), which is the Beneficial Owner of such interest, or to the
Participant through whom the Beneficial Owner owns such interest, in form
satisfactory to the Participant, together with evidence of death of the
Beneficial Owner and the authority of the Representative satisfactory to the
Participant and the Trustee. A Representative of a deceased Beneficial Owner may
make the request for redemption and shall submit such other evidence of the
right to such redemption as the Participant or Trustee shall require. The
request shall specify the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed. A
request for redemption in form satisfactory to the Participant and accompanied
by the documents relevant to the request as above provided, together with a
certification by the Participant that it holds the interest on behalf of the
deceased Beneficial Owner with respect to whom the request for redemption is
being made (the "Redemption Request") shall be provided to the Depositary by a
Participant and the Depositary will forward the request to the Trustee.
Redemption Requests, including all supporting documentation, shall be in the
form satisfactory to the Trustee and no request for redemption shall be
considered validly made until the Redemption Request and all supporting
documentation, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, shall have been received by
the Trustee.
The price to be paid by the Company for an interest in the Securities to be
redeemed pursuant to a request from a deceased Beneficial Owner's Representative
is one hundred percent (100%) of the principal amount thereof, unless otherwise
specified in the Securities Resolution authorizing a series, plus accrued but
unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Subject to arrangements with the
Depositary, payment for interests in the Securities which are to be redeemed
shall be made to the Depositary within 60 days following receipt by the Trustee
of the Redemption Request, including all supporting documentation, and the
Securities to be redeemed in the aggregate principal amount specified in the
Redemption Requests submitted to the Trustee by the Depositary which are to be
fulfilled in connection with such payment. An acquisition of Securities by the
Company or its subsidiaries other than by redemption at the option of any
Representative of a deceased Beneficial Owner shall not be included in the
computation of either the Section 3.07 Individual Limit or relevant Section 3.07
Aggregate Limit for any Section 3.07 Redemption Period.
Interests in the Securities held in tenancy by the entirety, joint tenancy or by
tenants in common will be deemed to be held by a single Beneficial Owner and the
death of a tenant in common, tenant by the entirety or joint tenant will be
deemed to be the death of the Beneficial Owner. The death of a person who,
during such person's lifetime, was entitled to substantially all of the rights
of a Beneficial Owner will be deemed the death of the Beneficial Owner,
regardless of the recordation of such interest on the records of the
Participant, if such rights can be established to the satisfaction of the
Participant and the Trustee.
Any Redemption Request may be withdrawn upon delivery of a written request for
such withdrawal given to the Trustee by the Depositary prior to payment of the
redemption price of the interest in the Securities.
ARTICLE 4 _ COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on a series in accordance
with the terms of the Securities for the series, any related coupons, and this
Indenture. Principal and interest on a series shall be considered paid on the
date due if the Paying Agent for the series holds on that date money sufficient
to pay all principal and interest then due on the series.
SECTION 4.02. Overdue Interest.
Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, the Company shall pay
interest on overdue principal of a Security of a series at the rate (or yield to
maturity in the case of a Discounted Debt Security) borne by the series; the
Company shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate
or yield to maturity to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.03. No Lien Created, etc.
This Indenture and the Securities do not create a Lien, charge or encumbrance on
any property of the Company or any Subsidiary.
SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company, a brief certificate signed by the principal
executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer
of the Company, as to the signer's knowledge of the Company's compliance with
all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (determined without regard to
any period of grace or requirement of notice provided herein).
Any other obligor on the Securities shall also deliver to the Trustee such a
certificate as to its compliance with this Indenture within 120 days after the
end of each of its fiscal years.
The certificates need not comply with Section 11.04.
SECTION 4.05. SEC Reports.
The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is
required to file the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and of the
information, documents, and other reports (or such portions of the foregoing as
the SEC may prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Any other obligor on the Securities shall do likewise as to the above items
which it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to those sections.
ARTICLE 5 _ SUCCESSORS
SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.
Unless the Securities Resolution establishing a series otherwise provides, the
Company shall not consolidate with or merge into, or transfer all or
substantially all of its assets to, any person in any transaction in which the
Company is not the survivor unless:
(1) the person is organized under the laws of the United States or a
State thereof or is organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and
consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or a State
thereof;
(2) the person assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of
the Company under this Indenture, the Securities and any coupons;
(3) all required approvals of any regulatory body having jurisdiction
over the transaction shall have been obtained; and
(4) immediately after the transaction no Default exists.
The successor shall be substituted for the Company, and thereafter all
obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the Securities and any coupons
shall terminate.
ARTICLE 6 _ DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, an "Event of Default" on a
series occurs if:
(1) the Company defaults in any payment of interest on any Securities of
the series when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for a
period of 60 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal and premium, if
any, of any Securities of the series when the same becomes due and payable at
maturity or upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, and such default shall
continue for five or more days;
(3) the Company defaults in the payment or satisfaction of any sinking
fund obligation with respect to any Securities of the series as required by the
Securities Resolution establishing such series and the Default continues for a
period of 60 days;
(4) the Company defaults in the performance of any of its other
agreements applicable to the series and the Default continues for 90 days after
the notice specified below;
(5) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case,
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian for it or for all
or substantially all of its property, or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under
any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,
(B) appoints a Custodian for the Company or for all or
substantially all of its property, or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Company;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
days; or
(7) there occurs any other Event of Default provided for in the series.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or
State law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any receiver,
trustee, assignee, liquidator or a similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (4) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 33-1/3% in principal amount of the series notify the Company
of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within the time
specified after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default,
demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default."
If Holders notify the Company of a Default, they shall notify the Trustee at the
same time.
The failure to redeem any Security subject to a Conditional Redemption is not an
Event of Default if any event on which such redemption is so conditioned does
not occur and is not waived before the scheduled redemption date.
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing on a series, the Trustee by
notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 33-1/3% in principal amount of
the series by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal
of and accrued interest on all the Securities of the series to be due and
payable immediately. Discounted Debt Securities may provide that the amount of
principal due upon acceleration is less than the stated principal amount.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the series by notice to the
Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would
not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default
on the series have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or
interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing on a series, the Trustee may
pursue any available remedy to collect principal or interest then due on the
series, to enforce the performance of any provision applicable to the series, or
otherwise to protect the rights of the Trustee and Holders of the series.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the
Securities or coupons or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay
or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or
remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of a series by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing
Default on the series and its consequences except:
(1) a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on
the series, or
(2) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 10.02 cannot
be amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of a series may direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Trustee, or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with
respect to the series. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction
that conflicts with law or this Indenture or if the Trustee in good faith shall
determine that the action or direction might involve the Trustee in personal
liability.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
A Securityholder of a series may pursue a remedy with respect to the series only
if:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee notice of a continuing
Event of Default on the series;
(2) the Holders of at least 33-1/3% in principal amount of the series
make a request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory
to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and
(5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such
request.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another
Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another
Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in payment of interest, principal or sinking fund
specified in Section 6.01(1), (2) or (3) occurs and is continuing on a series,
the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express
trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal and interest
remaining unpaid on the series.
SECTION 6.08. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money for a series pursuant to this Article, it
shall pay out the money in the following order:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.06;
Second: to Securityholders of the series for amounts due and
unpaid for principal and interest, ratably, without preference
or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and
payable for principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a payment date for any payment to Securityholders.
ARTICLE 7 _ TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Rights of Trustee.
(1) The Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not
investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(2) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not be liable
for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the
Certificate or Opinion.
(3) The Trustee may act through agents, attorneys, custodians and
nominees and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any
agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care.
(4) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to
Section 6.05.
(5) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or
power which it reasonably believes may expose it to any loss, liability or
expense unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against such loss,
liability or expense.
(6) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received
by it except as the Trustee may agree with the Company.
Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
(7) The Trustee shall have no duty with respect to a Default unless it
has actual knowledge of the Default. As used herein, the term "actual knowledge"
means the actual fact or statement of knowing, without any duty to make any
investigation with regard thereto.
(8) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith which it believes to be authorized and within its powers.
(9) Any Agent shall have the same rights and be protected to the same
extent as if it were Trustee.
(10) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in
respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.
SECTION 7.02. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities or coupons and may otherwise deal with the Company or an
Affiliate with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent
may do the same with like rights.
SECTION 7.03. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this
Indenture or the Securities or any coupons; it shall not be accountable for the
Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities; it shall not be responsible
for any statement in the Securities or any coupons; it shall not be responsible
for determining whether the form and terms of any Securities or coupons were
established in conformity with this Indenture; and it shall not be responsible
for determining whether any Securities were issued in accordance with this
Indenture.
SECTION 7.04. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default occurs and is continuing on a series and if the Trustee has actual
knowledge of such Default, the Trustee shall mail a notice of the Default within
90 days after it occurs to Holders of Registered Securities of the series.
Except in the case of a Default in payment on a series, the Trustee may withhold
the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith
determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of Holders of the
series. The Trustee shall withhold notice of a Default described in Section
6.01(4) until at least 90 days after it occurs.
SECTION 7.05. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Any report required by TIA 313(a) to be mailed to Securityholders shall be
mailed by the Trustee on or before July 15 of each year.
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be
filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which any Securities are listed.
The Company shall notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on a stock
exchange.
SECTION 7.06. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation
for its services. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on
compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the
Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it.
Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the
Trustee's agents and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any loss or liability incurred
by it. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it
may seek indemnity. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not
pay for any settlement made without its consent.
The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or
liability incurred by the Trustee through negligence or willful misconduct.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall
have a lien prior to the Securities and any coupons on all money or property
held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal or
interest on particular securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.01(5) or (6) occurs, such expenses and the compensation
for such services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under
any Bankruptcy Law.
The provisions of this Section shall survive any termination or discharge of
this Indenture (including without limitation any termination under any
Bankruptcy Law) and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
SECTION 7.07. Replacement of Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee
shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the
Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Company's consent.
The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with TIA 310(a) or 310(b)
or with Section 7.09;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(3) a Custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or
its property;
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting; or
(5) an event of the kind described in Section 6.01(5) or (6) occurs with
respect to the Trustee.
The Company also may remove the Trustee with or without cause if the Company so
notifies the Trustee three months in advance and if no Default occurs during the
three month period.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of
Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring
Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with TIA 310(a) or 310(b) or with Section 7.09,
any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the
retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the
retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have
all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The
successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders of Registered
Securities. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it
as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section
7.06.
SECTION 7.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the
successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. Trustee's Capital and Surplus.
The Trustee at all times shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published report of financial
condition.
ARTICLE 8 _ DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Defeasance.
Securities of a series may be defeased in accordance with their terms and,
unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, in accordance with this
Article.
The Company at any time may terminate as to a series all of its obligations
under this Indenture, the Securities of the series and any related coupons
("legal defeasance option"). The Company at any time may terminate as to a
series its obligations, if any, under any restrictive covenants which may be
applicable to a particular series ("covenant defeasance option"). However, in
the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company's obligations in Sections
2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 7.06, 7.07 and 8.04 shall survive until the
Securities of the series are no longer outstanding; thereafter the Company's
obligations in Section 7.06 shall survive.
The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior
exercise of its covenant defeasance option. If the Company exercises its legal
defeasance option, a series may not be accelerated because of an Event of
Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, a series may
not be accelerated by reference to any restrictive covenants which may be
applicable to such series.
The Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those
obligations or restrictions that the Company terminates by defeasance.
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance.
The Company may exercise as to a series its legal defeasance option or its
covenant defeasance option if:
(1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee
or another trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations;
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally
recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the
payments of principal and interest when due on the deposited U.S. Government
Obligations without reinvestment plus any deposited money without investment
will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay
principal and interest when due on all the Securities of the series to maturity
or redemption, as the case may be;
(3) immediately after the deposit no Default exists;
(4) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement
binding on the Company;
(5) the deposit does not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting
interest under TIA 310(a) or 310(b) as to another series;
(6) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that Holders of the series will not recognize income, gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance; and
(7) 91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period
no Default specified in Section 6.01(5) or (6) occurs that is continuing at the
end of the period.
Before or after a deposit the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date in accordance with
Article 3.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations of (i) the United States
or (ii) an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the payment of which
is unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, which, in either case, have
the full faith and credit of the United States pledged for payment and which are
not callable at the issuer's option, or certificates representing an ownership
interest in such obligations.
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited
with it pursuant to Section 8.02. It shall apply the deposited money and the
money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in
accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal and interest on
Securities of the defeased series.
