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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 14, 2024
Registration No. 333-__________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INTRUSION INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
Delaware |
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101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200
Plano, Texas 75074
(888) 637-7770
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Anthony Scott
President and Chief Executive Officer
Intrusion Inc.
101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200
Plano, Texas 75074
(888) 637-7770
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Laura Anthony, Esq.
Craig D. Linder, Esq.
Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC
1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 820
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 514-0936
Approximate date of commencement
of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being
registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities
being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒
If this Form is filed to
register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective
amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration
statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective
amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional
classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions
of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.:
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
The registrant hereby amends this registration
statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission,
acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement
contains:
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a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $100,000,000 in the aggregate of the securities identified herein from time to time in one or more offerings; and |
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an at-the-market offering prospectus supplement covering the offer, issuance and sale of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $2,275,000 of our common stock that may be issued and sold under our At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated August 5, 2021 (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc. (the “Sales Agent”). |
The base prospectus immediately
follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in
a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The at-the-market offering prospectus supplement immediately follows the base prospectus.
The $2,275,000 of common stock that may be offered, issued and sold under the at-the-market offering prospectus supplement is included
in the $100,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by us under the base prospectus. Upon termination of the Sales
Agreement with the Sales Agent, any portion of the $2,275,000 included in the at-the-market offering prospectus supplement that is not
sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding
prospectus supplement, and if no shares are sold under the Sales Agreement, the full $2,275,000 of securities may be sold in other offerings
pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement.
The information in this prospectus
is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities
in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Dated August
14, 2024
PROSPECTUS
$100,000,000
INTRUSION INC.
Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Warrants,
Rights, Debt Securities,
Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase
Units, Depositary Shares and Units
We may offer and sell, from time to time in one
or more offerings of the following securities:
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shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; |
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warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or other securities; |
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rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities and/or depositary shares; |
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debt securities consisting of senior notes, subordinated notes or debentures; |
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stock purchase contracts; |
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stock purchase units; |
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depositary shares; |
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units consisting of a combination of the foregoing securities; or |
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any combination of these securities. |
We may offer and sell up to $100,000,000 in the
aggregate of the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides a general description
of the securities that we may offer. However, this prospectus may not be used to offer or sell our securities unless accompanied by a
prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities. Each time that we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide the
specific terms of the securities offered, including the public offering price, in a related prospectus supplement. Such prospectus supplement
may add to, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained
in this prospectus and the information contained in any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.
You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the headings
“Where You Can Find More Information” and “Information Incorporated By Reference” before making your investment
decision.
These securities may be sold directly by us, through
dealers or agents designated from time to time, to or through underwriters or through a combination of these methods. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus for additional information on methods of sale. We may also describe the plan of distribution
for any particular offering of our securities in a prospectus supplement. If any agents, underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale
of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, we will disclose their names and the nature of our arrangements
with them in that prospectus supplement. The net proceeds we expect to receive from any such sale will also be included in the prospectus
supplement.
Our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, is
listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “INTZ”. On August 13, 2024, the last reported sales price of our common
stock listed under the symbol INTZ was $1.20 per share. Each prospectus supplement will indicate whether the securities offered thereby
will be listed on any securities exchange.
As of August 14, 2024, the aggregate market value
of our outstanding common equity held by non-affiliates, or public float, was $6,831,268 based on 6,641,525 shares of common stock outstanding,
of which 5,117,055 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $1.335 based on the average of the bid and asked prices
of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 23, 2024 (within 60 days prior to the date of filing). Therefore, as of August
14, 2024, the aggregate market value of our common equity held by non-affiliates was less than $75,000,000, as calculated in accordance
with General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3. As of the date of this prospectus, we have offered and sold $6,897,252 worth of securities
pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 to Form S-3 during the 12-calendar month period that ends on and includes the date hereof. Pursuant
to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more
than one-third of our “public float” (the market value of our common stock held by our non-affiliates) in any 12-month period
so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000.
An investment in our securities involves a
high degree of risk. See the sections entitled “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in
any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as well as in any prospectus supplement
related to a specific offering we make pursuant to this prospectus. You should carefully read this entire prospectus together with any
related prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference into both before you make your investment decision.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities
unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The date of this prospectus is _____________,
2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement
that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under
this shelf registration process, we may offer from time to time securities having a maximum aggregate offering price of $100,000,000.
Each time we offer securities, we will prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement that describes the specific amounts, prices
and terms of the securities we offer. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus
or the documents incorporated herein by reference. You should read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together
with additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Information
Incorporated by Reference.”
This prospectus does not contain all the information
provided in the registration statement we filed with the SEC. For further information about us or our securities offered hereby, you should
refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the SEC or directly from us as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
You should rely only on the information contained
or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with
different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is
not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as information we
have previously filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the date of those documents only. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
We may sell securities through underwriters or
dealers, through agents, directly to purchasers or through any combination of these methods. We and our agents reserve the sole right
to accept or reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. The prospectus supplement, which we will prepare and file
with the SEC each time we offer securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, agents or others involved in the sale of securities,
and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them. See “Plan of Distribution.” In this prospectus, unless
otherwise indicated, “Intrusion,” “INTZ,” “the Company,” “our Company,” “we,”
“us,” or “our” refer to Intrusion Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this prospectus
and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or the Exchange Act. Any statements contained herein, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the progress
and timing of our product development programs; our future opportunities; our business strategy, future operations, anticipated financial
position, future revenues and projected costs; our management’s prospects, plans and objectives; and any other statements about
our management’s future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements. Examples of such
statements are those that include words such as “may,” “assume(s),” “forecast(s),” “position(s),”
“predict(s),” “strategy,” “will,” “expect(s),” “estimate(s),” “anticipate(s),”
“believe(s),” “project(s),” “intend(s),” “plan(s),” “budget(s),” “potential,”
“continue” and variations thereof. However, the words cited as examples in the preceding sentence are not intended to be exhaustive,
and any statements contained in this prospectus regarding matters that are not historical facts may also constitute forward-looking statements.
Because these statements implicate
risks and uncertainties, as well as certain assumptions, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, those risks
identified under “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and,
from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. Important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those forward-looking statements include but are not limited to:
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Business-related risks, including: |
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Risks related to our ability to raise capital on favorable terms or at all; |
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That in order to improve our financial performance, we must increase our revenue levels; |
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Our ability to continue our business as a going concern; |
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Our business, sales, and marketing strategies and plans; |
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Our ability to successfully market, sell, and deliver our INTRUSION Shield commercial product and solutions to an expanding customer base; |
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Our INTRUSION Shield solution failing to perform as expected or us being unable to meet our customers’ needs or to achieve market acceptance; |
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Scarcity of products and materials in the supply chain; |
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The loss of key personnel or our failure to attract and retain personnel; |
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Customer concentration including many U.S. governmental entities; |
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Technological changes in the network security industry; |
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Intense competition from both start-up and established companies; |
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Potential conflict of your interests with the interests of our larger stockholders; |
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Our intended use of the net proceeds of offerings hereunder; |
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Risks related to our substantial indebtedness, including operating and financial restrictions under existing indebtedness, cross acceleration and our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness; |
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Actual or threatened litigation and governmental investigations and the costs and efforts spent to defend against such litigation and investigations; |
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Our ability to protect our intellectual property and the cost associated with defending claims of infringement; |
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Risks related to technology systems and security breaches, including without limitation technical or other errors with our products; and |
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Risks that our principal stockholders will be able to exert significant influence over matters submitted to stockholders for approval. |
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Risks related to our common stock and warrants, including: |
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Volatility in the price of the Company’s common stock and warrants; |
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Risks relating to a potential dilution as a result of future equity offerings; |
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Risks relating to a short “squeeze” resulting in sudden increases in demand for the Company’s common stock; |
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Risks relating to decreased liquidity of the Company’s common stock as a result of the reverse stock split; |
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Risks relating to information published by third parties about the Company that may not be reliable or accurate; |
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Risks associated with interest rate changes; |
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Volatility in the price of the Company’s common stock could subject us to securities litigation; |
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Risks associated with the Company’s current plan not to pay dividends; |
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Risks associated with future offerings of senior debt or equity securities; |
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Risks related to a potential delisting by The Nasdaq Capital Market; |
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Anti-takeover provisions could make a third-party acquisition of the Company difficult; and |
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Risks related to limited access to the Company’s financial information due to the fact the Company elected to take advantage of the disclosure requirement exemptions granted to smaller reporting companies. |
The information in this prospectus
or any prospectus supplement speaks only as of the date of that document and the information incorporated herein by reference speaks
only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements include our plans and objectives
for future operations, including plans and objectives relating to our products and services and our future economic performance. Assumptions
relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions as
well as future business decisions, including any acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, investments and any other business
development transactions we may enter into in the future. The amounts of time and money required to successfully complete development
and commercialization of our products and services, as well as any evolution of or shift in our business plans, or to execute any future
strategic options, are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and may involve factors that are beyond our control. Although we
believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of those assumptions could
prove inaccurate, and therefore, we cannot assure you that the results contemplated in any of the forward-looking statements contained
herein will be realized.
Based on the significant uncertainties
inherent in the forward-looking statements described herein, the inclusion of any such statement should not be regarded as a representation
by us or any other person that our objectives or plans will be achieved. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This prospectus summary
highlights certain information about our Company and other information contained elsewhere in this prospectus or in documents incorporated
by reference. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. You
should carefully read the entire prospectus, any prospectus supplement, including the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and
the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus before making an investment decision.
THE OFFERING
This prospectus is part of
a registration statement that we filed with the SEC utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we
may sell any combination of:
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rights to purchase any of the securities listed above; and/or |
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stock purchase contracts; |
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stock purchase units; |
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in one or more offerings up to a total dollar
amount of $100,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities,
we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that specific offering and include
a discussion of any risk factors or other special considerations that apply to those securities. The prospectus supplement may also add,
update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together
with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
THE
COMPANY
Business Overview
Intrusion, Inc. (the “Company”)
is a cybersecurity company based in Plano, Texas. The Company offers its customers access to its exclusive threat intelligence database
containing the historical data, known associations, and reputational behavior of over 8.5 billion Internet Protocol (“IP”)
addresses. After years of gathering global internet intelligence and working exclusively with government entities, the company released
its first commercial product in 2021.
The Company develops, sells,
and supports products that protect any-sized company or government organization by fusing advanced threat intelligence with real-time
mitigation to kill cyberattacks as they occur – including Zero-Days. The Company markets and distributes the Company’s solutions
through value-added resellers, managed service providers and a direct sales force. The Company’s end-user customers include United
States (“U.S.”) federal government entities, state and local government entities, and companies ranging in size from mid-market
to large enterprises.
Reverse Stock Split
On March 15, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders approved
a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to effectuate a reverse stock split
(“Reverse Stock Split”) of the Common Shares, at a ratio of no less than 1-for-2 and no more than 1-for-20, with such ratio
to be determined at the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The
Board determined the ratio for the Reverse Stock Split would be twenty (20) for one (1), with one (1) Common Share being issued for each
twenty (20) Common Shares, with any fractional Common Shares resulting therefrom being rounded up to the nearest whole Common Share. The
Company notified the Nasdaq of the intended Reverse Stock Split on March 17, 2024 and issued a press release announcing the intended Reverse
Stock Split on March 18, 2024. The Reverse Stock Split became effective for trading purposes as of the market open on March 25, 2024,
whereupon the Common Shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis.
Recent Developments
Promissory Note
On January 2, 2024, the
Company entered into an invoice financing arrangement pursuant to a note purchase agreement with Anthony Scott, President, and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company (“Scott”), according to which, among other things, Scott purchased from the Company a promissory
note (the “Promissory Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1.1 million in exchange for $1.0 million to the Company.
Under the Promissory Note, the Company shall make principal payments to Scott in the amount $40 thousand per week each week prior to
its maturity on June 15, 2024 (“Weekly Payments”). Interest accrues on the balance of the Promissory Note prior to its maturity
at a rate of 7.0% per annum, compounded daily. In connection with the issuance of the Promissory Note, the Company and Scott also entered
into a security agreement, which provides, according to its terms, a security interest in all accounts receivable or other receivables
now existing or subsequently created prior to the payment of the Promissory Note, subject to prior permitted liens.
On March 20, 2024, Scott purchased a second note
payable in the principal amount of $343 thousand in exchange for $340 thousand in cash. The note was non-interest bearing and matured
on April 19, 2024. On April 2, 2024, the Company reduced the principal balance due under the note by $101 thousand which reflected the
amount due from Scott for the exercise of common stock purchase warrants.
On April 19, 2024, Scott entered into a private placement subscription
agreement to convert the aggregate outstanding balance of $1.1 million for both notes in exchange for common stock and common stock purchase
warrants.
Series A Preferred
Stock
On March 15, 2024, the Company
filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R Certificate”) to (i) eliminate the Series 1, Series
2, and Series 3 preferred shares and filed a Certificate of Designations creating a new Series A preferred stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the “Series A Stock”). Pursuant to the terms of the Series A Certificate, 20 thousand shares of Series A Stock are
authorized, and each share of Series A Stock has a stated value of $1,100 and accrues a rate of return on the Stated Value of 10% per
year, shall be compounded annually and is payable quarterly in cash or additional shares of Series A Stock. Commencing on the one-year
anniversary of the issuance date of each share of Series A Stock, each share of Series A Stock shall accrue an automatic quarterly dividend,
calculated on the stated value and shall be payable quarterly in cash or additional shares of Series A Stock. For the period from the
one-year anniversary of the issuance date to the two-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 2.5% per quarter,
and for all periods following the two-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 5% per quarter.
Share Exchange
On March 7, 2024, the Company
agreed to exchange $0.2 million aggregate principal amount of that certain Promissory Note #1 dated March 10, 2022, in the original principal
amount of $5.4 million, by and between Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, and the Company for an aggregate
of 52,247 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The issuance of the 52,247 shares of its common stock is pursuant to
the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
On March 15, 2024, the Company
agreed to exchange $9.3 million aggregate principal of the Streeterville Note #1 and Note #2 for 9,275 shares of Series A preferred stock.
The issuance of the Series A is pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act.
On April 3, 2024, the Company
entered into an agreement with Streeterville to exchange 91 shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate stated value of $100
thousand for 32.2 thousand shares of common stock. The issuance of the exchange shares is pursuant to the exemption from the registration
requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Warrant Inducement
On April 1, 2024, the Company’s
Board of Directors approved entry into an inducement letter that provides, during the period beginning on April 2, 2024 and continuing
through April 23, 2024, for the lowering of the exercise price of all outstanding warrants and, for each share of common stock exercised
under the Warrants, providing the participating Warrant holder with a New Warrant for that same number of shares of common stock. The
reduced exercise price of the Warrants is $3.04, which includes $0.13 per share that is attributable to the purchase price of the New
Warrant. The New Warrant exercise price is $2.91 with an exercise period of five years. On April 8, 2024, certain holders of the Warrants
exercised 186 thousand shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in gross proceeds of $0.6 million and the issuance of 186
thousand New Warrants. The issuance of New Warrants was undertaken pursuant to the exemption from registration provided in Rule 506(b)
under Regulation D pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Private Placement
On April 22, 2024, entered
into a private placement subscription agreement pursuant to which the Company sold to purchasers in an Offering an aggregate of 1.3 million
shares of its common stock, each of which is coupled with a warrant to purchase two shares of common stock at an aggregate offering price
of $1.95 per share. None of the shares of common stock or shares underlying the warrants have been registered for resale under the Securities
Act of 1933 as amended. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.6 million from this private placement subscription.
Regained Compliance
with Nasdaq Listing Requirements
On April 22, 2024, the Company
announced that the Company believes it has stockholders’ equity above the $2.5 million requirement to regain compliance with the
Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) as a result of the Offering, along with proceeds received from the warrant exercise inducement
letters. The Company provided an update to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel on how it plans to maintain long-term compliance with the Equity
Rule. On May 1, 2024, the Company received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq informing that it has regained
compliance with the minimum bid price and equity requirements with the Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On July 3, 2024, the Company entered into a
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Streeterville”). Pursuant
to the SEPA, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Streeterville up to $10 million of common
stock (“Advance Shares”) at the Company’s request any time during the commitment period commencing on July 3, 2024
(the “Effective Date”) and terminating on 24-month anniversary of the Effective Date. Each issuance and sale by the
Company to Streeterville under the SEPA (an “Advance”) is subject to a maximum limit equal to the lesser of (i) an
amount equal to 100% of the aggregate Daily Traded Amount (as defined in the SEPA) during the three consecutive Trading Days
immediately preceding an Advance Notice (as defined in the SEPA), and (ii) 4.99% of the Company’s issued and outstanding
common stock. The shares will be issued and sold to Streeterville at a per share price equal to 95% of the Market Price for any
three consecutive trading days commencing on the Advance Notice date (the “Pricing Period”). “Market Price”
is defined as the lowest VWAP of the common stock on the Nasdaq during the Pricing Period. The Advances are subject to certain
limitations, including that Streeterville cannot purchase any shares that would result in it beneficially owning more than 9.99% of
the Company’s outstanding common stock at the time of an Advance (the “Ownership Limitation”) or acquiring since
the Effective Date under the SEPA more than 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the date of the SEPA (the
“Exchange Cap”). The Exchange Cap will not apply under certain circumstances, including, where the Company has obtained
stockholder approval to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq or such issuances do not require
stockholder approval under Nasdaq’s “minimum price rule.” With respect to each closing, ten percent (10%) of the
aggregate Purchase Price will be withheld by Streeterville and used to repurchase shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred
Stock held by Streeterville at the stated value for such stock.
Streeterville will be entitled to a structuring
fee in the amount of $25,000, which amount will be deducted from the aggregate purchase price of the first Advance Shares purchased by
Streeterville. In addition, the Company issued 92,592 shares of common stock (the “Streeterville Commitment Shares”)
to Streeterville upon the effective date of the SEPA as consideration for its irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of common stock
at our direction, from time to time after the date of this prospectus. Streeterville agreed that neither it nor any of its affiliates
will engage in any short-selling or hedging of the Company’s common stock during the term of the SEPA. Furthermore, the Company
issued 216,921 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Delivery Shares”) to Streeterville for the purchase price of $0.01 per
share upon the effective date of the SEPA as further consideration for its irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of common stock at
our direction, from time to time after the date of this prospectus. Following termination of the SEPA, within thirty (30) Trading Days
of a written request from the Company, Streeterville will deliver to the Company the same number of Pre-Delivery Shares purchased (as
adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transaction occurring after the
date hereof), and the Company will pay to Streeterville $0.01 per Pre-Delivery Share.
Implications of Being a Smaller Reporting Company
We are a “smaller reporting company” as
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. We will cease to qualify as a smaller reporting company if we have (1) a non-affiliate
public float in excess of $250 million and annual revenues in excess of $100 million during our last fiscal year, or (2) a non-affiliate
public float in excess of $700 million, in each case determined on an annual basis as of the last business day of our second quarter.
As a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable
to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.
Corporate Information
Intrusion, Inc. was organized in Texas in September 1983 and reincorporated
in Delaware in October 1995. On October 9, 2020, our shares of Common Stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol
“INTZ.” Our principal executive offices are located at 101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200, Plano, Texas 75074, and our telephone
number is (888) 637-7770. Our corporate website address is www.intrusion.com. The information contained on, or accessible
through, our website is not incorporated in, and shall not be part of, this prospectus. TraceCop (“TraceCop™”) and Intrusion
Savant (“Intrusion Savant™”) are registered trademarks of Intrusion.
RISK FACTORS
Our business is influenced by many factors that
are difficult to predict and that involve uncertainties that may materially affect operating results, cash flows, and financial condition.
Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors”
section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, as revised or supplemented by our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q filed with the SEC since the filing of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, all of which are incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. You should also carefully consider any other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus or
include in any applicable prospectus supplement. Each of the risks described in these sections and documents could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, and could result in a partial or complete loss of your
investment.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities covered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes,
which may include, but are not limited to, the repayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of existing indebtedness, exploration,
working capital or capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments. The precise amount, use and timing of the application of
such proceeds will depend upon our funding requirements and the availability and cost of other capital. Additional information on the
use of net proceeds from an offering of securities covered by this prospectus may be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to
the specific offering.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Any time debt securities are offered pursuant
to this prospectus, we will provide a table setting forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a historical basis in the applicable
prospectus supplement, if required.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The descriptions of the securities contained in
this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement, summarize all the material terms and provisions of the various types
of securities that we may offer. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering the specific
terms of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement. We will indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement if the terms of
the securities differ from the terms we have summarized below. We will also include in the prospectus supplement information, where applicable,
material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities.
We may sell from time to time, in one or more
offerings:
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following descriptions of common and preferred
stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarize the material terms and provisions
of the common stock and preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus but are not intended to be complete. For the full terms
of our common and preferred stock, please refer to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time,
and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended from time to time. The Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) may also
affect the terms of these securities. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future common or preferred
stock that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of these securities in more detail in the applicable prospectus
supplement. If we so indicate in a prospectus supplement, the terms of any common or preferred stock we offer under that prospectus supplement
may differ from the terms of our outstanding capital stock that we describe below.
Authorized Capital Stock
As of August 14, 2024, our authorized capital stock
consists of 85,000,000 shares of capital stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, consisting of 80,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value of $0.01 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.01 per share, which may, at the sole discretion of
the Board of Directors be issued in one or more series. As of August 14, 2024, there were 6,641,525 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding held by 95 holders of record and 8,985 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding held by one holder of record. The
authorized and unissued shares of both common stock and preferred stock are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders,
unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be listed. Unless approval
of our stockholders is so required, our board of directors will not seek stockholder approval for the issuance and sale of either our
common stock or preferred stock.
The Board may from time to time authorize by resolution
the issuance of any or all shares of the preferred stock authorized in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation for such purposes, in such amounts, to such persons, corporations, or entities, for such consideration
and in one or more series, all as the Board in its discretion may determine and without any vote or other action by the stockholders,
except as otherwise required by law.
Common Stock
Voting Power
Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise
provided in any certificate of designation for any series of preferred stock, under the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the holders of our common stock possess all voting power for the election of directors and all other matters requiring stockholder action
and are entitled to one vote per share on matters to be voted on by stockholders. The holders of common stock will at all times vote together
as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s common stockholders under the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. Therefore, holders of a majority of the shares of common
stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors. Holders of our common stock representing a majority of the
voting power of our capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute
a quorum at any meeting of stockholders. Our common stock has no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption
provisions applicable to our common stock.
Dividends
Subject to the rights, if any, of holders of any
outstanding shares of preferred stock, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that holders of common stock are
entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board in its discretion
out of legally available funds and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.
Liquidation Preference
The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
provides that in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of the common
stock will be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders, ratably in proportion
to the number of shares of common stock held by them, after the rights of creditors and the holders of the preferred stock have been
satisfied.
Preferred Stock
The total number of authorized shares of preferred
stock is five million (5,000,000) shares with a par value of $0.01 per share. Preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or
more series. The Board is hereby expressly authorized to provide for the issuance of shares of the preferred stock in one or more series
and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the voting rights, if any, designations,
powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each such series and any qualifications,
limitations and restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance
of such series and included in a certificate of designation (a “Preferred Stock Designation”) filed pursuant to the DGCL,
and the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority to the full extent provided by law, now or hereafter, to adopt any such resolution
or resolutions.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions
of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as Amended, and Our Amended and Restated Bylaws, as Amended
Charter and bylaws provisions
Our charter and our bylaws, include a number of
provisions that could deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control of our company, including the following:
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Board of Directors Vacancies: Our charter and bylaws authorize only our board of directors to fill vacant directorships, including newly created seats. In addition, the number of directors constituting our board of directors may only be set by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of our entire board of directors. These provisions would prevent a stockholder from increasing the size of our board of directors and then gaining control of our board of directors by filling the resulting vacancies with its own nominees. This makes it more difficult to change the composition of our board of directors but promotes continuity of management. |
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Stockholder Action; Special Meetings of Stockholders: Our charter provides that our stockholders may not take action by written consent, but may only take action at annual or special meetings of our stockholders, unless such action requiring or permitting stockholder approval is approved by a majority of the directors, in which case such action may be authorized or taken by the written consent of the holders of outstanding shares of voting stock having not less than the minimum voting power that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of stockholders at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. These provisions might delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors. |
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Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations: Our bylaws provide advance notice procedures for stockholders seeking to bring matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders. Our bylaws also specify certain requirements regarding the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. These provisions might preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders if the proper procedures are not followed. We expect that these provisions might also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company. |
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Delaware Forum Selection Provision: Our charter provides for the sole and exclusive forum in the State of Delaware, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, in respect of (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) an action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine (collectively, the “Delaware Forum Provisions”). The Delaware Forum Provisions will not apply to any causes of action arising under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any claim for which the federal courts have exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction. The Delaware Forum Provisions may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage the filing of lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees, even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. |
Delaware law
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203
of the DGCL, regulating corporate takeovers. In general, DGCL Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging
in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the person became an
interested stockholder unless:
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upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder, (i) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
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Generally, a business combination includes a merger,
asset or stock sale, or other transaction or series of transactions together resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder.
An interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years prior to the determination
of interested stockholder status, did own 15% or more of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock. We expect the existence of this
provision to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions our board of directors does not approve in advance. We also anticipate
that DGCL Section 203 may also discourage attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of Common Stock
held by stockholders.
Limitations on liability, indemnification of
officers and directors and insurance
Pursuant to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), a Director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except for liability: (1) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty
to the Corporation or its Stockholders; (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law; (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (4) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit.
If the DGCL or other applicable provision of Delaware law hereafter is amended to authorize further elimination or limitation of the liability
of Directors, then the liability of a Director of this Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided herein,
shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or other applicable provision of Delaware law as amended. Any repeal or modification
of this Section 2 by the Stockholders of this Corporation shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the
personal liability of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. Our Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended (our “Certificate of Incorporation”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (our “Bylaws”)
contain provisions that limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities arising out of actions, suits and proceedings
to which they are made or threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact of their prior or current service to the corporation as
a director or officer, in accordance with the provisions of Section 145, which are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The indemnity
may cover expenses (including attorneys’ fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by the director or officer in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding. Section 145 permits corporations to pay expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by directors and officers in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding. In addition,
Section 145 provides that a corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against
any liability asserted against them and incurred by them in their capacity as a director or officer, or arising out of their status as
such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the director or officer against such liability under Section 145.
Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that
(a) any of our directors or officers made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative
or investigative, or any appeal in such action, suit or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such action, suit
or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”), by reason of such person’s service as our director or officer or as a director,
officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise per our request, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by us to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law against all judgments, penalties
(including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually incurred
by such person in connection with such Proceeding; (b) we must advance reasonable expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding,
subject to limited exceptions; and (c) the indemnification rights conferred by it are not exclusive of any rights permitted by law.
Our Bylaws provide that (a) we must indemnify
our directors and officers to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law against judgments,
penalties (including excise taxes), fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including court and attorneys’ fees)
actually incurred in such settlement and reasonable expenses (including court and attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by such person
with a Proceeding by reason of such person’s service as our director or officer or as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor,
trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise per our request, subject to certain limited exceptions, (b) we shall
advance expenses incurred by any director or officer who was or is a witness or was or is named as a defendant or respondent in a Proceeding,
in reasonable intervals prior to the final disposition of such Proceeding, subject to certain limited exceptions, and (c) the indemnification
rights conferred in our Bylaws are not exclusive.
Our Bylaws also empower our board of directors
to authorize us to indemnify our employees or agents, and to advance reasonable expenses of such persons to the same extent and subject
to the same conditions as the indemnification provided to our directors and officers. We have entered into indemnification agreements
with each of our directors and executive officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the
scope of the indemnification set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections.
These agreements, among other things, provide that we will indemnify our directors and executive officers for judgments, penalties (including
excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and court costs) actually and reasonably
incurred by a director or executive officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, any appeal
in such action, suit or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such action, suit or proceeding to which such
person was, is or is threatened to be made a party, a witness or other participant by reason of such person’s services as our director
or executive officer, or as a director or executive officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at
our request.
In addition, the indemnification agreements provide
that, upon the request of a director or executive officer, we shall advance expenses to the director or officer. We intend to enter into
indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future. We have also obtained an insurance policy covering
our directors and officers with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our common
stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021. The
transfer agent’s telephone is (877) 373-6374.
Exchange Listing
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital
Market under the symbol “INTZ.”
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description, together with the additional
information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the debt securities that
we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future debt securities we may
offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable
prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have no outstanding registered debt securities.
The debt securities will be our direct unsecured
general obligations. The debt securities will be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. If not required to be
issued under an indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the debt securities may be issued without an indenture.
Otherwise, if required to be issued under an indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the debt securities will
be issued under one or more separate indentures the forms of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part. More specifically, we will issue senior debt under a senior indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be named
in the senior indenture, and we will issue subordinated debt under a subordinated indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee
to be named in the subordinated indenture. We use the term “indentures” to refer to both the senior indenture and the subordinated
indenture.
The indentures will be qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939. References to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 include all amendments thereto. We use the term “debenture
trustee” to refer to either the senior trustee or the subordinated trustee, as applicable.
The following summaries of material provisions
of the senior debt, the subordinated debt and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the
provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities, and all supplements thereto. We urge you to read the
applicable prospectus supplement(s) related to the debt securities that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete indentures
that contain the terms of the debt securities. Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior and the subordinated indentures
are identical.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will
be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in an officers’
certificate or by a supplemental indenture. Debt securities may be issued in separate series without limitation as to aggregate principal
amount. We may specify a maximum aggregate principal amount for the debt securities of any series.
In addition, the particular terms of each series
of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series, including any pricing supplement. The prospectus
supplement will set forth, among other things:
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whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form and, if so, the terms and who the depositary will be; |
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whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts; |
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the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate, the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates; |
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the place where payments will be payable; |
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the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions, and any other applicable terms of those redemption provisions; |
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whether the debt securities are to be offered at a price such that they will be deemed to be offered at an “original issue discount” as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code; |
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the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any; the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; if other than dollars, the currency in which the series of debt securities will be denominated; and |
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and any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any events of default that are in addition to those described in this prospectus or any covenants provided with respect to the debt securities that are in addition to those described above, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the debt securities. |
Conversion or Exchange Rights
We will set forth in the prospectus supplement
the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours or
a third party, including the conversion or exchange rate, as applicable, or how it will be calculated, and the applicable conversion or
exchange period. We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option.
We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of our securities or the securities of a third party that the holders of the series
of debt securities receive upon conversion or exchange would, under the circumstances described in those provisions, be subject to adjustment,
or pursuant to which those holders would, under those circumstances, receive other property upon conversion or exchange, for example in
the event of our merger or consolidation with another entity.