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon
request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request
any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains
unclaimed for two years. After payment to the Company, Securityholders entitled
to the money must look to the Company for payment as unsecured general creditors
unless an abandoned property law designates another person.
ARTICLE 9 _ CONVERSION
SECTION 9.01. Conversion Privilege.
If the Securities Resolution establishing the terms of a series of Securities so
provides, Securities of any series may be convertible at the option of the
holders into or for Common Stock or other equity or debt securities (a
"Conversion Right").
The Securities Resolution may establish, among other things, the Conversion
Rate, provisions for adjustments to the Conversion Rate and limitations upon
exercise of the Conversion Right.
Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, a Holder may convert a
portion of a Security if the portion is $1,000 or in integral multiples thereof.
Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the conversion of the aggregate
principal amount of a Security also apply to conversion of a portion of it.
The Securities Resolution providing for Securities with a Conversion Right may
establish any terms in addition to, or other than (including terms inconsistent
with), those set forth in this Article 9 with respect to the Conversion of the
Securities established thereby (other than those of Section 9.16).
SECTION 9.02. Conversion Procedure.
To convert a Security a Holder must satisfy all requirements in the Securities
or the Securities Resolution and (i) complete and manually sign the conversion
notice (the "Conversion Notice") provided for in the Securities Resolution or
the Security (or complete and manually sign a facsimile thereof) and deliver
such notice to the Conversion Agent or any other office or agency maintained for
such purpose, (ii) surrender the Security to the Conversion Agent or at such
other office or agency by physical delivery, (iii) if required, furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and (iv) if required, pay all
transfer or similar taxes. The date on which such notice shall have been
received by and the Security shall have been so surrendered to the Conversion
Agent is the "Conversion Date." Such Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable and
may not be withdrawn by a Holder for any reason.
The Company will complete settlement of any conversion of Securities not later
than the fifth business day following the Conversion Date in respect of the cash
portion elected to be delivered in lieu of the securities into which the
Security is convertible and not later than the seventh business day following
the Conversion Date in respect of the portion to be settled in such securities.
If any Security is converted between the record date for the payment of interest
and the next succeeding interest payment date, such Security must be accompanied
by funds (in immediately available funds) equal to the interest payable on such
succeeding interest payment date on the principal amount so converted (unless
such Security shall have been called for redemption during such period, in which
case no such payment shall be required). A Security converted on an interest
payment date need not be accompanied by any payment, and the interest on the
principal amount of the Security being converted will be paid on such interest
payment date to the registered holder of such Security on the immediately
preceding record date. Subject to the aforesaid right of the registered holder
to receive interest, no payment or adjustment will be made on conversion for
interest accrued on the converted Security or for interest, dividends or other
distributions payable on any security issued on conversion.
If a Holder converts more than one Security at the same time, the securities
into which the Security is convertible issuable or cash payable upon the
conversion shall be based on the total principal amount of the Securities
converted.
Upon surrender of a Security that is converted in part the Trustee shall
authenticate for the Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to the
unconverted portion of the Security surrendered; except that if a global
Security is so surrendered the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Depositary a new global Security in a denomination equal to and in exchange for
the unconverted portion of the principal of the global Security so surrendered.
If the last day on which a Security may be converted is a Legal Holiday in a
place where a Conversion Agent is located, the Security may be surrendered to
that Conversion Agent on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.
SECTION 9.03. Taxes on Conversion.
If a Holder of a Security exercises a Conversion Right, the Company shall pay
any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of the
securities into which the Security is convertible upon the conversion. However,
the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because securities or other
property are issued in a name other than the Holder's name. Nothing herein shall
preclude any income tax or other withholding required by law or regulations.
SECTION 9.04. Company Determination Final.
Any determination that the Board of Directors makes pursuant to this Article 9
or consistent with terms provided for in any Securities Resolution is
conclusive, absent manifest error.
SECTION 9.05. Trustee's and Conversion Agent's Disclaimer.
The Trustee (and each Conversion Agent other than the Company) has no duty to
determine when or if an adjustment under this Article 9 or any Securities
Resolution should be made, how it should be made or calculated or what it should
be. The Trustee (and each Conversion Agent other than the Company) makes no
representation as to the validity or value of any securities issued upon
conversion of Securities. The Trustee (and each Conversion Agent other than the
Company) shall not be responsible for the Company's failure to comply with this
Article 9 or any provision of a Securities Resolution relating to a Conversion
Right.
SECTION 9.06. Company to Provide Conversion Securities.
The Company shall reserve out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or its
Common Stock held in treasury sufficient shares to permit the conversion of all
of the Securities convertible into Common Stock. The Company shall arrange and
make available for issuance upon conversion the full amount of any other
securities into which the Securities are convertible to permit such conversion
of the Securities.
All shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of any person which may be
issued upon conversion of the Securities shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
The Company will comply with all securities laws regulating the offer and
delivery of securities upon conversion of Securities.
SECTION 9.07. Cash Settlement Option.
If the Securities Resolution so provides, the Company may elect to satisfy, in
whole or in part, a Conversion Right of Securities convertible into Common Stock
or other securities of any person by the delivery of cash. The amount of cash to
be delivered shall be equal to the Market Price on the last Trading Day
preceding the applicable Conversion Date of a share of Common Stock or other
securities of any person into which the Securities are convertible multiplied by
the number of shares of Common Stock or the number of shares or principal amount
of other securities into which the Securities are convertible, respectively, in
respect of which the Company elects to deliver cash. If the Company elects to
satisfy, in whole or in part, a Conversion Right by the delivery of shares of
Common Stock or other securities, no fractional shares or portion of other
securities will be delivered. Instead, the Company will pay cash based on the
Market Price for such fractional share of Common Stock or portion of other
securities.
The "Market Price" of the Common Stock into which Securities or other equity
securities into which the Securities are convertible may be converted pursuant
to a Securities Resolution or this Article 9 on any Trading Day means the
weighted average per share sale price for all sales of the Common Stock or other
equity securities on such Trading Day (or, if the information necessary to
calculate such weighted average per share sale price is not reported, the
average of the high and low sale prices, or if no sales are reported, the
average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the
average of the average bid and average ask prices), as reported in the composite
transactions for the New York Stock Exchange, or if the Common Stock or other
equity securities into which the Securities are convertible are not listed or
admitted to trading on such exchange, as reported in the composite transactions
for the principal national or regional United States securities exchange on
which the Common Stock or other equity securities into which the Securities are
convertible are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Common Stock or other
equity securities into which the Securities are convertible are not listed or
admitted to trading on a United States national or regional securities exchange,
as reported by NASDAQ or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or if
not so reported, as determined in the manner set forth in the appropriate
Securities Resolution. In the absence of such quotations, the Company shall be
entitled to determine the Market Price on the basis of such quotations as it
considers appropriate.
The "Market Price" of any debt security into which Securities are convertible
shall be determined as set forth in the applicable Securities Resolution.
SECTION 9.08. Adjustment in Conversion Rate for Change in
Capital Stock.
If the Securities are convertible into Common Stock and the Company:
(1) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its Common Stock
in shares of its Common Stock;
(2) subdivides its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares;
(3) combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares;
(4) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its Common Stock in
shares of its Capital Stock other than Common Stock; or
(5) issues by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares
of its Capital Stock,
then the conversion privilege and the Conversion Rate in effect immediately
prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the Holder of a Security
thereafter converted may receive the number of shares of Capital Stock of the
Company (or, at the Company's option, an equivalent amount in cash) which he
would have owned immediately following such action if he had converted the
Security immediately prior to such action.
The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date in the
case of a dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date in
the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
If the security into which the Securities are convertible is other than Common
Stock of the Company, the conversion rate shall be subject to adjustment as set
forth in the applicable Securities Resolution.
If after an adjustment a Holder of a Security may, upon conversion, receive
shares of two or more classes of Capital Stock of the Company or other
securities, the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine the allocation
of the adjusted Conversion Rate between or among the classes of Capital Stock or
other securities. After such allocation, the conversion privilege and the
Conversion Rate of each class of Capital Stock or other securities shall
thereafter be subject to adjustment on terms comparable to those applicable to
Common Stock in this Article or in such Securities Resolution.
SECTION 9.09. Adjustment in Conversion Rate for Common Stock
Issued Below Market Price.
If the Securities are convertible into Common Stock, and the Company issues to
all holders of Common Stock rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase shares of Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, or rights, options or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase such convertible or exchangeable securities at a Price
Per Share (as defined and determined according to the formula given below) lower
than the current Market Price on the date of such issuance, the Conversion Rate
shall be adjusted in accordance with the following formula:
R
-
AC = CC x O + M
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O + N
where:
AC = the adjusted Conversion Rate.
CC = the then current Conversion Rate.
O = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
issuance (which number shall include shares owned or held by or for the account
of the Company).
N = the "Number of Shares," which (i) in the case of rights, options or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or of securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, is the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock initially issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange
thereof; and (ii) in the case of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or
purchase convertible or exchangeable securities, is the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock initially issuable upon the conversion or exchange of the
convertible or exchangeable securities issuable upon the exercise of such
rights, options or warrants.
R = the proceeds received or receivable by the Company, which (i) in the case of
rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock
or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, is
the aggregate amount received or receivable by the Company in consideration for
the sale and issuance of such rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional
consideration, other than the convertible or exchangeable securities, payable to
the Company upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof; and (ii) in the case
of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase convertible or
exchangeable securities, is the aggregate amount received or receivable by the
Company in consideration
for the sale and issuance of such rights, options or warrants, plus the minimum
aggregate consideration payable to the Company upon the exercise thereof, plus
the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, other than the
convertible or exchangeable securities, payable upon the conversion or exchange
of the convertible or exchangeable securities; provided, that in each case the
proceeds received or receivable by the Company shall be deemed to be the amount
of gross cash proceeds without deducting therefrom any compensation paid or
discount allowed in the sale, underwriting or purchase thereof by underwriters
or dealers or others performing similar services or any expenses incurred in
connection therewith.
M = the current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the date of issue of
the rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common
Stock or the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common
Stock or the rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
convertible or exchangeable securities.
"Price Per Share" shall be defined and determined according to
the following formula:
P = R
-
N
where:
P = Price Per Share
and R and N have the meanings assigned above.
If the Company shall issue rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities with respect to its Common Stock for a consideration
consisting, in whole or in part, of property other than cash the amount of such
consideration shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors whose
determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of the Board of
Directors filed with the Trustee.
The adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such additional rights,
options, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities with respect to its
Common Stock are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the date
of issue of such shares, rights, options, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities.
To the extent that such rights, options or warrants to acquire Common Stock
expire unexercised or to the extent any convertible or exchangeable securities
with respect to its Common Stock are redeemed by the Company or otherwise cease
to be convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, the Conversion
Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect
had the adjustment made upon the date of issuance of such rights, options,
warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities been made upon the basis of
the issuance of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase only
the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such rights, options or
warrants were actually exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock that
were actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of the convertible or
exchangeable securities.
If the Securities are convertible into securities other than the Common Stock,
any adjustment in the Conversion Rate required for the issuance or sale of the
securities into which the Securities are convertible shall be made as set forth
in the Securities Resolution.
SECTION 9.10. Adjustment for Other Distributions.
If the Securities are initially convertible into Common Stock and the Company
distributes to all holders of its Common Stock any of its assets or debt
securities or any rights or warrants to purchase assets or debt securities of
the Company, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the
following formula:
AC = CC x (O x M)
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(O x M) - F
where:
AC = the adjusted Conversion Rate.
CC = the then current Conversion Rate.
O = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date
mentioned below (which number shall include shares owned or held by or for the
account of the Company).
M = the current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the record date
mentioned below.
F = the fair market value on the record date of the assets, securities, rights
or warrants distributed. The Board of Directors of the Company shall determine
the fair market value.
The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive the distribution.
If the securities into which the Securities are convertible are other than
Common Stock, any adjustments for such other distribution shall be made as set
forth in the Securities Resolution.
This Section does not apply to cash dividends or distributions or to
reclassifications or distributions referred to in Section 9.08. Also, this
Section does not apply to shares issued below Market Price referred to in
Section 9.09.
SECTION 9.11. Voluntary Adjustment.
The Company at any time may increase the Conversion Rate, temporarily or
otherwise, by any amount but in no event shall such Conversion Rate result in
the issuance of Capital Stock at a price less than the par value of such Capital
Stock at the time such increase is made.