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
The indentures in the forms filed as exhibits
to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part do not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate,
or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor of ours or the acquirer
of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures and the debt securities.
If the debt securities are convertible for our
other securities, the person with whom we consolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion
of the debt securities into securities that the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities
before the consolidation, merger or sale.
Events of Default under the Indenture
The following are events of default under the
indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement with respect to any series of debt securities that we
may issue:
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if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended or deferred; |
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if we fail to pay the principal, sinking fund payment or premium, if any, when due and payable and the time for payment has not been extended or delayed; |
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if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive notice from the debenture trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and |
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If an event of default with respect to debt securities
of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the debenture trustee
or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing,
and to the debenture trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest,
if any, due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal
amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice
or other action on the part of the debenture trustee or any holder.
The holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its
consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured
the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture. Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.
Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an
event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the debenture trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of
its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities,
unless such holders have offered the debenture trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available
to the debenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the debenture trustee, with respect to the debt securities of
that series, provided that:
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subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the debenture trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding. |
A holder of the debt securities of any series
will only have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies
if:
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the debenture trustee does not institute the proceeding and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer. |
These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities.
We will periodically file statements with the
debenture trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.
Modification of Indenture; Waiver
We and the debenture trustee may change an indenture
without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters, including:
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to comply with the provisions described above under “-Consolidation, Merger or Sale”; |
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to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; |
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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee; |
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose; |
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to add to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issuance, authorization and delivery of debt securities or any series, as set forth in the indenture; |
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to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided under “-General” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities; |
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to add to our covenants such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders, to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default, or to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture; or |
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to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series. |
In addition, under the indentures, the rights
of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the debenture trustee with the written consent of the holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, we and the
debenture trustee may only make the following changes with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:
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reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities; or |
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reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver. |
Discharge
Each indenture provides that we can elect to be
discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except that the following obligations, among others,
survive until the maturity date or the redemption date:
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register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series; |
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replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series; |
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maintain paying agencies; |
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hold monies for payment in trust; and |
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and the following obligations survive the maturity
date or the redemption date:
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recover excess money held by the debenture trustee; and |
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As more fully set forth in the indentures, in
order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must either deliver for cancellation all securities of a series to the debenture trustee
or must deposit with the debenture trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, any premium, if any,
and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.
Form, Exchange and Transfer
We will issue the debt securities of each series
only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations
of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent
global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York,
known as DTC, or another depositary named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series. See “Legal
Ownership of Securities” for a further description of the terms relating to any book-entry securities.
At the option of the holder, subject to the terms
of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder of
the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination
and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
Subject to the terms of the indentures and the
limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present
the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed
if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated
by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will make
no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.
We will name in a board resolution the security
registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at
any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through
which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities
of each series.
If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any
series, we will not be required to:
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register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part. |
Information Concerning the Debenture Trustee
The debenture trustee, other than during the occurrence
and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the
applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the debenture trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent
person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the debenture trustee is under no obligation
to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable
security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.
Payment and Paying Agents
Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable
prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose
name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for
the interest.
We will name in the applicable board resolution
any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in
each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.
All money we pay to a paying agent or the debenture
trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two
years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter
may look only to us for payment thereof.
Governing Law
The indentures and the debt securities will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
is applicable.
Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities
The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate
and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement. The indentures
in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part do not limit the amount of indebtedness
that we may incur, including senior indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness, and do not limit us from issuing any other debt, including
secured debt or unsecured debt.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
The following description, together with the additional
information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that
we may offer under this prospectus and any related warrant agreement and warrant certificate. While the terms summarized below will apply
generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable
prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any warrants offered under that prospectus supplement
may differ from the terms described below. Specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions.
General
We may issue warrants for the purchase of common
stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or other securities in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together
with common stock and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities.
We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant
certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into a warrant agreement with a warrant agent. Each warrant agent
may be a bank that we select which has its principal office in the United States. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent.
We will indicate the name and address of any such warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series
of warrants.
We will describe in the applicable prospectus
supplement the terms of the series of warrants, including:
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if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire or, if the warrants are not continuously exercisable during that period, the specific date or dates on which the warrants will be exercisable; |
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Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants
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Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase
the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at
any time up to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close
of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.
Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants
by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required
exercise price by the methods provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate,
and in the applicable prospectus supplement, the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant
agent.
Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant
certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the
applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants
represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants
Any warrant agent will act solely as our agent
under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant.
A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility
in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings
at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the
holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action the holder’s right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable
upon exercise of, its warrants in accordance with their terms.
Warrant Agreement Will Not Be Qualified Under
Trust Indenture Act
No warrant agreement will be qualified as an indenture,
and no warrant agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. Therefore, holders of warrants issued under
a warrant agreement will not have the protection of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their warrants.
Governing Law
Each warrant agreement and any warrants issued
under the warrant agreements will be governed by New York law.
Calculation Agent
Any calculations relating to warrants may be made
by a calculation agent, an institution that we appoint as our agent for this purpose. The prospectus supplement for a particular warrant
will name the institution that we have appointed to act as the calculation agent for that warrant as of the original issue date for that
warrant, if any. We may appoint a different institution to serve as calculation agent from time to time after the original issue date
without the consent or notification of the holders. The calculation agent’s determination of any amount of money payable or securities
deliverable with respect to a warrant will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY
SHARES
General
We may offer fractional
shares of preferred stock, rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we decide to offer fractional shares of preferred stock, we
will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each depositary share will represent a fraction of a share of a particular series of preferred
stock. An accompanying prospectus supplement will indicate that fraction. The shares of preferred stock represented by depositary shares
will be deposited under a deposit agreement between us and a depositary that is a bank or trust company that meets certain requirements
and is selected by us. Each owner of a depositary share will be entitled to all of the rights and preferences of the preferred stock represented
by the depositary share. The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary
receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of preferred stock in accordance with the terms of the
offering.
We have summarized selected
provisions of the deposit agreement and the depositary receipts. The form of the depositary agreement and the depositary receipts relating
to any particular issue of depositary shares will be filed with the SEC each time we issue depositary shares, and you should read those
documents for provisions that may be important to you.
Dividends and Other
Distributions
If we pay a cash distribution
or dividend on a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares, the depositary will distribute such dividends to the record
holders of such depositary shares. If the distributions are in property other than cash, the depositary will distribute the property to
the record holders of the depositary shares. If, however, the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make the distribution of
property, the depositary may, with our approval, sell such property and distribute the net proceeds from such sale to the holders of the
preferred stock.
Redemption of Depositary
Shares
If we redeem a series
of preferred stock represented by depositary shares, the depositary will redeem the depositary shares from the proceeds received by the
depositary in connection with the redemption. The redemption price per depositary share will equal the applicable fraction of the redemption
price per share of the preferred stock. If fewer than all the depositary shares are redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will
be selected by lot or pro rata as the depositary may determine.
Voting the Preferred
Stock
Upon receipt of notice
of any meeting at which the holders of the preferred stock represented by depositary shares are entitled to vote, the depositary will
mail the notice to the record holders of the depositary shares relating to such preferred stock. Each record holder of these depositary
shares on the record date, which will be the same date as the record date for the preferred stock, may instruct the depositary as to how
to vote the preferred stock represented by such holder’s depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable,
to vote the amount of the preferred stock represented by such depositary shares in accordance with such instructions, and we will take
all action that the depositary deems necessary in order to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will abstain from voting shares
of the preferred stock to the extent it does not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares representing such
preferred stock.
Amendment and Termination
of the Depositary Agreement
The form of depositary
receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may be amended by agreement between the depositary
and us. Any amendment that materially and adversely alters the rights of the holders of depositary shares will not, however, be effective
unless such amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding. The deposit agreement
may be terminated by the depositary or us only if (a) all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed or (b) there has been a final
distribution in respect of the preferred stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our Company and such distribution
has been distributed to the holders of depositary receipts.
Charges of Depositary
We will pay all transfer
and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay charges of the
depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred stock and any redemption of the preferred stock. Holders of depositary
receipts will pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges and any other charges, including a fee for the withdrawal of
shares of preferred stock upon surrender of depositary receipts, as are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts.
Withdrawal of Preferred
Stock
Upon surrender of depositary
receipts at the principal office of the depositary, subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, the owner of the depositary shares
may demand delivery of the number of whole shares of preferred stock and all money and other property, if any, represented by those depositary
shares. Partial shares of preferred stock will not be issued. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of
depositary shares in excess of the number of depositary shares representing the number of whole shares of preferred stock to be withdrawn,
the depositary will deliver to such holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.
Holders of preferred stock thus withdrawn may not thereafter deposit those shares under the deposit agreement or receive depositary receipts
evidencing depositary shares therefor.
Miscellaneous
The depositary will forward
to holders of depositary receipts all reports and communications from us that are delivered to the depositary and that we are required
to furnish to the holders of the preferred stock.
Neither we nor the depositary
will be liable if we are prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond our control in performing our obligations under the deposit
agreement. The obligations of the depositary and us under the deposit agreement will be limited to performance in good faith of our duties
thereunder, and we will not be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any depositary shares or preferred
stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon information provided
by persons presenting preferred stock for deposit, holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be competent and on documents
believed to be genuine.
Resignation and Removal
of Depositary
The depositary may resign
at any time by delivering notice to us of its election to do so, and we may at any time remove the depositary. Any such resignation or
removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. Such successor depositary
must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its
principal office in the United States and meeting certain combined capital surplus requirements.
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
We may issue rights to purchase debt securities,
preferred stock, common stock, warrants or depositary shares. These rights may be issued independently or together with any other security
offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the shareholder receiving the rights in such offering. The applicable prospectus
supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the rights as described in this prospectus.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe
the specific terms of any offering of rights for which this prospectus is being delivered, including the following:
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Holders may exercise rights as described in the
applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate
trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward
the applicable securities purchased upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised,
we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than shareholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or
through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements with one or more underwriters or other purchasers, pursuant
to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering,
as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The description in the applicable prospectus supplement
of any rights that we may offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable
rights certificate, which will be filed with the SEC.
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK
PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may issue stock purchase
contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to the holders, a specified number of
shares of common stock or other securities at a future date or dates, which we refer to in this prospectus as “stock purchase contracts.”
The price per share of the securities and the number of shares of the securities may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts
are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts
may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a stock purchase contract and debt securities, preferred securities, warrants,
other securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities, securing the holders’ obligations to
purchase the securities under the stock purchase contracts, which we refer to herein as “stock purchase units.” The stock
purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the stock purchase contracts in a specified manner. The stock
purchase contracts also may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and those payments
may be unsecured or refunded on some basis.
The stock purchase contracts,
and, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements, relating to the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, will be filed
with the SEC in connection with the offering of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units. The prospectus supplement relating to
a particular issue of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units will describe the terms of those stock purchase contracts or stock
purchase units, including the following:
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue units comprised of one or more of
the other securities that may be offered under this prospectus, in any combination, including, without limitation, the stock purchase
units described above. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit.
Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which
a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately at any time, or at any
time before a specified date.
The prospectus supplement
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FORMS OF SECURITIES
Each debt security, warrant, right, depositary
share, stock purchase contract, stock purchase unit, and unit will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to
a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Unless the applicable prospectus
supplement provides otherwise, certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form. Definitive
securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive
payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar,
paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities, warrants,
rights, depositary shares, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, or units represented by these global securities. The depositary
maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investor’s beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained
by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.
Global Securities
We may issue the debt securities of a particular
series, warrants, rights, depositary shares, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, and units in the form of one or more fully
registered global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement
and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more global securities will be issued in a denomination
or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by global
securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a global security may not be transferred
except as a whole by and among the depositary for the global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary
or those nominees.
If not described below, any specific terms of
the depositary arrangement with respect to any securities to be represented by a global security will be described in the prospectus supplement
relating to those securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a global
security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or persons that may hold interests through
participants. Upon the issuance of a global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system,
the participants’ accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants.
Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership
of beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through,
records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests
of persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery
of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in global securities.
So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is
the registered owner of a global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder
of the securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement, rights agreement,
deposit agreement, stock purchase contract, stock purchase unit agreement, or unit agreement. Except as described below, owners of beneficial
interests in a global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the global security registered in their names,
will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners
or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement, rights agreement, deposit agreement, stock purchase contract,
stock purchase unit agreement, or unit agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely
on the procedures of the depositary for that global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant
through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement, rights
agreement, deposit agreement, stock purchase contract, stock purchase unit agreement, or unit agreement. We understand that under existing
industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to give or
take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement, rights agreement, deposit
agreement, stock purchase contract, stock purchase unit agreement, or unit agreement, the depositary for the global security would authorize
the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial
owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through
them.
Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments
on debt securities, and any payments to holders with respect to warrants, rights, depositary shares, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase
units, or units, represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary
or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global security. None of us, or any trustee, warrant agent, unit agent
or other agent of ours, or any agent of any trustee, warrant agent or unit agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect
of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the global security or for maintaining, supervising
or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the depositary for any of the securities
represented by a global security, upon receipt of any payment to holders of principal, premium, interest or other distribution of underlying
securities or other property on that registered global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts in amounts proportionate
to their respective beneficial interests in that global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments
by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer
instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers or registered in “street
name,” and will be the responsibility of those participants.
If the depositary for any of the securities represented
by a global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act, and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days,
we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for the global security that had been held by the depositary. Any securities issued
in definitive form in exchange for a global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant
trustee, warrant agent, unit agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositary’s instructions
will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global
security that had been held by the depositary.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities being offered pursuant
to this prospectus to or through underwriters, through dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers or through a combination
of these methods. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including:
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Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement
are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
If underwriters are used in an offering, we will
execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction
(including any underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement.
The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by
one or more investment banking firms or others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter(s) will
be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired
by the underwriters for their own accounts and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions,
at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions
allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the
obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will
be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities, if any are purchased.
We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase
additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price, with additional underwriting commissions or discounts,
as may be set forth in a related prospectus supplement. The terms of any over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement
for those securities.
If we use a dealer in the sale of the securities
being offered pursuant to this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, we will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer
may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The names of the
dealers and the terms of the transaction will be specified in a prospectus supplement.
We may sell the securities directly or through
agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any
commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement.
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit
offers by institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant
to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to
these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.
In connection with the sale of the securities,
underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents, in
the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they
may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities, and any institutional investors
or others that purchase securities directly for the purpose of resale or distribution, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts
or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the common stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts
and commissions under the Securities Act. No FINRA member firm may receive compensation in excess of that allowable under FINRA rules,
including Rule 5110, in connection with the offering of the securities.
We may provide agents, underwriters and other
purchasers with indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution
with respect to payments that the agents, underwriters or other purchasers may make with respect to such liabilities. Agents and underwriters
may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
To facilitate the public offering of a series
of securities, persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market
price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating
in the offering of more securities than have been sold to them by us. In addition, those persons may stabilize or maintain the price of
the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed
to underwriters or dealers participating in any such offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection
with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at
a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above, if implemented,
may have on the price of our securities.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement, any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be eligible for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Any underwriters
to whom securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be
obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.
In order to comply with the securities laws of
some states, if applicable, the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold in those states only through registered or
licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for
sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.
LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the issuance of the securities
offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. As appropriate, legal
counsel representing the underwriters, dealers or agents will be names in the accompanying prospectus supplement and may opine to certain
legal matters.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Intrusion
Inc. (the “Company”) incorporated by reference from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year
ended December 31, 2023 have been audited by Whitley Penn LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described
in Note 2 to such financial statements) which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been
so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY AND DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION
POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, and may indemnify
our employees and other agents, to the fullest extent permitted by DGCL. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we
have been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is therefore unenforceable.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This prospectus and any subsequent prospectus
supplements do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. We have omitted from this prospectus some parts of the
registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements in this prospectus concerning any document we
have filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or that we otherwise filed with the SEC are not intended to be comprehensive and
are qualified in their entirety by reference to these filings. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information that we file electronically with the SEC, including us. The SEC’s website can be found at http://www.sec.gov. In addition,
we make available on or through our website copies of these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or
furnished them to the SEC. Our website can be found at www.intrusion.com. The content contained in, or that can be accessed through, our
website is not a part of this prospectus.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference”
in this prospectus certain information we have filed and will file with the SEC, which means that we may disclose important information
in this prospectus by referring you to the document that contains the information. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be an integral part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this
information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below:
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January
4, 2024, January 9,
2024, February 21,
2024, March 6, 2024, March
13, 2024, March 18,
2024, March 22, 2024, March
27, 2024, April
5, 2024, April
12, 2024, April
23, 2024, May
2, 2024, May
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, information and
documents that we elect to furnish, but not file, or have furnished, but not filed, with the SEC in accordance with SEC rules and regulations
is not incorporated into this prospectus and does not constitute a part hereof.
You may access these filings on our website at
www.intrusion.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference and is not considered part of this prospectus. Also,
upon written or oral request, at no cost we will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered,
a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Intrusion Inc.
101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200
Plano, Texas 75074
(888) 637-7770
The information in this preliminary
prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an
offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST
14, 2024
Prospectus Supplement
Up to $2,275,000 of Shares
INTRUSION INC.
Common Stock
We entered into an At Market
Issuance Sales Agreement, dated August 5, 2021 (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc. (the “Agent”)
relating to shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (our “common stock”), offered by this prospectus supplement.
In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price
of up to $2,275,000 from time to time through the Agent, acting as sales agent or principal.
Sales of our common stock,
if any, under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (together, the “Prospectus Supplement”) may be made
in sales deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”) in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, the Agent
will use its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, to sell on our behalf all the shares
of common stock designated by us. We may instruct the Agent not to sell any shares of common stock if the sales cannot be effected at
or above the price designated by us in any such instruction. Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, we also may sell shares of our common
stock to the Agent as principal for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of the sale. There is no arrangement for funds
to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
Upon termination of the Sales
Agreement, any portion of the $2,275,000 of shares of our common stock included in this prospectus supplement that is not sold pursuant
to the Sales Agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the accompanying prospectus, and if no shares of common
stock are sold under the Sales Agreement, the full $2,275,000 of shares of common stock may be sold in other offerings pursuant to that
prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is listed
on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “INTZ.” The market prices and trading volume of shares of our common
stock have recently experienced and may continue to experience extreme volatility, which could cause purchasers of our common stock to
incur substantial losses. For example, during 2024 to date, the market price of our common stock has fluctuated from an intra-day low
of $1.04 per share on June 28, 2024, to an intra-day high of $5.40 on January 30, 2024, and the last reported sale price of our common
stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 13, 2024, was $1.20 per share.
During 2024, daily trading volume ranged from approximately 3,426 to
4,548,533 shares. Within the last seven business days, the market price of our common stock has fluctuated from an intra-day low of $1.07
on August 5, 2024, to an intra-day high of $1.27 on August 13, 2024. Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our common stock unless you are prepared to incur the risk of losing
all or a substantial portion of your investment. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to this
offering and our common stock” in the Prospectus Supplement.
We will pay the Agent a commission
equal to 3% of the gross sales price per share of common stock sold through the Agent under the Sales Agreement. The net proceeds from
any sales under the Prospectus Supplement will be used as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus
Supplement.
The Prospectus Supplement
should be read collectively in its entirety. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the updated information in this prospectus supplement.
Investing in our common
stock involves risks. See “Risk Factors” in the Prospectus Supplement, as well as those described in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and other reports and documents we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) that we incorporate herein by reference.
Neither the SEC, any state
securities commission, nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
supplement and the prospectus to which it relates are truthful and complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
B. Riley Securities
The date of this prospectus supplement is ______________,
2024.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying
base prospectus form part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we
refer to as the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. This document contains two parts. The first part consists of this
prospectus supplement, which provides you with specific information about this offering. The second part, the accompanying base prospectus,
provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,”
we are referring to both parts combined. This prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in the accompanying
base prospectus. To the extent that any statement we make in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in the accompanying
base prospectus or any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, the statements made in this prospectus supplement will be
deemed to modify or supersede those made in the accompanying base prospectus and such documents incorporated by reference herein and therein.
In this prospectus supplement, “Intrusion,”
the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Intrusion Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to our “common stock” refer to the common stock, par value $0.01
per share, of Intrusion.
All references in this prospectus supplement to
our consolidated financial statements, include, unless the context indicates otherwise, the related notes.
The industry and market data and other statistical
information contained in the documents we incorporate by reference in the prospectus are based on management’s own estimates, independent
publications, government publications, reports by market research firms or other published independent sources, and, in each case, are
believed by management to be reasonable estimates. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we have not independently verified
the information.
You should rely only on the information contained
in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that
we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. We have not, and the Agent has not, authorized anyone to provide you with
different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should assume
that the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference in the accompanying
base prospectus, and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, is accurate only
as of the date of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed
since those dates. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference
in the accompanying base prospectus, and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering,
in their entirety before making an investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we
have referred you in the sections of the accompanying base prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation
by Reference of Certain Documents.” We are not, and the Agent is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction
where the offer or sale is not permitted.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly
and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form
S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities we are offering under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement
and the exhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the securities we are offering under this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed
as a part of the registration statement. With respect to the statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
regarding the contents of any agreement or any other document, in each instance, the statement is qualified in all respects by the complete
text of the agreement or document, a copy of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. The SEC maintains an internet
site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the
SEC, where our SEC filings are also available. The address of the SEC’s website is http://www.sec.gov.
We make available free of charge on or through
our website at www.intrusion.com, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments
to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we
electronically file such material with or otherwise furnish it to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information on, or accessible
through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and should
not be considered part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
or information incorporated by reference herein or therein contains summaries of certain agreements that we have filed as exhibits to
various SEC filings. The description of those agreements contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or information
incorporated by reference herein or therein and do not purport to be complete are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference
to, the definitive agreements.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement and our SEC filings
that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement regarding the development of our strategy, future operations, future financial position, projected costs, prospects,
plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements
about:
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Risks related to our ability to raise capital on favorable terms or at all; |
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That in order to improve our financial performance, we must increase our revenue levels; |
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Our ability to continue our business as a going concern; |
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Our business, sales, and marketing strategies and plans; |
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Our ability to successfully market, sell, and deliver our INTRUSION Shield commercial product and solutions to an expanding customer base; |
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Our INTRUSION Shield solution failing to perform as expected or us being unable to meet our customers’ needs or to achieve market acceptance; |
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The loss of key personnel or our failure to attract and retain personnel; |
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Customer concentration including many U.S. governmental entities; |
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Technological changes in the network security industry; |
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Intense competition from both start-up and established companies; |
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Potential conflict of your interests with the interests of our larger stockholders; |
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Risks related to our substantial indebtedness, including operating and financial restrictions under existing indebtedness, cross acceleration and our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness; |
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Our ability to protect our intellectual property and the cost associated with defending claims of infringement; |
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The words “believe,” “anticipate,”
“design,” “estimate,” “plan,” “predict,” “seek,” “expect,” “intend,”
“may,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,”
“will,” and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not
all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future
events, are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we will actually achieve the plans,
intentions or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There
are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking
statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated in
this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a
specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus.
These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please see the “Risk Factors”
outlined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and our other reports and documents we filed with
the SEC that we incorporate herein by reference for more information about these and other risks. You are cautioned against attributing
undue certainty to forward-looking statements. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. Although these forward-looking statements were based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable when
made, you are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results, performance
or achievements may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus.
In addition, even if our results, performance, or achievements are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus,
those results, performance or achievements may not be indicative of results, performance or achievements in subsequent periods. Given
these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking
statements made in this prospectus speak only as of the date of those statements, and we undertake no obligation to update those statements
or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of those statements to reflect future events or developments.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information
contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and in the documents we incorporate by reference. This
summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read this entire
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, especially the risks of investing in our common stock discussed under
“Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement, page 11 of the accompanying prospectus and page 5 of
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement,
along with our consolidated financial statements and notes to those consolidated financial statements and the other information incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before making an investment decision.
Business Overview
Intrusion, Inc. (the
“Company”) is a cybersecurity company based in Plano, Texas. The Company offers its customers access to its exclusive threat
intelligence database containing the historical data, known associations, and reputational behavior of over 8.5 billion Internet Protocol
(“IP”) addresses. After years of gathering global internet intelligence and working exclusively with government entities,
the company released its first commercial product in 2021.
The Company develops, sells, and supports products that protect any-sized company or government organization
by fusing advanced threat intelligence with real-time mitigation to kill cyberattacks as they occur – including Zero-Days. The Company
markets and distributes the Company’s solutions through value-added resellers, managed service providers and a direct sales force.
The Company’s end-user customers include United States (“U.S.”) federal government entities, state and local government
entities, and companies ranging in size from mid-market to large enterprises.
Reverse Stock Split
On March 15, 2024, the Company’s
Board of Directors and shareholders approved a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to effectuate a reverse stock split (“Reverse Stock Split”) of the Common
Shares, at a ratio of no less than 1-for-2 and no more than 1-for-20, with such ratio to be determined at the sole discretion of the Company’s Board
of Directors. The Board determined the ratio for the Reverse Stock Split would be twenty (20) for
one (1), with one (1) Common Share being issued for each twenty (20) Common Shares, with any fractional Common Shares resulting therefrom
being rounded up to the nearest whole Common Share. The Company notified the Nasdaq of the intended Reverse Stock Split on March 17, 2024
and issued a press release announcing the intended Reverse Stock Split on March 18, 2024. The Reverse Stock Split became effective
for trading purposes as of the market open on March 25, 2024, whereupon the Common Shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis.
Recent Developments
Promissory Note
On January 2, 2024, the Company
entered into an invoice financing arrangement pursuant to a note purchase agreement with Anthony Scott, President, and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (“Scott”), according to which, among other things, Scott purchased from the Company a promissory note
(the “Promissory Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of $1.1 million in exchange for $1.0 million to the Company. Under
the Promissory Note, the Company shall make principal payments to Scott in the amount $40 thousand per week each week prior to its maturity
on June 15, 2024 (“Weekly Payments”). Interest accrues on the balance of the Promissory Note prior to its maturity at a rate
of 7.0% per annum, compounded daily. In connection with the issuance of the Promissory Note, the Company and Scott also entered into a
security agreement, which provides, according to its terms, a security interest in all accounts receivable or other receivables now existing
or subsequently created prior to the payment of the Promissory Note, subject to prior permitted liens.
On March 20, 2024, Scott purchased a second note
payable in the principal amount of $343 thousand in exchange for $340 thousand in cash. The note was non-interest bearing and matured
on April 19, 2024. On April 2, 2024, the Company reduced the principal balance due under the note by $101 thousand which reflected the
amount due from Scott for the exercise of common stock purchase warrants.
On April 19, 2024, Scott entered into a private placement subscription
agreement to convert the aggregate outstanding balance of $1.1 million for both notes in exchange for common stock and common stock purchase
warrants.
Series A Preferred
Stock
On March 15, 2024, the Company
filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R Certificate”) to (i) eliminate the Series 1, Series
2, and Series 3 preferred shares and filed a Certificate of Designations creating a new Series A preferred stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the “Series A Stock”). Pursuant to the terms of the Series A Certificate, 20 thousand shares of Series A Stock are
authorized, and each share of Series A Stock has a stated value of $1,100 and accrues a rate of return on the Stated Value of 10% per
year, shall be compounded annually and is payable quarterly in cash or additional shares of Series A Stock. Commencing on the one-year
anniversary of the issuance date of each share of Series A Stock, each share of Series A Stock shall accrue an automatic quarterly dividend,
calculated on the stated value and shall be payable quarterly in cash or additional shares of Series A Stock. For the period from the
one-year anniversary of the issuance date to the two-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 2.5% per quarter,
and for all periods following the two-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Quarterly Dividend shall be 5% per quarter.
Share Exchange
On March 7, 2024, the Company
agreed to exchange $0.2 million aggregate principal amount of that certain Promissory Note #1 dated March 10, 2022, in the original principal
amount of $5.4 million, by and between Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, and the Company for an aggregate
of 52,247 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The issuance of the 52,247 shares of its common stock is pursuant to
the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
On March 15, 2024, the Company
agreed to exchange $9.3 million aggregate principal of the Streeterville Note #1 and Note #2 for 9,275 shares of Series A preferred stock.
The issuance of the Series A is pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act.
On April 3, 2024, the Company
entered into an agreement with Streeterville to exchange 91 shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate stated value of $100
thousand for 32.2 thousand shares of common stock. The issuance of the exchange shares is pursuant to the exemption from the registration
requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Warrant Inducement
On April 1, 2024, the
Company’s Board of Directors approved entry into an inducement letter that provides, during the period beginning on April 2, 2024
and continuing through April 23, 2024, for the lowering of the exercise price of all outstanding warrants and, for each share of common
stock exercised under the Warrants, providing the participating Warrant holder with a New Warrant for that same number of shares of common
stock. The reduced exercise price of the Warrants is $3.04, which includes $0.13 per share that is attributable to the purchase price
of the New Warrant. The New Warrant exercise price is $2.91 with an exercise period of five years. On April 8, 2024, certain holders of
the Warrants exercised 186 thousand shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in gross proceeds of $0.6 million and the issuance
of 186 thousand New Warrants. The issuance of New Warrants was undertaken pursuant to the exemption from registration provided in Rule
506(b) under Regulation D pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Private Placement
On April 22, 2024, entered
into a private placement subscription agreement pursuant to which the Company sold to purchasers in an Offering an aggregate of 1.3 million
shares of its common stock, each of which is coupled with a warrant to purchase two shares of common stock at an aggregate offering price
of $1.95 per share. None of the shares of common stock or shares underlying the warrants have been registered for resale under the Securities
Act of 1933 as amended. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.6 million from this private placement subscription.
Regained Compliance
with Nasdaq Listing Requirements
On April 22, 2024, the Company
announced that the Company believes it has stockholders’ equity above the $2.5 million requirement to regain compliance with the
Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) as a result of the Offering, along with proceeds received from the warrant exercise inducement
letters. The Company provided an update to the Nasdaq Hearings Panel on how it plans to maintain long-term compliance with the Equity
Rule. On May 1, 2024, the Company received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq informing that it has regained
compliance with the minimum bid price and equity requirements with the Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On July 3, 2024, the Company entered into a
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Streeterville”). Pursuant to
the SEPA, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Streeterville up to $10 million of common stock (“Advance
Shares”) at the Company’s request any time during the commitment period commencing on July 3, 2024 (the “Effective Date”)
and terminating on 24-month anniversary of the Effective Date. Each issuance and sale by the Company to Streeterville under the SEPA
(an “Advance”) is subject to a maximum limit equal to the lesser of (i) an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate Daily Traded
Amount (as defined in the SEPA) during the three consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding an Advance Notice (as defined in the SEPA),
and (ii) 4.99% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. The shares will be issued and sold to Streeterville at a per
share price equal to 95% of the Market Price for any three consecutive trading days commencing on the Advance Notice date (the “Pricing
Period”). “Market Price” is defined as the lowest VWAP of the common stock on the Nasdaq during the Pricing Period.