SECTION 9.12. When Adjustment May Be Deferred.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate need be made unless the adjustment would
require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate. Any adjustments that are
not made due to the immediately preceding sentence shall be carried forward and
taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided, that any adjustment
carried forward shall be deferred not in excess of three years, whereupon any
adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be effected.
All calculations under this Article 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or to
the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
SECTION 9.13. When No Adjustment Required.
Except as set forth in Section 9.09, no adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall
be made because the Company issues, in exchange for cash, property or services,
shares of Common Stock, or any securities convertible into shares of Common
Stock, or securities carrying the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or
such convertible securities.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate need be made for rights to purchase or the
sale of Common Stock pursuant to a Company plan providing for reinvestment of
dividends or interest.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate need be made for a change in the par value
of the Common Stock or other securities having a par value.
No adjustment need be made for a transaction referred to in Section 9.08, 9.09
or 9.10 if Securityholders are to participate in the transaction on a basis and
with notice that the Board of Directors determines to be fair and appropriate in
light of the basis and notice on which holders of Common Stock or other
securities into which the Securities are convertible participate in the
transaction.
SECTION 9.14. Notice of Adjustment.
Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to
Holders of Securities affected a notice of the adjustment. The Company shall
file with the Trustee an Officers' Certificate or a certificate from the
Company's independent public accountants stating the facts requiring the
adjustment and the manner of computing it. The certificate shall be conclusive
evidence that the adjustment is correct, absent manifest error.
SECTION 9.15. Notice of Certain Transactions.
If:
(1) the Company proposes to take any action that would require
an adjustment in the Conversion Rate,
(2) the Company proposes to take any action that would require a
supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.16, or
(3) there is a proposed liquidation or dissolution of the Company or of
the issuer of any other security into which the Securities are convertible,
the Company shall mail to registered Holders of Securities of any affected
series a notice stating the proposed record date for a dividend or distribution
or the proposed effective date of a subdivision, combination, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, transfer, lease, liquidation or dissolution. The Company
shall mail the notice at least 15 days before such date.
Failure to mail the notice or any defect in it shall not affect the validity of
the transaction.
SECTION 9.16. Reorganization of the Company.
If the Company is a party to a transaction subject to Section 5.01, the
successor corporation (if other than the Company) shall enter into a
supplemental indenture which shall provide that the Holder of a Security may
convert it into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets which he
would have owned immediately after the consolidation, merger or transfer if he
had converted the Security immediately before the effective date of the
transaction. The supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which
shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical to the adjustments provided
for in this Article. The successor company shall mail to Holders of Securities
of any affected series a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture.
If this Section applies, Sections 9.08, 9.09 and 9.10 do not apply.
ARTICLE 10 _ AMENDMENTS
SECTION 10.01. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Securities or any
coupons without the consent of any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to comply with Article 5 or Section 9.16;
(3) to provide that specific provisions of this Indenture shall not
apply to a series not previously issued;
(4) to create a series and establish its terms;
(5) to provide for a separate Trustee for one or more series; or
(6) to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the
rights of any Securityholder.
SECTION 10.02. With Consent of Holders.
Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides, the Company and the Trustee
may amend this Indenture, the Securities and any coupons with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of
all series affected by the amendment voting as one class. However, without the
consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment under this Section may
not:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent
to an amendment;
(2) reduce the interest on or change the time for payment of
interest on any Security;
(3) change the fixed maturity of any Security;
(4) reduce the principal of any non-Discounted Debt Security or reduce
the amount of principal of any Discounted Debt Security that would be due upon
an acceleration thereof;
(5) change the currency in which principal or interest on a
Security is payable;
(6) make any change that materially adversely affects the right to
convert any Security; or
(7) make any change in Section 6.04 or 10.02, except to increase the
amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment or waiver or to
provide that other provisions of this Indenture cannot be amended or waived
without the consent of each Securityholder affected thereby.
An amendment of a provision included solely for the benefit of one or more
series does not affect Securityholders of any other series.
Securityholders need not consent to the exact text of a proposed amendment or
waiver; it is sufficient if they consent to the substance thereof.
SECTION 10.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment pursuant to Section 10.01 or 10.02 shall be set forth in a
supplemental indenture (except any amendment pursuant to Section 10.01(4), which
may be set forth in a Securities Resolution) that complies with the TIA.
If a provision of the TIA requires or permits a provision of this Indenture and
the TIA provision is amended, then the Indenture provision shall be
automatically amended to like effect.
SECTION 10.04. Effect of Consents.
An amendment or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and
thereafter binds every Securityholder entitled to consent to it.
A consent to an amendment or waiver by a Holder of a Security is a continuing
consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security that evidences
the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security. Any Holder or subsequent
Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security if the Trustee receives notice
of the revocation before the amendment or waiver becomes effective.
The Company may fix a record date for the determination of Holders of Registered
Securities entitled to give a consent. The record date shall not be less than 10
nor more than 60 days prior to the first written solicitation of
Securityholders.
SECTION 10.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
The Company or the Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment
or waiver on any Security thereafter authenticated. The Company may issue in
exchange for affected Securities new Securities that reflect the amendment or
waiver.
SECTION 10.06. Trustee Protected.
The Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its
rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected
in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers' Certificate each stating
that the execution of any amendment or supplement or waiver authorized pursuant
to this Article is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and that such
amendment or supplement or waiver constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company.
ARTICLE 11 _ MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. Trust Indenture Act.
The provisions of TIA 310 through 317 that impose duties on any person
(including the provisions automatically deemed included herein unless expressly
excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or
not expressly set forth herein.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another
provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the
required provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or
excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the
latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or
excluded, as the case may be.
SECTION 11.02. Notices.
Any notice by one party to another is duly given if in writing and delivered in
person, sent by facsimile transmission confirmed by mail or mailed by
first-class mail to the other's address shown below:
Company:
Western Resources, Inc.
818 Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Fax: (913) 575-8160
Attention: Vice President, Finance
Trustee:
Bankers Trust Company
4 Albany Street
New York, NY 10006
Fax: (212) 250-6725
Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Group Manager of Public
Utilities
A party by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different
addresses for subsequent notices.
Any notice mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to his address shown on
the register kept by the Transfer Agent or on the list referred to in Section
2.06. Failure to mail a notice to a Securityholder or any defect in a notice
mailed to a Securityholder shall not affect the sufficiency of the notice mailed
to other Securityholders or the sufficiency of any published notice.
If a notice is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed,
it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company mails a notice to Securityholders, it shall mail a copy to the
Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
If in the Company's opinion it is impractical to mail a notice required to be
mailed or to publish a notice required to be published, the Company may give
such substitute notice as the Trustee approves. Failure to publish a notice as
required or any defect in it shall not affect the sufficiency of any mailed
notice.
All notices shall be in the English language, except that any published notice
may be in an official language of the country of publication.
A "notice" includes any communication required by this Indenture.
SECTION 11.03. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action
under this Indenture, the Company shall if so requested furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 11.04. Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the person making such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 11.05. Rules by Company and Agents.
The Company may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of
Securityholders. An Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable
requirements for its functions.
SECTION 11.06. Legal Holidays.
A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions
are not required to be open. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of
payment, unless the Securities Resolution establishing a series otherwise
provides with respect to Securities of the series, payment may be made at that
place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest
shall accrue for the intervening period.
SECTION 11.07. No Recourse Against Others.
All liability described in the Securities of any director, officer, employee or
stockholder, as such, of the Company is waived and released.
SECTION 11.08. Duplicate Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. One signed copy is
enough to prove this Indenture.
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture, the Securities
and any coupons, unless federal law governs.
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SIGNATURES
Dated: , WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
By
Name:
Title:
Attest: (SEAL)
- ------------------------
Name:
Title:
Dated: , BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
By
Name:
Title:
Attest: (SEAL)
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
A Form of Registered Security
No. $
[NAME OF ISSUER]
[Title of Security]
[Name Of Issuer]
promises to pay to
or registered assigns
the principal sum of Dollars on ,
Interest Payment Dates:
Record Dates:
Dated:
[ ] [NAME OF ISSUER]
Transfer Agent and Paying Agent
by
(SEAL)
Authenticated: Chairman of the Board
[Name of Registrar]
Registrar, by
Authorized Signature Vice-President
[NAME OF ISSUER]
[Title of Security]
[Explanatory Notes follow Exhibit B]
1. Interest.1
[Name Of Issuer] ("Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of , promises to pay interest on the principal
amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay
interest on and of each year commencing , 19__. Interest on the Securities
will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or,
if no interest has been paid, from , 19__. Interest will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment.2
The Company will pay interest on the Securities to the persons who are
registered holders of Securities at the close of business on the record date for
the next interest payment date, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture.
Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal
payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United
States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts. The Company may pay principal and interest by check payable in
such money. It may mail an interest check to a holder's registered address.
3. Agents.
Initially, Attention: ,
will act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar
without notice or provide for more than one such agent. The
Company or any Affiliate may act in any such capacity. Subject
to certain conditions, the Company may change the Trustee.
4. Indenture.
The Company issued the securities of this series ("Securities") under an
Indenture dated as of , ("Indenture") between the Company and
Bankers Trust Company ("Trustee"). The terms of the Securities include
those stated in the Indenture and in the Securities Resolution creating the
Securities and those made part of the Indenture by the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code 77aaa77bbbb), as amended. Securityholders are
referred to the Indenture, the Securities Resolution and the Act for a
statement of such terms.
5. Optional Redemption.3
On or after , the Company may redeem all the Securities at any
time or some of them from time to time at the following redemption
prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued interest
to the redemption date.
If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning,
Year Percentage Year Percentage
and thereafter at 100%.
6. Mandatory Redemption.4
The Company will redeem $ principal amount of Securities
on and on each thereafter through
at a redemption price of 100% of principal amount, plus accrued
interest to the redemption date.5 The Company may reduce the principal amount of
Securities to be redeemed pursuant to this paragraph by subtracting 100% of the
principal amount (excluding premium) of any Securities (i) that the Company has
acquired or that the Company has redeemed other than pursuant to this paragraph
and (ii) that the Company has delivered to the Registrar for cancellation. The
Company may so subtract the same Security only once.
On of each year commencing , the Trustee will,
upon the death of any registered owner, redeem any of the Securities held
by a registered owner following presentation thereof or redemption as
described below by such registered owner's personal representative or surviving
joint tenant(s), subject to the limitation that in any month period the Trustee
shall not be obligated to redeem Securities pursuant to this provision to the
extent that the aggregate principal amount of the Securities so subject to
redemption exceeds $ , or the Securities of any registered
owner tendered for redemption are in excess of the aggregate. The Securities
subject to redemption as described above may be presented for redemption by
delivering to the Trustee (i) a written request for redemption in form
satisfactory to the Trustee, signed by the personal representative or
surviving joint tenant(s) of the registered owner, (ii) the Securities to be
redeemed, (iii) appropriate evidence of death and ownership of such
Securities at the time of death, and (iv) appropriate evidence of the authority
of such personal representative or surviving joint tenant(s). In order for
Securities to be eligible for redemption on any , such Securities must be
presented for redemption in full compliance with the provisions set forth
above, prior to following the death of the registered owner of such
Securities and next preceding such. Securities presented for redemption prior
to maturity will be redeemed in order of their receipt by the Trustee. Any such
Securities not redeemed in any such period because of the aggregate limitation
or the individual $ limitation will be held in the order described above for
redemption on in succeeding years until redeemed. Any such redemption shall be
at a price equal to % of the principal amount of the Securities so to be
redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date, but without a premium.
The death of a person who, during his lifetime, was entitled to substantially
all of the beneficial interest of ownership of a Security will be deemed the
death of a registered owner, regardless of the registered owner, if such
beneficial interest can be established to the satisfaction of the Trustee. Such
beneficial interest shall be deemed to exist in typical cases of street name or
nominee ownership, ownership under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or
similar statute, community property or other joint ownership arrangements
between husband and wife, and trust and certain other arrangements where one
person has substantially all of the beneficial ownership interest in the
Securities during his lifetime. In the case of Securities registered in the name
of banks, trust companies or broker-dealers who are members of a national
securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("Qualified Institutions"), the redemption limitations described above apply to
each beneficial owner of Securities held by any Qualified Institution. In
connection with the redemption request, such Qualified Institution must submit
evidence, satisfactory to the Trustee, that it holds Securities subject to
request on behalf of such beneficial owner and must certify the aggregate amount
of redemption requests made on behalf of such beneficial owner.