The Advances are subject to certain limitations, including that Streeterville cannot purchase any shares that would result in it beneficially
owning more than 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock at the time of an Advance (the “Ownership Limitation”)
or acquiring since the Effective Date under the SEPA more than 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the date of
the SEPA (the “Exchange Cap”). The Exchange Cap will not apply under certain circumstances, including, where the Company has
obtained stockholder approval to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq or such issuances do not require
stockholder approval under Nasdaq’s “minimum price rule.” With respect to each closing, ten percent (10%) of the aggregate
Purchase Price will be withheld by Streeterville and used to repurchase shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock held by
Streeterville at the stated value for such stock.
Streeterville will be entitled to a structuring
fee in the amount of $25,000, which amount will be deducted from the aggregate purchase price of the first Advance Shares purchased by
Streeterville. In addition, the Company issued 92,592 shares of common stock (the “Streeterville Commitment Shares”)
to Streeterville upon the effective date of the SEPA as consideration for its irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of common stock
at our direction, from time to time after the date of this prospectus. Streeterville agreed that neither it nor any of its affiliates
will engage in any short-selling or hedging of the Company’s common stock during the term of the SEPA. Furthermore, the Company
issued 216,921 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Delivery Shares”) to Streeterville for the purchase price of $0.01 per
share upon the effective date of the SEPA as further consideration for its irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of common stock at
our direction, from time to time after the date of this prospectus. Following termination of the SEPA, within thirty (30) Trading Days
of a written request from the Company, Streeterville will deliver to the Company the same number of Pre-Delivery Shares purchased (as
adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transaction occurring after the
date hereof), and the Company will pay to Streeterville $0.01 per Pre-Delivery Share.
Implications of Being a Smaller Reporting Company
We are a “smaller reporting company” as
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. We will cease to qualify as a smaller reporting company if we have (1) a non-affiliate
public float in excess of $250 million and annual revenues in excess of $100 million during our last fiscal year, or (2) a non-affiliate
public float in excess of $700 million, in each case determined on an annual basis as of the last business day of our second quarter.
As a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable
to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.
Corporate Information
Intrusion, Inc. was organized in Texas in September
1983 and reincorporated in Delaware in October 1995. On October 9, 2020, our shares of Common Stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital
Market under the symbol “INTZ.” Our principal executive offices are located at 101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200, Plano, Texas
75074, and our telephone number is (888) 637-7770. Our corporate website address is www.intrusion.com. The information contained
on, or accessible through, our website is not incorporated in, and shall not be part of, this prospectus. TraceCop (“TraceCop™”) and Intrusion
Savant (“Intrusion Savant™”) are registered trademarks of Intrusion.
THE OFFERING
Common Stock offered by us |
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“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time on The Nasdaq Capital Market or other market for our common stock in the U.S. through or to our Agent, B. Riley Securities, Inc. B. Riley Securities, Inc. will make all sales using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreeable terms between the Agent and us. See “Plan of Distribution.” |
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An investment in our shares of common stock is highly speculative and involves a number of risks. You should carefully consider the information contained in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement, elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the base prospectus, and the information we incorporate by reference, before making your investment decision. |
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Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “INTZ.” |
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Transfer Agent |
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The number of shares of common stock outstanding is 6,641,525 shares on August 14, 2024. The number of shares of common stock outstanding excludes: |
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3,193,703 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of August 14, 2024, with a weighted average exercise price of $4.29 per share. |
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common stock involves a high
degree of risk. Prospective investors should carefully consider the following risks, as well as the other information contained in this
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein before investing in
our common stock. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the heading “Risk Factors”
beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement and on page 19 of the accompanying prospectus, as well as those described in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by annual, quarterly and other reports and documents
we filed with the SEC, as well as any amendment, supplement or update to the risk factors reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC,
that we incorporate herein by reference. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business could be harmed. The risks and uncertainties
described below are not the only ones faced by us. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those of which we are currently unaware
or that are currently deemed immaterial, may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows, prospects and the price
of our common stock. Please also read carefully the section below entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common
Stock
The market prices and trading volume of
shares of our common stock have recently experienced, and may continue to experience, extreme volatility, which could cause purchasers
of our common stock to incur substantial losses.
The market prices and trading volume of shares
of our common stock have recently experienced and may continue to experience, extreme volatility, which could cause purchasers of our
common stock to incur substantial losses. For example, during 2024 to date, the market price of our common stock has fluctuated from an
intra-day low of $1.04 per share on June 28, 2024, to an intra-day high of $5.40 on January 30, 2024, and the last reported sale price
of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 13, 2024, was $1.20 per share.
During 2024, daily trading volume ranged from
approximately 3,426 to 4,548,533 shares. Within the last seven business days, the market price of our common stock has fluctuated from
an intra-day low of $1.07 on August 5, 2024, to an intra-day high of $1.27 on August 13, 2024.
We believe that the recent volatility and our
current market prices reflect market and trading dynamics unrelated to our underlying business, or macro or industry fundamentals, and
we do not know how long these dynamics will last. Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our common stock, unless
you are prepared to incur the risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment.
Extreme fluctuations in the market price of our
common stock have been accompanied by reports of strong and atypical retail investor interest, including on social media and online forums.
The market volatility and trading patterns we have experienced create several risks for investors, including the following:
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factors in the public trading market for our common stock include the sentiment of retail investors (including as may be expressed on financial trading and other social media sites and online forums), the direct access by retail investors to broadly available trading platforms, the amount and status of short interest in our securities, access to margin debt, trading in options and other derivatives on our common stock and any related hedging and other trading factors; |
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to the extent volatility in our common stock is caused, as has widely been reported, by a “short squeeze” in which coordinated trading activity causes a spike in the market price of our common stock as traders with a short position make market purchases to avoid or to mitigate potential losses, investors purchase at inflated prices unrelated to our financial performance or prospects, and may thereafter suffer substantial losses as prices decline once the level of short-covering purchases has abated; and |
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We cannot assure you that the equity issuance
of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future, in which case you could incur substantial losses.
Investors will experience immediate and
substantial dilution in the book value per share of the common stock you purchase.
The shares sold in this offering, if any, will
be sold from time to time at various prices. However, we expect that the offering price of our common stock will be substantially higher
than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding common stock at the time of the sale, investors will pay a price per share
that substantially exceeds the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering and will suffer substantial
dilution in the net tangible book value of the common stock purchased in this offering. See “Dilution.”
The price per share of our common stock being offered may be higher
than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding common stock prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of 1,895,833
shares of our common stock (the maximum number of shares currently available for issuance less the number of shares to reach the maximum
offering amount) are sold at a price of $1.20 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market
on August 13, 2024, for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $2.2 million, and after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses
payable by us, new investors in this offering will incur immediate dilution of $0.518 per share. For a more detailed
discussion of the foregoing, see the section entitled “Dilution” below. To the extent outstanding stock
options are exercised, there will be further dilution to new investors. In addition, to the extent we need to raise additional capital
in the future, and we issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for our common stock, our then
existing stockholders may experience dilution and the new securities may have rights senior to those of the common stock offered in this
offering.
Future dilution of our common stock could
adversely affect the market price of shares of our common stock.
As of August 14, 2024, 6,641,525 shares of our common stock were issued
and outstanding and 3,193,703 shares of common stock are issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding. In addition, this offering
may increase outstanding shares of our common stock by up to 1,895,833 additional shares (the maximum number of shares currently available
for issuance). In the future, we may issue additional shares of our common stock to raise cash to bolster our liquidity, to refinance
indebtedness, for working capital, to finance strategic initiatives and future acquisitions or for other purposes. We may also issue securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, shares of our common stock. We may also acquire interests
in other companies or other assets by using a combination of cash and shares of our common stock or just shares of our common stock. We
may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is less than the prices per share paid by investors
in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders.
The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common stock, or securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable
for shares of our common stock, in future transactions may be higher or lower than the prices per share paid by investors in this offering.
Any of these events may dilute the ownership interests of current stockholders, reduce our earnings per share or have an adverse effect
on the price of shares of our common stock. See “Dilution.”
A “short squeeze” due
to a sudden increase in demand for shares of our common stock that largely exceeds supply and/or focused investor trading in anticipation
of a potential short squeeze have led to, may be currently leading to, and could again lead to, extreme price volatility in shares of
our common stock.
Investors may purchase shares of our common stock
to hedge existing exposure or to speculate on the price of our common stock. Speculation on the price of our common stock may involve
long and short exposures. To the extent aggregate short exposure exceeds the number of shares of our common stock available for purchase
on the open market, investors with short exposure may have to pay a premium to repurchase shares of our common stock for delivery to lenders
of our common stock. Those repurchases may, in turn, dramatically increase the price of shares of our common stock until additional shares
of our common stock are available for trading or borrowing. This is often referred to as a “short squeeze.” With the recent
substantial increase in volume of our shares being traded and trading price, the proportion of our common stock that may be traded in
the future by short sellers may increase the likelihood that our common stock will be the target of a short squeeze, and there is widespread
speculation that our current trading price is the result of a short squeeze. A short squeeze and/or focused investor trading in anticipation
of a short squeeze have led to, may be currently leading to, and could again lead to volatile price movements in shares of our common
stock that may be unrelated or disproportionate to our operating performance or prospects and, once investors purchase the shares of our
common stock necessary to cover their short positions, or if investors no longer believe a short squeeze is viable, the price of our common
stock may rapidly decline. Investors that purchase shares of our common stock during a short squeeze may lose a significant portion of
their investment. Under the circumstances, we caution you against investing in our common stock, unless you are prepared to incur the
risk of losing all or a substantial portion of your investment.
Information available in public media that
is published by third parties, including blogs, articles, online forums, message boards and social and other media may include statements
not attributable to the Company and may not be reliable or accurate.
We have received and may continue to receive,
a high degree of media coverage that is published or otherwise disseminated by third parties, including blogs, articles, online forums,
message boards and social and other media. This includes coverage not attributable to statements made by our directors, officers or employees.
You should read carefully, evaluate and rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
or any applicable free-writing prospectus or incorporated documents filed with the SEC in determining whether to purchase shares of our
common stock. Information provided by third parties may not be reliable or accurate and could materially impact the trading price of our
common stock which could cause losses to your investments.
Our management will have broad discretion
in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may allocate the net proceeds from this offering in ways that you and other stockholders
may not approve.
Our management will have broad discretion in the
use of the net proceeds, including for any of the purposes described in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds,” and you will
not have the opportunity as part of your investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. Because
of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary
substantially from their currently intended use. The failure of our management to use these funds effectively could harm our business.
Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing investments. These
investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders.
The shares of our common stock offered hereby
will be sold in “at the market offerings,” and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.
Investors who purchase shares in this offering
at different times will likely pay different prices and may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion,
subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors
may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.
The number of shares we will issue under
the Sales Agreement, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.
Subject to certain limitations in the Sales Agreement
and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a sales notice to the Agent at any time throughout the term of
the Sales Agreement. The number of shares sold by the Agent after delivering a sales notice will fluctuate based on the market price
of the shares of our common stock during the sales period and the limits we set with the Agent. Because the price per share of each share
sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the sales period, it is not possible at this stage to predict
the number of shares that will be ultimately issued.
Sales of a significant number of shares
of our common stock in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could cause our stock price to decline.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our
common stock in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our common stock
and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. It is possible that we could issue and sell
additional shares of our common stock in the public markets. Furthermore, if our existing stockholders sell a large number of shares of
our common stock, or the public market perceives that existing stockholders might sell shares of common stock, the market price of our
common stock could decline significantly. Sales of substantial shares of our common stock in the public market by our executive officers,
directors, 5% or greater stockholders or other stockholders, or the prospect of such sales could adversely affect the market price of
our common stock. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock would have on the market price of our common stock.
A large number of shares may be sold in
the market following this offering, which may depress the market price of our common stock.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our
common stock in the public market following this offering could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. If there are more
shares of common stock offered for sale than buyers are willing to purchase, then the market price of our common stock may decline to
a market price at which buyers are willing to purchase the offered shares of common stock, and sellers remain willing to sell the shares.
All of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act.
Because we do not intend to declare cash
dividends on our shares of common stock in the foreseeable future, stockholders must rely on appreciation of the value of our common stock
for any return on their investment.
We have never declared or paid cash dividends
on our common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business
and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company’s debt agreements
contain provisions that restrict its ability to pay dividends and the terms of any future debt agreements may also preclude us from paying
dividends. As a result, we expect that only appreciation of the price of our common stock, if any, will provide a return to investors
in this offering for the foreseeable future.
Our common stock may be delisted from The
Nasdaq Capital Market if we cannot maintain compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market’s continued listing requirements.
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital
Market. There are a number of continued listing requirements that we must satisfy in order to maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Capital
Market.
On September 26, 2023, the Company received a
written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that the closing bid price of the Company’s
common shares (the “Common Stock”) over the 30 consecutive trading days from August 14, 2023, through September 25, 2023,
had fallen below $1.00 per share, which is the minimum closing bid price required to maintain listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market under
Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Requirement”). In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company
had 180 calendar days to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Requirement (the “Grace Period”), or until March 25, 2024,
subject to a potential 180 calendar day extension. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock must
be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days within the Grace Period. On
March 26, 2024, the Company received an additional notice from Nasdaq notifying the Company that the Company had not regained compliance
with the Minimum Bid Requirement and is not eligible for a second 180-day period because the Company does not comply with the $5,000,000
minimum stockholders’ equity initial listing requirement for The Nasdaq Capital Market. Accordingly, this matter serves as an additional
basis for delisting the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Stock Market. The notice also stated that the Hearings Panel (“Panel”)
would consider the matter in their discretion regarding the Company’s continued listing on Nasdaq and that the Company should present
its views with respect to this additional deficiency to the Panel in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 2, 2024. On
May 1, 2024, the Company received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq informing the Company that it has regained
compliance with the minimum bid price and equity requirements, respectively in Listing Rules 5550(a)(2) and 5550(b)(1) of the Nasdaq Stock
Market as required by the Panel’s decision previously reported. Accordingly, the Panel determined
to continue the listing of the Company’s securities on the Exchange and was closing the matter.
We cannot assure you our securities will meet
the continued listing requirements to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market in the future. If The Nasdaq Capital Market delists our common
stock from trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences including:
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If we fail to maintain compliance with all applicable
continued listing requirements for The Nasdaq Capital Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market determines to delist our common stock, the
delisting could adversely affect the market liquidity of our common stock, our ability to obtain financing to repay debt and fund our
operations.
If our common stock is delisted from The
Nasdaq Capital Market and the price of our common stock declines below $5.00 per share, our common stock would come within the definition
of “penny stock”.
Transactions in securities that are traded in
the United States that are not traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market or on other securities exchanges by companies, with net tangible assets
of $5,000,000 or less and a market price per share of less than $5.00, may be subject to the “penny stock” rules. The market
price of our common stock is currently less than $5.00 per share. If our common stock is delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market and the
price of our common stock is below $5.00 per share and our net tangible assets fall below $5,000,000 or less, our common stock would come
within the definition of “penny stock”.
Under these penny stock rules, broker-dealers
that recommend such securities to persons other than institutional accredited investors:
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receive the purchaser’s written agreement to a transaction prior to sale; |
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provide the purchaser with risk disclosure documents which identify risks associated with investing in “penny stocks” and describe the market for these “penny stocks” as well as a purchaser’s legal remedies; and |
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obtain a signed and dated acknowledgment from the purchaser demonstrating that the purchaser has actually received the required risk disclosure document before a transaction in a “penny stock” can be completed. |
As a result of these requirements, if our common
stock is at such time subject to the “penny stock” rules, broker-dealers may find it difficult to effectuate customer transactions
and trading activity in these shares in the United States may be significantly limited. Accordingly, the market price of the shares may
be depressed, and investors may find it more difficult to sell the shares.
The Reverse Stock Split may decrease the
liquidity of the Company’s common stock and result in higher transaction costs.
We conducted a 1-for-20 reverse stock split (“Reverse
Stock Split”) which became effective for The Nasdaq Capital Market trading purposes on March 25, 2024, in order to comply with the
Minimum Bid Price Rule for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The liquidity of the Company’s common stock may be negatively
impacted by the Reverse Stock Split, given the reduced number of shares that are outstanding after the Reverse Stock Split.
Our common stock may be affected by limited
trading volume and may fluctuate significantly.
Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital
Market. Although an active trading market has developed for our common stock, there can be no assurance that an active trading market
for our common stock will be sustained. Failure to maintain an active trading market for our common stock may adversely affect our shareholders’
ability to sell our common stock in short time periods, or at all. Our common stock has experienced, and may experience in the future,
significant price and volume fluctuations, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The amount of proceeds from this offering will
depend upon the number of shares of our common stock sold, if any, and the market price at which they are sold. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to sell any shares under or fully utilize the Sales Agreement as a source of financing. We intend to use the net
proceeds, if any, from the sale of our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes, which may include,
but are not limited to, the repayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of existing indebtedness, exploration, working capital or
capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments.
DILUTION
If you invest in our securities in this offering,
your ownership interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share and the as-adjusted
net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.
Net tangible book value per share of common stock
is determined by dividing our net tangible book value, which is our total tangible assets less total liabilities, by the number of outstanding
shares of our common stock at a given date. Our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2024, was approximately $2.8 million, or $0.517
per share of common stock.
The maximum aggregate amount of common stock that
can be sold is $2,275,000 under this prospectus supplement. After giving effect to our sale of 1,895,833 shares of our common stock at
an assumed offering price of $1.20, the last reported sale price of our common stock on August 13, 2024, and after deducting the fees
to the Agent and estimated offering expenses payable by us in connection with this offering, our as adjusted net tangible book value as
of June 30, 2024 would have been approximately $5.0 million, or $0.682 per share of common stock. (This offering does not have a stated
offer price because it is an at-the-market offering. Accordingly, the closing price of our stock from August 13, 2024, was used for purposes
of this computation and discussion. As such, any per share price paid by purchasers that deviate from this stock price used would change
the respective calculations.) This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value to existing stockholders of approximately
$0.164 per share and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of approximately $0.518 per share to investors participating in
this offering. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:
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0.517 |
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A $0.10 increase in the assumed public offering
price of $1.20 per share, which is the closing sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 13, 2024, would increase
the net tangible book value by $0.178 per share of our common stock and there would be $0.605 dilution per share to new investors assuming
1,750,000 shares of our common stock offered based on a $0.10 increase to the closing sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital
Market on August 13, 2024.
A $0.10 decrease in the assumed public offering
price of $1.20 per share, which is the closing sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 13, 2024, would increase
the net tangible book value by $0.149 per share of our common stock and there would be $0.434 dilution per share to new investors assuming
2,068,182 of shares of our common stock (the maximum number of shares currently available for issuance) offered based on a $0.10 decrease
to the closing sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 13, 2024.
To the extent that our outstanding warrants are
exercised, investors participating in this offering will experience further dilution. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital
due to market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating
plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of shares of our common stock or other equity securities of equal
or senior rank, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Pursuant to the At Market Issuance Sales Agreement
dated August 5, 2021, between us and the Agent, we may issue and sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up
to approximately $2,275,000 million from time to time through or to the Agent, as sales agent or principal. The Sales Agreement is filed
as an exhibit to in the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part. The Agent may sell the shares of our
common stock by any method that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities
Act. We may instruct the Agent not to sell shares of our common stock if the sales cannot be effected at or above the price designated
by us from time to time. We or the Agent may suspend the offering of shares of our common stock upon notice and subject to other conditions.
The Agent will not engage in any transactions that stabilize the price of shares of our common stock.
From time to time during the term of the Sales
Agreement, we will notify the Agent of the amount of shares to be sold, the dates on which such sales are requested to be made, the minimum
price below which sales may not be made and any limitation on the number of shares that may be sold in any one day. Once we have so instructed
the Agent, unless the Agent declines to accept the terms of such notice or until such notice is terminated or suspended as permitted by
the Sales Agreement, the Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell
such shares up to the amount specified on such terms. The obligations of the Agent under the Sales Agreement are subject to a number of
customary conditions that we must meet. The obligation of the Agent under the Sales Agreement to sell shares pursuant to any notice is
subject to a number of conditions, which the Agent reserves the right to waive in its sole discretion.
The Agent will provide written confirmation to
us no later than the opening of the trading day following the trading day on which the Agent has sold shares of our common stock for us
under the Sales Agreement. Each confirmation will include the number of shares sold on that day, the aggregate compensation payable by
us to the Agent in connection with the sale and the net proceeds to us from the sale of the shares.
Settlement for sales of shares of our common stock
will occur on the trading day following the date on which any sales are made or on such earlier day as is then industry practice for regular-way
trading, or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and the Agent in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment
of the net proceeds to us. Sales of shares of our common stock as contemplated by this prospectus supplement will be settled through the
facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and the Agent may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds
to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
We will pay the Agent a commission equal to 3% of the gross proceeds we
receive from the sales of shares of our common stock by the Agent. We have also agreed to pay $12,000 per year (during the term of an
effective Registration Statement) in connection with updates as indicated in the Sales Agreement. Because there is no minimum offering
amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any,
are not determinable at this time. In connection with the sale of shares of our common stock on our behalf hereunder, the Agent will be
deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation paid to the Agent will
be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to the Agent against
specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
The offering of shares of our common stock pursuant
to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all shares of our common stock subject to the Sales Agreement
or (ii) the termination of the Sales Agreement by the Agent or us in accordance with the Sales Agreement.
This summary of the material provisions of the
Sales Agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of its terms and conditions. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
The Agent and its affiliates may in the future
provide various investment banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive
customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation M, the Agent will not engage in any market making or stabilizing activities involving
our common shares while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of common stock offered
under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus will be passed upon for us by Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis,
PLLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. The Agent is being represented by the NBD Group, Los Angeles, California.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Intrusion
Inc. (the “Company”) incorporated by reference from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December
31, 2023 have been audited by Whitley Penn LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 2 to such financial statements) which is incorporated
herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
As at the date hereof, none of the above-named
experts have received, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, an interest, direct or indirect, in our Company.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference”
information that we file with it into the Prospectus Supplement, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be a part of the Prospectus Supplement, and information
that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in the Prospectus Supplement. Any statement
contained in a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the Prospectus
Supplement to the extent that a statement contained in the Prospectus Supplement modifies or replaces that statement. Our SEC filings
are available to the public at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Prospectus Supplement incorporates by reference
the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC (other than information furnished and not filed in accordance
with the SEC rules, including Items 2.02 and 7.01, and any related Exhibit of Form 8-K).
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (“2023 Annual Report”) filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024; |
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 filed on May 15, 2024 and August 14, 2024, respectively; |
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the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed
with the SEC on July 15, 2024, that are incorporated by reference into Part III of the 2023 Annual Report; |
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January
4, 2024, January 9,
2024, February 21,
2024, March 6, 2024, March
13, 2024, March 18,
2024, March 22, 2024, March
27, 2024, April
5, 2024, April
12, 2024, April
23, 2024, May
2, 2024, May
15, 2024, May
16, 2024, June 5, 2024, July 1, 2024, and July 10, 2024; and Form 8-K/A filed
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the description of our common stock which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021; and |
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all documents filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this prospectus and before we stop offering the securities covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. |
All reports and other documents we subsequently
file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering of securities covered
by the Prospectus Supplement, including, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with the SEC, will also be incorporated
by reference into the Prospectus Supplement and will be deemed to be part of the Prospectus Supplement from the date of the filing of
such reports and documents. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any information furnished and not filed in accordance with
the SEC rules, including Items 2.02 and 7.01, and any related Exhibit, of Form 8-K.
You should rely only on the information incorporated
by reference or provided in the Prospectus Supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. Since
information that we later file with the SEC will update and supersede previously incorporated information, you should look at all our
SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in the Prospectus Supplement, any applicable prospectus
supplement or in any documents previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded.
You may request a free copy of any of the documents
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus Supplement (other than exhibits, unless they are specifically incorporated by reference in
the documents) by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Intrusion Inc.
Attention: Investor Relations
101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200
Plano, Texas 75074
(888) 637-7770
Up to $2,275,000
INTRUSION
INC.
Common Stock
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
B. Riley Securities
The date of this prospectus supplement is __________,
2024
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Set forth below is an estimate (except in the
case of the SEC registration fee) of the amount of fees and expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of
the offered securities registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commission, if any, incurred in connection with the sale
of the offered securities. All such amounts will be borne by Intrusion Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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14,760 |
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Accounting Fees and Expenses |
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Trustees’ Fees and Expenses |
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Warrant Agent Fees and Expenses |
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Printing Expenses |
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Miscellaneous Expenses |
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These fees will be determined based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended, authorizes
us to indemnify any director or officer under certain prescribed circumstances and subject to certain limitations against certain costs
and expenses, including attorney’s fees actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which a person is a party by reason of being one of our directors or officers if
it is determined that such person acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such statutory provisions.
The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that its officers and directors will be indemnified by
the Company to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law, as it now exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company’s directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages
to the Company or its stockholders for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent such exemption from liability
or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL.
The Company has entered into agreements with its
officers and directors to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in the charter. The Company’s
Amended and Restated Bylaws also permit the Company to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director or employee for any liability
arising out of his or her actions, regardless of whether Delaware law would permit such indemnification. The Company has purchased a policy
of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures its officers and directors against the cost of defense, settlement
or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures the Company against its obligations to indemnify our officers and directors.
These provisions may discourage stockholders from
bringing a lawsuit against the Company’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect
of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against officers and directors, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise
benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs
of settlement and damage awards against officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
The Company believes that these provisions, the
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and
experienced officers and directors.
Item 16. Exhibits.
The following is a list of
all exhibits filed as a part of this registration statement on Form S-3, including those incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Form of Underwriting Agreement |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
dated as of March 15, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
with the SEC on July 19, 2024) |
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of March 15, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024). |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Intrusion Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2023). |
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Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, as
amended). |
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Description of the Capital Stock of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). |
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Certificate of Designations of Preferred Stock of the Registrant (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on July 19, 2024). |
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock of the Registrant, filed by the Registrant with the State of Delaware, Secretary of State, Division of Corporations on May 9, 2024 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report of Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024). |
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Form of Convertible Promissory Note #1 issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of March 10, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022). |
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Form of Convertible Promissory Note #2 issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of March 10, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022). |
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Form of Warrant issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and the Purchaser identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of September 12, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 12, 2022). |
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Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023). |
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Form of New Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 12, 2024). |
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023). |
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Secured Promissory Note, dated January 2, 2023 (attached as Exhibit A to Exhibit
4.13 below). |
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Security Agreement, dated January 2, 2024 (attached as Exhibit B to
Exhibit 4.13 below). |
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Note Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and Anthony Scott, dated as of January 2, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 4, 2024). |
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Term Sheet, dated as of April 22, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2024). |
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Form of Senior Indenture |
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Form of Senior Note |
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Form of Subordinated Indenture |
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Form of Subordinated Note |
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Form of Warrant Agreement |
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Form of Rights Agent Agreement |
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Form of Rights Certificate |
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Certificate of Designation for Preferred Stock |
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Form of Preferred Stock Certificate |
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Form of Depositary Agreement |
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Form of Depositary Receipt |
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4.26* |
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Form of Stock Purchase Contract |
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Form of Stock Purchase Unit Agreement |
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Form of Unit Agreement |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC relating to the base prospectus. |
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5.2 |
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Opinion of Anthony, Linder &
Cacomanolis, PLLC relating to the at-the-market offering prospectus
supplement. |
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10.1 |
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Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of March 10, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 10, 2022). |
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10.2 |
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Global Amendment by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of January 11, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 17, 2023). |
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10.3 |
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Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and the Purchasers identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of September 12, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 12, 2022). |
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10.4 |
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Note Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of February 23, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023). |
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10.5 |
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Sublease Agreement by and between the Registrant and CliftonLarson Allen, LLP, dated as of September 28, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020). |
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10.6 |
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Lease by and between the Registrant and JBA Portfolio, LLC, dated as of September 29, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023). |
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10.7† |
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Amended and Restated 401(k) Savings Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000). |
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10.8† |
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Intrusion Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan Summary of Material Modifications, dated as of January 1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002). |
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10.9† |
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Amended 2005 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 15, 2005). |
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10.10† |
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2015 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 2015). |
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10.11† |
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Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as amended). |
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10.12† |
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Form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as amended). |
10.13† |
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Form of Notice of Grant of Non-Employee Director Automatic Stock Option (Initial Grant) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as amended). |
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10.14† |
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Form of Notice of Grant of Non-Employee Director Automatic Stock Option (Annual Grant) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as amended). |
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10.15† |
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Form of Automatic Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as amended). |
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10.16† |
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Intrusion Inc. Amended 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 22, 2023). |
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10.17† |
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Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement to the Intrusion Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2021). |
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10.18† |
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement to the Intrusion Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022). |
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10.19† |
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Intrusion Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022). |
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10.20† |
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Executive Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Anthony Scott, dated as of November 11, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 17, 2021). |
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10.21† |
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First Amendment of Executive Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Anthony Scott, dated as of December 1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023). |
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10.22† |
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2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 16, 2023). |
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10.23 |
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Forbearance and Standstill Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of August 2, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2023). |
10.24 |
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Amendment to Forbearance Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of August 7, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2023). |
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10.25 |
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Registrant and the purchases identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of November 8, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023). |
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10.26 |
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Form of Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Registrant and Wellington Shields & Co., LLC, dated as of November 8, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023). |
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10.27 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of October 11, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 17, 2023). |
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10.28 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of October 17, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 17, 2023). |
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10.29 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of December 19, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 22, 2023). |
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10.30 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of March 7, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024). |
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10.31 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of March 15, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2024). |
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10.32 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of April 3, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 5, 2024). |
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10.33 |
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Exchange Agreement by and between the Registrant and Streeterville Capital, LLC, dated as of May 10, 2024 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2024). |
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10.34 |
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Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Action, dated December 21, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 9, 2024). |
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10.35 |
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At Market Issuance Sales Agreement by and between the Registrant and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2021). |
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23.1 |
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Consent of independent registered public accounting firm – Whitley Penn LLP. |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC (incorporated in Exhibit 5.1). |
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23.3 |
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Consent of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC (incorporated in Exhibit 5.2). |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement on Form S-3). |
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25.1** |
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Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Trustee under the Senior Indenture |
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25.2** |
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Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture |
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107 |
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Filing Fee Table |
† |
Management contract, compensation plan or arrangement. |
* |
To be filed by amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a report filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
** |
To be filed separately pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the appropriate rules and regulations thereunder. |
Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant
hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period
in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 193, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in
the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs
(a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement,
or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration
by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(5) That, for the purpose
of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(A) Each prospectus filed
by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus
was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required
to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus
is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus.
As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be
deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in
a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that
was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date.
(6) That, for the purpose
of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant
undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means
of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus
or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus
relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any
other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities
provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communications
that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant
hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(j) The undersigned registrant
hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of
Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (the “Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under
Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of Plano, State of Texas on August 14, 2024.
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INTRUSION INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Anthony Scott |
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Anthony Scott |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each of the undersigned persons whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mr. Anthony Scott, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to execute any or all amendments including any post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration
Statement, and any additional Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature |
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Title |
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date |
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/s/ Anthony Scott |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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August 14, 2024 |
Anthony Scott |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Kimberly Pinson |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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August 14, 2024 |
Kimberly Pinson |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Anthony J. LeVecchio |
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Executive Chairman, Director |
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August 14, 2024 |
Anthony J. LeVecchio |
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/s/ James F. Gero |
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Director |
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August 14, 2024 |
James F. Gero |
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/s/ Katrinka B. McCallum |
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Director |
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August 14, 2024 |
Katrinka B. McCallum |
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/s/ Gregory K. Wilson |
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Director |
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August 14, 2024 |
Gregory K. Wilson |
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/s/ Dion Hinchcliffe |
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Director |
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August 14, 2024 |
Dion Hinchcliffe |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number |
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Description |
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4.15 |
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Form of Senior Indenture |
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4.17 |
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Form of Subordinated Indenture |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC relating to the base prospectus |
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5.2 |
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Opinion of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC relating to the at-the-market offering prospectus supplement |
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10.35 |
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At Market Issuance Sales Agreement by and between the Registrant and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2021) |
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23.1 |
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Consent of independent registered public accounting firm – Whitley Penn, LLP |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC (incorporated in Exhibit 5.1) |
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23.3 |
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Consent of Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC (incorporated in Exhibit 5.2) |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement on Form S-3) |
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107 |
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Filing Fee Table |
EXHIBIT 4.15
INTRUSION INC.
as the Company
and
as Trustee
Senior Indenture
Dated as of ,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE |
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
4 |
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Section 1.01. Definitions |
4 |
Section 1.02. Other Definitions |
8 |
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
8 |
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction |
8 |
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ARTICLE
2
THE SECURITIES |
9 |
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Section 2.01. Form and Dating |
9 |
Section 2.02. Execution And Authentication |
9 |
Section 2.03. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series |
10 |
Section 2.04. Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest |
12 |
Section 2.05. Registrar and Paying Agent; Agents Generally |
12 |
Section 2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
13 |
Section 2.07. Transfer and Exchange |
13 |
Section 2.08. Replacement Securities |
15 |
Section 2.09. Outstanding Securities |
16 |
Section 2.10. Temporary Securities |
16 |
Section 2.11. Cancellation |
16 |
Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers |
17 |
Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest |
17 |
Section 2.14. Series May Include Tranches |
17 |
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ARTICLE
3
REDEMPTION |
17 |
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Section 3.01. Applicability of Article |
17 |
Section 3.02. Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions |
17 |
Section 3.03. Payment Of Securities Called For Redemption |
18 |
Section 3.04. Exclusion of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption |
19 |
Section 3.05. Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds |
19 |
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ARTICLE
4
COVENANTS |
21 |
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Section 4.01. Payment of Securities |
21 |
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency |
21 |
Section 4.03. Securityholders’ Lists |
22 |
Section 4.04. Certificate to Trustee |
22 |
Section 4.05. Reports by the Company |
22 |
Section 4.06. Additional Amounts |
22 |
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ARTICLE
5
SUCCESSOR
CORPORATION |
23 |
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Section 5.01. When Company May Merge, Etc |
23 |
Section 5.02. Successor Substituted |
23 |
ARTICLE
6
DEFAULT
AND REMEDIES |
23 |
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Section 6.01. Events of Default |
23 |
Section 6.02. Acceleration |
24 |
Section 6.03. Other Remedies |
24 |
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults |
25 |
Section 6.05. Control by Majority |
25 |
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits |
25 |
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
25 |
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee |
26 |
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
26 |
Section 6.10. Application of Proceeds |
26 |
Section 6.11. Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
27 |
Section 6.12. Undertaking for Costs |
27 |
Section 6.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
27 |
Section 6.14. Delay or Omission not Waiver |
27 |
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ARTICLE
7
TRUSTEE
|
27 |
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Section 7.01. General |
27 |
Section 7.02. Certain Rights of Trustee |
27 |
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee |
28 |
Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer |
29 |
Section 7.05. Notice of Default |
29 |
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders |
29 |
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity |
29 |
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee |
30 |
Section 7.09. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
30 |
Section 7.10. Successor Trustee By Merger, Etc |
31 |
Section 7.11. Eligibility |
31 |
Section 7.12. Money Held in Trust |
31 |
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ARTICLE
8
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS |
32 |
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Section 8.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
32 |
Section 8.02. Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities |
32 |
Section 8.03. Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent |
32 |
Section 8.04. Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years |
32 |
Section 8.05. Defeasance and Discharge of Indenture |
33 |
Section 8.06. Defeasance of Certain Obligations |
34 |
Section 8.07. Reinstatement |
34 |
Section 8.08. Indemnity |
34 |
Section 8.09. Excess Funds |
34 |
Section 8.10. Qualifying Trustee |
34 |
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ARTICLE
9
AMENDMENTS,
SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
35 |
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Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders |
35 |
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders |
35 |
Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consent |
36 |
Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Securities |
36 |
Section 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc |
36 |
Section 9.06. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act |
36 |
ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS |
37 |
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Section 10.01. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 |
37 |
Section 10.02. Notices |
37 |
Section 10.03. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
38 |
Section 10.04. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
38 |
Section 10.05. Evidence of Ownership |
38 |
Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar |
38 |
Section 10.07. Payment Date Other Than a Business Day |
39 |
Section 10.08. Governing Law |
39 |
Section 10.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
39 |
Section 10.10. Successors |
39 |
Section 10.11. Duplicate Originals |
39 |
Section 10.12. Separability |
39 |
Section 10.13. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc |
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Section 10.14. Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability |
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Section 10.15. Judgment Currency |
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SENIOR INDENTURE, dated as
of , 20 , between Intrusion Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, as the Company, and , as Trustee.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company has
duly authorized the issue from time to time of its senior debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or
more series (the “Securities”) up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture and to provide, among other things, for the authentication, delivery and administration thereof, the
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary
to make this Indenture a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises
and the purchases of the Securities by the holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and
proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Securities or of any and all series thereof and of the coupons,
if any, appertaining thereto as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“Affiliate”
of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”,
“controlled by” and “under common control with”) when used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agent”
means any Registrar, Paying Agent, transfer agent or Authenticating Agent.
“Authorized Newspaper”
means a newspaper (which, in the case of The City of New York, will, if practicable, be The Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) and
in the case of London, will, if practicable, be the Financial Times (London Edition) and published in an official language of the country
of publication customarily published at least once a day for at least five days in each calendar week and of general circulation in The
City of New York or London, as applicable. If it shall be impractical in the opinion of the Trustee to make any publication of any notice
required hereby in an Authorized Newspaper, any publication or other notice in lieu thereof which is made or given with the approval of
the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.
“Board Resolution”
means one or more resolutions of the board of directors of the Company or any authorized committee thereof, certified by the secretary
or an assistant secretary to have been duly adopted and to be in full force and effect on the date of certification, and delivered to
the Trustee.
“Business Day”
means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized
or required by law or regulation to close in The City of New York, with respect to any Security the interest on which is based on the
offered quotations in the interbank Eurodollar market for dollar deposits in London, or with respect to Securities denominated in a specified
currency other than United States dollars, in the principal financial center of the country of the specified currency.
“Capital Lease”
means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property which, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be capitalized on the balance
sheet of such Person.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after
the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture
Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.
“Company”
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to Article 5 of this Indenture
and thereafter means the successor.
“Corporate Trust
Office” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time,
be administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture, located at Attention:
“Currency Agreement”
means, with respect to any Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed
to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency values to or under which such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or a beneficiary on the date hereof or becomes a party or a beneficiary thereafter.
“Debt”
means, with respect to any Person at any date of determination (without duplication), (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed
money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of
such Person in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptance or other similar instruments (or reimbursement obligations with
respect thereto), (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except Trade Payables,
(v) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases, (vi) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person,
whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; provided that, for purposes of determining the amount of any Debt of the type described
in this clause, if recourse with respect to such Debt is limited to such asset, the amount of such Debt shall be limited to the lesser
of the fair market value of such asset or the amount of such Debt, (vii) all Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person to the extent such
Debt is Guaranteed by such Person, (viii) all redeemable stock valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference
plus accrued and unpaid dividends and (ix) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, all obligations of such Person under
Currency Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements.
“Default”
means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Depositary”
means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in the form of one or more Registered Global Securities, the Person
designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 2.03 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary
hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities
of any such series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Registered Global Securities of that series.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. as in effect as of the date hereof applied on a basis consistent with the principles,
methods, procedures and practices employed in the preparation of the Company’s audited financial statements, including, without
limitation, those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other
entity as is approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
“Guarantee”
means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other
Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such other Person
(whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keepwell, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services,
to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other
manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof
(in whole or in part); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Holder”
or “Securityholder” means the registered holder of any Security with respect to Registered Securities and the bearer
of any Unregistered Security or any coupon appertaining thereto, as the case may be.
“Indenture”
means this Indenture as originally executed and delivered or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures
supplemental to this Indenture entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and shall include the forms and terms
of the Securities of each series established as contemplated pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03.
“Interest Rate Agreement”
means, with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement,
interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates to or under
which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or a beneficiary on the date hereof or becomes a party or a beneficiary thereafter.
“Lien”
means, with respect to any property, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such
property. For purposes of this Indenture, the Company shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property which it has acquired or holds
subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating
to such property.
“Officer”
means, with respect to the Company, the president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer or the secretary.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed in the name of the Company (i) by the president or chief executive officer and (ii)
by the chief financial officer or the secretary, and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall comply with Section 314 of
the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, and include (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) the statements provided
in Section 10.04, if applicable.
“Opinion of Counsel”
means a written opinion signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, satisfactory to the Trustee. Each
such opinion shall comply with Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, and include the statements provided in Section 10.04,
if and to the extent required thereby.
“Original issue
date” of any Security (or portion thereof) means the earlier of (a) the date of authentication of such Security or (b) the date
of any Security (or portion thereof) for which such Security was issued (directly or indirectly) on registration of transfer, exchange
or substitution.
“Original Issue
Discount Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable
upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02.
“Periodic Offering”
means an offering of Securities of a series from time to time, the specific terms of which Securities, including, without limitation,
the rate or rates of interest, if any, thereon, the stated maturity or maturities thereof and the redemption provisions, if any, with
respect thereto, are to be determined by the Company or its agents upon the issuance of such Securities.
“Person”
means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Principal”
of a Security means the principal amount of, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes any premium payable on, the Security.
“Registered Global
Security” means a Security evidencing all or a part of a series of Registered Securities, issued to the Depositary for such
series in accordance with Section 2.02, and bearing the legend prescribed in Section 2.02.
“Registered Security”
means any Security registered on the Security Register (as defined in Section 2.05).
“Responsible Officer”
when used with respect to the Trustee, shall mean an officer of the Trustee in the Corporate Trust Office, 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.
“Securities”
means any of the securities, as defined in the first paragraph of the recitals hereof, that are authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture and, unless the context indicates otherwise, shall include any coupon appertaining thereto.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which a majority of the capital stock or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
“Trade Payables”
means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any other indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed
or Guaranteed by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition
of goods or services.
“Trustee”
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions
of Article 7 and thereafter shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one
such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities
of that series.
“Trust Indenture
Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as it may be amended from time
to time.
“Unregistered Security”
means any Security other than a Registered Security.
“U.S. Government
Obligations” means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full
faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is
unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, and shall also include a depository
receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest
on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided
that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such
depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest
on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
“Yield to Maturity”
means, as the context may require, the yield to maturity (i) on a series of Securities or (ii) if the Securities of a series are issuable
from time to time, on a Security of such series, calculated at the time of issuance of such series in the case of clause (i) or at the
time of issuance of such Security of such series in the case of clause (ii), or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of
interest on such series or on such Security, and calculated in accordance with the constant interest method or such other accepted financial
practice as is specified in the terms of such Security.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
Each of the following terms is defined in the section set forth opposite such term:
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Authenticating Agent |
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2.02 |
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Cash Transaction |
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7.03 |
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Dollars |
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4.02 |
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Event of Default |
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6.01 |
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Judgment Currency |
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10.15 |
(a) |
mandatory sinking fund payment |
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3.05 |
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optional sinking fund payment |
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3.05 |
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Paying Agent |
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2.05 |
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record date |
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2.04 |
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Registrar |
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2.05 |
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Required Currency |
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10.15 |
(a) |
Security Register |
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2.05 |
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self-liquidating paper |
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7.03 |
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sinking fund payment date |
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3.05 |
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tranche |
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2.14 |
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Section 1.03. Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated
by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture
Act have the following meanings:
“indenture securities”
means the Securities;
“indenture security
holder” means a Holder or a Securityholder;
“indenture to be
qualified” means this Indenture;
“indenture trustee”
or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Securities.
All other terms used in this
Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by reference in the Trust Indenture Act to another statute or defined by
a rule of the Commission and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
Section 1.04. Rules of
Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) an accounting term not
otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(b) words in the singular
include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
(c) “herein,”
“hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or
other subdivision;
(d) all references to Sections
or Articles refer to Sections or Articles of this Indenture unless otherwise indicated; and
(e) use of masculine, feminine
or neuter pronouns should not be deemed a limitation, and the use of any such pronouns should be construed to include, where appropriate,
the other pronouns.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.01. Form and
Dating. The Securities of each series shall be substantially in such form or forms (not inconsistent with this Indenture) as shall
be established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have imprinted
or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends or endorsements, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may
be required to comply with any law, or with any rules of any securities exchange or usage, all as may be determined by the officers executing
such Securities as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. Unless otherwise so established, Unregistered Securities shall have
coupons attached.
Section 2.02. Execution
And Authentication. Two Officers shall execute the Securities and one Officer shall execute the coupons appertaining thereto for the
Company by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company. The seal of the Company, if any, shall be reproduced
on the Securities. If an Officer whose signature is on a Security or coupon appertaining thereto no longer holds that office at the time
the Security is authenticated, the Security and such coupon shall nevertheless be valid.
The Trustee, at the expense
of the Company, may appoint an authenticating agent (the “Authenticating Agent”) to authenticate Securities. The Authenticating
Agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such Authenticating Agent.
A Security and the coupons
appertaining thereto shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on
the Security or on the Security to which such coupon appertains by an authorized officer. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that
the Security or the Security to which the coupon appertains has been authenticated under this Indenture.
At any time and from time
to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series having attached thereto appropriate
coupons, if any, executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication together with the applicable documents referred to below in
this Section, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver such Securities to or upon the written order of the Company. In
authenticating any Securities of a series, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive prior to the authentication of any Securities of such
series, and (subject to Article 7) shall be fully protected in relying upon, unless and until such documents have been superseded or revoked:
(a) any Board Resolution
and/or executed supplemental indenture referred to in Sections 2.01 and 2.03 by or pursuant to which the forms and terms of the Securities
of that series were established;
(b) an Officers’ Certificate
setting forth the form or forms and terms of the Securities, stating that the form or forms and terms of the Securities of such series
have been, or, in the case of a Periodic Offering, will be when established in accordance with such procedures as shall be referred to
therein, established in compliance with this Indenture; and
(c) an Opinion of Counsel
substantially to the effect that the form or forms and terms of the Securities of such series have been, or, in the case of a Periodic
Offering, will be when established in accordance with such procedures as shall be referred to therein, established in compliance with
this Indenture and that the supplemental indenture, to the extent applicable, and Securities have been duly authorized and, if executed
and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and duly paid for by the purchasers thereof on the
date of such opinion, would be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and would be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium
and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general principles of equity, and covering such other matters as shall
be specified therein and as shall be reasonably requested by the Trustee.
The Trustee shall not be
required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own
rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions
of Sections 2.01 and 2.02, if, in connection with a Periodic Offering, all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01 or the written order, Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.02 at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such
series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to
be issued.
With respect to Securities
of a series offered in a Periodic Offering, the Trustee may rely, as to the authorization by the Company of any of such Securities, the
forms and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and the other
documents delivered pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02, as applicable, in connection with the first authentication of Securities of such
series.
If the Company shall establish
pursuant to Section 2.03 that the Securities of a series or a portion thereof are to be issued in the form of one or more Registered Global
Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Registered Global Securities that
(i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all of the Securities of such series
issued in such form and not yet cancelled, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Registered Global Security
or Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or its custodian or pursuant
to such Depositary’s instructions and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Unless and until it
is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole
by the Depositary to the nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary
or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.”
Section 2.03. Amount Unlimited;
Issuable in Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is
unlimited.
The Securities may be issued
in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior
to the initial issuance of Securities of any series, subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.03,
(a) the designation of the
Securities of the series, which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from the Securities of all other series;
(b) any limit upon the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture and any limitation on the
ability of the Company to increase such aggregate principal amount after the initial issuance of the Securities of that series (except
for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon redemption of,
other Securities of the series pursuant hereto);
(c) the date or dates on
which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable (which date or dates may be fixed or extendible);
(d) the rate or rates (which
may be fixed or variable) per annum at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such
interest shall accrue, on which such interest shall be payable and (in the case of Registered Securities) on which a record shall be taken
for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable and/or the method by which such rate or rates or date or dates shall be determined;
(e) if other than as provided
in Section 4.02, the place or places where the principal of and any interest on Securities of the series shall be payable, any Registered
Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange, notices, demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of the
series and this Indenture may be served and notice to Holders may be published;
(f) the right, if any, of
the Company to redeem Securities of the series, in whole or in part, at its option and the period or periods within which, the price or
prices at which and any terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be so redeemed, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise;
(g) the obligation, if any,
of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions
or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which and any of the terms and
conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(h) if other than denominations
of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(i) if other than the principal
amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the maturity thereof;
(j) if other than the coin
or currency in which the Securities of the series are denominated, the coin or currency in which payment of the principal of or interest
on the Securities of the series shall be payable or if the amount of payments of principal of and/or interest on the Securities of the
series may be determined with reference to an index based on a coin or currency other than that in which the Securities of the series
are denominated, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(k) if other than the currency
of the United States of America, the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which payment of the Principal of and
interest on the Securities of the series shall be payable, and the manner in which any such currencies shall be valued against other currencies
in which any other Securities shall be payable;
(l) whether the Securities
of the series or any portion thereof will be issuable as Registered Securities (and if so, whether such Securities will be issuable as
Registered Global Securities) or Unregistered Securities (with or without coupons) (and if so, whether such Securities will be issued
in temporary or permanent global form), or any combination of the foregoing, any restrictions applicable to the offer, sale or delivery
of Unregistered Securities or the payment of interest thereon and, if other than as provided herein, the terms upon which Unregistered
Securities of any series may be exchanged for Registered Securities of such series and vice versa;
(m) whether and under what
circumstances the Company will pay additional amounts on the Securities of the series held by a person who is not a U.S. person in respect
of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company will have the option to redeem such
Securities rather than pay such additional amounts;
(n) if the Securities of
the series are to be issuable in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary Security of such series)
only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, the form and terms of such certificates,
documents or conditions;
(o) any trustees, depositaries,
authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or the registrar or any other agents with respect to the Securities of the series;
(p) provisions, if any, for
the defeasance of the Securities of the series (including provisions permitting defeasance of less than all Securities of the series),
which provisions may be in addition to, in substitution for, or in modification of (or any combination of the foregoing) the provisions
of Article 8;
(q) if the Securities of
the series are issuable in whole or in part as one or more Registered Global Securities or Unregistered Securities in global form, the
identity of the Depositary or common Depositary for such Registered Global Security or Securities or Unregistered Securities in global
form;
(r) any other Events of Default
or covenants with respect to the Securities of the series; and
(s) any other terms of the
Securities of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).
All Securities of any one
series and coupons, if any, appertaining thereto shall be substantially identical, except in the case of Registered Securities as to date
and denomination, except in the case of any Periodic Offering and except as may otherwise be provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution
referred to above or as set forth in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the
same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to such Board
Resolution or in any such indenture supplemental hereto and any forms and terms of Securities to be issued from time to time may be completed
and established from time to time prior to the issuance thereof by procedures described in such Board Resolution or supplemental indenture.
Unless otherwise expressly
provided with respect to a series of Securities, the aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities may be increased and additional
Securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased.
Section 2.04. Denomination
and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest. The Securities of each series shall be issuable as Registered Securities or Unregistered
Securities in denominations established as contemplated by Section 2.03 or, if not so established with respect to Securities of any series,
in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The Securities of each series shall be numbered, lettered or otherwise distinguished
in such manner or in accordance with such plan as the Officers of the Company executing the same may determine, as evidenced by their
execution thereof.
Unless otherwise specified
with respect to a series of Securities, each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities of each series shall
bear interest, if any, from the date, and such interest and shall be payable on the dates, established as contemplated by Section 2.03.
The person in whose name
any Registered Security of any series is registered at the close of business on any record date applicable to a particular series with
respect to any interest payment date for such series shall be entitled to receive the interest, if any, payable on such interest payment
date notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Registered Security subsequent to the record date and prior to such interest payment
date, except if and to the extent the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on such interest payment date for such
series, in which case the provisions of Section 2.13 shall apply. The term “record date” as used with respect to any
interest payment date (except a date for payment of defaulted interest) for the Securities of any series shall mean the date specified
as such in the terms of the Registered Securities of such series established as contemplated by Section 2.03, or, if no such date is so
established, the fifteenth day next preceding such interest payment date, whether or not such record date is a Business Day.
Section 2.05. Registrar
and Paying Agent; Agents Generally. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration,
registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented
for payment (the “Paying Agent”), which shall be in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. The Company shall
cause the Registrar to keep a register of the Registered Securities and of their registration, transfer and exchange (the “Security
Register”). The Company may have one or more additional Paying Agents or transfer agents with respect to any series.
The Company shall enter into
an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture
and the Trust Indenture Act that relate to such Agent. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the name and address
of any Agent and any change in the name or address of an Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee
shall act as such. The Company may remove any Agent upon written notice to such Agent and the Trustee; provided that no such removal
shall become effective until (i) the acceptance of an appointment by a successor Agent to such Agent as evidenced by an appropriate agency
agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Agent and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the
Trustee shall serve as such Agent until the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with clause (i) of this proviso. The Company
or any affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar; provided that neither the Company nor an affiliate of the
Company shall act as Paying Agent in connection with the defeasance of the Securities or the discharge of this Indenture under Article
8.
The Company initially appoints
the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. If, at any time, the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Registrar shall
make available to the Trustee ten days prior to each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request
the names and addresses of the Holders as they appear in the Security Register.
Section 2.06. Paying Agent
to Hold Money in Trust. Not later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on each due date or, in the case of Unregistered Securities,
10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to the due date, of any Principal or interest on any Securities, the Company shall
deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay such Principal or interest. The Company shall require
each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders
of such Securities or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of Principal of and interest on such Securities and
shall promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance
of any payment default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and
to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money so paid over to the
Trustee. If the Company or any affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of any Principal of
or interest on any Securities, segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders thereof a sum of money sufficient
to pay such Principal or interest so becoming due until such sum of money shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided
in this Indenture, and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure to act as required by this Section.
Section 2.07. Transfer
and Exchange. Unregistered Securities (except for any temporary global Unregistered Securities) and coupons (except for coupons attached
to any temporary global Unregistered Securities) shall be transferable by delivery.
At the option of the Holder
thereof, Registered Securities of any series (other than a Registered Global Security, except as set forth below) may be exchanged for
a Registered Security or Registered Securities of such series and tenor having authorized denominations and an equal aggregate principal
amount, upon surrender of such Registered Securities to be exchanged at the agency of the Company that shall be maintained for such purpose
in accordance with Section 2.05 and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided. If the Securities
of any series are issued in both registered and unregistered form, except as otherwise established pursuant to Section 2.03, at the option
of the Holder thereof, Unregistered Securities of any series may be exchanged for Registered Securities of such series and tenor having
authorized denominations and an equal aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of such Unregistered Securities to be exchanged at the
agency of the Company that shall be maintained for such purpose in accordance with Section 4.02, with, in the case of Unregistered Securities
that have coupons attached, all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto appertaining, and upon payment, if the Company
shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided. At the option of the Holder thereof, if Unregistered Securities of any series,
maturity date, interest rate and original issue date are issued in more than one authorized denomination, except as otherwise established
pursuant to Section 2.03, such Unregistered Securities may be exchanged for Unregistered Securities of such series and tenor having authorized
denominations and an equal aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of such Unregistered Securities to be exchanged at the agency of
the Company that shall be maintained for such purpose in accordance with Section 4.02, with, in the case of Unregistered Securities that
have coupons attached, all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto appertaining, and upon payment, if the Company
shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided. Registered Securities of any series may not be exchanged for Unregistered Securities
of such series. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Upon surrender for registration
of transfer of any Registered Security of a series at the agency of the Company that shall be maintained for that purpose in accordance
with Section 2.05 and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided, the Company shall execute, and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Securities
of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
All Registered Securities
presented for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption or payment shall be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument
or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the holder or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
The Company may require payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any exchange or registration
of transfer of Securities. No service charge shall be made for any such transaction.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 2.07, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, a Registered
Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary
for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary
or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
If at any time the Depositary
for any Registered Global Securities of any series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
Registered Global Securities or if at any time the Depositary for such Registered Global Securities shall no longer be eligible under
applicable law, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary eligible under applicable law with respect to such Registered Global
Securities. If a successor Depositary eligible under applicable law for such Registered Global Securities is not appointed by the Company
within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company will execute, and the Trustee,
upon receipt of the Company’s order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Registered Securities of such series and tenor,
will authenticate and deliver Registered Securities of such series and tenor, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of such Registered Global Securities, in exchange for such Registered Global Securities.
The Company may at any time
and in its sole discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depositary determine that any Registered Global Securities of any series
shall no longer be maintained in global form. In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of the Company’s
order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Registered Securities of such series and tenor, will authenticate and deliver,
Registered Securities of such series and tenor in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of such Registered Global Securities, in exchange for such Registered Global Securities.
Any time the Registered Securities
of any series are not in the form of Registered Global Securities pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs, the Company agrees to supply
the Trustee with a reasonable supply of certificated Registered Securities without the legend required by Section 2.02 and the Trustee
agrees to hold such Registered Securities in safekeeping until authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
If established by the Company
pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to any Registered Global Security, the Depositary for such Registered Global Security may surrender
such Registered Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for Registered Securities of the same series and tenor in definitive registered
form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, without service charge,
(a) to the Person specified
by such Depositary new Registered Securities of the same series and tenor, of any authorized denominations as requested by such Person,
in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Registered Global Security;
and
(b) to such Depositary a
new Registered Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Registered
Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Registered Securities authenticated and delivered pursuant to clause (a) above.
Registered Securities issued
in exchange for a Registered Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations
as the Depositary for such Registered Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise,
shall instruct the Trustee or an agent of the Company or the Trustee. The Trustee or such agent shall deliver such Securities to or as
directed by the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
All Securities issued upon
any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
Notwithstanding anything
herein or in the forms or terms of any Securities to the contrary, none of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
Trustee shall be required to exchange any Unregistered Security for a Registered Security if such exchange would result in adverse Federal
income tax consequences to the Company (such as, for example, the inability of the Company to deduct from its income, as computed for
Federal income tax purposes, the interest payable on the Unregistered Securities) under then applicable United States Federal income tax
laws. The Trustee and any such agent shall be entitled to rely on an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel in determining
such result.
The Registrar shall not be
required (i) to issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series for a period of 15 days before a selection
of such Securities to be redeemed or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in
part.
Section 2.08. Replacement
Securities. If any mutilated Security or a Security with a mutilated coupon appertaining to it is surrendered to the Trustee, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for such mutilated Security or in exchange for the Security
to which a mutilated coupon appertains, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding, with coupons corresponding to the coupons, if any, appertaining to such mutilated Security or to the
Security to which such mutilated coupon appertains.
If there shall be delivered
to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or coupon and (ii)
such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence
of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security or coupon has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in exchange for the Security
to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains (with all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen), a new Security of
the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, with coupons corresponding
to the coupons, if any, appertaining to such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or to the Security to which such destroyed, lost or stolen
coupon appertains.
In case any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security or coupon has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead
of issuing a new Security, pay such Security or coupon (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security or coupon)
if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to
save each of them and any agent of any of them harmless, and in the case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company
and the Trustee and any agent of them of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and the ownership thereof; provided, however,
that the Principal of and any interest on Unregistered Securities shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.02, be payable only
at an office or agency located outside the United States.
Upon the issuance of any
new Security under this Section, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any
series, with its coupons, if any, issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in exchange for
any mutilated Security, or in exchange for a Security to which a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains, shall constitute
an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security and its
coupons, if any, or the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen coupon shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and any such new Security
and coupons, if any, shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities
of that series and their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section
are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons.
Section 2.09. Outstanding
Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled
by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those described in this Section as not outstanding and those that have been defeased pursuant
to Section 8.05.
If a Security is replaced
pursuant to Section 2.08, it ceases to be outstanding unless and until the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them
that the replaced Security is held by a holder in due course.
If the Paying Agent (other
than the Company or an affiliate of the Company) holds on the maturity date or any redemption date or date for repurchase of the Securities
money sufficient to pay Securities payable or to be redeemed or repurchased on that date, then on and after that date such Securities
cease to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
A Security does not cease
to be outstanding because the Company or one of its affiliates holds such Security, provided, however, that, in determining whether
the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not
to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities as to which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice to
be so owned shall be so disregarded. Any Securities so owned which are pledged by the Company, or by any affiliate of the Company, as
security for loans or other obligations, otherwise than to another such affiliate of the Company, shall be deemed to be outstanding, if
the pledgee is entitled pursuant to the terms of its pledge agreement and is free to exercise in its or his discretion the right to vote
such securities, uncontrolled by the Company or by any such affiliate.