7. Additional Optional Redemption.6
In addition to redemptions pursuant to the above paragraph(s),
the Company may redeem not more than $ principal
amount of Securities on and on each
thereafter through at a redemption price of 100% of
principal amount, plus accrued interest to the redemption date.
8. Notice of Redemption.7
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days before the redemption date
to each holder of Securities to be redeemed at his registered address.
A notice of redemption may provide that it is subject to the occurrence of any
event before the date fixed for such redemption as described in such notice
("Conditional Redemption") and such notice of Conditional Redemption shall be of
no effect unless all such conditions to the redemption have occurred before such
date or have been waived by the Company.
9. Conversion.8
A Holder of a Security may convert it into Common Stock of the Company or cash,
or a combination thereof, at the Company's option, at any time before the close
of business on ___________, or, if the Security is called for redemption, the
Holder may convert it at any time before the close of business on the redemption
date. The initial Conversion Rate is ____________ (or an equivalent amount in
cash) per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities, subject to adjustment as
provided in Article 9 of the Indenture.9 The Company will deliver a check in
lieu of any fractional share. On conversion no payment or adjustment for
interest accrued on the Securities will be made nor for dividends on the Common
Stock issued on conversion. If any Security is converted between the record date
for the payment of interest and the next succeeding interest payment date, such
Security must be accompanied by funds equal to the interest payable on such
succeeding interest payment date on the principal amount so converted (unless
such Security shall have been called for redemption, in which case no such
payment shall be required). A Security converted on an interest payment date
need not be accompanied by any payment, and the interest on the principal amount
of the Security being converted will be paid on such interest payment date to
the registered holder of such Security on the immediately preceding record date.
To convert a Security a Holder must (1) complete and sign the conversion notice
on the back of the Security, (2) surrender the Security to a Conversion Agent,
(3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the
Registrar or Conversion Agent and (4) pay any transfer or similar tax if
required. A Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the portion is $1,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000.
10. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of
$1,00010 and whole multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Securities may be
registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The
Transfer Agent may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by
law or the Indenture. The Transfer Agent need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Security or portion of a Security selected for redemption. Also,
it need not exchange or register the transfer of any Securities for a period of
15 days before a selection of Securities to be redeemed.
11. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for all
purposes.
12. Amendments and Waivers.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended
with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
securities of all series affected by the amendment.11 Subject to certain
exceptions, a default on a series may be waived with the consent of the holders
of a majority in principal amount of the series.
Without the consent of any Securityholder, the Indenture or the Securities may
be amended, among other things, to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or
inconsistency; to provide for assumption of Company obligations to
Securityholders; or to make any change that does not materially adversely affect
the rights of any Securityholder.
13. Restrictive Covenants.12
The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the Company limited to $
principal amount. The Indenture does not limit other unsecured debt.
14. Successors.
When a successor assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Securities
and the Indenture, the Company will be released from those obligations.
15. Defeasance Prior to Redemption or Maturity.13
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate some or all
of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the Company
deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment
of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity. U.S.
Government Obligations are securities backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States of America or certificates representing an ownership interest in
such Obligations.
16. Defaults and Remedies.
An Event of Default14 includes: default for 60 days in payment of interest on
the Securities; default in payment of principal on the Securities; default for
60 days in payment or satisfaction of any sinking fund obligation; default by
the Company for a specified period after notice to it in the performance of any
of its other agreements applicable to the Securities; certain events of
bankruptcy or insolvency; and any other Event of Default provided for in the
series. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
holders of at least 33-1/3% in principal amount of the Securities may declare
the principal15 of all the Securities to be due and payable immediately.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as
provided in the Indenture.
The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the
Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders
notice of any continuing default (except a default in payment of principal or
interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The
Company must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Trustee.
17. Trustee Dealings with Company.
, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any
other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services
for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or
its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by a manual signature of
the Registrar.
20. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entirety), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants
in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and the
Securities Resolution, which contain the text of this Security
in larger type. Requests may be made to: [Name/Address Of
Issuer], Attention: Corporate Secretary.
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EXHIBIT B
A Form of Bearer Security
No. $
[NAME OF ISSUER]
[Title of Security]
[Explanatory Notes follow ]
[Name Of Issuer]
promises to pay to bearer
the principal sum of Dollars on ,
Interest Payment Dates:
Dated:
[ ] [NAME OF ISSUER]
Transfer Agent
(SEAL) by
Authenticated: Chairman of the Board
[Name of Registrar]
Registrar, by
Authorized Signature Vice-President
[NAME OF ISSUER]
[Title of Security]
ALL SEQUENCE NUMBERING RESET
1. Interest.1
[Name Of Issuer] ("Company"), a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of , promises to
pay to bearer interest on the principal amount of this Security
at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay
interest on and of each year commencing
, 19 . Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from ,
19 . Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360day year of twelve
30 day months.
2. Method of Payment.2
Holders must surrender Securities and any coupons to a Paying Agent to collect
principal and interest payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in
money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts. The Company may pay principal and interest
by check payable in such money.
3. Agents.
Initially, , Attention: , will act as Transfer Agent,
Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Transfer
Agent or Registrar without notice or provide for more than one such agent.
The Company or any Affiliate may act in any such capacity. Subject to certain
conditions, the Company may change the Trustee.
4. Indenture.
The Company issued the securities of this series ("Securities") under an
Indenture dated as of , ("Indenture") between the Company and
Bankers Trust Company ("Trustee"). The terms of the Securities include those
stated in the Indenture and the Securities Resolution and those made part of the
Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code 77aaa77bbbb),
as amended. Securityholders are referred to the Indenture, the Securities
Resolution and the Act for a statement of such terms.
5. Optional Redemption.3
On or after , the Company may redeem all the Securities
at any time or some of them from time to time at the following redemption
prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued interest
to the redemption date.
If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning,
Year Percentage Year Percentage
and thereafter 100%.
6. Mandatory Redemption.4
The Company will redeem $ principal amount of Securities
on and on each thereafter through
at a redemption price of 100% of principal amount, plus accrued interest
to the redemption date.5 The Company may reduce the principal amount of
Securities to be redeemed pursuant to this paragraph by subtracting 100% of the
principal amount (excluding premium) of any Securities (i) that the Company has
acquired or that the Company has redeemed other than pursuant to this paragraph
and (ii) that the Company has delivered to the Registrar for cancellation. The
Company may so subtract the same Security only once.
On of each year commencing , the Trustee will, upon
the death of any registered owner, redeem any of the Securities held by a
registered owner following presentation thereof or redemption as described
below by such registered owner's personal representative or surviving joint
tenant(s), subject to the limitation that in any month period the Trustee shall
not be obligated to redeem Securities pursuant to this provision to the extent
that the aggregate principal amount of the Securities so subject to redemption
exceeds $ , or the Securities of any registered owner tendered
for redemption are in excess of the aggregate . The Securities subject
to redemption as described above may be presented for redemption by delivering
to the Trustee (i) a written request for redemption in form satisfactory to
the Trustee, signed by the personal representative or surviving joint
tenant(s) of the registered owner, (ii) the Securities to be redeemed,
(iii) appropriate evidence of death and ownership of such Securities at the
time of death, and (iv) appropriate evidence of the authority of such personal
representative or surviving joint tenant(s). In order for Securities to be
eligible for redemption on any , such Securities must be presented for
redemption in full compliance with the provisions set forth above, prior to
following the death of the registered owner of such Securities and next
preceding such . Securities presented for redemption prior to maturity
will be redeemed in order of their receipt by the Trustee. Any such Securities
not redeemed in any such period because of the aggregate limitation or the
individual $ limitation will be held in the order described above for
redemption on in succeeding years until redeemed. Any such redemption shall be
at a price equal to % of the principal amount of the Securities so to be
redeemed, plus accrued interest to the redemption date, but without a premium.
The death of a person who, during his lifetime, was entitled to substantially
all of the beneficial interest of ownership of a Security will be deemed the
death of a registered owner, regardless of the registered owner, if such
beneficial interest can be established to the satisfaction of the Trustee. Such
beneficial interest shall be deemed to exist in typical cases of street name or
nominee ownership, ownership under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or
similar statute, community property or other joint ownership arrangements
between husband and wife, and trust and certain other arrangements where one
person has substantially all of the beneficial ownership interest in the
Securities during his lifetime. In the case of Securities registered in the name
of banks, trust companies or broker-dealers who are members of a national
securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("Qualified Institutions"), the redemption limitations described above apply to
each beneficial owner of Securities held by any Qualified Institution. In
connection with the redemption request, such Qualified Institution must submit
evidence, satisfactory to the Trustee, that it holds Securities subject to
request on behalf of such beneficial owner and must certify the aggregate amount
of redemption requests made on behalf of such beneficial owner.
7. Additional Optional Redemption.6
In addition to redemptions pursuant to the above paragraph(s), the Company may
redeem not more than $ principal amount of Securities on and on each thereafter
through at a redemption price of 100% of principal amount, plus accrued interest
to the redemption date.
8. Notice of Redemption.7
Notice of redemption will be published once in an Authorized Newspaper in the
City of New York and if the Securities are listed on any stock exchange located
outside the United States and such stock exchange so requires, in any other
required city outside the United States at least 30 days before the redemption
date. Notice of redemption also will be mailed to holders who have filed their
names and addresses with the Transfer Agent within the two preceding years. A
holder of Securities may miss important notices if he fails to maintain his name
and address with the Transfer Agent.
A notice of redemption may provide that it is subject to the occurrence of any
event before the date fixed for such redemption as described in such notice
("Conditional Redemption") and such notice of Conditional Redemption shall be of
no effect unless all such conditions to the redemption have occurred before such
date or have been waived by the Company.
9. Conversion.8
A Holder of a Security may convert it into Common Stock of the Company or cash,
or a combination thereof, at the Company's option, at any time before the close
of business on ___________, or, if the Security is called for redemption, the
Holder may convert it at any time before the close of business on the redemption
date. The initial Conversion Rate is ____________ (or an equivalent amount in
cash) per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities, subject to adjustment as
provided in Article 9 of the Indenture.9 The Company will deliver a check in
lieu of any fractional share. On conversion no payment or adjustment for
interest accrued on the Securities will be made nor for dividends on the Common
Stock issued on conversion. If any Security is converted between the record date
for the payment of interest and the next succeeding interest payment date, such
Security must be accompanied by funds equal to the interest payable on such
succeeding interest payment date on the principal amount so converted (unless
such Security shall have been called for redemption, in which case no such
payment shall be required). A Security converted on an interest payment date
need not be accompanied by any payment, and the interest on the principal amount
of the Security being converted will be paid on such interest payment date to
the registered holder of such Security on the immediately preceding record date.
To convert a Security a Holder must (1) complete and sign the conversion notice
on the back of the Security, (2) surrender the Security to a Conversion Agent,
(3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the
Registrar or Conversion Agent and (4) pay any transfer or similar tax if
required. A Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the portion is $1,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000.
10. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Securities are in bearer form with coupons in denominations of $5,00010 and
whole multiples of $5,000. The Securities may be transferred by delivery and
exchanged as provided in the Indenture. Upon an exchange, the Transfer Agent may
require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate documents and to
pay any taxes and fees required by law or the Indenture. The Transfer Agent need
not exchange any Security or portion of a Security selected for redemption.
Also, it need not exchange any Securities for a period of 15 days before a
selection of Securities to be redeemed.
11. Persons Deemed Owners.
The holder of a Security or coupon may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
12. Amendments and Waivers.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended
with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
securities of all series affected by the amendment.11 Subject to certain
exceptions, a default on a series may be waived with the consent of the holders
of a majority in principal amount of the series.
Without the consent of any Securityholder, the Indenture or the Securities may
be amended, among other things, to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or
inconsistency; to provide for assumption of Company obligations to
Securityholders; or to make any change that does not materially adversely affect
the rights of any Securityholder.
13. Restrictive Covenants.12
The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the Company limited to $
principal amount. The Indenture does not limit other unsecured debt.
14. Successors.
When a successor assumes all the obligations of the Company under the
Securities, any coupons and the Indenture, the Company will be released from
those obligations.
15. Defeasance Prior to Redemption or Maturity.13
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate some or all
of its obligations under the Securities, any coupons and the Indenture if the
Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the
payment of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity.
U.S. Government Obligations are securities backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States of America or certificates representing an ownership
interest in such Obligations.