Section 2.10. Temporary
Securities. Until definitive Securities of any series are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
temporary Securities of such series. Temporary Securities of any series shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities of
such series but may have insertions, substitutions, omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the Officers executing
the temporary Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such temporary Securities. If temporary Securities of any series are issued,
the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Securities of any series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series and tenor
upon surrender of such temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.02,
without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of such series
and tenor and authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
Section 2.11. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold. The Registrar, any transfer agent and the Paying Agent shall forward
to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel and dispose of in accordance
with its customary procedures all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall deliver a certificate
of disposition to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid in full or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” and “CINS” numbers (if then generally in use), and the
Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers or CINS numbers, as the case may be, in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders
and no representation shall be made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of redemption or exchange.
Section 2.13. Defaulted
Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Registered Securities, it shall pay, or shall deposit with the Paying
Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay, the defaulted interest plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable
on the defaulted interest (as may be specified in the terms thereof, established pursuant to Section 2.03) to the Persons who are Holders
on a subsequent special record date, which shall mean the 15th day next preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of defaulted
interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. At least 15 days before such special record date, the Company shall mail to each
Holder of such Registered Securities and to the Trustee a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount
of defaulted interest to be paid.
Section 2.14. Series May
Include Tranches. A series of Securities may include one or more tranches (each a “tranche”) of Securities, including
Securities issued in a Periodic Offering. The Securities of different tranches may have one or more different terms, including authentication
dates and public offering prices, but all the Securities within each such tranche shall have identical terms, including authentication
date and public offering price. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, with respect to Sections 2.02 (other than the fourth,
sixth and seventh paragraphs thereof) through 2.04, 2.07, 2.08, 2.10, 3.01 through 3.05, 4.02, 6.01 through 6.14, 8.01 through 8.07, 9.02
and Section 10.07, if any series of Securities includes more than one tranche, all provisions of such sections applicable to any series
of Securities shall be deemed equally applicable to each tranche of any series of Securities in the same manner as though originally designated
a series unless otherwise provided with respect to such series or tranche pursuant to Section 2.03. In particular, and without limiting
the scope of the next preceding sentence, any of the provisions of such sections which provide for or permit action to be taken with respect
to a series of Securities shall also be deemed to provide for and permit such action to be taken instead only with respect to Securities
of one or more tranches within that series (and such provisions shall be deemed satisfied thereby), even if no comparable action is taken
with respect to Securities in the remaining tranches of that series.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01. Applicability
of Article. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the Securities of any series which are redeemable before their maturity
or to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for
Securities of such series.
Section 3.02. Notice of
Redemption; Partial Redemptions. Notice of redemption to the Holders of Registered Securities of any series to be redeemed as a whole
or in part at the option of the Company shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least
30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to such Holders of Registered Securities of such series at their
last addresses as they shall appear upon the registry books. Notice of redemption to the Holders of Unregistered Securities of any series
to be redeemed as a whole or in part who have filed their names and addresses with the Trustee pursuant to Section 313(c)(2) of the Trust
Indenture Act, shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption, by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days and not more
than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, to such Holders at such addresses as were so furnished to the Trustee (and, in the
case of any such notice given by the Company, the Trustee shall make such information available to the Company for such purpose). Notice
of redemption to all other Holders of Unregistered Securities of any series to be redeemed as a whole or in part shall be published in
an Authorized Newspaper in The City of New York or with respect to any Security the interest on which is based on the offered quotations
in the interbank Eurodollar market for dollar deposits in an Authorized Newspaper in London, in each case, once in each of three successive
calendar weeks, the first publication to be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Any notice
which is mailed or published in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the
Holder receives the notice. Failure to give notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security of a series designated
for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such
series.
The notice of redemption
to each such Holder shall specify the principal amount of each Security of such series held by such Holder to be redeemed, the CUSIP numbers
of the Securities to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation
thereof, the place or places of payment, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Securities and, in the case
of Securities with coupons attached thereto, of all coupons appertaining thereto maturing after the date fixed for redemption, that such
redemption is pursuant to the mandatory or optional sinking fund, or both, if such be the case, that interest accrued to the date fixed
for redemption will be paid as specified in such notice and that on and after said date interest thereon or on the portions thereof to
be redeemed will cease to accrue. In case any Security of a series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state
the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for redemption, upon surrender
of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series and tenor in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will
be issued.
The notice of redemption
of Securities of any series to be redeemed at the option of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request,
by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
On or before 10:00 a.m. New
York City time on the redemption date or, in the case of Unregistered Securities, on or before 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business
Day prior to the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section, the Company will deposit with
the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in
trust as provided in Section 2.06) an amount of money sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the Securities of such series so
called for redemption at the appropriate redemption price, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. If all of
the outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company will deliver to the Trustee at least 10 days prior to the last
date on which notice of redemption may be given to Holders pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.02 (or such shorter period
as shall be acceptable to the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate stating that all such Securities are to be redeemed. If less than
all the outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company will deliver to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the last
date on which notice of redemption may be given to Holders pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.02 (or such shorter period
as shall be acceptable to the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of such Securities to be
redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the
terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition
specified in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, prior to the giving
of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section, an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction
or condition.
If less than all the Securities
of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select, pro rata, by lot or in such manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair, Securities
of such series to be redeemed in whole or in part. Securities may be redeemed in part in principal amounts equal to authorized denominations
for Securities of such series. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities of such series selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Securities of such series selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall
relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which
has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 3.03. Payment
Of Securities Called For Redemption. If notice of redemption has been given as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities
specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption
price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after such date (unless the Company shall default in
the payment of such Securities at the redemption price, together with interest accrued to such date) interest on the Securities or portions
of Securities so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and the unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto shall be void and,
except as provided in Sections 7.12 and 8.02, such Securities shall cease from and after the date fixed for redemption to be entitled
to any benefit under this Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Securities except the right to receive
the redemption price thereof and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at
a place of payment specified in said notice, together with all coupons, if any, appertaining thereto maturing after the date fixed for
redemption, said Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price,
together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption; provided that payment of interest becoming due on or prior to
the date fixed for redemption shall be payable in the case of Securities with coupons attached thereto, to the Holders of the coupons
for such interest upon surrender thereof, and in the case of Registered Securities, to the Holders of such Registered Securities registered
as such on the relevant record date subject to the terms and provisions of Sections 2.04 and 2.13 hereof.
If any Security called for
redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid or duly provided for, bear interest
from the date fixed for redemption at the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security) borne
by such Security.
If any Security with coupons
attached thereto is surrendered for redemption and is not accompanied by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the date fixed for redemption,
the surrender of such missing coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee, if there be furnished to each of them such
security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them harmless.
Upon presentation of any
Security of any series redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or on the order
of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of such series and tenor (with any unmatured coupons
attached), of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.
Section 3.04. Exclusion
of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption. Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for selection for
redemption if they are identified by registration and certificate number in a written statement signed by an authorized officer of the
Company and delivered to the Trustee at least 40 days prior to the last date on which notice of redemption may be given as being owned
of record and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by, either (a) the Company or (b) an entity specifically identified in
such written statement as directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company.
Section 3.05. Mandatory
and Optional Sinking Funds. The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is
herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided
for by the terms of the Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. The date
on which a sinking fund payment is to be made is herein referred to as the “sinking fund payment date”.
In lieu of making all or
any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any series of Securities in cash, the Company may at its option (a) deliver
to the Trustee Securities of such series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired (except through a mandatory sinking fund payment)
by the Company or receive credit for Securities of such series (not previously so credited) theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired
(except as aforesaid) by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.11, (b) receive credit for optional
sinking fund payments (not previously so credited) made pursuant to this Section, or (c) receive credit for Securities of such series
(not previously so credited) redeemed by the Company at the option of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through
any optional sinking fund payment. Securities so delivered or credited shall be received or credited by the Trustee at the sinking fund
redemption price specified in such Securities.
On or before the sixtieth
day next preceding each sinking fund payment date for any series, or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to the Trustee, the Company
will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate (a) specifying the portion of the mandatory sinking fund payment to be satisfied
by payment of cash and the portion to be satisfied by credit of specified Securities of such series and the basis for such credit, (b)
stating that none of the specified Securities of such series has theretofore been so credited, (c) stating that no defaults in the payment
of interest or Events of Default with respect to such series have occurred (which have not been waived or cured) and are continuing and
(d) stating whether or not the Company intends to exercise its right to make an optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series
and, if so, specifying the amount of such optional sinking fund payment which the Company intends to pay on or before the next succeeding
sinking fund payment date. Any Securities of such series to be credited and required to be delivered to the Trustee in order for the Company
to be entitled to credit therefor as aforesaid which have not theretofore been delivered to the Trustee shall be delivered for cancellation
pursuant to Section 2.11 to the Trustee with such Officers’ Certificate (or reasonably promptly thereafter if acceptable to the
Trustee). Such Officers’ Certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its receipt by the Trustee the Company shall become unconditionally
obligated to make all the cash payments or delivery of Securities therein referred to, if any, on or before the next succeeding sinking
fund payment date. Failure of the Company, on or before any such sixtieth day, to deliver such Officer’s Certificate and Securities
specified in this paragraph, if any, shall not constitute a default but shall constitute, on and as of such date, the irrevocable election
of the Company (i) that the mandatory sinking fund payment for such series due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date shall
be paid entirely in cash without the option to deliver or credit Securities of such series in respect thereof and (ii) that the Company
will make no optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series as provided in this Section.
If the sinking fund payment
or payments (mandatory or optional or both) to be made in cash on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date plus any unused balance
of any preceding sinking fund payments made in cash shall exceed $50,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company shall so request with respect
to the Securities of any series), such cash shall be applied on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date to the redemption of Securities
of such series at the sinking fund redemption price thereof together with accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If
such amount shall be $50,000 (or such lesser sum) or less and the Company makes no such request then it shall be carried over until a
sum in excess of $50,000 (or such lesser sum) is available. The Trustee shall select, in the manner provided in Section 3.02, for redemption
on such sinking fund payment date a sufficient principal amount of Securities of such series to absorb said cash, as nearly as may be,
and shall (if requested in writing by the Company) inform the Company of the serial numbers of the Securities of such series (or portions
thereof) so selected. Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for redemption under this Section if they are identified by registration
and certificate number in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee at least 60 days prior to the sinking fund payment date
as being owned of record and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by either (a) the Company or (b) an entity specifically
identified in such Officers’ Certificate as directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with the Company. The Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company (or the Company, if it shall so request the Trustee
in writing) shall cause notice of redemption of the Securities of such series to be given in substantially the manner provided in Section
3.02 (and with the effect provided in Section 3.03) for the redemption of Securities of such series in part at the option of the Company.
The amount of any sinking fund payments not so applied or allocated to the redemption of Securities of such series shall be added to the
next cash sinking fund payment for such series and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of
this Section. Any and all sinking fund moneys held on the stated maturity date of the Securities of any particular series (or earlier,
if such maturity is accelerated), which are not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series shall be applied,
together with other moneys, if necessary, sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the Principal of, and interest on, the Securities
of such series at maturity.
On or before 10:00 a.m. New
York City time on each sinking fund payment date or, in the case of Unregistered Securities, 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business
Day prior to the sinking fund payment date, the Company shall pay to the Trustee in cash or shall otherwise provide for the payment of
all interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption on Securities to be redeemed on the next following sinking fund payment date.
The Trustee shall not redeem
or cause to be redeemed any Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of Securities of such series
by operation of the sinking fund during the continuance of a Default in payment of interest on such Securities or of any Event of Default
except that, where the mailing of notice of redemption of any Securities shall theretofore have been made, the Trustee shall redeem or
cause to be redeemed such Securities, provided that it shall have received from the Company a sum sufficient for such redemption. Except
as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such Default or Event of Default shall occur, and any
moneys thereafter paid into the sinking fund, shall, during the continuance of such Default or Event of Default, be deemed to have been
collected under Article 6 and held for the payment of all such Securities. In case such Event of Default shall have been waived as provided
in Section 6.04 or the Default cured on or before the sixtieth day preceding the sinking fund payment date in any year, such moneys shall
thereafter be applied on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date in accordance with this Section to the redemption of such Securities.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment
of Securities. The Company shall pay the Principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Securities and this Indenture. The interest on Securities with coupons attached (together with any additional amounts payable pursuant
to the terms of such Securities) shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the several coupons for such interest installments
as are evidenced thereby as they severally mature. The interest on any temporary Unregistered Securities (together with any additional
amounts payable pursuant to the terms of such Securities) shall be paid, as to the installments of interest evidenced by coupons attached
thereto, if any, only upon presentation and surrender thereof, and, as to the other installments of interest, if any, only upon presentation
of such Unregistered Securities for notation thereon of the payment of such interest. The interest on Registered Securities (together
with any additional amounts payable pursuant to the terms of such Securities) shall be payable only to the Holders thereof (subject to
Section 2.04) and at the option of the Company may be paid by mailing checks for such interest payable to or upon the written order of
such Holders at their last addresses as they appear on the Security Register of the Company.
Notwithstanding any provisions
of this Indenture and the Securities of any series to the contrary, if the Company and a Holder of any Registered Security so agree, payments
of interest on, and any portion of the Principal of, such Holder’s Registered Security (other than interest payable at maturity
or on any redemption or repayment date or the final payment of Principal on such Security) shall be made by the Paying Agent, upon receipt
from the Company of immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as may be agreed to between the
Company and the Paying Agent), directly to the Holder of such Security (by Federal funds wire transfer or otherwise) if the Holder has
delivered written instructions to the Trustee 15 days prior to such payment date requesting that such payment will be so made and designating
the bank account to which such payments shall be so made and in the case of payments of Principal, surrenders the same to the Trustee
in exchange for a Security or Securities aggregating the same principal amount as the unredeemed principal amount of the Securities surrendered.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the last instruction delivered by the Holder pursuant to this Section 4.01 unless a new instruction
is delivered 15 days prior to a payment date. The Company will indemnify and hold each of the Trustee and any Paying Agent harmless against
any loss, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any act or omission to act on the part of the Company
or any such Holder in connection with any such agreement or from making any payment in accordance with any such agreement.
The Company shall pay interest
on overdue Principal, and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate per annum specified in the Securities.
Section 4.02. Maintenance
of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an office or agency where Securities
may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee, located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, as such office or agency of the Company. The Company will give
prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 10.02.
The Company will maintain
one or more agencies in a city or cities located outside the United States (including any city in which such an agency is required to
be maintained under the rules of any stock exchange on which the Securities of any series are listed) where the Unregistered Securities,
if any, of each series and coupons, if any, appertaining thereto may be presented for payment. No payment on any Unregistered Security
or coupon will be made upon presentation of such Unregistered Security or coupon at an agency of the Company within the United States
nor will any payment be made by transfer to an account in, or by mail to an address in, the United States unless, pursuant to applicable
United States laws and regulations then in effect, such payment can be made without adverse tax consequences to the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if full payment in United States Dollars (“Dollars”) at each agency maintained by the Company outside
the United States for payment on such Unregistered Securities or coupons appertaining thereto is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange
controls or other similar restrictions, payments in Dollars of Unregistered Securities of any series and coupons appertaining thereto
which are payable in Dollars may be made at an agency of the Company maintained in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
The Company may also from
time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of any series may be presented or surrendered for any
or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any
manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, for such
purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location
of any such other office or agency.
Section 4.03. Securityholders’
Lists. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require
of the names and addresses of the holders of the Securities pursuant to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act (a) semi-annually not more
than 15 days after each record date for the payment of semi-annual interest on the Securities, as hereinabove specified, as of such record
date, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within thirty days after receipt by the Company of any such request
as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished.
Section 4.04. Certificate
to Trustee. The Company will furnish to the Trustee annually, on or before a date not more than four months after the end of its fiscal
year (which, on the date hereof, is a calendar year), a brief certificate (which need not contain the statements required by Section 10.04)
from its principal executive, financial or accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the compliance of the Company with all conditions
and covenants under this Indenture (such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided
under this Indenture) which certificate shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 4.05. Reports
by the Company. The Company covenants to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required to file the same with
the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports which the Company may be required to
file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.06. Additional
Amounts. If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first interest
payment date with respect to that series of Securities and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of Principal of or interest
on the Securities of that series if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers’
Certificate, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the principal paying agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate
instructing the Trustee and such paying agent whether such payment of Principal of or interest on the Securities of that series shall
be made to Holders of the Securities of that series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, assessment or other
governmental charge described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such Officers’
Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall
certify the fact that additional amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee
or such paying agent the additional amounts required to be paid by this Section. The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any
paying agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith
on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officers’ Certificate
furnished pursuant to this Section.
Whenever in this Indenture
there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the Principal of or interest or any other amounts on, or in respect of, any Security
of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of additional amounts provided by the terms of such series
established hereby or pursuant hereto to the extent that, in such context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable in respect
thereof pursuant to such terms, and express mention of the payment of additional amounts (if applicable) in any provision hereof shall
not be construed as excluding the payment of additional amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSOR
CORPORATION
Section 5.01. When Company
May Merge, Etc. The Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of its property and assets (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any Person unless
either (x) the Company shall be the continuing Person or (y) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into
which the Company is merged or to which properties and assets of the Company shall be sold, conveyed, transferred or leased shall be a
corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof and shall expressly
assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company on all of the Securities
and under this Indenture and the Company in the case of clauses (x) and (y) shall have delivered to the Trustee (A) an Opinion of Counsel
stating that such consolidation, merger or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture (if any) complies with
this provision and that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to such transaction have been complied with and that such
supplemental indenture (if any) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and such successor enforceable against
such entity in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions and (B) an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 5.02. Successor
Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the property and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Indenture, the successor Person formed by such consolidation
or into which the Company is merged or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor
Person had been named as the Company herein and thereafter the predecessor Person, except in the case of a lease, shall be relieved of
all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULT
AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of
Default. An “Event of Default” shall occur with respect to the Securities of any series if:
(a) the Company defaults
in the payment of the Principal of any Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption
or mandatory repurchase, including as a sinking fund installment, or otherwise;
(b) the Company defaults
in the payment of interest on any Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period
of 30 days;
(c) the Company defaults
in the performance of or breaches any other covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture with respect to any Security of such
series or in the Securities of such series and such default or breach continues for a period of 30 consecutive days after written notice
to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
of all series affected thereby specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice
of Default” hereunder;
(d) a court having jurisdiction
in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator
(or similar official) of the Company or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs,
and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
(e) the Company (i) commences
a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or for all or substantially all of the property
and assets of the Company or (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(f) any other Event of Default
established pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to the Securities of such series occurs.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
(a) If an Event of Default other than as described in clauses (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 with respect to the Securities of any series
then outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case, except for any series of Securities the principal of
which shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of any such series then outstanding hereunder (each such series treated as a separate class) by notice in writing to
the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Securityholders), may declare the entire principal (or, if the Securities of any such series
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series established
pursuant to Section 2.03) of all Securities of such series, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately,
and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.
(b) If an Event of Default
described in clause (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, then the principal amount (or, if any Securities are Original
Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms thereof established pursuant to Section 2.03)
of all the Securities then outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be and become immediately due and payable, without
any notice or other action by any Holder or the Trustee, to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
The foregoing provisions,
however, are subject to the condition that if, at any time after the principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities,
such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms thereof established pursuant to Section 2.03) of the Securities of any
series (or of all the Securities, as the case may be) shall have been so declared or become due and payable, and before any judgment or
decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or shall deposit
with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of each such series (or of all the
Securities, as the case may be) and the principal of any and all Securities of each such series (or of all the Securities, as the case
may be) which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest or
Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in the Securities of each such series to the date of such
payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to cover all amounts owing the Trustee under Section 7.07, and if any and all
Events of Default under the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities which shall have become due by acceleration,
shall have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied as provided herein, then and in every such case the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of all the then outstanding Securities of all such series that have been accelerated (voting as a single class), by written
notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults with respect to all such series (or with respect to all the Securities,
as the case may be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall
extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.
For all purposes under this
Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Original Issue Discount Securities shall have been accelerated and declared or become
due and payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, then, from and after such declaration, unless such declaration has been rescinded and
annulled, the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be such portion
of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion of the principal thereof
as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts owing thereunder,
shall constitute payment in full of such Original Issue Discount Securities.
Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If a payment default or an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue,
in its own name or as trustee of an express trust, any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of Principal
of and interest on the Securities of such series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities of such series or this
Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain
a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.
Section 6.04. Waiver of
Past Defaults. Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount (or, if the Securities
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as is then accelerable under Section 6.02) of the outstanding Securities
of all series affected (voting as a single class), by notice to the Trustee, may waive an existing Default or Event of Default with respect
to the Securities of such series and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of Principal of or interest on any Security as
specified in clauses (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 or in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which cannot be modified or
amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist,
and any Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
Section 6.05. Control
by Majority. Subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02(e), the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount (or, if any Securities
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as is then accelerable under Section 6.02) of the outstanding Securities
of all series affected (voting as a single class) may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available
to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series by this Indenture;
provided, that the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that may involve the Trustee
in personal liability or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the
giving of such direction; and provided further, that the Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with
any directions received from Holders of Securities pursuant to this Section 6.05.
Section 6.06. Limitation
on Suits. No Holder of any Security of any series may institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture
or the Securities of such series, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such Holder has previously
given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(b) the Holders of at least
25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities of all such series affected shall have made written request to the Trustee
to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such Holder or Holders
have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liabilities or expenses to be incurred
in compliance with such request;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days
after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(e) during such 60-day period,
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of all such affected series have not given the Trustee
a direction that is inconsistent with such written request.
A Holder may not use this
Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Holder.
Section 6.07. Rights of
Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive
payment of Principal of or interest, if any, on such Holder’s Security on or after the respective due dates expressed on such Security,
or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without
the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08. Collection
Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series in payment of Principal or interest specified
in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express
trust against the Company for the whole amount (or such portion thereof as specified in the terms established pursuant to Section 2.03
of Original Issue Discount Securities) of Principal of, and accrued interest remaining unpaid on, together with interest on overdue Principal
of, and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest on, the Securities of such
series, in each case at the rate or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in such Securities,
and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all amounts owing the Trustee under Section 7.07.
Section 6.09. Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07) and the Holders allowed
in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any moneys, securities or other property payable or deliverable upon conversion or exchange
of the Securities or upon any such claims and to distribute the same, and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator
or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and,
in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due
to it under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to empower the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or accept or adopt
on behalf of any Holder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of
any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. Application
of Proceeds. Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article in respect of the Securities of any series shall be applied
in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of Principal
or interest, upon presentation of the several Securities and coupons appertaining to such Securities in respect of which moneys have been
collected and noting thereon the payment, or issuing Securities of such series and tenor in reduced principal amounts in exchange for
the presented Securities of such series and tenor if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST:
To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 applicable to the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys
have been collected;
SECOND:
In case the principal of the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall not have become and be then
due and payable, to the payment of interest on the Securities of such series in default in the order of the maturity of the installments
of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon the overdue installments of
interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in
such Securities, such payments to be made ratably to the persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;
THIRD:
In case the principal of the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall have become and shall be then
due and payable, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon all the Securities of such series for Principal and interest,
with interest upon the overdue Principal, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon overdue installments
of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified
in the Securities of such series; and in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon
the Securities of such series, then to the payment of such Principal and interest or Yield to Maturity, without preference or priority
of Principal over interest or Yield to Maturity, or of interest or Yield to Maturity over Principal, or of any installment of interest
over any other installment of interest, or of any Security of such series over any other Security of such series, ratably to the aggregate
of such Principal and accrued and unpaid interest or Yield to Maturity; and
FOURTH:
To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or any other person lawfully entitled thereto.
Section 6.11. Restoration
of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture
and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder,
then, and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored
to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Company, Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though
no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.12. Undertaking
for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any
action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, in either case in respect to the Securities of any series, a court may require any party litigant
in such suit (other than the Trustee) to file an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court may assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant (other than the Trustee) in the suit having due regard to the merits
and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.12 does not apply to a suit by a Holder pursuant to
Section 6.07, a suit instituted by the Trustee or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of such series.
Section 6.13. Rights and
Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully
taken Securities in Section 2.08, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to
be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition
to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment
of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right
or remedy.
Section 6.14. Delay or
Omission not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event
of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every
right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as
may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. General.
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act and as set forth herein. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, unless it receives indemnity
satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture
relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this
Article 7.
Section 7.02. Certain
Rights of Trustee. Subject to Trust Indenture Act Sections 315(a) through (d):
(a) the Trustee may rely
and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel
(or both), statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person or persons.
The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further
inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit;
(b) before the Trustee acts
or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Section 10.04
and shall cover such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion. Subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, whenever in the administration of
the trusts of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may,
in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall
be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof;
(c) the Trustee may act through
its attorneys and agents not regularly in its employ and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney
appointed with due care;
(d) any request, direction,
order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence
in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(e) the Trustee shall be
under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of
the Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(f) the Trustee shall not
be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers or for
any action it takes or omits to take in accordance with the direction of the Holders in accordance with Section 6.05 relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
the Trustee, under this Indenture;
(g) the Trustee may consult
with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; and
(h) prior to the occurrence
of an Event of Default hereunder and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel, Board
Resolution, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, coupon,
security, or other paper or document unless requested in writing so to do by the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of all series affected then outstanding; provided that, if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee
of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee,
not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require reasonable
indemnity against such expenses or liabilities as a condition to proceeding.
Section 7.03. Individual
Rights of Trustee. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise
deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with
like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(b) and 311. For purposes of Trust Indenture Act Section
311(b)(4) and (6), the following terms shall mean:
(a) “cash transaction”
means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities
in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and
(b) “self-liquidating
paper” means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company
for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which
is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds
arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the
Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or
incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.
Section 7.04. Trustee’s
Disclaimer. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities (except the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be
taken as statements of the Company and not of the Trustee and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. Neither
the Trustee nor any of its agents (a) makes any representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities and
(b) shall be accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Securities.
Section 7.05. Notice of
Default. If any Default with respect to the Securities of any series occurs and is continuing and if such Default is known to the
actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer with the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee, the Trustee shall give to each Holder of
Securities of such series notice of such Default within 90 days after it occurs (a) if any Unregistered Securities of such series are
then outstanding, to the Holders thereof, by publication at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in the Borough of Manhattan, The City
of New York and at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in London and (b) to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner and
to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the mailing
or publication of such notice; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the Principal of or interest
on any Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding
of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
Section 7.06. Reports
by Trustee to Holders. The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture
as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section
313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to
Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).
A copy of each such report
shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed,
with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 7.07. Compensation
and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee such compensation as shall be agreed upon in writing from time to time for its
services. The compensation of the Trustee shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust. The Company
shall reimburse the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustee or such predecessor Trustee. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the
Trustee’s or such predecessor Trustee’s agents, counsel and other persons not regularly in their employ.
The Company shall indemnify
the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee for, and hold them harmless against, any loss or liability or expense incurred by them without
negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture and the
Securities or the issuance of the Securities or of series thereof or the trusts hereunder and the performance of duties under this Indenture
and the Securities, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against or investigating any claim or liability and of complying
with any process served upon them or any of their officers in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties
under this Indenture and the Securities.
To secure the Company’s
payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected
by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay Principal of, and interest on particular Securities.
The obligations of the Company
under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor
Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture or the rejection or termination of this Indenture under bankruptcy law. Such additional indebtedness shall
be a senior claim to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in
trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities or coupons, and the Securities are hereby subordinated to such senior claim.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, if the Trustee renders services and incurs expenses
following an Event of Default under Section 6.01(d) or Section 6.01(e) hereof, the parties hereto and the holders by their acceptance
of the Securities hereby agree that such expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law.
Section 7.08. Replacement
of Trustee. A resignation or removal of the Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and appointment of a successor
Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance
of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
The Trustee may resign as
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series at any time by so notifying the Company in writing. The Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series may remove the Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series by so notifying the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with respect thereto with the consent of the Company.
The Company may remove the Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series if: (i) the Trustee is no longer eligible under
Section 7.11 of this Indenture; (ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent; (iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge
of the Trustee or its property; or (iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or
is removed as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any series for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect thereto. Within one year
after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series may
appoint a successor Trustee in respect of such Securities to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If the successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series does not deliver its written acceptance required by Section 7.09 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
outstanding Securities of such series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect thereto.
The Company shall give notice
of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee
in respect of the Securities of such series to all Holders of Securities of such series. Each notice shall include the name of the successor
Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Notwithstanding replacement
of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series pursuant to this Section 7.08 and Section 7.09, the Company’s obligations
under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor. In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such
successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting
such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee;
but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges and subject to the
lien provided for in Section 7.07, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such
retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment
hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee
and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable
to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that
all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the
retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust
and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered
by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring
Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those
series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring
Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder
with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such
successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor
Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall
accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be eligible under this Article and qualified
under Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 7.10. Successor
Trustee By Merger, Etc. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate
trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or national
banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee with the same effect as if the successor Trustee had been named
as the Trustee herein.
Section 7.11. Eligibility.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a). The Trustee shall have
a combined capital and surplus of at least $25,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
Section 7.12. Money Held
in Trust. The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with
the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and except
for money held in trust under Article 8 of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 8
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS
Section 8.01. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture. If at any time (a) the Company shall have paid or caused to be paid the Principal of and interest on all
the Securities of any series outstanding hereunder (other than Securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08) as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or (b) the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities of any series theretofore authenticated (other than any Securities
of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08)
or (c) (i) all the securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable,
or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and (ii) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to
be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in cash (other than moneys repaid by the Trustee or any paying agent to
the Company in accordance with Section 8.04) or U.S. Government Obligations, maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and
at such times as will insure (without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest) the availability of cash, or a combination thereof,
sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Securities of such series (other than any Securities of such series which shall have
been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08) not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest due or to become due on or prior to such date of maturity or redemption as
the case may be, and if, in any such case, the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company
with respect to Securities of such series, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to Securities of such
series (except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange of securities of such series, and the Company’s right of
optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (iii) rights of holders to
receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration) and
remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the rights, obligations and immunities of the
Trustee hereunder and (v) the rights of the Securityholders of such series as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited
with the Trustee payable to all or any of them), and the Trustee, on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging such satisfaction
of and discharging this Indenture with respect to such series; provided, that the rights of Holders of the Securities to receive amounts
in respect of Principal of and interest on the Securities held by them shall not be delayed longer than required by then-applicable mandatory
rules or policies of any securities exchange upon which the Securities are listed. The Company agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any
costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter reasonably and
properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with this Indenture or the Securities of such series.
Section 8.02. Application
by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities. Subject to Section 8.04, all moneys (including U.S. Government Obligations
and the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01, Section 8.05 or Section 8.06 shall be held in trust and
applied by it to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent to the Holders of the particular Securities of such series for
the payment or redemption of which such moneys have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for Principal
and interest; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 8.03. Repayment
of Moneys Held by Paying Agent. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to Securities of
any series, all moneys then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities
shall, upon demand of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further
liability with respect to such moneys.
Section 8.04. Return of
Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years. Any moneys deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any paying agent
for the payment of the Principal of or interest on any Security of any series and not applied but remaining unclaimed for two years after
the date upon which such Principal or interest shall have become due and payable, shall, upon the written request of the Company and unless
otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Company by the
Trustee for such series or such paying agent, and the Holder of the Security of such series shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory
provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property laws, thereafter look only to the Company for any payment which such
Holder may be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any paying agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease.
Section 8.05. Defeasance
and Discharge of Indenture. The Company shall be deemed to have paid and shall be discharged from any and all obligations in respect
of the Securities of any series, on the 123rd day after the deposit referred to in clause (i) hereof has been made, and the provisions
of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect with respect to the Securities of such series (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except as to: (a) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, and the Company’s
right of optional redemption, (b) substitution of apparently mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (c) rights of holders
to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration),
(d) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (e) the rights of the Securityholders of such series as beneficiaries
hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them; provided that the following conditions
shall have been satisfied:
(i) with reference
to this provision the Company has deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or another qualifying trustee satisfying
the requirements of Section 7.11) as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit
of the Holders of the Securities of such series, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the payment
of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide not later than one day before the due date of
any payment referred to in subclause (x) or (y) of this clause (i) money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee, to pay and discharge without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and after payment of all federal, state and local
taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee (x) the principal of, premium, if any, and each installment
of interest on the outstanding Securities of such series on the due dates thereof and (y) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous
payments applicable to the Securities of such series on the day on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms
of Securities of such series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series;
(ii) the Company
has delivered to the Trustee (A) either (x) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of its option under this Section 8.05
and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case
if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred, which Opinion of Counsel must be based upon a ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service to the same effect or a change in applicable federal income tax law or related treasury regulations after the date of this Indenture
or (y) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service to the same effect as the aforementioned Opinion of
Counsel and (B) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the creation of the defeasance trust does not violate the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and after the passage of 123 days following the deposit, the trust fund will not be subject to the effect of
Section 547 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or Section 15 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law;
(iii) immediately
after giving effect to such deposit on a pro forma basis, no Event of Default, or event that after the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending
on the 123rd day after the date of such deposit, and such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound;
(iv) if at such
time the Securities of such series are listed on a national securities exchange, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that the Securities of such series will not be delisted as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge;
(v) the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
to the defeasance and discharge under this Section have been complied with; and
(vi) if the Securities
of such series are to be redeemed prior to the final maturity thereof (other than from mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments),
notice of such redemption shall have been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee shall
have been made.
Section 8.06. Defeasance
of Certain Obligations. The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in, and this Indenture will
no longer be in effect with respect to, any covenant established pursuant to Section 2.03(r) and clause (c) (with respect to any covenants
established pursuant to Section 2.03(r)) and clause (f) of Section 6.01 shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default, if
(a) with reference to this
Section 8.06, the Company has deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or another qualifying trustee satisfying
the requirements of Section 7.11) as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit
of the Holders of the Securities of such series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, (i) money in an amount
or (ii) U.S. Government Obligations which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms
will provide not later than one day before the due dates thereof or earlier redemption (irrevocably provided for under agreements satisfactory
to the Trustee), as the case may be, of any payment referred to in subclause (x) or (y) of this clause (a) money in an amount, or (iii)
a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and after
payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee (x) the principal
of, premium, if any, and each installment of interest on the outstanding Securities on the due date thereof or earlier redemption (irrevocably
provided for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be, and (y) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous
payments applicable to the Securities of such series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series on the day on which
such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and of Securities of such series and the Indenture with
respect to the Securities of such series;
(b) the Company has delivered
to the Trustee (i) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of its option under this Section 8.06 and will be subject
to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and
defeasance had not occurred and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the creation of the defeasance trust does not violate the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and after the passage of 123 days following the deposit, the trust fund will not be subject
to the effect of Section 547 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or Section 15 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law;
(c) immediately after giving
effect to such deposit on a pro forma basis, no Event of Default, or event that after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would
become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending on the 123rd
day after the date of such deposit, and such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any
other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound;
(d) if at such time the Securities
of such series are listed on a national securities exchange, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the Securities of such series will not be delisted as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge; and
(e) the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance
under this Section have been complied with.
Section 8.07. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or paying agent is unable to apply any monies or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8 by reason of
any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated
as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article until such time as the Trustee or paying agent is permitted to apply all such
monies or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8; provided, however, that if the Company has made any
payment of Principal of or interest on any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the monies or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee
or paying agent.
Section 8.08. Indemnity.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.08 and Section
8.02, the “Trustee”) against any tax, fee or other charge, imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.05 or 8.06 or the principal or interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto.
Section 8.09. Excess Funds.
Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon request
of the Company, any money or U.S. Government Obligations (or other property and any proceeds therefrom) held by it as provided in Section
8.01, 8.05 or 8.06 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect a discharge
or defeasance, as applicable, in accordance with this Article 8.
Section 8.10. Qualifying
Trustee. Any trustee appointed pursuant to Section 8.05 or 8.06 for the purpose of holding money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited
pursuant to such Sections shall be appointed under an agreement in form acceptable to the Trustee and shall provide to the Trustee a certificate,
upon which certificate the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely, that all conditions precedent provided for herein to the related
defeasance have been complied with. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any acts or omissions of said trustee.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS,
SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.01. Without
Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of any series without notice
to or the consent of any Holder:
(a) to cure any ambiguity,
defect or inconsistency in this Indenture; provided that such amendments or supplements shall not materially and adversely affect the
interests of the Holders;
(b) to comply with Article
5;
(c) to comply with any requirements
of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
(d) to evidence and provide
for the acceptance of appointment hereunder with respect to the Securities of any or all series by a successor Trustee and to add to or
change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder
by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.09;
(e) to establish the form
or forms or terms of Securities of any series or of the coupons appertaining to such Securities as permitted by Section 2.03;
(f) to provide for uncertificated
or Unregistered Securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose; and
(g) to make any change that
does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
Section 9.02. With Consent
of Holders. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, without prior notice to any Holders, the Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture
and the Securities of any series with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of all series affected by such amendment (all such series voting as a separate class), and the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of all series affected thereby (all such series voting as a separate class) by written notice to the Trustee
may waive future compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities of such series.
Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 9.02, without the consent of each Holder affected thereby, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section
6.04, may not:
(a) change the stated maturity
of the Principal of, or any sinking fund obligation or any installment of interest on, such Holder’s Security;
(b) reduce the Principal
amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon (including any amount in respect of original issue discount);
(c) reduce the above stated
percentage of outstanding Securities the consent of whose holders is necessary to modify or amend the Indenture with respect to the Securities
of the relevant series; and
(d) reduce the percentage
in principal amount of outstanding Securities of the relevant series the consent of whose Holders is required for any supplemental indenture
or for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain Defaults and their consequences provided for in this
Indenture.
A supplemental indenture
which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit
of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such
covenant or provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series
or of the coupons appertaining to such Securities.
It shall not be necessary
for the consent of any Holder under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver,
but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement
or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall give to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing
the amendment, supplement or waiver. The Company will mail supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company
to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture
or waiver.
Section 9.03. Revocation
and Effect of Consent. Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the
Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the Security of the consenting
Holder, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent
as to its Security or portion of its Security. Such revocation shall be effective only if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation
before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become effective with
respect to any Securities affected thereby on receipt by the Trustee of written consents from the requisite Holders of outstanding Securities
affected thereby.
The Company may, but shall
not be obligated to, fix a record date (which may be not less than five nor more than 60 days prior to the solicitation of consents) for
the purpose of determining the Holders of the Securities of any series affected entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.
If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were such Holders at such record
date (or their duly designated proxies) and only those Persons shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or
to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be such Holders after such record date. No such consent
shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
After an amendment, supplement
or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Securities of any series affected thereby, it shall bind every Holder of such Securities
unless it is of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.02. In case of an amendment or waiver of the type described
in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.02, the amendment or waiver shall bind each such Holder who has consented to it and every subsequent
Holder of a Security that evidences the same indebtedness as the Security of the consenting Holder.
Section 9.04. Notation
on or Exchange of Securities. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of any Security, the Trustee may require the
Holder thereof to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and
return it to the Holder and the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any Security of such series thereafter authenticated. Alternatively,
if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
new Security of the same series and tenor that reflects the changed terms.
Section 9.05. Trustee
to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 is authorized or permitted by
this Indenture, stating that all requisite consents have been obtained or that no consents are required and stating that such supplemental
indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to customary exceptions. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver that
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.06. Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article 9 shall conform to the requirements of the
Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Trust Indenture
Act of 1939. This Indenture shall incorporate and be governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be
part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 10.02. Notices.
Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if written and (a) if delivered in person when received or (b) if mailed by
first class mail 5 days after mailing, or (c) as between the Company and the Trustee if sent by facsimile transmission, when transmission
is confirmed, in each case addressed as follows:
if to the Company:
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Intrusion Inc. |
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101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200 |
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Plano, Texas 75074 |
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Telecopy: ______________ |
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Attention: Chief Executive Officer |
if to the Trustee:
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[Name of Trustee] |
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[Address] |
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Telecopy: |
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Attention: |
The Company or the Trustee
by written notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication
shall be sufficiently given to Holders of any Unregistered Securities, by publication at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in The
City of New York, or with respect to any Security the interest on which is based on the offered quotations in the interbank Eurodollar
market for dollar deposits at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in London, and by mailing to the Holders thereof who have filed their
names and addresses with the Trustee pursuant to Section 313(c)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act at such addresses as were so furnished to
the Trustee and to Holders of Registered Securities by mailing to such Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Security
Register. Notice mailed shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Copies of any such communication or notice
to a Holder shall also be mailed to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Failure to mail a notice
or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. Except as otherwise provided
in this Indenture, if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided in this Section 10.02, it is duly given, whether or not
the addressee receives it.
Where this Indenture provides
for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the
event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such
filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case it shall be impracticable
to give notice as herein contemplated, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient
notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 10.03. 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 furnish to the Trustee:
(a) 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
(b) an Opinion of Counsel
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Section 10.04. Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for
in this Indenture (other than the certificate required by Section 4.04) shall include:
(a) a statement that each
person signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement as
to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement or opinion contained in such certificate or opinion
is based;
(c) a statement that, in
the opinion of each 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
(d) a statement as to whether
or not, in the opinion of each such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that, with respect
to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 10.05. Evidence
of Ownership. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the Holder of any Unregistered
Security and the Holder of any coupon as the absolute owner of such Unregistered Security or coupon (whether or not such Unregistered
Security or coupon shall be overdue) for the purpose of receiving payment thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes, and
neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. The fact
of the holding by any Holder of an Unregistered Security, and the identifying number of such Security and the date of his holding the
same, may be proved by the production of such Security or by a certificate executed by any trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities
dealer wherever situated satisfactory to the Trustee, if such certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory. Each such
certificate shall be dated and shall state that on the date thereof a Security bearing a specified identifying number was deposited with
or exhibited to such trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities dealer by the person named in such certificate. Any such certificate
may be issued in respect of one or more Unregistered Securities specified therein. The holding by the person named in any such certificate
of any Unregistered Securities specified therein shall be presumed to continue for a period of one year from the date of such certificate
unless at the time of any determination of such holding (1) another certificate bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Securities
shall be produced or (2) the Security specified in such certificate shall be produced by some other Person, or (3) the Security specified
in such certificate shall have ceased to be outstanding. Subject to Article 7, the fact and date of the execution of any such instrument
and the amount and numbers of Securities held by the Person so executing such instrument may also be proven in accordance with such reasonable
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in any other manner which the Trustee may deem sufficient.
The Company, the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name any Registered Security shall be registered upon
the Security Register for such series as the absolute owner of such Registered Security (whether or not such Registered Security shall
be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account
of the Principal of and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest on such Registered Security and for all other purposes;
and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 10.06. Rules by
Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Paying Agent
or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 10.07. Payment
Date Other Than a Business Day. Except as otherwise provided with respect to a series of Securities, if any date for payment of Principal
or interest on any Security shall not be a Business Day at any place of payment, then payment of Principal of or interest on such Security,
as the case may be, need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at any place of payment with the
same force and effect as if made on such date and no interest shall accrue in respect of such payment for the period from and after such
date.
Section 10.08. Governing
Law. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture and the Securities.
Section 10.09. No Adverse
Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture or loan or debt agreement of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture or agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 10.10. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this
Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 10.11. Duplicate
Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement.
Section 10.12. Separability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.13. Table of
Contents, Headings, Etc. The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions
hereof.
Section 10.14. Incorporators,
Stockholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or agreement contained in this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, or in any Security or any coupons appertaining thereto,
or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such or against any past, present or future
stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any
successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable
proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities and the coupons appertaining
thereto by the holders thereof and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities and the coupons appertaining thereto.
Section 10.15. Judgment
Currency. The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose
of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the Principal of or interest on the Securities
of any series (the “Required Currency”) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the “Judgment
Currency”), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could
purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered,
unless such day is not a Business Day, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at
which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment
Currency on the Business Day preceding the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered and (b) its obligations under this Indenture
to make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment
(whether or not entered in accordance with subsection (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that
such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be
payable in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering
in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency
so expressed to be payable and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture.
SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
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EXHIBIT 4.17
INTRUSION INC.
as the Company
and
as Trustee
Subordinated Indenture
Dated as of ,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 1.01. Definitions |
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Section 1.02. Other Definitions |
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 1.04. Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE 2 |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 2.01. Form and Dating |
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Section 2.02. Execution And Authentication |
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Section 2.03. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series |
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Section 2.04. Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest |
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Section 2.05. Registrar and Paying Agent; Agents Generally |
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Section 2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
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Section 2.07. Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 2.08. Replacement Securities |
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Section 2.09. Outstanding Securities |
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Section 2.10. Temporary Securities |
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Section 2.11. Cancellation |
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Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers |
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Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest |
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Section 2.14. Series May Include Tranches |
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ARTICLE 3 |
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REDEMPTION |
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Section 3.01. Applicability of Article |
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Section 3.02. Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions |
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Section 3.03. Payment Of Securities Called For Redemption |
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Section 3.04. Exclusion of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption |
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Section 3.05. Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds |
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ARTICLE 4 |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 4.01. Payment of Securities |
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Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 4.03. Securityholders’ Lists |
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Section 4.04. Certificate to Trustee |
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Section 4.05. Reports by the Company |
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Section 4.06. Additional Amounts |
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ARTICLE 5 |
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION |
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Section 5.01. When Company May Merge, Etc |
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Section 5.02. Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE 6 |
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.01. Events of Default |
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Section 6.02. Acceleration |
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Section 6.03. Other Remedies |
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Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 6.05. Control by Majority |
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Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits |
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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
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Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee |
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Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 6.10. Application of Proceeds |
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Section 6.11. Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 6.12. Undertaking for Costs |
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Section 6.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 6.14. Delay or Omission not Waiver |
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ARTICLE 7 |
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TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.01. General |
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Section 7.02. Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer |
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Section 7.05. Notice of Default |
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Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity |
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Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee |
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Section 7.09. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 7.10. Successor Trustee By Merger, Etc |
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Section 7.11. Eligibility |
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Section 7.12. Money Held in Trust |
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ARTICLE 8 |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS |
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Section 8.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 8.02. Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities |
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Section 8.03. Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent |
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Section 8.04. Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years |
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Section 8.05. Defeasance and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 8.06. Defeasance of Certain Obligations |
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Section 8.07. Reinstatement |
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Section 8.08. Indemnity |
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Section 8.09. Excess Funds |
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Section 8.10. Qualifying Trustee |
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
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Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders |
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Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consent |
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Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Securities |
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Section 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc |
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Section 9.06. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act |
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ARTICLE 10 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.01. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 |
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Section 10.02. Notices |
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Section 10.03. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
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Section 10.04. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
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Section 10.05. Evidence of Ownership |
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Section 10.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar |
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Section 10.07. Payment Date Other Than a Business Day |
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Section 10.08. Governing Law |
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Section 10.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
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Section 10.10. Successors |
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Section 10.11. Duplicate Originals |
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Section 10.12. Separability |
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Section 10.13. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc |
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Section 10.14. Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability |
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Section 10.15. Judgment Currency |
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SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 11.01. Agreement to Subordinate |
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Section 11.02. Payments to Securityholders |
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Section 11.03. Subrogation of Securities |
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Section 11.04. Authorization by Securityholders |
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Section 11.05. Notice to Trustee |
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Section 11.06. Trustee’s Relation to Senior Indebtedness |
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Section 11.07. No Impairment of Subordination |
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SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, dated
as of , 20 , between Intrusion Inc., a
Delaware corporation, as the Company, and ,
as Trustee.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company has
duly authorized the issue from time to time of its subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one
or more series (the “Securities”) up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture and to provide, among other things, for the authentication, delivery and administration thereof,
the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary
to make this Indenture a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises
and the purchases of the Securities by the holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and
proportionate benefit of the respective holders from time to time of the Securities or of any and all series thereof and of the coupons,
if any, appertaining thereto as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“Affiliate”
of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”,
“controlled by” and “under common control with”) when used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agent”
means any Registrar, Paying Agent, transfer agent or Authenticating Agent.
“Authorized Newspaper”
means a newspaper (which, in the case of The City of New York, will, if practicable, be The Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) and
in the case of London, will, if practicable, be the Financial Times (London Edition) and published in an official language of the country
of publication customarily published at least once a day for at least five days in each calendar week and of general circulation in The
City of New York or London, as applicable. If it shall be impractical in the opinion of the Trustee to make any publication of any notice
required hereby in an Authorized Newspaper, any publication or other notice in lieu thereof which is made or given with the approval of
the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.
“Board Resolution”
means one or more resolutions of the board of directors of the Company or any authorized committee thereof, certified by the secretary
or an assistant secretary to have been duly adopted and to be in full force and effect on the date of certification, and delivered to
the Trustee.
“Business Day”
means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized
or required by law or regulation to close in The City of New York, with respect to any Security the interest on which is based on the
offered quotations in the interbank Eurodollar market for dollar deposits in London, or with respect to Securities denominated in a specified
currency other than United States dollars, in the principal financial center of the country of the specified currency.
“Capital Lease”
means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property which, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be capitalized on the balance
sheet of such Person.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after
the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture
Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.
“Company”
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to Article 5 of this Indenture
and thereafter means the successor.
“Corporate Trust
Office” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time,
be administered, which office is, at the date of this Indenture, located at Attention: .
“Currency Agreement”
means, with respect to any Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed
to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency values to or under which such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or a beneficiary on the date hereof or becomes a party or a beneficiary thereafter.
“Debt”
means, with respect to any Person at any date of determination (without duplication), (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed
money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of
such Person in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptance or other similar instruments (or reimbursement obligations with
respect thereto), (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except Trade Payables,
(v) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases, (vi) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person,
whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; provided that, for purposes of determining the amount of any Debt of the type described
in this clause, if recourse with respect to such Debt is limited to such asset, the amount of such Debt shall be limited to the lesser
of the fair market value of such asset or the amount of such Debt, (vii) all Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person to the extent such
Debt is Guaranteed by such Person, (viii) all redeemable stock valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference
plus accrued and unpaid dividends and (ix) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, all obligations of such Person under
Currency Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements.
“Default”
means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Depositary”
means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in the form of one or more Registered Global Securities, the Person
designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 2.03 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary
hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities
of any such series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Registered Global Securities of that series.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. as in effect as of the date hereof applied on a basis consistent with the principles,
methods, procedures and practices employed in the preparation of the Company’s audited financial statements, including, without
limitation, those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other
entity as is approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
“Guarantee”
means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other
Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such other Person
(whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keepwell, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services,
to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other
manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof
(in whole or in part); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Holder”
or “Securityholder” means the registered holder of any Security with respect to Registered Securities and the bearer
of any Unregistered Security or any coupon appertaining thereto, as the case may be.
“Indenture”
means this Indenture as originally executed and delivered or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures
supplemental to this Indenture entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and shall include the forms and terms
of the Securities of each series established as contemplated pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03.
“Interest Rate Agreement”
means, with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement,
interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates to or under
which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or a beneficiary on the date hereof or becomes a party or a beneficiary thereafter.
“Lien”
means, with respect to any property, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such
property. For purposes of this Indenture, the Company shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property which it has acquired or holds
subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating
to such property.
“Officer”
means, with respect to the Company, the president, the chief executive officer the chief financial officer or the secretary.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed in the name of the Company (i) by the president or chief executive officer and (ii)
by the chief financial officer or the secretary, and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall comply with Section 314 of
the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, and include (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) the statements provided
in Section 10.04, if applicable.
“Opinion of Counsel”
means a written opinion signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, satisfactory to the Trustee. Each
such opinion shall comply with Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, and include the statements provided in Section 10.04,
if and to the extent required thereby.
“Original issue
date” of any Security (or portion thereof) means the earlier of (a) the date of authentication of such Security or (b) the date
of any Security (or portion thereof) for which such Security was issued (directly or indirectly) on registration of transfer, exchange
or substitution.
“Original Issue
Discount Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable
upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02.
“Periodic Offering”
means an offering of Securities of a series from time to time, the specific terms of which Securities, including, without limitation,
the rate or rates of interest, if any, thereon, the stated maturity or maturities thereof and the redemption provisions, if any, with
respect thereto, are to be determined by the Company or its agents upon the issuance of such Securities.
“Person”
means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Principal”
of a Security means the principal amount of, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes any premium payable on, the Security.
“Registered Global
Security” means a Security evidencing all or a part of a series of Registered Securities, issued to the Depositary for such
series in accordance with Section 2.02, and bearing the legend prescribed in Section 2.02.
“Registered Security”
means any Security registered on the Security Register (as defined in Section 2.05).
“Responsible Officer”
when used with respect to the Trustee, shall mean an officer of the Trustee in the Corporate Trust Office, 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.
“Securities”
means any of the securities, as defined in the first paragraph of the recitals hereof, that are authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture and, unless the context indicates otherwise, shall include any coupon appertaining thereto.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Senior Indebtedness”
means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all Debt of the Company whether created, incurred or assumed before, on or
after the date of this Indenture; provided that such Senior Indebtedness shall not include (i) Debt of the Company that, when incurred
and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, U.S. Code, was without recourse and (ii) any other Debt of the
Company which by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same are specifically designated as not being senior in right
of payment to the Securities; provided that Senior Indebtedness does not include any obligation to the Company or any Subsidiary.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which a majority of the capital stock or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
“Trade Payables”
means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any other indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed
or Guaranteed by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition
of goods or services.
“Trustee”
means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions
of Article 7 and thereafter shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one
such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities
of that series.
“Trust Indenture
Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as it may be amended from time
to time.
“Unregistered Security”
means any Security other than a Registered Security.
“U.S. Government
Obligations” means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full
faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is
unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, and shall also include a depository
receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest
on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided
that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such
depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest
on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
“Yield to Maturity”
means, as the context may require, the yield to maturity (i) on a series of Securities or (ii) if the Securities of a series are issuable
from time to time, on a Security of such series, calculated at the time of issuance of such series in the case of clause (i) or at the
time of issuance of such Security of such series in the case of clause (ii), or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of
interest on such series or on such Security, and calculated in accordance with the constant interest method or such other accepted financial
practice as is specified in the terms of such Security.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
Each of the following terms is defined in the section set forth opposite such term:
Term |
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Section |
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Authenticating Agent |
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2.02 |
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Cash Transaction |
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7.03 |
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Dollars |
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4.02 |
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Event of Default |
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6.01 |
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Judgment Currency |
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10.15 |
(a) |
mandatory sinking fund payment |
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3.05 |
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optional sinking fund payment |
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3.05 |
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Paying Agent |
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2.05 |
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record date |
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2.04 |
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Registrar |
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2.05 |
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Required Currency |
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10.15 |
(a) |
Security Register |
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2.05 |
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self-liquidating paper |
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7.03 |
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sinking fund payment date |
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3.05 |
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tranche |
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2.14 |
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Section 1.03. Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated
by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture
Act have the following meanings:
“indenture securities”
means the Securities;
“indenture security
holder” means a Holder or a Securityholder;
“indenture to be
qualified” means this Indenture;
“indenture trustee”
or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Securities.
All other terms used in this
Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by reference in the Trust Indenture Act to another statute or defined by
a rule of the Commission and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
Section 1.04. Rules of
Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) an accounting term not
otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(b) words in the singular
include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
(c) “herein,”
“hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or
other subdivision;
(d) all references to Sections
or Articles refer to Sections or Articles of this Indenture unless otherwise indicated; and
(e) use of masculine, feminine
or neuter pronouns should not be deemed a limitation, and the use of any such pronouns should be construed to include, where appropriate,
the other pronouns.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.01. Form and
Dating. The Securities of each series shall be substantially in such form or forms (not inconsistent with this Indenture) as shall
be established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have imprinted
or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends or endorsements, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may
be required to comply with any law, or with any rules of any securities exchange or usage, all as may be determined by the officers executing
such Securities as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. Unless otherwise so established, Unregistered Securities shall have
coupons attached.
Section 2.02. Execution
And Authentication. Two Officers shall execute the Securities and one Officer shall execute the coupons appertaining thereto for the
Company by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company. The seal of the Company, if any, shall be reproduced
on the Securities. If an Officer whose signature is on a Security or coupon appertaining thereto no longer holds that office at the time
the Security is authenticated, the Security and such coupon shall nevertheless be valid.
The Trustee, at the expense
of the Company, may appoint an authenticating agent (the “Authenticating Agent”) to authenticate Securities. The Authenticating
Agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such Authenticating Agent.
A Security and the coupons
appertaining thereto shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on
the Security or on the Security to which such coupon appertains by an authorized officer. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that
the Security or the Security to which the coupon appertains has been authenticated under this Indenture.
At any time and from time
to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series having attached thereto appropriate
coupons, if any, executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication together with the applicable documents referred to below in
this Section, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver such Securities to or upon the written order of the Company. In
authenticating any Securities of a series, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive prior to the authentication of any Securities of such
series, and (subject to Article 7) shall be fully protected in relying upon, unless and until such documents have been superseded or revoked:
(a) any Board Resolution
and/or executed supplemental indenture referred to in Sections 2.01 and 2.03 by or pursuant to which the forms and terms of the Securities
of that series were established;
(b) an Officers’ Certificate
setting forth the form or forms and terms of the Securities, stating that the form or forms and terms of the Securities of such series
have been, or, in the case of a Periodic Offering, will be when established in accordance with such procedures as shall be referred to
therein, established in compliance with this Indenture; and
(c) an Opinion of Counsel
substantially to the effect that the form or forms and terms of the Securities of such series have been, or, in the case of a Periodic
Offering, will be when established in accordance with such procedures as shall be referred to therein, established in compliance with
this Indenture and that the supplemental indenture, to the extent applicable, and Securities have been duly authorized and, if executed
and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and duly paid for by the purchasers thereof on the
date of such opinion, would be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and would be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium
and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general principles of equity, and covering such other matters as shall
be specified therein and as shall be reasonably requested by the Trustee.
The Trustee shall not be
required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own
rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions
of Sections 2.01 and 2.02, if, in connection with a Periodic Offering, all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01 or the written order, Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.02 at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such
series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to
be issued.
With respect to Securities
of a series offered in a Periodic Offering, the Trustee may rely, as to the authorization by the Company of any of such Securities, the
forms and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and the other
documents delivered pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02, as applicable, in connection with the first authentication of Securities of such
series.
If the Company shall establish
pursuant to Section 2.03 that the Securities of a series or a portion thereof are to be issued in the form of one or more Registered Global
Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Registered Global Securities that
(i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all of the Securities of such series
issued in such form and not yet cancelled, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Registered Global Security
or Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or its custodian or pursuant
to such Depositary’s instructions and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Unless and until it
is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole
by the Depositary to the nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary
or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.”
Section 2.03. Amount Unlimited;
Issuable in Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is
unlimited.
The Securities may be issued
in one or more series and shall be subordinated to the Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 hereof. There shall
be established in or pursuant to Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the initial issuance of Securities
of any series, subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.03,
(a) the designation of the
Securities of the series, which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from the Securities of all other series;
(b) any limit upon the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture and any limitation on the
ability of the Company to increase such aggregate principal amount after the initial issuance of the Securities of that series (except
for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon redemption of,
other Securities of the series pursuant hereto);
(c) the date or dates on
which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable (which date or dates may be fixed or extendible);
(d) the rate or rates (which
may be fixed or variable) per annum at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such
interest shall accrue, on which such interest shall be payable and (in the case of Registered Securities) on which a record shall be taken
for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable and/or the method by which such rate or rates or date or dates shall be determined;
(e) if other than as provided
in Section 4.02, the place or places where the principal of and any interest on Securities of the series shall be payable, any Registered
Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange, notices, demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of the
series and this Indenture may be served and notice to Holders may be published;
(f) the right, if any, of
the Company to redeem Securities of the series, in whole or in part, at its option and the period or periods within which, the price or
prices at which and any terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be so redeemed, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise;
(g) the obligation, if any,
of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions
or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which and any of the terms and
conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(h) if other than denominations
of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(i) if other than the principal
amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the maturity thereof;
(j) if other than the coin
or currency in which the Securities of the series are denominated, the coin or currency in which payment of the principal of or interest
on the Securities of the series shall be payable or if the amount of payments of principal of and/or interest on the Securities of the
series may be determined with reference to an index based on a coin or currency other than that in which the Securities of the series
are denominated, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(k) if other than the currency
of the United States of America, the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which payment of the Principal of and
interest on the Securities of the series shall be payable, and the manner in which any such currencies shall be valued against other currencies
in which any other Securities shall be payable;
(l) whether the Securities
of the series or any portion thereof will be issuable as Registered Securities (and if so, whether such Securities will be issuable as
Registered Global Securities) or Unregistered Securities (with or without coupons) (and if so, whether such Securities will be issued
in temporary or permanent global form), or any combination of the foregoing, any restrictions applicable to the offer, sale or delivery
of Unregistered Securities or the payment of interest thereon and, if other than as provided herein, the terms upon which Unregistered
Securities of any series may be exchanged for Registered Securities of such series and vice versa;
(m) whether and under what
circumstances the Company will pay additional amounts on the Securities of the series held by a person who is not a U.S. person in respect
of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company will have the option to redeem such
Securities rather than pay such additional amounts;
(n) if the Securities of
the series are to be issuable in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary Security of such series)
only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, the form and terms of such certificates,
documents or conditions;
(o) any trustees, depositaries,
authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or the registrar or any other agents with respect to the Securities of the series;
(p) provisions, if any, for
the defeasance of the Securities of the series (including provisions permitting defeasance of less than all Securities of the series),
which provisions may be in addition to, in substitution for, or in modification of (or any combination of the foregoing) the provisions
of Article 8;
(q) if the Securities of
the series are issuable in whole or in part as one or more Registered Global Securities or Unregistered Securities in global form, the
identity of the Depositary or common Depositary for such Registered Global Security or Securities or Unregistered Securities in global
form;
(r) any other Events of Default
or covenants with respect to the Securities of the series; and
(s) any other terms of the
Securities of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).