16. Defaults and Remedies.
An Event of Default14 includes: default for 60 days in payment of interest on
the Securities; default in payment of principal on the Securities; default for
60 days in payment or satisfaction of any sinking fund obligation; default by
the Company for a specified period after notice to it in the performance of any
of its other agreements applicable to the Securities; certain events of
bankruptcy or insolvency; and any other Event of Default provided for in the
series. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
holders of at least 33-1/3% in principal amount of the Securities may declare
the principal15 of all the Securities to be due and payable immediately.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as
provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it
before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain
limitations, holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may
direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing default (except a default
in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is
in their interests. The Company must furnish annual compliance certificates to
the Trustee.
17. Trustee Dealings with Company.
, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any
other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services
for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or
its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by a manual signature of
the Registrar.
20. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entirety), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants
in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and the
Securities Resolution, which contain the text of this Security
in larger type. Requests may be made to: [Name/Address Of
Issuer], Attention: Corporate Secretary.
[FACE OF COUPON]
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[$]............
Due............
[NAME OF ISSUER]
[Title of Security]
Unless the Security attached to this coupon has been called for redemption,
[Name Of Issuer] (the "Company") will pay to bearer, upon surrender, the amount
shown hereon when due. This coupon may be surrendered for payment to any Paying
Agent listed on the back of this coupon unless the Company has replaced such
Agent. Payment may be made by check. This coupon represents months' interest.
[Name Of Issuer]
By
[REVERSE OF COUPON]
PAYING AGENTS
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NOTES TO EXHIBITS A AND B
1 If the Security is not to bear interest at a fixed rate per annum, insert a
description of the manner in which the rate of interest is to be determined. If
the Security is not to bear interest prior to maturity, so state.
2 If the method or currency of payment is different, insert a statement thereof.
3 If applicable. A restriction on redemption or refunding or any provision
applicable to its redemption other may be added.
4 Such provisions as are applicable, if any.
5 If the Security is a Discounted Debt Security, insert amount to be redeemed or
method of calculating such amount.
6 If applicable. Also insert, if applicable, provisions for repayment of
Securities at the option of the Securityholder.
7 If applicable.
8 If applicable. If convertible into securities other than Common Stock, insert
appropriate summary.
9 If additional or different adjustment provisions apply so specify.
10 If applicable. Insert additional or different denominations and terms as
appropriate.
11 If different terms apply, insert a brief summary thereof.
12 If applicable. If additional or different covenants apply, insert a brief
summary thereof.
13 If applicable. If different defeasance terms apply, insert a brief summary
thereof.
14 If additional or different Events of Default apply, insert a brief summary
thereof.
15 If the Security is a Discounted Debt Security, set forth the amount due and
payable upon an Event of Default.
Note: U.S. tax law may require certain legends on Discounted
Debt and Bearer Securities.
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EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
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: :
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(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ____________________________ agent to transfer this
Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act
for him.
Date: _______________ Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Security)
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EXHIBIT D
CONVERSION NOTICE
To convert this Security, check the box:
To convert only part of this
Security, state the amount (must
be in integral multiples of $1,000);
$
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If you want the securities delivered
upon conversion made out in another
person's name, fill in the form below:
(Insert other person's Social
Security or Tax I.D. Number)
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(Print or type other person's
name, address and zip code
Date: _________ Signature(s): ____________________________
Sign exactly as your name(s)
appear(s) on the other side
of this Security)
Signature(s) guaranteed by: ________________________________
(All signatures must be
guaranteed by a member of a
national securities exchange or
of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or by a
commercial bank or trust company
located in the United States)
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S-1
No. 1 $400,000,000
CUSIP No. 959425AQ2
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
6.25% Putable/Callable Note
Due August 15, 2018, Putable/Callable August 15, 2003
Western Resources, Inc. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered
assigns the principal sum of FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
on August 15, 2018.
Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15,
commencing February 15, 1999
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1
Dated: August 7, 1998
Bankers Trust Company
Transfer Agent
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
Authenticated: Bankers Trust Company,
Registrar
By:
Authorized Signature
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WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
6.25% Putable/Callable Notes
Due August 15, 2018, Putable/Callable August 15, 2003
1. Interest.
Western Resources, Inc. ("Company"), a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Kansas, promises
to pay interest on the principal amount of the Securities (as
defined in Section 4) at the rate per annum described below.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on August 15 and
February 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 1999.
Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has
been paid, from August 7, 1998. Interest will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months.
The Securities will bear interest at the rate of 6.25% per
annum from the date of issuance to but excluding August 15,
2003 (the "Coupon Reset Date"). If the Callholder (as defined
below) elects to exercise the Call Option (as defined below),
the Calculation Agent (as defined below) will reset the
interest rate on the Notes effective on the Coupon Reset Date,
pursuant to Section 8 below. If the Callholder does not
exercise the Call Option or for any reason does not pay the
Call Price (as defined below) when due as described below, the
Trustee will be required to exercise the Put Option (as
defined below), and the Company will be required to repurchase
and cancel the Securities and the interest rate on the
Securities will not be reset on the Coupon Reset Date.
2. Method of Payment.
The Company will pay interest on the Securities to the persons
who are registered Holders of Securities at the close of
business on the record date for each interest payment date,
except as otherwise provided in the Indenture (as defined in
Section 4). The Company will pay principal and interest in
money of the United States that at the time of payment is
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. The
Company may pay principal and interest by
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check payable in such money and it may mail an interest check
to a Holder's registered address.
3. Agents.
Initially, Bankers Trust Company, 4 Albany Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10006, Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency
Group -- Manager of Public Utilities, will act as Trustee,
Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Company may
change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar without
notice or provide for more than one such agent. The Company or
any Affiliate may act in any such capacity. Subject to
certain conditions, the Company may change the Trustee.
4. Indenture.
The Company issued the securities of this series
("Securities") under an Indenture dated as of August 1, 1998
(the "Indenture") between the Company and Bankers Trust
Company (the "Trustee"). The terms of the Securities include
those stated in the Indenture and in the Securities
Resolution creating the Securities and those made part of the
Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code
ss.ss. 77aaa77bbbb) (the "Trust Indenture Act"). All
capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the In denture.
Security holders are referred to the Inden ture, the
Securities Resolution and the Trust Inden ture Act for a
statement of such terms.
5. Call Option.
The Company, or any successor or assign (in such capacity, the
"Callholder"), has the right to purchase the Securities in
whole but not in part on the Coupon Reset Date (the "Call
Option"), at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof (the "Call Price"), by giving notice to the Trustee
(the "Call Notice"). The Call Notice shall be given to the
Trustee, in writing, no later than fifteen calendar days
prior to the Coupon Reset Date. In the event the Callholder
exercises the Call Option, (a) not later than 2:00 p.m. New
York time on the
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Business Day (as defined below) prior to the Coupon Reset
Date, the Callholder shall deliver the Call Price in
immediately available funds to the Trustee for payment on the
Coupon Reset Date (provided, how ever, that if the Company is
the assignee of the Call Option, the Company shall so deliver
the Call Price in immediately available funds to the Trustee
for such payment on or prior to 12:00 noon New York time on
the Coupon Reset Date) and (b) the Holders of the Securities
shall be required to deliver, and shall be deemed to have
delivered, the Securities to the Callholder against payment
therefor on the Coupon Reset Date through the facilities of
the depositary for the Securities (the "Depositary"). The
Company will remain obligated to make payment of accrued and
unpaid interest due on the Securities on the Coupon Reset
Date, such interest being payable to the Holders of the
Securities on the record date for such interest payment date.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York
are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or govern
mental decree to be closed.
If the Callholder elects to exercise the Call Option, the
obligation of the Callholder to pay the Call Price is subject
to the following conditions precedent: (a) that, since the
date of the Call Notice, (i) no Event of Default with respect
to the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing; (ii)
the Company shall not have determined in its sole discretion
that a Market Disruption Event (as defined in Section 9) shall
have occurred, and (iii) at least three Dealers (as defined in
Section 8) shall have submitted timely Bids (as defined in
Section 8) substantially in the manner described in Section
8, and (b) the Company shall have received from counsel to the
Company (which counsel may be employee of the Company) on or
prior to 2:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Coupon Reset Date an opinion of
counsel to the effect that, after giving effect to the Coupon
Reset Process (including the establishment of the Coupon
Reset Rate as the new interest rate on the Securities), the
Securities will be valid and legally binding obligations of
the Company.
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If the Callholder shall fail to pay the Call Price when due,
then the Call Option shall immediately terminate and no amount
shall be payable to the Holders of the Securities as a result
of such termination. No Holder of the Securities or any
interest therein will have any rights or claims against the
Callholder as a result of the Callholder purchasing or not
purchasing the Securities.
The Callholder may at any time assign its rights and
obligations under the Call Option; provided; however, that (a)
it assigns its rights and obligations in whole and not in part
and (b) it provides the Trustee and the Company with notice of
such assignment contemporaneously with such assignment. Upon
receipt of notice of assignment, the Trustee agrees to treat
the assignee as Callholder for all purposes hereunder. The
Callholder may assign its rights under the Call Option without
notice to, or consent of, the Holders of Securities.
6. Put Option.
If the Call Option has not been exercised, or in the event
that the Callholder is not required or for any reason does not
deliver the Call Price to the Trustee when due, the option
(the "Put Option") to put the Securities to the Company shall
be automatically exercised for and on behalf of the Holders of
the Securities by the Trustee, at a purchase price equal to
100% of the principal amount thereof (the "Put Redemption
Price"). By its purchase of any Security, each Holder
irrevocably agrees that the Trustee shall automatically
exercise the Put Option for, and on behalf of, the Holders as
provided herein. If the Put Option is exercised, (a) the
Company shall deliver to the Trustee not later than 12:00
noon New York time on the Coupon Reset Date the Put Redemption
Price and (b) the holders of Securities shall be required to
deliver, and shall be deemed to have delivered, the Securities
to the Company against payment therefor on the Coupon Reset
Date through the facilities of the Depositary. The Company
will re main obligated to make payment of accrued and unpaid
interest due on the Securities on the Coupon Reset Date, such
interest being payable to the holders of
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the Securities on the record date for such interest payment
date. No Holder of Securities or any interest therein will
have the right to consent or object to the Trustee's duty to
exercise the Put Option.
7. Appointment of Calculation Agent.
The Company hereby appoints Warburg Dillon Read LLC, a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the State of New
York (together with the corporation, if any, into which
Warburg Dillon LLC may be merged, converted or consolidated in
accordance with Section 10 below, "Warburg Dillon Read") as
its calculation agent (in such capacity, the "Calculation
Agent"), and the Calculation Agent has accepted such
appointment pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated as of
August 4, 1998 between the Company and Warburg Dillon Read, as
representative for the several under writers, as the Company's
agent for the purposes of calculating the Coupon Reset Rate
(as defined in Section 8) in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Section 8.
8. Coupon Reset Process.
If the Callholder has exercised the Call Option in accordance
with the procedures set forth above, the Company and the
Calculation Agent shall complete the following steps in order
to determine the interest rate (the "Coupon Reset Rate") to be
paid on the Notes from and including such Coupon Reset Date to
August 15, 2018 (the "Final Maturity Date"). The Company and
the Calculation Agent shall use reason able efforts to cause
the actions contemplated below to be completed in as timely a
manner as possible.
(i) The Company shall provide the Calculation
Agent with a list (the "Dealer List"), no later than
seven Business Days prior to the Coupon Reset Date,
containing the names and addresses of at least five
dealers, one of which shall be Warburg Dillon Read,
from which it desires the Calculation Agent to
obtain the Bids (as defined below) for the purchase
of the Notes.
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(ii) Within one Business Day following receipt by
the Calculation Agent of the Dealer List, the
Calculation Agent shall provide to each dealer
("Dealer") on the Dealer List (a) a copy of the
Company's Prospectus dated July 29, 1998 and a copy
of the Company's Prospectus Supplement dated August 4,
1998 relating to the Securities, (b) a copy of
the form of Securities and (c) a written request
that each such Dealer submit a Bid to the
Calculation Agent by 12:00 noon New York City time
(the "Bid Dead line") on the third Business Day
prior to the Coupon Reset Date (the "Bid Date").
"Bid" shall mean an irrevocable written offer given
by a Dealer for the purchase of the Securities
settling on the Coupon Reset Date, and shall be
quoted by such Dealer as a stated yield to maturity
on the Securities ("Yield to Maturity"). Each Dealer
shall be provided with (a) the name of the Company,
(b) an estimate of the Purchase Price (as defined
below) (which shall be stated as a US Dollar amount
and be calculated by the Calculation Agent in
accordance with clause (iii) below), (c) the
principal amount and maturity of the Securities and
(d) the method by which interest will be calculated
on the Securities.
(iii) The purchase price to be paid by any Dealer
for the Securities (the "Purchase Price") shall be
equal to (a) the principal amount of the Securities
plus (b) a premium (the "Notes Premium") which shall
be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the
discounted present value to the Coupon Reset Date
of a bond with a maturity of August 15, 2018 which
has an interest rate of 5.44%, semi-annual interest
payments on each February 15 and August 15,
commencing February 15, 2004, and a principal amount
of $400,000,000, and assuming a discount rate equal
to the Treasury Rate over (ii) $400,000,000.
"Treasury Rate" means the per annum rate equal to
the offer side yield to maturity of the current
on-the-run 10-year United States Treasury security
per Telerate page 500 at 11:00 a.m. New York time on
the Bid
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Date (or such other date or time that may be agreed
upon by the Company and the Calculation Agent) or,
if such rate does not appear on Telerate page 500 at
such time, the rates on GovPx End-of-Day Pricing at
3:00 p.m. on the Bid Date.
(iv) Following receipt of the Bids, the
Calculation Agent shall provide written notice to
the Company, setting forth (a) the names of each of
the Dealers from whom the Calculation Agent received
Bids on the Bid Date, (b) the Bid submitted by each
such Dealer and (c) the Purchase Price as determined
pursuant to paragraph (iii) above. Except as
provided below, the Calculation Agent shall
thereafter select from the Bids received the Bid
with the lowest Yield to Maturity (the "Selected
Bid") and establish the Coupon Reset Rate equal to
the interest rate which would amortize the Notes
Premium fully over the term of the Securities at
the Yield to Maturity indicated by the Selected Bid;
provided, however, that if the Calculation Agent has
not received a Bid from a Dealer by the Bid
Deadline, the Selected Bid shall be the lowest of
all Bids received by such time; provided, further,
however, that if any two or more of the lowest Bids
submitted are equivalent, the Company shall, in its
sole discretion, select one or more of such
equivalent Bids (and such selected Bid or Bids shall
be the Selected Bid).
(v) Immediately after calculating the Coupon Reset
Rate, the Calculation Agent shall provide written
notice to the Company and the Trustee setting forth
the Coupon Reset Rate. The Company shall thereafter
establish the Coupon Reset Rate as the new interest
rate on the Securities, effective from and including
the Coupon Reset Date, by delivery to the Trustee on
or before the Coupon Reset Date of an Officers'
Certificate.
(vi) The Callholder shall sell the Securities to
the Dealer or Dealers that made the
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Selected Bid at the Purchase Price, such sale to be
settled on the Coupon Reset Date in immediately
available funds.
9.Termination of Call Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (a) the Company in its sole
discretion determines that, since the date of the Call Notice,
a Market Disruption Event shall have occurred, (b) the
Calculation Agent determines that, since the date of the Call
Notice, (i) an Event of Default with respect to the Securities
shall have occurred or (ii) at least three Dealers have failed
to provide Bids in a timely manner substantially as provided
in Section 8 hereof, or (c) the Company shall not have
received from counsel to the Company (which counsel may be an
employee of the Company) on or prior to 2:00 p.m. New York
time on the business day immediately preceding the Coupon
Reset Date an opinion of counsel to the effect that, after
giving effect to the Coupon Reset Process (including the
establishment of the Coupon Reset Rate as the new interest
rate on the Securities), the Securities will be valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, the Call Option
will automatically terminate, and the Trustee will exercise
the Put Option on be half of the Holders. "Market Disruption
Event" shall mean any of the following: (a) a suspension or
material limitation in trading in securities generally on the
New York Stock Exchange or the establishment of minimum prices
on such exchange; (b) a general moratorium on commercial
banking activities declared by either federal or New York
State authorities; (c) any material adverse change in the
existing financial, political or economic conditions in the
United States of America; (d) an outbreak or escalation of
major hostilities involving the United States of America or
the declaration of a national emergency or war by the United
States of America; or (e) any material disruption of the US
government securities market, US corporate bond market, or US
federal wire system.
10.Rights and Liabilities of Calculation Agent.
The Calculation Agent shall incur no liability for,
or in respect of, any action taken, omitted to be
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taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any certificate,
affidavit, instruction, notice, request, direction, order,
statement or other paper, document or communication reasonably
believed by it to be genuine. Any order, certificate,
affidavit, instruction, notice, request, direction, statement
or other communication from the Company made or given by it
and sent, delivered or directed to the Calculation Agent
under, pursuant to, or as permitted by, any provision of the
Indenture or the Securities Resolution shall be sufficient for
purposes of the Indenture and the terms of the Securities if
such communication is in writing and signed by any officer or
attorney-in-fact of the Company. The Calculation Agent may
consult with counsel satisfactory to it and reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and the advice of such counsel
shall constitute full and complete authorization and
protection of the Calculation Agent with respect to any
action taken, omitted to be taken or suffered by it hereunder
in good faith and in accordance with and in reliance upon the
advice of such counsel.
The Calculation Agent and its officers, employees and
shareholders may become owners of, or acquire any interests
in, the Securities, with the same rights as if the Calculation
Agent were not the Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent
may engage in, or have an interest in, any financial or other
transaction with the Company or any of its affiliates as if
the Calculation Agent were not the Calculation Agent. The
Calculation Agent, in its individual capacity, may buy, sell,
hold and deal in Securities and may exercise any vote or join
in any action which any Holder of Securities may be entitled
to exercise or take as if it were not the Calculation Agent.
The Calculation Agent shall be obligated only to perform such
duties as are specifically set forth herein and no other
duties or obligations on the part of the Calculation Agent, in
its capacity as such, shall be implied by the Indenture or the
terms of the Securities. In acting under the Indenture, the
Calculation Agent (in its capacity as such) assumes no
obligations towards, or any relationship of agency or trust
for or with, the Holders of Securities.
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The Company may at any time appoint a new Calculation Agent
other than the incumbent Calculation Agent if Reasonable Cause
exists at such time by giving writ ten notice to the incumbent
Calculation Agent and specifying the date when the termination
shall become effective. "Reasonable Cause" shall mean the
failure or inability of the incumbent Calculation Agent to
perform any obligations it may have hereunder for any reason.
In addition, the Company may at any time remove the
Calculation Agent (so long as the Callholder is not UBS AG,
London Branch) (with or without Reasonable Cause) if the
Company so notifies the Calculation Agent in writing 30 days
in advance. If the Company removes the Calculation Agent, it
shall promptly appoint a successor Calculation Agent.
Any successor Calculation Agent appointed by the Company shall
execute and deliver to the initial Calculation Agent and to
the Company an instrument accepting such appointment and
thereupon such successor Calculation Agent shall, without any
further act or instrument, become vested with all the rights,
immunities, duties and obligations of the predecessor
Calculation Agent, with like effect as if originally named as
the initial Calculation Agent hereunder, and the predecessor
Calculation Agent shall thereupon be obligated to transfer and
deliver, and such successor Calculation Agent shall be
entitled to receive and accept, copies of any available
records maintained by the Calculation Agent in connection with
the performance of its obligations hereunder.
The Calculation Agent may resign at any time as Calculation
Agent, such resignation to be effective ten Business Days
after the delivery to the Company and the Trustee of notice of
such resignation. In such case, the Company may appoint a
successor Calculation Agent.
The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Warburg Dillon
Read or any successor Calculation Agent, and their respective
officers and employees from and against all actions, claims,
damages, liabilities, losses and reasonable expenses
(including reasonable
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legal fees and reasonable expenses) relating to or arising out
of actions or omissions in any capacity hereunder, except
actions, claims, damages, liabilities, losses and expenses
caused by the bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct of
Warburg Dillon Read or any successor Calculation Agent, or
their respective officers or employees. This paragraph shall
survive the termination of the Indenture and the payment in
full of all obligations under the Securities, whether by
redemption, repayment or otherwise.
Any corporation into which the Calculation Agent may be
merged, converted or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which the Calculation Agent may be a party, or any corporation
to which the Calculation Agent may sell or otherwise transfer
all or substantially all of its business, shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, become the Calculation
Agent with respect to the Securities without the execution of
any document or any further act by the parties hereto.
11.Settlement on Exercise of the Put and Call Options.
If the Callholder exercises the Call Option, then, on the
Coupon Reset Date, all beneficial interests in the Securities
shall be transferred to an account at the Depositary
designated by the Callholder. The transfers shall be made
automatically, without any action on the part of any Holder or
beneficial owner, by book-entry through the Depositary. The
Callholder shall be obligated to make payment of the Call
Price in immediately available funds to the Trustee for credit
to the accounts of the participants in the Depositary through
which beneficial interests in the Securities are held by 2:00
p.m. New York time on the Business Day prior to the Coupon
Reset Date; provided, however, that if the Company is the
assignee of the Call Option, the Company shall make payment of
the Call Price in immediately available funds by 12:00 noon
New York time on the Coupon Reset Date. Each transfer shall be
made against the corresponding payment, and each payment will
be made against the corresponding transfer, in accordance with
applicable
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procedures of the Depositary. If the Callholder fails to pay
the Call Price when due, the Call Option shall be deemed not
to have been exercised and the Put Option shall be deemed to
have been automatically exercised. In these circumstances, the
Company will be obligated to pay the Put Redemption Price for
the Securities on the Coupon Reset Date, with settlement
occurring as described in the next paragraph. In any event,
the Company shall remain obligated to make payment of accrued
and unpaid interest due on the Securities on the Coupon Reset
Date, such interest being payable to the Holders of the
Securities at the close of business on the record date for
such interest payment date.
If the Call Option is not exercised or the Callholder for any
reason does not pay the Call Price when due, and the Put
Option is therefore exercised, then, on the Coupon Reset Date,
all beneficial interests in the Securities shall be
transferred to an account at the Depositary designated by the
Company. The transfers shall be made automatically, without
any action on the part of any Holder or beneficial owner, by
book-entry through the Depositary. The Company shall be
obligated to make payment of the Put Redemption Price to the
Trustee for credit to the accounts of the participants in the
Depositary through which beneficial interests in the
Securities are held by 12:00 noon New York time on the Coupon
Reset Date. Each transfer shall be made against the
corresponding payment, and each payment shall be made against
the corresponding transfer, in accordance with applicable
procedures of the Depositary. If the Company fails to pay the
Put Redemption Price when due, accrued interest from the
Coupon Reset Date to the date the payment is made shall be
payable as part of the Put Redemption Price. With respect to
all the Securities, whether or not purchased pursuant to the
Put Option, the Company shall remain obligated to make payment
of accrued and unpaid interest due on the Securities on the
Coupon Reset Date, such interest being payable to the Holders
of the Securities at the close of business on the record date
for such interest payment date.
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The transactions described above shall be executed through the
Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the
Depositary, and the accounts of the respective participants in
the Depositary shall be debited and credited and the
Securities delivered by book-entry as necessary to effect the
purchases and sales thereof. The transactions shall settle in
immediately available funds through the Depositary.
The settlement procedures described above, including those for
payment for and delivery of the Securities purchased by the
Callholder or the Company on the Coupon Reset Date, may be
modified, notwithstanding any contrary terms of the Indenture
and the Securities, to the extent required by the Depositary
or, if the book entry system is no longer available for the
Securities at the relevant time, to the extent required to
facilitate these transactions in the Securities in
certificated form. In addition, the Callholder and the Company
may, notwithstanding any contrary terms of the Indenture and
the Securities, modify the settlement procedures referred to
above in order to facilitate the settlement process.
12.Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. The
transfer of Securities may be registered and Securities may be
exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Transfer Agent may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and
fees required by law or the Indenture.
13.Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as its
owner for all purposes.
14.Amendments and Waivers.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities
may be amended with the consent of the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the securities of all series affected
by the amendment.
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Subject to certain exceptions, a default on a series may be
waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the series.
Without the consent of any Securityholder, the Indenture or
the Securities may be amended, among other things, to cure any
ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; to provide for
the assumption of Company obligations to Securityholders; or
to make any change that does not materially adversely affect
the rights of any Securityholder.
15.Restrictive Covenants.
The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the
Company limited to $400,000,000 in aggregate principal amount.
The Indenture does not limit the incurrence of other unsecured
or secured debt.