All Securities of any one
series and coupons, if any, appertaining thereto shall be substantially identical, except in the case of Registered Securities as to date
and denomination, except in the case of any Periodic Offering and except as may otherwise be provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution
referred to above or as set forth in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the
same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to such Board
Resolution or in any such indenture supplemental hereto and any forms and terms of Securities to be issued from time to time may be completed
and established from time to time prior to the issuance thereof by procedures described in such Board Resolution or supplemental indenture.
Unless otherwise expressly
provided with respect to a series of Securities, the aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities may be increased and additional
Securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased.
Section 2.04. Denomination
and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest. The Securities of each series shall be issuable as Registered Securities or Unregistered
Securities in denominations established as contemplated by Section 2.03 or, if not so established with respect to Securities of any series,
in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The Securities of each series shall be numbered, lettered or otherwise distinguished
in such manner or in accordance with such plan as the Officers of the Company executing the same may determine, as evidenced by their
execution thereof.
Unless otherwise specified
with respect to a series of Securities, each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities of each series shall
bear interest, if any, from the date, and such interest and shall be payable on the dates, established as contemplated by Section 2.03.
The person in whose name
any Registered Security of any series is registered at the close of business on any record date applicable to a particular series with
respect to any interest payment date for such series shall be entitled to receive the interest, if any, payable on such interest payment
date notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Registered Security subsequent to the record date and prior to such interest payment
date, except if and to the extent the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on such interest payment date for such
series, in which case the provisions of Section 2.13 shall apply. The term “record date” as used with respect to any
interest payment date (except a date for payment of defaulted interest) for the Securities of any series shall mean the date specified
as such in the terms of the Registered Securities of such series established as contemplated by Section 2.03, or, if no such date is so
established, the fifteenth day next preceding such interest payment date, whether or not such record date is a Business Day.
Section 2.05. Registrar
and Paying Agent; Agents Generally. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration,
registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented
for payment (the “Paying Agent”), which shall be in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. The Company shall
cause the Registrar to keep a register of the Registered Securities and of their registration, transfer and exchange (the “Security
Register”). The Company may have one or more additional Paying Agents or transfer agents with respect to any series.
The Company shall enter into
an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture
and the Trust Indenture Act that relate to such Agent. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the name and address
of any Agent and any change in the name or address of an Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee
shall act as such. The Company may remove any Agent upon written notice to such Agent and the Trustee; provided that no such removal
shall become effective until (i) the acceptance of an appointment by a successor Agent to such Agent as evidenced by an appropriate agency
agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Agent and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the
Trustee shall serve as such Agent until the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with clause (i) of this proviso. The Company
or any affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar; provided that neither the Company nor an affiliate of the
Company shall act as Paying Agent in connection with the defeasance of the Securities or the discharge of this Indenture under Article
8.
The Company initially appoints
the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. If, at any time, the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Registrar shall
make available to the Trustee ten days prior to each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request
the names and addresses of the Holders as they appear in the Security Register.
Section 2.06. Paying Agent
to Hold Money in Trust. Not later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on each due date or, in the case of Unregistered Securities,
10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to the due date, of any Principal or interest on any Securities, the Company shall
deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay such Principal or interest. The Company shall require
each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders
of such Securities or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of Principal of and interest on such Securities and
shall promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance
of any payment default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and
to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money so paid over to the
Trustee. If the Company or any affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of any Principal of
or interest on any Securities, segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders thereof a sum of money sufficient
to pay such Principal or interest so becoming due until such sum of money shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided
in this Indenture, and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure to act as required by this Section.
Section 2.07. Transfer
and Exchange. Unregistered Securities (except for any temporary global Unregistered Securities) and coupons (except for coupons attached
to any temporary global Unregistered Securities) shall be transferable by delivery.
At the option of the Holder
thereof, Registered Securities of any series (other than a Registered Global Security, except as set forth below) may be exchanged for
a Registered Security or Registered Securities of such series and tenor having authorized denominations and an equal aggregate principal
amount, upon surrender of such Registered Securities to be exchanged at the agency of the Company that shall be maintained for such purpose
in accordance with Section 2.05 and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided. If the Securities
of any series are issued in both registered and unregistered form, except as otherwise established pursuant to Section 2.03, at the option
of the Holder thereof, Unregistered Securities of any series may be exchanged for Registered Securities of such series and tenor having
authorized denominations and an equal aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of such Unregistered Securities to be exchanged at the
agency of the Company that shall be maintained for such purpose in accordance with Section 4.02, with, in the case of Unregistered Securities
that have coupons attached, all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto appertaining, and upon payment, if the Company
shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided. At the option of the Holder thereof, if Unregistered Securities of any series,
maturity date, interest rate and original issue date are issued in more than one authorized denomination, except as otherwise established
pursuant to Section 2.03, such Unregistered Securities may be exchanged for Unregistered Securities of such series and tenor having authorized
denominations and an equal aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of such Unregistered Securities to be exchanged at the agency of
the Company that shall be maintained for such purpose in accordance with Section 4.02, with, in the case of Unregistered Securities that
have coupons attached, all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto appertaining, and upon payment, if the Company
shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided. Registered Securities of any series may not be exchanged for Unregistered Securities
of such series. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Upon surrender for registration
of transfer of any Registered Security of a series at the agency of the Company that shall be maintained for that purpose in accordance
with Section 2.05 and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided, the Company shall execute, and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Securities
of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
All Registered Securities
presented for registration of transfer, exchange, redemption or payment shall be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument
or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the holder or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
The Company may require payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any exchange or registration
of transfer of Securities. No service charge shall be made for any such transaction.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 2.07, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, a Registered
Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary
for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary
or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
If at any time the Depositary
for any Registered Global Securities of any series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
Registered Global Securities or if at any time the Depositary for such Registered Global Securities shall no longer be eligible under
applicable law, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary eligible under applicable law with respect to such Registered Global
Securities. If a successor Depositary eligible under applicable law for such Registered Global Securities is not appointed by the Company
within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company will execute, and the Trustee,
upon receipt of the Company’s order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Registered Securities of such series and tenor,
will authenticate and deliver Registered Securities of such series and tenor, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of such Registered Global Securities, in exchange for such Registered Global Securities.
The Company may at any time
and in its sole discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depositary determine that any Registered Global Securities of any series
shall no longer be maintained in global form. In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of the Company’s
order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Registered Securities of such series and tenor, will authenticate and deliver,
Registered Securities of such series and tenor in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of such Registered Global Securities, in exchange for such Registered Global Securities.
Any time the Registered Securities
of any series are not in the form of Registered Global Securities pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs, the Company agrees to supply
the Trustee with a reasonable supply of certificated Registered Securities without the legend required by Section 2.02 and the Trustee
agrees to hold such Registered Securities in safekeeping until authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
If established by the Company
pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to any Registered Global Security, the Depositary for such Registered Global Security may surrender
such Registered Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for Registered Securities of the same series and tenor in definitive registered
form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, without service charge,
(a) to the Person specified
by such Depositary new Registered Securities of the same series and tenor, of any authorized denominations as requested by such Person,
in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Registered Global Security;
and
(b) to such Depositary a
new Registered Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Registered
Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Registered Securities authenticated and delivered pursuant to clause (a) above.
Registered Securities issued
in exchange for a Registered Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations
as the Depositary for such Registered Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise,
shall instruct the Trustee or an agent of the Company or the Trustee. The Trustee or such agent shall deliver such Securities to or as
directed by the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
All Securities issued upon
any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
Notwithstanding anything
herein or in the forms or terms of any Securities to the contrary, none of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
Trustee shall be required to exchange any Unregistered Security for a Registered Security if such exchange would result in adverse Federal
income tax consequences to the Company (such as, for example, the inability of the Company to deduct from its income, as computed for
Federal income tax purposes, the interest payable on the Unregistered Securities) under then applicable United States Federal income tax
laws. The Trustee and any such agent shall be entitled to rely on an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel in determining
such result.
The Registrar shall not be
required (i) to issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series for a period of 15 days before a selection
of such Securities to be redeemed or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in
part.
Section 2.08. Replacement
Securities. If any mutilated Security or a Security with a mutilated coupon appertaining to it is surrendered to the Trustee, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for such mutilated Security or in exchange for the Security
to which a mutilated coupon appertains, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding, with coupons corresponding to the coupons, if any, appertaining to such mutilated Security or to the
Security to which such mutilated coupon appertains.
If there shall be delivered
to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or coupon and (ii)
such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence
of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security or coupon has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in exchange for the Security
to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains (with all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen), a new Security of
the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, with coupons corresponding
to the coupons, if any, appertaining to such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or to the Security to which such destroyed, lost or stolen
coupon appertains.
In case any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security or coupon has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead
of issuing a new Security, pay such Security or coupon (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security or coupon)
if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to
save each of them and any agent of any of them harmless, and in the case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company
and the Trustee and any agent of them of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and the ownership thereof; provided, however,
that the Principal of and any interest on Unregistered Securities shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.02, be payable only
at an office or agency located outside the United States.
Upon the issuance of any
new Security under this Section, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any
series, with its coupons, if any, issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in exchange for
any mutilated Security, or in exchange for a Security to which a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains, shall constitute
an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security and its
coupons, if any, or the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen coupon shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and any such new Security
and coupons, if any, shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities
of that series and their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section
are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons.
Section 2.09. Outstanding
Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled
by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those described in this Section as not outstanding and those that have been defeased pursuant
to Section 8.05.
If a Security is replaced
pursuant to Section 2.08, it ceases to be outstanding unless and until the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them
that the replaced Security is held by a holder in due course.
If the Paying Agent (other
than the Company or an affiliate of the Company) holds on the maturity date or any redemption date or date for repurchase of the Securities
money sufficient to pay Securities payable or to be redeemed or repurchased on that date, then on and after that date such Securities
cease to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
A Security does not cease
to be outstanding because the Company or one of its affiliates holds such Security, provided, however, that, in determining whether
the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not
to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities as to which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice to
be so owned shall be so disregarded. Any Securities so owned which are pledged by the Company, or by any affiliate of the Company, as
security for loans or other obligations, otherwise than to another such affiliate of the Company, shall be deemed to be outstanding, if
the pledgee is entitled pursuant to the terms of its pledge agreement and is free to exercise in its or his discretion the right to vote
such securities, uncontrolled by the Company or by any such affiliate.
Section 2.10. Temporary
Securities. Until definitive Securities of any series are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
temporary Securities of such series. Temporary Securities of any series shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities of
such series but may have insertions, substitutions, omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the Officers executing
the temporary Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such temporary Securities. If temporary Securities of any series are issued,
the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Securities of any series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series and tenor
upon surrender of such temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.02,
without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of such series
and tenor and authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
Section 2.11. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which
the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated
hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold. The Registrar, any transfer agent and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee
any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel and dispose of in accordance with its customary
procedures all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall deliver a certificate of disposition to
the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid in full or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” and “CINS” numbers (if then generally in use), and the Trustee
shall use CUSIP numbers or CINS numbers, as the case may be, in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders and no representation
shall be made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption or
exchange.
Section 2.13. Defaulted
Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Registered Securities, it shall pay, or shall deposit with the Paying
Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay, the defaulted interest plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable
on the defaulted interest (as may be specified in the terms thereof, established pursuant to Section 2.03) to the Persons who are Holders
on a subsequent special record date, which shall mean the 15th day next preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of defaulted
interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. At least 15 days before such special record date, the Company shall mail to each
Holder of such Registered Securities and to the Trustee a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount
of defaulted interest to be paid.
Section 2.14. Series May
Include Tranches. A series of Securities may include one or more tranches (each a “tranche”) of Securities, including
Securities issued in a Periodic Offering. The Securities of different tranches may have one or more different terms, including authentication
dates and public offering prices, but all the Securities within each such tranche shall have identical terms, including authentication
date and public offering price. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, with respect to Sections 2.02 (other than the fourth,
sixth and seventh paragraphs thereof) through 2.04, 2.07, 2.08, 2.10, 3.01 through 3.05, 4.02, 6.01 through 6.14, 8.01 through 8.07, 9.02
and Section 10.07, if any series of Securities includes more than one tranche, all provisions of such sections applicable to any series
of Securities shall be deemed equally applicable to each tranche of any series of Securities in the same manner as though originally designated
a series unless otherwise provided with respect to such series or tranche pursuant to Section 2.03. In particular, and without limiting
the scope of the next preceding sentence, any of the provisions of such sections which provide for or permit action to be taken with respect
to a series of Securities shall also be deemed to provide for and permit such action to be taken instead only with respect to Securities
of one or more tranches within that series (and such provisions shall be deemed satisfied thereby), even if no comparable action is taken
with respect to Securities in the remaining tranches of that series.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01. Applicability
of Article. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the Securities of any series which are redeemable before their maturity
or to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for
Securities of such series.
Section 3.02. Notice of
Redemption; Partial Redemptions. Notice of redemption to the Holders of Registered Securities of any series to be redeemed as a whole
or in part at the option of the Company shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least
30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to such Holders of Registered Securities of such series at their
last addresses as they shall appear upon the registry books. Notice of redemption to the Holders of Unregistered Securities of any series
to be redeemed as a whole or in part who have filed their names and addresses with the Trustee pursuant to Section 313(c)(2) of the Trust
Indenture Act, shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption, by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days and not more
than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, to such Holders at such addresses as were so furnished to the Trustee (and, in the
case of any such notice given by the Company, the Trustee shall make such information available to the Company for such purpose). Notice
of redemption to all other Holders of Unregistered Securities of any series to be redeemed as a whole or in part shall be published in
an Authorized Newspaper in The City of New York or with respect to any Security the interest on which is based on the offered quotations
in the interbank Eurodollar market for dollar deposits in an Authorized Newspaper in London, in each case, once in each of three successive
calendar weeks, the first publication to be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Any notice
which is mailed or published in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the
Holder receives the notice. Failure to give notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security of a series designated
for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such
series.
The notice of redemption
to each such Holder shall specify the principal amount of each Security of such series held by such Holder to be redeemed, the CUSIP numbers
of the Securities to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation
thereof, the place or places of payment, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Securities and, in the case
of Securities with coupons attached thereto, of all coupons appertaining thereto maturing after the date fixed for redemption, that such
redemption is pursuant to the mandatory or optional sinking fund, or both, if such be the case, that interest accrued to the date fixed
for redemption will be paid as specified in such notice and that on and after said date interest thereon or on the portions thereof to
be redeemed will cease to accrue. In case any Security of a series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state
the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for redemption, upon surrender
of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series and tenor in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will
be issued.
The notice of redemption
of Securities of any series to be redeemed at the option of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request,
by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
On or before 10:00 a.m. New
York City time on the redemption date or, in the case of Unregistered Securities, on or before 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business
Day prior to the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section, the Company will deposit with
the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in
trust as provided in Section 2.06) an amount of money sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the Securities of such series so
called for redemption at the appropriate redemption price, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. If all of
the outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company will deliver to the Trustee at least 10 days prior to the last
date on which notice of redemption may be given to Holders pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.02 (or such shorter period
as shall be acceptable to the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate stating that all such Securities are to be redeemed. If less than
all the outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company will deliver to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the last
date on which notice of redemption may be given to Holders pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.02 (or such shorter period
as shall be acceptable to the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of such Securities to be
redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the
terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition
specified in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, prior to the giving
of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section, an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction
or condition.
If less than all the Securities
of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select, pro rata, by lot or in such manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair, Securities
of such series to be redeemed in whole or in part. Securities may be redeemed in part in principal amounts equal to authorized denominations
for Securities of such series. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities of such series selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Securities of such series selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall
relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which
has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 3.03. Payment
Of Securities Called For Redemption. If notice of redemption has been given as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities
specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption
price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after such date (unless the Company shall default in
the payment of such Securities at the redemption price, together with interest accrued to such date) interest on the Securities or portions
of Securities so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and the unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto shall be void and,
except as provided in Sections 7.12 and 8.02, such Securities shall cease from and after the date fixed for redemption to be entitled
to any benefit under this Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Securities except the right to receive
the redemption price thereof and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at
a place of payment specified in said notice, together with all coupons, if any, appertaining thereto maturing after the date fixed for
redemption, said Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price,
together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption; provided that payment of interest becoming due on or prior to
the date fixed for redemption shall be payable in the case of Securities with coupons attached thereto, to the Holders of the coupons
for such interest upon surrender thereof, and in the case of Registered Securities, to the Holders of such Registered Securities registered
as such on the relevant record date subject to the terms and provisions of Sections 2.04 and 2.13 hereof.
If any Security called for
redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid or duly provided for, bear interest
from the date fixed for redemption at the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security) borne
by such Security.
If any Security with coupons
attached thereto is surrendered for redemption and is not accompanied by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the date fixed for redemption,
the surrender of such missing coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee, if there be furnished to each of them such
security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them harmless.
Upon presentation of any
Security of any series redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or on the order
of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of such series and tenor (with any unmatured coupons
attached), of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.
Section 3.04. Exclusion
of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption. Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for selection for
redemption if they are identified by registration and certificate number in a written statement signed by an authorized officer of the
Company and delivered to the Trustee at least 40 days prior to the last date on which notice of redemption may be given as being owned
of record and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by, either (a) the Company or (b) an entity specifically identified in
such written statement as directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company.
Section 3.05. Mandatory
and Optional Sinking Funds. The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is
herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided
for by the terms of the Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. The date
on which a sinking fund payment is to be made is herein referred to as the “sinking fund payment date”.
In lieu of making all or
any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any series of Securities in cash, the Company may at its option (a) deliver
to the Trustee Securities of such series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired (except through a mandatory sinking fund payment)
by the Company or receive credit for Securities of such series (not previously so credited) theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired
(except as aforesaid) by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.11, (b) receive credit for optional
sinking fund payments (not previously so credited) made pursuant to this Section, or (c) receive credit for Securities of such series
(not previously so credited) redeemed by the Company at the option of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through
any optional sinking fund payment. Securities so delivered or credited shall be received or credited by the Trustee at the sinking fund
redemption price specified in such Securities.
On or before the sixtieth
day next preceding each sinking fund payment date for any series, or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to the Trustee, the Company
will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate (a) specifying the portion of the mandatory sinking fund payment to be satisfied
by payment of cash and the portion to be satisfied by credit of specified Securities of such series and the basis for such credit, (b)
stating that none of the specified Securities of such series has theretofore been so credited, (c) stating that no defaults in the payment
of interest or Events of Default with respect to such series have occurred (which have not been waived or cured) and are continuing and
(d) stating whether or not the Company intends to exercise its right to make an optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series
and, if so, specifying the amount of such optional sinking fund payment which the Company intends to pay on or before the next succeeding
sinking fund payment date. Any Securities of such series to be credited and required to be delivered to the Trustee in order for the Company
to be entitled to credit therefor as aforesaid which have not theretofore been delivered to the Trustee shall be delivered for cancellation
pursuant to Section 2.11 to the Trustee with such Officers’ Certificate (or reasonably promptly thereafter if acceptable to the
Trustee). Such Officers’ Certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its receipt by the Trustee the Company shall become unconditionally
obligated to make all the cash payments or delivery of Securities therein referred to, if any, on or before the next succeeding sinking
fund payment date. Failure of the Company, on or before any such sixtieth day, to deliver such Officer’s Certificate and Securities
specified in this paragraph, if any, shall not constitute a default but shall constitute, on and as of such date, the irrevocable election
of the Company (i) that the mandatory sinking fund payment for such series due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date shall
be paid entirely in cash without the option to deliver or credit Securities of such series in respect thereof and (ii) that the Company
will make no optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series as provided in this Section.
If the sinking fund payment
or payments (mandatory or optional or both) to be made in cash on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date plus any unused balance
of any preceding sinking fund payments made in cash shall exceed $50,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company shall so request with respect
to the Securities of any series), such cash shall be applied on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date to the redemption of Securities
of such series at the sinking fund redemption price thereof together with accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If
such amount shall be $50,000 (or such lesser sum) or less and the Company makes no such request then it shall be carried over until a
sum in excess of $50,000 (or such lesser sum) is available. The Trustee shall select, in the manner provided in Section 3.02, for redemption
on such sinking fund payment date a sufficient principal amount of Securities of such series to absorb said cash, as nearly as may be,
and shall (if requested in writing by the Company) inform the Company of the serial numbers of the Securities of such series (or portions
thereof) so selected. Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for redemption under this Section if they are identified by registration
and certificate number in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee at least 60 days prior to the sinking fund payment date
as being owned of record and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by either (a) the Company or (b) an entity specifically
identified in such Officers’ Certificate as directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with the Company. The Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company (or the Company, if it shall so request the Trustee
in writing) shall cause notice of redemption of the Securities of such series to be given in substantially the manner provided in Section
3.02 (and with the effect provided in Section 3.03) for the redemption of Securities of such series in part at the option of the Company.
The amount of any sinking fund payments not so applied or allocated to the redemption of Securities of such series shall be added to the
next cash sinking fund payment for such series and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of
this Section. Any and all sinking fund moneys held on the stated maturity date of the Securities of any particular series (or earlier,
if such maturity is accelerated), which are not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series shall be applied,
together with other moneys, if necessary, sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the Principal of, and interest on, the Securities
of such series at maturity.
On or before 10:00 a.m. New
York City time on each sinking fund payment date or, in the case of Unregistered Securities, 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business
Day prior to the sinking fund payment date, the Company shall pay to the Trustee in cash or shall otherwise provide for the payment of
all interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption on Securities to be redeemed on the next following sinking fund payment date.
The Trustee shall not redeem
or cause to be redeemed any Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of Securities of such series
by operation of the sinking fund during the continuance of a Default in payment of interest on such Securities or of any Event of Default
except that, where the mailing of notice of redemption of any Securities shall theretofore have been made, the Trustee shall redeem or
cause to be redeemed such Securities, provided that it shall have received from the Company a sum sufficient for such redemption. Except
as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such Default or Event of Default shall occur, and any
moneys thereafter paid into the sinking fund, shall, during the continuance of such Default or Event of Default, be deemed to have been
collected under Article 6 and held for the payment of all such Securities. In case such Event of Default shall have been waived as provided
in Section 6.04 or the Default cured on or before the sixtieth day preceding the sinking fund payment date in any year, such moneys shall
thereafter be applied on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date in accordance with this Section to the redemption of such Securities.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment
of Securities. The Company shall pay the Principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Securities and this Indenture. The interest on Securities with coupons attached (together with any additional amounts payable pursuant
to the terms of such Securities) shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the several coupons for such interest installments
as are evidenced thereby as they severally mature. The interest on any temporary Unregistered Securities (together with any additional
amounts payable pursuant to the terms of such Securities) shall be paid, as to the installments of interest evidenced by coupons attached
thereto, if any, only upon presentation and surrender thereof, and, as to the other installments of interest, if any, only upon presentation
of such Unregistered Securities for notation thereon of the payment of such interest. The interest on Registered Securities (together
with any additional amounts payable pursuant to the terms of such Securities) shall be payable only to the Holders thereof (subject to
Section 2.04) and at the option of the Company may be paid by mailing checks for such interest payable to or upon the written order of
such Holders at their last addresses as they appear on the Security Register of the Company.
Notwithstanding any provisions
of this Indenture and the Securities of any series to the contrary, if the Company and a Holder of any Registered Security so agree, payments
of interest on, and any portion of the Principal of, such Holder’s Registered Security (other than interest payable at maturity
or on any redemption or repayment date or the final payment of Principal on such Security) shall be made by the Paying Agent, upon receipt
from the Company of immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as may be agreed to between the
Company and the Paying Agent), directly to the Holder of such Security (by Federal funds wire transfer or otherwise) if the Holder has
delivered written instructions to the Trustee 15 days prior to such payment date requesting that such payment will be so made and designating
the bank account to which such payments shall be so made and in the case of payments of Principal, surrenders the same to the Trustee
in exchange for a Security or Securities aggregating the same principal amount as the unredeemed principal amount of the Securities surrendered.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the last instruction delivered by the Holder pursuant to this Section 4.01 unless a new instruction
is delivered 15 days prior to a payment date. The Company will indemnify and hold each of the Trustee and any Paying Agent harmless against
any loss, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any act or omission to act on the part of the Company
or any such Holder in connection with any such agreement or from making any payment in accordance with any such agreement.
The Company shall pay interest
on overdue Principal, and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate per annum specified in the Securities.
Section 4.02. Maintenance
of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York an office or agency where Securities
may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee, located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, as such office or agency of the Company. The Company will give
prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 10.02.
The Company will maintain
one or more agencies in a city or cities located outside the United States (including any city in which such an agency is required to
be maintained under the rules of any stock exchange on which the Securities of any series are listed) where the Unregistered Securities,
if any, of each series and coupons, if any, appertaining thereto may be presented for payment. No payment on any Unregistered Security
or coupon will be made upon presentation of such Unregistered Security or coupon at an agency of the Company within the United States
nor will any payment be made by transfer to an account in, or by mail to an address in, the United States unless, pursuant to applicable
United States laws and regulations then in effect, such payment can be made without adverse tax consequences to the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if full payment in United States Dollars (“Dollars”) at each agency maintained by the Company outside
the United States for payment on such Unregistered Securities or coupons appertaining thereto is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange
controls or other similar restrictions, payments in Dollars of Unregistered Securities of any series and coupons appertaining thereto
which are payable in Dollars may be made at an agency of the Company maintained in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
The Company may also from
time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of any series may be presented or surrendered for any
or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any
manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such
purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location
of any such other office or agency.
Section 4.03. Securityholders’
Lists. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require
of the names and addresses of the holders of the Securities pursuant to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act (a) semi-annually not more
than 15 days after each record date for the payment of semi-annual interest on the Securities, as hereinabove specified, as of such record
date, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within thirty days after receipt by the Company of any such request
as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished.
Section 4.04. Certificate
to Trustee. The Company will furnish to the Trustee annually, on or before a date not more than four months after the end of its fiscal
year (which, on the date hereof, is a calendar year), a brief certificate (which need not contain the statements required by Section 10.04)
from its principal executive, financial or accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the compliance of the Company with all conditions
and covenants under this Indenture (such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided
under this Indenture) which certificate shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 4.05. Reports
by the Company. The Company covenants to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is required to file the same with
the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports which the Company may be required to
file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.06. Additional
Amounts. If the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first interest
payment date with respect to that series of Securities and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of Principal of or interest
on the Securities of that series if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers’
Certificate, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the principal paying agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate
instructing the Trustee and such paying agent whether such payment of Principal of or interest on the Securities of that series shall
be made to Holders of the Securities of that series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, assessment or other
governmental charge described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such Officers’
Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall
certify the fact that additional amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee
or such paying agent the additional amounts required to be paid by this Section. The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any
paying agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith
on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officers’ Certificate
furnished pursuant to this Section.
Whenever in this Indenture
there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the Principal of or interest or any other amounts on, or in respect of, any Security
of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of additional amounts provided by the terms of such series
established hereby or pursuant hereto to the extent that, in such context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable in respect
thereof pursuant to such terms, and express mention of the payment of additional amounts (if applicable) in any provision hereof shall
not be construed as excluding the payment of additional amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
Section 5.01. When Company
May Merge, Etc. The Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of its property and assets (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any Person unless
either (x) the Company shall be the continuing Person or (y) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into
which the Company is merged or to which properties and assets of the Company shall be sold, conveyed, transferred or leased shall be a
corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof and shall expressly
assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company on all of the Securities
and under this Indenture and the Company in the case of clauses (x) and (y) shall have delivered to the Trustee (A) an Opinion of Counsel
stating that such consolidation, merger or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture (if any) complies with
this provision and that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to such transaction have been complied with and that such
supplemental indenture (if any) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and such successor enforceable against
such entity in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions and (B) an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 5.02. Successor
Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the property and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Indenture, the successor Person formed by such consolidation
or into which the Company is merged or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor
Person had been named as the Company herein and thereafter the predecessor Person, except in the case of a lease, shall be relieved of
all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of
Default. An “Event of Default” shall occur with respect to the Securities of any series if:
(a) the Company defaults
in the payment of the Principal of any Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption
or mandatory repurchase, including as a sinking fund installment, or otherwise;
(b) the Company defaults
in the payment of interest on any Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period
of 30 days;
(c) the Company defaults
in the performance of or breaches any other covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture with respect to any Security of such
series or in the Securities of such series and such default or breach continues for a period of 30 consecutive days after written notice
to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
of all series affected thereby specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice
of Default” hereunder;
(d) a court having jurisdiction
in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator
(or similar official) of the Company or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs,
and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
(e) the Company (i) commences
a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or for all or substantially all of the property
and assets of the Company or (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(f) any other Event of Default
established pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to the Securities of such series occurs.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
(a) If an Event of Default other than as described in clauses (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 with respect to the Securities of any series
then outstanding occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case, except for any series of Securities the principal of
which shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of any such series then outstanding hereunder (each such series treated as a separate class) by notice in writing to
the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Securityholders), may declare the entire principal (or, if the Securities of any such series
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series established
pursuant to Section 2.03) of all Securities of such series, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately,
and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.
(b) If an Event of Default
described in clause (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, then the principal amount (or, if any Securities are Original
Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms thereof established pursuant to Section 2.03)
of all the Securities then outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be and become immediately due and payable, without
any notice or other action by any Holder or the Trustee, to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
The foregoing provisions,
however, are subject to the condition that if, at any time after the principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities,
such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms thereof established pursuant to Section 2.03) of the Securities of any
series (or of all the Securities, as the case may be) shall have been so declared or become due and payable, and before any judgment or
decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or shall deposit
with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of each such series (or of all the
Securities, as the case may be) and the principal of any and all Securities of each such series (or of all the Securities, as the case
may be) which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest or
Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in the Securities of each such series to the date of such
payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to cover all amounts owing the Trustee under Section 7.07, and if any and all
Events of Default under the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities which shall have become due by acceleration,
shall have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied as provided herein, then and in every such case the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of all the then outstanding Securities of all such series that have been accelerated (voting as a single class), by written
notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults with respect to all such series (or with respect to all the Securities,
as the case may be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall
extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.