16. Successors.
When a successor assumes all the obligations of the Company
under the Securities and the Indenture, the Company shall be
released from those obligations. Section 5.01 of the Indenture
shall apply to the Securities; provided, however, that the
Company need not comply with such Section 5.01 in connection
with the consummation of the acquisition of Kansas City Power
& Light Company and the transactions related thereto, as
contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
March 18, 1998, among the Company, Kansas Gas and Electric
Company, NKC, Inc. and Kansas City Power & Light Company, as
amended from and after the date hereof.
17.Defeasance Prior to Redemption or Maturity.
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may
terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities
and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee
money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of
principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or
maturity. U.S. Government Obligations are securities backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States of America
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or certificates representing an ownership interest in
such Obligations.
18.Defaults and Remedies.
An Event of Default includes: default for 60 days in payment
of interest on the Securities; default in payment of principal
on the Securities and such default shall continue for five or
more days; default by the Company for a specified period after
notice to it in the performance of any of its other agreements
applicable to the Securities; and certain events of bankruptcy
or insolvency. If an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33-1/3% in
principal amount of the Securities may declare the principal
of all the Securities to be due and payable immediately.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the
Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee
may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces
the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain
limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust
or power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice
of any continuing default (except a default in payment of
principal or interest) if it determines that with holding
notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an
annual compliance certificate to the Trustee.
19.Trustee Dealings with Company.
Bankers Trust Company, the Trustee under the Indenture, in
its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to,
accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or
its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
20.No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of
the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by
accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.
The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the
issue of the Securities.
21.Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by a
manual signature of the Registrar.
22. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Securityholder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (=tenants in
common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (=joint
tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to
Minors Act).
The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and the Securities
Resolution, which contains the text of this Security in larger type. Requests
may be made to: Western Resources, Inc., 818 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas,
Attention: Corporate Secretary.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
: :
: :
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ____________________________ agent to transfer this
Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act
for him.
Date: _______________ Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of
this Security)
August 7, 1998
Western Resources, Inc.
818 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Attn: Mr. James A. Martin
Facsimile: 785-576-8160
Our Reference: Notes Call Option
TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms
and conditions of the Transaction entered into between UBS AG, London Branch, a
company organized under the laws of Switzerland ("UBS") and Western Resources,
Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Kansas
("Counterparty"), on the Trade Date specified below (the "Transaction"). This
letter agreement constitutes a "Confirmation" as referred to in the Agreement as
specified below.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 1991 ISDA
Definitions (as published by the International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.)
(the "Definitions") are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any
inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this Confirmation,
this Confirmation will govern.
This Confirmation constitutes a "Confirmation" as referred to
in, and supplements, forms a part of and is subject to, the ISDA Master
Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as amended by the Schedule also dated as
of the date hereof (the "Agreement"), between you and us. All provisions
contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified
below.
This Confirmation will be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to choice of law
doctrine.
The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates are as follows.
General Terms
Trade Date
August 4, 1998.
Option Style
American.
Option Type
Call.
Seller
UBS AG, London Branch, and its successors and assigns.
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Notes
U.S. $400,000,000 6.25% Putable/Callable Notes due August 15, 2018,
Putable/Callable August 15, 2003. Indenture The Indenture dated as of August 1,
1998 between Counterparty and Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee, pursuant to
which the Notes were issued. Trustee The Trustee under the Indenture. Issuer
Counterparty. Aggregate Face Amount of Notes U.S. $400,000,000. Partial Exercise
Inapplicable. Settlement Amount The excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate present
value at August 15, 2003 of the principal and interest payments that would have
been due on the Aggregate Face Amount of Notes after such date if such Notes
bore interest at the rate of 5.44% and remained outstanding until August 15,
2018 determined by discounting, on a semi-annual basis, such principal and
interest payments at the Treasury Rate from the respective dates on which such
payments would have been due, over (ii) the Aggregate Face Amount of Notes.
Treasury Rate The per annum rate equal to the offer side yield to maturity of
the current on-the-run 10-year United States Treasury security per Telerate page
500 on August 12, 2003 at 11:00 a.m., New York time (the "Reset Date") (or such
other date or time that may be agreed upon by Counterparty and the Calculation
Agent), or, if such rate does not appear on Telerate page 500 at such time, the
rates on GovPX End-of-Day Pricing at 3:00 p.m. on the Reset Date. Premium None.
Business Day Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the City of New York are authorized or obligated by law,
executive order or governmental decree to be closed. Business Day Convention
Following. Calculation Agent Warburg Dillon Read LLC, whose determinations and
calculations shall be binding in the absence of manifest error.
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Procedure for Exercise
Exercise
Period
From (and including) July 31, 2003 to (and including) the Expiration Date.
Condition to Exercise It shall be a condition to exercise of this Option that
the UBS Call Option shall have been exercised. UBS Call Option The call option
on the Notes assigned to UBS pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated August 4,
1998 between Warburg Dillon Read LLC, as representative of the several
Underwriters, and the Counterparty with UBS joining solely for purposes of the
assignment of such call option. The amount UBS shall pay for the Notes pursuant
to the UBS Call Option shall be 100% of the principal amount thereof and shall
be referred to herein as the Call Price. Exercise Date The date on which notice
of exercise is given during the Exercise Period. Expiration Date August 6, 2003
or if that day is not a Business Day, the first following day that is a Business
Day. Notice of Exercise and Written Confirmation Counterparty must deliver
irrevocable notice to Seller (which may be delivered orally, including by
telephone) of its exercise of the right granted pursuant to this option during
the hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on any Business Day during
the Exercise Period.
If a notice of exercise is delivered orally, Counterparty will execute and
deliver a written confirmation confirming the substance of that notice and
account details or delivery instructions within one Business Day of that notice.
Failure to provide that written confirmation will not affect the validity of
that oral notice. Settlement Terms:
Settlement
Method
Physical.
Settlement
Date
August 15, 2003, or if that day is not a Business Day, the
first following day that is a Business Day.
Physical
Settlement
Terms:
Physical
Settlement
Seller shall deliver to Counterparty an assignment of all its right, title and
interest and obligations in, to and under the UBS Call Option promptly upon
receipt by Seller of a notice of exercise by Counterparty or upon termination of
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this transaction. If physical settlement occurs promptly upon receipt by Seller
of a notice of exercise by Counterparty, Counterparty shall deliver the
Settlement Amount to Seller at the account specified below on the Settlement
Date. Assumption Upon the assignment of the UBS Call Option to Counterparty as
described in "Physical Settlement," Counterparty shall automatically and without
further action assume and be liable for the performance of Seller's obligations
thereunder; provided, that, pursuant to the terms of the Notes, the Counterparty
shall be required to deposit the Call Price with the Trustee in immediately
available funds on or prior to 12:00 noon New York Time on August 15, 2003 as
opposed to on or prior to 2:00 p.m. on the immediately preceding Business Day.
UBS Details for Notices
See attached list of Contact Details.
Counterparty
Details for
Notices
See attached list of Contact Details.
Account Details
Account
Details of
UBS
UBS AG, London Branch, c/o Citibank, New York, New York, ABA
No. 021-0000-89, for credit to UBS AG, London Branch, Account
No. 40652536, ref: Western Resources, Inc.
Account
Details of
Counterparty
Western Resources, Inc., c/o NationsBank, Dallas, Texas, ABA
No. 111-0000-12, for credit to Western Resources, Inc.,
Account No. 3750954775.
Termination of Option. Upon: (i) an "Event of Default," as
defined in the Indenture, with respect to the Notes having occurred; (ii)
indebtedness for money borrowed of the Counterparty, other than the Notes, being
accelerated at any time after the issue date of the Notes in the amount of
$50,000,000 or more, and such acceleration not having been rescinded or
annulled; or (iii) the Seller not being obligated to pay the Call Price
following exercise of the UBS Call Option by reason of (a) the Counterparty, in
its sole discretion, having determined that a Market Disruption Event has
occurred, (b) at least three Dealers (as defined in the Notes) having failed to
submit timely Bids (as defined in the Notes), or (c) the Counterparty not having
received from counsel to the Counterparty (which counsel may be an employee of
the Counterparty) on or prior to 2:00 p.m. New York time on August 14, 2003 an
opinion of such counsel to the effect that, after giving effect to the Coupon
Reset Process, as described in the Notes (including the establishment of the
Coupon Reset Rate, as described in the Notes as the new interest rate of the
Notes), the Notes will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company,
this transaction will automatically terminate and the Counterparty shall pay
UBS, or its successor or assignee, the Termination Amount. The Termination
Amount shall be paid within three Business Days of the
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determination of the Termination Amount. UBS will make a payment of $200,000 to
Counterparty on August 7, 1998, which amount represents a reasonable payment for
the right to receive the Termination Amount upon the termination of this
Transaction or the UBS Call Option pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) above.
Following the termination, UBS shall deliver its rights under the UBS Call
Option as described under "Physical Settlement."
For purposes of this paragraph:
"Market Disruption Event" shall mean any of the following
occurring after the date of the Call Notice (as defined in the Notes): (i) a
suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New
York Stock Exchange or the establishment of minimum prices on such exchange;
(ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by either
federal or New York State authorities; (iii) any material adverse change in the
existing financial, political or economic conditions in the United States of
America; (iv) an outbreak or escalation of major hostilities involving the
United States of America or the declaration of a national emergency or war by
the United States of America; or (v) any material disruption of the U.S.
government securities market, U.S. corporate bond market or U.S. federal wire
system.
"Termination Amount" shall mean the fair market value of an
option to receive the Settlement Amount (as defined herein) on the Settlement
Date as of the date of termination of this Transaction. The fair market value
shall be determined by the Calculation Agent by requesting bids from five
Reference Dealers within five Business Days following the termination of this
Transaction. The Calculation Agent will select two Reference Dealers (one of
which may be the Calculation Agent), Counterparty will select two References
Dealers, and a majority of the Reference Dealers so selected will select the
fifth Reference Dealer. The Calculation Agent shall (i) if five bids were made,
disregard the lowest and the highest bid and (ii) average such bids to determine
the fair market value; provided that, if the Calculation Agent has not received
a bid on the second Business Day following the request for such bid, the fair
market value shall be the average of the bids that have been received by 5:00
p.m. on the second Business Day following the request for such bids by the
Calculation Agent; provided further, that if the Termination Amount is due at
any time on or after July 31, 2003, the Termination Amount shall be the
Settlement Amount.
"Reference Dealer" shall mean a market dealer, selected in
good faith by the Calculation Agent, which makes markets in derivative
transactions for corporate and U.S. Treasury securities in the normal course of
business.
UBS shall have the right to assign its right to receive the
Termination Amount hereunder, if any, to an affiliate of UBS, to which
assignment Counterparty hereby agrees, upon giving written notice of such
assignment to Counterparty.
* * * * * * *
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of
our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to us. If
returned by facsimile transmission, please reply to John Doherty at
(203) 719-3160. When
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sending hard copies, please return them to UBS AG, London Branch, 677 Washington
Boulevard, Stamford, Connecticut 06912, Attn: John Doherty.
We are happy to have completed this transaction with you.
Very truly yours,
UBS AG, LONDON BRANCH
By: /s/ SEAN TIWARY
Name: Sean Tiwary
Title: Associate Director
By: /s/ CAROLINE NETANGI
Name: Caroline Netangi
Title: Associate Director
Accepted and Confirmed as of the date first above written:
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ James A. Martin
James A. Martin
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
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CONTACT DETAILS
UBS AG, London Branch
637 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, Connecticut 06912
Bruce Widas Phone: 203-719-8249
Fax: 203-719-3160
John Doherty Phone: 203-719-8241
Fax: 203-719-3160
Western Resources, Inc.
818 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Steven L. Kitchen Phone: 785-575-6369
Fax: 785-575-1563
James A. Martin Phone: 785-575-6549
Fax: 785-575-8160
Carolyn A. Starkey Phone: 785-575-1892
Fax: 785-575-8160
C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\WPDOCS\WR698X10.WPD August 7, 1998 (1:56pm)
Western Resources logo
John E. Hayes, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
August 7, 1998
Mr. David C. Wittig
President and Chief Executive Officer
Western Resources, Inc.
818 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Dear David,
Reference is made to our letter agreement of April 27, 1995, and the
supplemental benefit outlined in paragraph 3 thereof. The Company and you
have agreed that you become eligible and shall fully vest in such supplemental
benefit on May 1, 1998, and on or after such date you may, at your option,
receive the full amount of such benefit in a lump sum.
Sincerely,
/s/ John
[FORM OF SPLIT-DOLLAR INSURANCE AGREEMENT]
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this ____ day of ________,
_____, by and between WESTERN RESOURCES, INC., a Kansas corporation (hereinafter
referred to as the "Corporation"), and (hereinafter referred to as the
"Executive").
WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Executive wishes to provide life insurance protection for his
family in the event of his death under a policy of life insurance insuring his
life (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy"), which is described in Exhibit A
attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, and which is being
issued by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (hereinafter referred
to as the "Insurer"); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation is willing to provide an additional employment
benefit for the Executive, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,
and
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to grant to the Executive the right to
designate the beneficiary of a certain portion of the death proceeds of the
Policy and certain other rights based on a portion of the Policy death proceeds;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Purchase of Policy. The Corporation shall purchase the Policy from the
Insurer as shown on Exhibit A. The parties hereto agree that they shall take all
necessary action to cause the Insurer to issue the Policy and shall take any
further action which may be necessary to cause the Policy to conform to the
provisions of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the Policy shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. Ownership of Policy. The Corporation shall be the sole and absolute
owner of the Policy, may designate the beneficiary of an amount of the death
benefits to which it is entitled under Section 9.a of this Agreement, and may
exercise all other ownership rights granted to the owner thereof by the terms of
the Policy, except as may otherwise be provided herein.
3. Executive's Designation of Beneficiary. The Corporation hereby grants to
the Executive the right to designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
a portion of the Policy death benefit provided in the second sentence of Section
9.a of this Agreement and the Executive may designate such beneficiary or
beneficiaries by specifying the same in a written notice to the Corporation.
Upon receipt of any such notice, the Corporation shall execute and deliver to
the Insurer the forms necessary to designate the requested person, persons or
entity as the beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive such portion of the death
benefit. The parties hereto agree to take all action necessary to cause the
beneficiary designation provisions of the Policy to conform to the provisions
hereof. The Corporation shall not terminate, alter or amend such designation
without the express written consent of the Executive.
4. Corporation's Designation of Policy Beneficiary/Endorsement.
Contemporaneously with the purchase of the policy or the execution of this
Agreement, the Corporation has executed a beneficiary designation as Exhibit B
for and/or an endorsement to the Policy, under the form used by the Insurer for
such designations or endorsements, in order to secure the Corporation's recovery
of the amount to which it is entitled under Section 9.a of this Agreement, and,
if appropriate, to provide for the payment of any remaining death proceeds to
the beneficiaries directed by the Executive. Such beneficiary designation or
endorsement with respect for any death benefit with respect to which the
Executive may designate the beneficiaries shall not be terminated, altered or
amended by the Corporation without the express written consent of the Executive.
The parties hereto agree to take all action necessary to cause such beneficiary
designation or endorsement to conform to the provisions of this Agreement.
5. Payment of Premiums. On or before the due date of each Policy premium,
or within the grace period provided therein, the Corporation shall pay the full
amount of the premium to the Insurer, and shall, upon request, promptly furnish
the Executive evidence of timely payment of such premium. The Corporation shall
annually furnish the Executive a statement of the amount of income reportable by
the Executive for federal and state income tax purposes as a result of the
insurance protection provided pursuant to the Policy, which amount shall include
any amount required to "gross-up" such tax liabilities.
6. Limitations on Corporation's Rights in Policy. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the Corporation shall not surrender or cancel the Policy,
change the beneficiary designation provision thereof with respect to any death
benefit with respect to which the Executive may designate the beneficiaries, nor
terminate any dividend election, if applicable, thereof without, in any such
case, the express written consent of the Executive.
7. Policy Loans. The Corporation may pledge or assign the Policy, subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the sole purpose of securing
a loan from the Insurer or from a third party. The amount of such loan,
including accumulated interest thereon, shall not exceed the cash surrender
value of the Policy (as defined therein) as of the date to which premiums have
been paid. Interest charges on such loan shall be paid by the Corporation. If
the Corporation so encumbers the Policy, other than by a policy loan from the
Insurer, then, upon the death of the Executive, the Corporation shall promptly
take all action necessary to secure the release or discharge of such
encumbrance.
[The following section is applicable to certain Participants:
8. Executive's Right To Sell Policy Interest to Corporation. The
Corporation hereby grants to the Executive beginning on the earlier of (i) three
(3) years from the date of the policy, or (ii) the first day of the calendar
year next following the date of Executive's retirement as defined in the Western
Resources Inc. Executive Salary Continuation Plan dated July 17, 1996, the
right, from time-to-time and in whole or in part, to offer to the Corporation
and the Corporation shall purchase his interest in the death benefit under the
policy at a discount equal to one dollar ($1) for each one and a half dollars
($1.50) of the then applicable death benefit of the policy with respect to which
the Executive then has the right to designate or direct the beneficiaries (the
Base Amount) and which Executive offers to the Corporation under this Section 8,
as adjusted below; provided, however, the Executive's right to sell his interest
in the policy shall be exercisable only upon the condition that Executive is a
shareholder of the Corporation on the date of such sale. The parties hereto
agree to take all action necessary to cause the beneficiary designation and any
endorsement to reflect any such sale and purchase. The payment provided above in
this Section 8 shall be adjusted based on changes in total shareowner return
(i.e. the difference between the average of the daily closing prices of
Corporation common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the twenty days
ending June 3, 1998 and the average of such daily closing prices for the twenty
days ending on the date of the offer by Executive, plus shareholder
distributions, other than return of capital, from June 3, 1998. For each
percentage change in total shareowner return, the dollar amount of the payment
shall change in the same direction by one percent; provided, that such
adjustment shall not result in a payment to the Executive that exceeds one
dollar ($1) for each one dollar ($1) of the Base Amount, or less than one dollar
($1) for each two dollars ($2) of the Base Amount and provided further, that in
no event shall the aggregate of all payments exceed the Executive's Base Amount
on the date hereof. The Executive's rights under this Section 8 shall terminate
at the time of the death of the Executive to the extent it has not been
exercised before that time. In the event that any dividend in Corporation common
stock, recapitalization, stock split, reverse split, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or stock exchange, or other
similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Corporation common stock
such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights of Executive under this Section 8, then the
Corporation shall make such changes or adjustments to the calculation of
shareowner return as may be necessary or appropriate and, in such manner as it
may deem equitable.]
9. Collection of Death Proceeds.
a. Respective Portions of Death Benefit. Upon the death of the
Executive, the Corporation shall have the unqualified right to receive a portion
of such death benefit equal to the sum of (1) greater of (i) the total amount of
the premiums paid by it hereunder or (ii) the then cash surrender value of the
Policy, reduced in either case by any indebtedness against the Policy existing
at the death of the Executive (including any interest due on such indebtedness).
plus (2) the amount of death benefit transferred to the Corporation by the
Executive under Section 8 of this Agreement. The balance of the death benefit
provided under the Policy, if any, shall be paid directly to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries designated by the Corporation at the direction of the Executive,
in the manner and in the amount or amounts provided in any beneficiary
endorsement or the beneficiary designation provision of the Policy. In no event
shall the amount payable to the Corporation hereunder exceed the Policy proceeds
payable at the death of the Executive. No amount shall be paid from such death
benefit to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Corporation at the
direction of the Executive, until the full amount due the Corporation hereunder
has been paid. The parties hereto agree that the beneficiary designation
provision of the Policy shall conform to the provisions hereof.
b. Collecting Death Benefit. Upon the death of the Executive, the
Corporation shall cooperate with the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by
the Executive to take whatever action is necessary to collect the death benefit
provided under the Policy. When such benefit has been collected and paid as
provided herein, this Agreement shall thereupon terminate.
c. Premium Refunds. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
contrary, in the event that, for any reason whatsoever, no death benefit is
payable under the Policy upon the death of the Executive and in lieu thereof the
Insurer refunds all or any part of the premiums paid for the Policy, the
Corporation and the Executive's beneficiary or beneficiaries shall have the
unqualified right to share such premiums based on their respective cumulative
contributions thereto.
10. Insurer Not a Party. The Insurer shall be fully discharged from its
obligations under the Policy by payment of the Policy death benefit to the
beneficiary or beneficiaries named in the Policy, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Policy. In no event shall the Insurer be considered a party to
this Agreement, or any modification or amendment hereof. No provision of this
Agreement, nor of any modification or amendment hereof, shall in any way be
construed as enlarging, changing, varying or in any other way affecting the
obligations of the Insurer as expressly provided in the Policy, except insofar
as the provisions hereof are made a part of the Policy by the beneficiary
designation executed by the Corporation and filed with the Insurer in connection
herewith.
11. Assignment by Executive. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
contrary, the Executive shall have the right to absolutely and irrevocably
assign by gift all or any part of his right, title and interest in and to this
Agreement and in and to the Policy to an assignee. This right shall be
exercisable by the execution and delivery to the Corporation of a written
assignment. Upon receipt of such written assignment executed by the Executive
and duly accepted by the assignee thereof, the Corporation shall consent thereto
in writing, and shall thereafter treat the Executive's assignee as the sole
owner of all of the Executive's right, title and interest in and to this
Agreement and in and to the Policy. Thereafter, the Executive shall have no
right, title or interest in and to this Agreement or the Policy, all such rights
being vested in and exercisable only by such assignee.
12. Named Fiduciary/Claims Procedure.
a. Named Fiduciary. The Corporation is hereby designated as the named
fiduciary under this Agreement. The named fiduciary shall have authority to
control and manage the operation and administration of this Agreement, and it
shall be responsible for establishing and carrying out a funding policy and
method consistent with the objectives of this Agreement.
b. ERISA Claims Procedure.
(1) Claim. A person who believes that he or she is being denied a
benefit to which he or she is entitled under this Agreement (hereinafter
referred to as a "Claimant") may file a written request for such benefit with
the Corporation, setting forth his or her claim. The request must be addressed
to the General Counsel of the Corporation at its then principal place of
business.
(2) Claim Decision. Upon receipt of a claim, the Corporation
shall advise the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within ninety (90)
days and shall, in fact, deliver such reply within such period. The Corporation
may, however, extend the reply period for an additional ninety (90) days for
reasonable cause.
If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Corporation
shall adopt a written opinion, using language calculated to be understood by the
Claimant, setting forth: (a) the specific reason or reasons for such denial; (b)
the specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Agreement on which such
denial is based; (c) a description of any additional material or information
necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation why
such material or such information is necessary; (d) appropriate information as
to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review;
and (e) the time limits for requesting a review under subsection (3) and for
review under subsection (4) hereof.
(3) Request for Review. Within sixty (60) days after the receipt
by the Claimant of the written opinion described above, the Claimant may request
in writing that the General Counsel of the Corporation review the determination
of the Corporation. Such request must be addressed to the General Counsel of the
Corporation, at its then principal place of business. The Claimant or his or her
duly authorized representative may, but need not, review the pertinent documents
and submit issues and comments in writing for consideration by the Corporation.
If the Claimant does not request a review of the Corporation's determination by
the General Counsel of the Corporation within such sixty (60) day period, he or
she shall be barred and estopped from challenging the Corporation's
determination.
(4) Review of Decision. Within sixty (60) days after the General
Counsel's receipt of a request for review, he or she will review the
Corporation's determination. After considering all materials presented by the
Claimant, the General Counsel will render a written opinion, written in a manner
calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth the specific reasons
for the decision and containing specific references to the pertinent provisions
of this Agreement on which the decision is based. If special circumstances
require that the sixty (60) day time period be extended, the General Counsel
will so notify the Claimant and will render the decision as soon as possible,
but no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for
review.
(5) Enforcement of Rights. Western shall pay on a current basis,
as billed, all fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
attorneys and expert fees and expenses) reasonably incurred by the Executive,
his heirs and assigns, for the purpose of investigating, asserting or enforcing
any right hereunder, whether by the above claim procedures, through litigation
or otherwise.
13. Amendment. This Agreement may not be terminated, amended, altered or
modified, except by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto, or their
respective successors or assigns, except as otherwise stated in this Agreement.
14. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Corporation and its successors and assigns, and the Executive,
and his successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and beneficiaries.
15. Notices. Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be
given under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be
signed by the party giving or making the same. If such notice, consent or demand
is mailed to a party hereto, it shall be sent by United States certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to such party's last known address as shown on the
records of the Corporation. The date of such mailing shall be deemed the date of
notice, consent or demand.
16. Governing Law. This Agreement, and the rights of the parties hereunder,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Kansas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, in
duplicate, as of the day and year first above written.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
__________________________ By
Witness ________________________________
"Corporation"
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Witness
"Executive"