For all purposes under this
Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Original Issue Discount Securities shall have been accelerated and declared or become
due and payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, then, from and after such declaration, unless such declaration has been rescinded and
annulled, the principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be such portion
of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion of the principal thereof
as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts owing thereunder,
shall constitute payment in full of such Original Issue Discount Securities.
Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If a payment default or an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue,
in its own name or as trustee of an express trust, any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of Principal
of and interest on the Securities of such series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities of such series or this
Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain
a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.
Section 6.04. Waiver of
Past Defaults. Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount (or, if the Securities
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as is then accelerable under Section 6.02) of the outstanding Securities
of all series affected (voting as a single class), by notice to the Trustee, may waive an existing Default or Event of Default with respect
to the Securities of such series and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of Principal of or interest on any Security as
specified in clauses (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 or in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which cannot be modified or
amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist,
and any Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
Section 6.05. Control
by Majority. Subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02(e), the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount (or, if any Securities
are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal as is then accelerable under Section 6.02) of the outstanding Securities
of all series affected (voting as a single class) may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available
to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series by this Indenture;
provided, that the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that may involve the Trustee
in personal liability or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the
giving of such direction; and provided further, that the Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with
any directions received from Holders of Securities pursuant to this Section 6.05.
Section 6.06. Limitation
on Suits. No Holder of any Security of any series may institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture
or the Securities of such series, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such Holder has previously
given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(b) the Holders of at least
25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities of all such series affected shall have made written request to the Trustee
to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such Holder or Holders
have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liabilities or expenses to be incurred
in compliance with such request;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days
after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(e) during such 60-day period,
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of all such affected series have not given the Trustee
a direction that is inconsistent with such written request.
A Holder may not use this
Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Holder.
Section 6.07. Rights of
Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive
payment of Principal of or interest, if any, on such Holder’s Security on or after the respective due dates expressed on such Security,
or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without
the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08. Collection
Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series in payment of Principal or interest specified
in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express
trust against the Company for the whole amount (or such portion thereof as specified in the terms established pursuant to Section 2.03
of Original Issue Discount Securities) of Principal of, and accrued interest remaining unpaid on, together with interest on overdue Principal
of, and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest on, the Securities of such
series, in each case at the rate or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities) specified in such Securities,
and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all amounts owing the Trustee under Section 7.07.
Section 6.09. Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07) and the Holders allowed
in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any moneys, securities or other property payable or deliverable upon conversion or exchange
of the Securities or upon any such claims and to distribute the same, and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator
or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and,
in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due
to it under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to empower the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or accept or adopt
on behalf of any Holder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of
any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10. Application
of Proceeds. Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article in respect of the Securities of any series shall be applied
in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of Principal
or interest, upon presentation of the several Securities and coupons appertaining to such Securities in respect of which moneys have been
collected and noting thereon the payment, or issuing Securities of such series and tenor in reduced principal amounts in exchange for
the presented Securities of such series and tenor if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST:
To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 applicable to the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys
have been collected;
SECOND:
Subject to Article 11, in case the principal of the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall not
have become and be then due and payable, to the payment of interest on the Securities of such series in default in the order of the maturity
of the installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon the overdue
installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities)
specified in such Securities, such payments to be made ratably to the persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;
THIRD:
Subject to Article 11, in case the principal of the Securities of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall have
become and shall be then due and payable, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon all the Securities of such series
for Principal and interest, with interest upon the overdue Principal, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the
Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original
Issue Discount Securities) specified in the Securities of such series; and in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the
whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Securities of such series, then to the payment of such Principal and interest or Yield to Maturity,
without preference or priority of Principal over interest or Yield to Maturity, or of interest or Yield to Maturity over Principal, or
of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Security of such series over any other Security of such
series, ratably to the aggregate of such Principal and accrued and unpaid interest or Yield to Maturity; and
FOURTH:
To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or any other person lawfully entitled thereto.
Section 6.11. Restoration
of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture
and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder,
then, and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored
to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Company, Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though
no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.12. Undertaking
for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any
action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, in either case in respect to the Securities of any series, a court may require any party litigant
in such suit (other than the Trustee) to file an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court may assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant (other than the Trustee) in the suit having due regard to the merits
and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.12 does not apply to a suit by a Holder pursuant to
Section 6.07, a suit instituted by the Trustee or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of such series.
Section 6.13. Rights and
Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully
taken Securities in Section 2.08, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to
be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition
to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment
of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right
or remedy.
Section 6.14. Delay or
Omission not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event
of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every
right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as
may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. General.
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act and as set forth herein. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, unless it receives indemnity
satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture
relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this
Article 7.
Section 7.02. Certain
Rights of Trustee. Subject to Trust Indenture Act Sections 315(a) through (d):
(a) the Trustee may rely
and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel
(or both), statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person or persons.
The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further
inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit;
(b) before the Trustee acts
or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Section 10.04
and shall cover such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion. Subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, whenever in the administration of
the trusts of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or
suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may,
in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall
be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof;
(c) the Trustee may act through
its attorneys and agents not regularly in its employ and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney
appointed with due care;
(d) any request, direction,
order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence
in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(e) the Trustee shall be
under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of
the Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(f) the Trustee shall not
be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers or for
any action it takes or omits to take in accordance with the direction of the Holders in accordance with Section 6.05 relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
the Trustee, under this Indenture;
(g) the Trustee may consult
with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; and
(h) prior to the occurrence
of an Event of Default hereunder and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel, Board
Resolution, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, coupon,
security, or other paper or document unless requested in writing so to do by the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of all series affected then outstanding; provided that, if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee
of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee,
not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require reasonable
indemnity against such expenses or liabilities as a condition to proceeding.
Section 7.03. Individual
Rights of Trustee. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise
deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with
like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(b) and 311. For purposes of Trust Indenture Act Section
311(b)(4) and (6), the following terms shall mean:
(a) “cash transaction”
means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities
in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and
(b) “self-liquidating
paper” means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company
for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which
is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds
arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the
Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or
incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.
Section 7.04. Trustee’s
Disclaimer. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities (except the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be
taken as statements of the Company and not of the Trustee and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. Neither
the Trustee nor any of its agents (a) makes any representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities and
(b) shall be accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Securities.
Section 7.05. Notice of
Default. If any Default with respect to the Securities of any series occurs and is continuing and if such Default is known to the
actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer with the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee, the Trustee shall give to each Holder of
Securities of such series notice of such Default within 90 days after it occurs (a) if any Unregistered Securities of such series are
then outstanding, to the Holders thereof, by publication at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in the Borough of Manhattan, The City
of New York and at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in London and (b) to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner and
to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the mailing
or publication of such notice; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the Principal of or interest
on any Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding
of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
Section 7.06. Reports
by Trustee to Holders. The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture
as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section
313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to
Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).
A copy of each such report
shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed,
with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 7.07. Compensation
and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee such compensation as shall be agreed upon in writing from time to time for its
services. The compensation of the Trustee shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust. The Company
shall reimburse the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Trustee or such predecessor Trustee. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the
Trustee’s or such predecessor Trustee’s agents, counsel and other persons not regularly in their employ.
The Company shall indemnify
the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee for, and hold them harmless against, any loss or liability or expense incurred by them without
negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture and the
Securities or the issuance of the Securities or of series thereof or the trusts hereunder and the performance of duties under this Indenture
and the Securities, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against or investigating any claim or liability and of complying
with any process served upon them or any of their officers in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties
under this Indenture and the Securities.
To secure the Company’s
payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected
by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay Principal of, and interest on particular Securities.
The obligations of the Company
under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor
Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture or the rejection or termination of this Indenture under bankruptcy law. Such additional indebtedness shall
be a senior claim to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in
trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities or coupons, and the Securities are hereby subordinated to such senior claim.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, if the Trustee renders services and incurs expenses
following an Event of Default under Section 6.01(d) or Section 6.01(e) hereof, the parties hereto and the holders by their acceptance
of the Securities hereby agree that such expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law.
Section 7.08. Replacement
of Trustee. A resignation or removal of the Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and appointment of a successor
Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance
of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
The Trustee may resign as
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series at any time by so notifying the Company in writing. The Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series may remove the Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of such
series by so notifying the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with respect thereto with the consent of the Company.
The Company may remove the Trustee as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series if: (i) the Trustee is no longer eligible under
Section 7.11 of this Indenture; (ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent; (iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge
of the Trustee or its property; or (iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or
is removed as Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any series for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect thereto. Within one year
after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series may
appoint a successor Trustee in respect of such Securities to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If the successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series does not deliver its written acceptance required by Section 7.09 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
outstanding Securities of such series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect thereto.
The Company shall give notice
of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee
in respect of the Securities of such series to all Holders of Securities of such series. Each notice shall include the name of the successor
Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Notwithstanding replacement
of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series pursuant to this Section 7.08 and Section 7.09, the Company’s obligations
under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor. In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such
successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting
such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee;
but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges and subject to the
lien provided for in Section 7.07, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and
trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such
retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment
hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee
and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable
to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that
all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the
retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust
and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered
by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring
Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance,
shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those
series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring
Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder
with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any such
successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor
Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall
accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be eligible under this Article and qualified
under Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 7.10. Successor
Trustee By Merger, Etc. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate
trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or national
banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee with the same effect as if the successor Trustee had been named
as the Trustee herein.
Section 7.11. Eligibility.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a). The Trustee shall have
a combined capital and surplus of at least $25,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
Section 7.12. Money Held
in Trust. The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with
the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and except
for money held in trust under Article 8 of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 8
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED
MONEYS
Section 8.01. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture. If at any time (a) the Company shall have paid or caused to be paid the Principal of and interest on all
the Securities of any series outstanding hereunder (other than Securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08) as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or (b) the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities of any series theretofore authenticated (other than any Securities
of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08)
or (c) (i) all the securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable,
or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and (ii) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to
be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in cash (other than moneys repaid by the Trustee or any paying agent to
the Company in accordance with Section 8.04) or U.S. Government Obligations, maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and
at such times as will insure (without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest) the availability of cash, or a combination thereof,
sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Securities of such series (other than any Securities of such series which shall have
been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08) not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest due or to become due on or prior to such date of maturity or redemption as
the case may be, and if, in any such case, the Company is not prohibited from making payments in respect of the Securities by Article
11 hereof and shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to Securities of such series,
then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to Securities of such series (except as to (i) rights of registration
of transfer and exchange of securities of such series, and the Company’s right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution
of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (iii) rights of holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest
thereon, upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration) and remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory
sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (v) the rights of the Securityholders
of such series as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them), and
the Trustee, on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense
of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging such satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with respect to such
series; provided, that the rights of Holders of the Securities to receive amounts in respect of Principal of and interest on the Securities
held by them shall not be delayed longer than required by then-applicable mandatory rules or policies of any securities exchange upon
which the Securities are listed. The Company agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly
incurred and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with
this Indenture or the Securities of such series.
Section 8.02. Application
by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities. Subject to Section 8.04, all moneys (including U.S. Government Obligations
and the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01, Section 8.05 or Section 8.06 shall be held in trust and
applied by it to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent to the Holders of the particular Securities of such series for
the payment or redemption of which such moneys have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for Principal
and interest; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Funds and U.S. Government Obligations
held in trust under Section 8.01, 8.05 or 8.06 shall not be subject to the claims of the holders of Senior Indebtedness under Article
11.
Section 8.03. Repayment
of Moneys Held by Paying Agent. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to Securities of
any series, all moneys then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities
shall, upon demand of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further
liability with respect to such moneys.
Section 8.04. Return of
Moneys Held by Trustee and Paying Agent Unclaimed for Two Years. Any moneys deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any paying agent
for the payment of the Principal of or interest on any Security of any series and not applied but remaining unclaimed for two years after
the date upon which such Principal or interest shall have become due and payable, shall, upon the written request of the Company and unless
otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Company by the
Trustee for such series or such paying agent, and the Holder of the Security of such series shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory
provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property laws, thereafter look only to the Company for any payment which such
Holder may be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any paying agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease.
Section 8.05. Defeasance
and Discharge of Indenture. The Company shall be deemed to have paid and shall be discharged from any and all obligations in respect
of the Securities of any series, on the 123rd day after the deposit referred to in clause (i) hereof has been made, and the provisions
of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect with respect to the Securities of such series (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except as to: (a) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, and the Company’s
right of optional redemption, (b) substitution of apparently mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, (c) rights of holders
to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration),
(d) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (e) the rights of the Securityholders of such series as beneficiaries
hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them; provided that the following conditions
shall have been satisfied:
(i) with reference
to this provision the Company has deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or another qualifying trustee satisfying
the requirements of Section 7.11) as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit
of the Holders of the Securities of such series, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the payment
of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide not later than one day before the due date of
any payment referred to in subclause (x) or (y) of this clause (i) money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee, to pay and discharge without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and after payment of all federal, state and local
taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee (x) the principal of, premium, if any, and each installment
of interest on the outstanding Securities of such series on the due dates thereof and (y) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous
payments applicable to the Securities of such series on the day on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms
of Securities of such series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series;
(ii) the Company
has delivered to the Trustee (A) either (x) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of its option under this Section 8.05
and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case
if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred, which Opinion of Counsel must be based upon a ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service to the same effect or a change in applicable federal income tax law or related treasury regulations after the date of this Indenture
or (y) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service to the same effect as the aforementioned Opinion of
Counsel and (B) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the creation of the defeasance trust does not violate the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and after the passage of 123 days following the deposit, the trust fund will not be subject to the effect of
Section 547 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or Section 15 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law;
(iii) immediately
after giving effect to such deposit on a pro forma basis, no Event of Default, or event that after the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending
on the 123rd day after the date of such deposit, and such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound;
(iv) if at such
time the Securities of such series are listed on a national securities exchange, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that the Securities of such series will not be delisted as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge;
(v) the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
to the defeasance and discharge under this Section have been complied with; and
(vi) if the Securities
of such series are to be redeemed prior to the final maturity thereof (other than from mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments),
notice of such redemption shall have been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee shall
have been made.
Section 8.06. Defeasance
of Certain Obligations. The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in, and this Indenture will
no longer be in effect with respect to, any covenant established pursuant to Section 2.03(r) and clause (c) (with respect to any covenants
established pursuant to Section 2.03(r)) and clause (f) of Section 6.01 shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default, if
(a) with reference to this
Section 8.06, the Company has deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee (or another qualifying trustee satisfying
the requirements of Section 7.11) as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit
of the Holders of the Securities of such series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, (i) money in an amount
or (ii) U.S. Government Obligations which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms
will provide not later than one day before the due dates thereof or earlier redemption (irrevocably provided for under agreements satisfactory
to the Trustee), as the case may be, of any payment referred to in subclause (x) or (y) of this clause (a) money in an amount, or (iii)
a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and after
payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee (x) the principal
of, premium, if any, and each installment of interest on the outstanding Securities on the due date thereof or earlier redemption (irrevocably
provided for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be, and (y) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous
payments applicable to the Securities of such series and the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series on the day on which
such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and of Securities of such series and the Indenture with
respect to the Securities of such series;
(b) the Company has delivered
to the Trustee (i) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company’s exercise of its option under this Section 8.06 and will be subject
to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and
defeasance had not occurred and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the creation of the defeasance trust does not violate the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and after the passage of 123 days following the deposit, the trust fund will not be subject
to the effect of Section 547 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or Section 15 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law;
(c) immediately after giving
effect to such deposit on a pro forma basis, no Event of Default, or event that after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would
become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending on the 123rd
day after the date of such deposit, and such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any
other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound;
(d) if at such time the Securities
of such series are listed on a national securities exchange, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the Securities of such series will not be delisted as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge; and
(e) the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance
under this Section have been complied with.
Section 8.07. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or paying agent is unable to apply any monies or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8 by reason of
any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated
as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article until such time as the Trustee or paying agent is permitted to apply all such
monies or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment
of Principal of or interest on any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the
rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the monies or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or
paying agent.
Section 8.08. Indemnity.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.08 and Section
8.02, the “Trustee”) against any tax, fee or other charge, imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.05 or 8.06 or the principal or interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto.
Section 8.09. Excess Funds.
Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon request
of the Company, any money or U.S. Government Obligations (or other property and any proceeds therefrom) held by it as provided in Section
8.01, 8.05 or 8.06 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect a discharge
or defeasance, as applicable, in accordance with this Article 8.
Section 8.10. Qualifying
Trustee. Any trustee appointed pursuant to Section 8.05 or 8.06 for the purpose of holding money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited
pursuant to such Sections shall be appointed under an agreement in form acceptable to the Trustee and shall provide to the Trustee a certificate,
upon which certificate the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely, that all conditions precedent provided for herein to the related
defeasance have been complied with. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any acts or omissions of said trustee.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.01. Without
Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of any series without notice
to or the consent of any Holder:
(a) to cure any ambiguity,
defect or inconsistency in this Indenture; provided that such amendments or supplements shall not materially and adversely affect
the interests of the Holders;
(b) to comply with Article
5;
(c) to comply with any requirements
of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
(d) to evidence and provide
for the acceptance of appointment hereunder with respect to the Securities of any or all series by a successor Trustee and to add to or
change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder
by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.09;
(e) to establish the form
or forms or terms of Securities of any series or of the coupons appertaining to such Securities as permitted by Section 2.03;
(f) to provide for uncertificated
or Unregistered Securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose; and
(g) to make any change that
does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
Section 9.02. With Consent
of Holders. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, without prior notice to any Holders, the Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture
and the Securities of any series with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of all series affected by such amendment (all such series voting as a separate class), and the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of all series affected thereby (all such series voting as a separate class) by written notice to the Trustee
may waive future compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities of such series.
Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 9.02, without the consent of each Holder affected thereby, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section
6.04, may not:
(a) change the stated maturity
of the Principal of, or any sinking fund obligation or any installment of interest on, such Holder’s Security;
(b) reduce the Principal
amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon (including any amount in respect of original issue discount);
(c) reduce the above stated
percentage of outstanding Securities the consent of whose holders is necessary to modify or amend the Indenture with respect to the Securities
of the relevant series; and
(d) reduce the percentage
in principal amount of outstanding Securities of the relevant series the consent of whose Holders is required for any supplemental indenture
or for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain Defaults and their consequences provided for in this
Indenture.
A supplemental indenture
which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit
of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such
covenant or provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series
or of the coupons appertaining to such Securities.
It shall not be necessary
for the consent of any Holder under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver,
but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement
or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall give to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing
the amendment, supplement or waiver. The Company will mail supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company
to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture
or waiver.
Section 9.03. Revocation
and Effect of Consent. Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the
Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the Security of the consenting
Holder, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent
as to its Security or portion of its Security. Such revocation shall be effective only if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation
before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become effective with
respect to any Securities affected thereby on receipt by the Trustee of written consents from the requisite Holders of outstanding Securities
affected thereby.
The Company may, but shall
not be obligated to, fix a record date (which may be not less than five nor more than 60 days prior to the solicitation of consents) for
the purpose of determining the Holders of the Securities of any series affected entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.
If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were such Holders at such record
date (or their duly designated proxies) and only those Persons shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or
to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be such Holders after such record date. No such consent
shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
After an amendment, supplement
or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Securities of any series affected thereby, it shall bind every Holder of such Securities
unless it is of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.02. In case of an amendment or waiver of the type described
in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.02, the amendment or waiver shall bind each such Holder who has consented to it and every subsequent
Holder of a Security that evidences the same indebtedness as the Security of the consenting Holder.
Section 9.04. Notation
on or Exchange of Securities. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of any Security, the Trustee may require the
Holder thereof to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and
return it to the Holder and the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any Security of such series thereafter authenticated. Alternatively,
if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
new Security of the same series and tenor that reflects the changed terms.
Section 9.05. Trustee
to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 is authorized or permitted by
this Indenture, stating that all requisite consents have been obtained or that no consents are required and stating that such supplemental
indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to customary exceptions. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver that
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.06. Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article 9 shall conform to the requirements of the
Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Trust Indenture
Act of 1939. This Indenture shall incorporate and be governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be
part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 10.02. Notices.
Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if written and (a) if delivered in person when received or (b) if mailed by first
class mail 5 days after mailing, or (c) as between the Company and the Trustee if sent by facsimile transmission, when transmission is
confirmed, in each case addressed as follows:
if to the Company:
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The Company or the Trustee
by written notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication
shall be sufficiently given to Holders of any Unregistered Securities, by publication at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in The
City of New York, or with respect to any Security the interest on which is based on the offered quotations in the interbank Eurodollar
market for dollar deposits at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in London, and by mailing to the Holders thereof who have filed their
names and addresses with the Trustee pursuant to Section 313(c)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act at such addresses as were so furnished to
the Trustee and to Holders of Registered Securities by mailing to such Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Security
Register. Notice mailed shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Copies of any such communication or notice
to a Holder shall also be mailed to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Failure to mail a notice
or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. Except as otherwise provided
in this Indenture, if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided in this Section 10.02, it is duly given, whether or not
the addressee receives it.
Where this Indenture provides
for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the
event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such
filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case it shall be impracticable
to give notice as herein contemplated, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient
notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 10.03. 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 furnish to the Trustee:
(a) 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
(b) an Opinion of Counsel
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Section 10.04. Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for
in this Indenture (other than the certificate required by Section 4.04) shall include:
(a) a statement that each
person signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement as
to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement or opinion contained in such certificate or opinion
is based;
(c) a statement that, in
the opinion of each 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
(d) a statement as to whether
or not, in the opinion of each such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that, with respect
to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 10.05. Evidence
of Ownership. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the Holder of any Unregistered
Security and the Holder of any coupon as the absolute owner of such Unregistered Security or coupon (whether or not such Unregistered
Security or coupon shall be overdue) for the purpose of receiving payment thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes, and
neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. The fact
of the holding by any Holder of an Unregistered Security, and the identifying number of such Security and the date of his holding the
same, may be proved by the production of such Security or by a certificate executed by any trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities
dealer wherever situated satisfactory to the Trustee, if such certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory. Each such
certificate shall be dated and shall state that on the date thereof a Security bearing a specified identifying number was deposited with
or exhibited to such trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities dealer by the person named in such certificate. Any such certificate
may be issued in respect of one or more Unregistered Securities specified therein. The holding by the person named in any such certificate
of any Unregistered Securities specified therein shall be presumed to continue for a period of one year from the date of such certificate
unless at the time of any determination of such holding (1) another certificate bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Securities
shall be produced or (2) the Security specified in such certificate shall be produced by some other Person, or (3) the Security specified
in such certificate shall have ceased to be outstanding. Subject to Article 7, the fact and date of the execution of any such instrument
and the amount and numbers of Securities held by the Person so executing such instrument may also be proven in accordance with such reasonable
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in any other manner which the Trustee may deem sufficient.
The Company, the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name any Registered Security shall be registered upon
the Security Register for such series as the absolute owner of such Registered Security (whether or not such Registered Security shall
be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account
of the Principal of and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest on such Registered Security and for all other purposes;
and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 10.06. Rules by
Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Paying Agent
or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 10.07. Payment
Date Other Than a Business Day. Except as otherwise provided with respect to a series of Securities, if any date for payment of Principal
or interest on any Security shall not be a Business Day at any place of payment, then payment of Principal of or interest on such Security,
as the case may be, need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at any place of payment with the
same force and effect as if made on such date and no interest shall accrue in respect of such payment for the period from and after such
date.
Section 10.08. Governing
Law. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture and the Securities.
Section 10.09. No Adverse
Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture or loan or debt agreement of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture or agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 10.10. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture
shall bind its successors.
Section 10.11. Duplicate
Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement.
Section 10.12. Separability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.13. Table of
Contents, Headings, Etc. The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions
hereof.
Section 10.14. Incorporators,
Stockholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or agreement contained in this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, or in any Security or any coupons appertaining thereto,
or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such or against any past, present or future
stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any
successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable
proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities and the coupons appertaining
thereto by the holders thereof and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities and the coupons appertaining thereto.
Section 10.15. Judgment
Currency. The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose
of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the Principal of or interest on the Securities
of any series (the “Required Currency”) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the “Judgment
Currency”), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could
purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered,
unless such day is not a Business Day, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at
which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment
Currency on the Business Day preceding the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered and (b) its obligations under this Indenture
to make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment
(whether or not entered in accordance with subsection (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that
such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be
payable in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering
in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency
so expressed to be payable and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture.
ARTICLE 11
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
Section 11.01. Agreement
to Subordinate. The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of Securities issued hereunder by his acceptance thereof likewise
covenants and agrees, that all Securities shall be issued subject to the provisions of this Article; and each person holding any Security,
whether upon original issue or upon transfer, assignment or exchange thereof accepts and agrees that the Principal of and interest on
all Securities issued hereunder shall, to the extent and in the manner herein set forth, be subordinated and subject in right of payment
to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness.
Section 11.02. Payments
to Securityholders. No payments on account of Principal of or interest on the Securities shall be made if at the time of such payment
or immediately after giving effect thereto there shall exist a default in any payment with respect to any Senior Indebtedness, and such
default shall not have been cured or waived or shall not have ceased to exist.
Upon any payment or distribution
of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any liquidation, dissolution,
winding up, receivership, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshalling of assets and liabilities or any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar proceedings of the Company, all amounts due or to become due upon all Senior Indebtedness shall first be paid in
full, in cash or cash equivalents, or payment thereof provided for in accordance with its terms, before any payment is made on account
of the Principal of, or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities, and upon any such liquidation, dissolution, winding
up, receivership, reorganization, assignment, marshalling or proceeding, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind
or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee under this Indenture would
be entitled, except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee,
agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to such holders on
the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Indebtedness held by such holders) or their respective representatives, or to the trustee
or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as
their respective interests may appear, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full (including, without limitation,
except to the extent, if any, prohibited by mandatory provisions of law, post-petition interest, in any such proceedings), after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution is made
to the holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities or to the Trustee under this Indenture.
In the event that, notwithstanding
the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities,
prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received by the Trustee under this Indenture or the Holders of the Securities before all Senior
Indebtedness is paid in full or provision is made for such payment in accordance with its terms, such payment or distribution shall be
held in trust for the benefit of and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their respective representatives,
or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have
been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until
all such Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment
or distribution to or for the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.
For purposes of this Article,
the words, “cash, property or securities” shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or
readjusted, or securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of arrangement, reorganization or readjustment,
the payment of which is subordinated (at least to the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities) to the payment of
all Senior Indebtedness which may at the time be outstanding; provided, that (i) the Senior Indebtedness is assumed by the new
corporation, if any, resulting from any such arrangement, reorganization or readjustment, and (ii) the rights of the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness are not, without the consent of such holders, altered by such arrangement, reorganization or readjustment. The consolidation
of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following
the sale, conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of its property and assets to another corporation upon the terms and conditions
provided in Article 5 shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section if
such other corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions stated
in Article 5. Nothing in this Section shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Article 7. This Section
shall be subject to the further provisions of Section 11.05.
Section 11.03. Subrogation
of Securities. Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the
rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable
to the Senior Indebtedness until the principal of and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full; and, for the purposes of such
subrogation, no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders
of the Securities or the Trustee on their behalf would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no payment over pursuant
to the provisions of this Article to the holders of Senior Indebtedness by Holders of the Securities or the Trustee on their behalf shall,
as between the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment
by the Company to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness; and no payments or distributions of cash, property or securities to or for
the benefit of the Securityholders pursuant to the subrogation provision of this Article, which would otherwise have been paid to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or for the account of the Securities. It is understood
that the provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the holders of the
Securities, on the one hand, and the Holders of the Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand.
Nothing contained in this
Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors other
than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay to the Holders of the Securities the Principal of and interest on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable
in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of
the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Holder of any Security
or the Trustee on his behalf from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject
to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company
received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
Upon any payment or distribution
of assets of the Company referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, and the holders
of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such liquidation,
dissolution, winding up, receivership, reorganization, assignment or marshalling proceedings are pending, or a certificate of the receiver,
trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to
the Holders of the Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of
the Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed
thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.
Section 11.04. Authorization
by Securityholders. Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof authorizes the Trustee in his behalf to take such action as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact
for any and all such purposes.
Section 11.05. Notice
to Trustee. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and to any paying agent of any fact known to the Company which
would prohibit the making of any payment of moneys to or by the Trustee or any paying agent in respect of the Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Article or would end such prohibition. Regardless of anything to the contrary contained in this Article or elsewhere
in this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any Senior Indebtedness or of any default or event
of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness or of any other facts which would prohibit the making of any payment of moneys to or
by the Trustee or which would end such prohibition, unless and until the Trustee shall have received notice in writing at its principal
Corporate Trust Office to that effect signed by an officer of the Company, or by a holder or agent of a holder of Senior Indebtedness
or by the trustee under any indenture pursuant to which Senior Indebtedness shall be outstanding, who shall have been certified by the
Company or otherwise established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee to be such holder or agent or trustee, and, prior to the
receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee shall, subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, be entitled to assume that no such facts exist;
provided that if on a date at least three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such moneys shall become
payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the Principal of, or interest on any Security) the Trustee shall
not have received with respect to such moneys the notice of prohibition provided for in this Section, then, regardless of anything herein
to the contrary, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such moneys and to apply the same to the purpose for which
they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such prior date.
Regardless of anything to
the contrary herein, nothing shall prevent (a) any payment by the Company or the Trustee to the Securityholders of amounts in connection
with a redemption of Securities if (i) notice of such redemption has been given pursuant to Article 3 prior to the receipt by the Trustee
of written notice of prohibition as aforesaid, and (ii) such notice of redemption is given not earlier than 60 days before the redemption
date, or (b) any payment by the Trustee to the Securityholders of amounts deposited with it pursuant to Sections 8.01, 8.05 or 8.06.
The Trustee shall be entitled
to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee
or agent on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a trustee or agent
on behalf of any such holder. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to
the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the
Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness
held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent
to the rights of such Person under this Article, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person
pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment.
Section 11.06. Trustee’s
Relation to Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth
in this Article with respect to any Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it in its individual or any other capacity to
the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or any such agent,
of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to
7.07.
With respect to the holders
of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically
set forth in this Article, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness and,
subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, the Trustee shall not be liable to any holder of Senior Indebtedness if it shall
pay over or deliver to Holders of Securities, the Company or any other Person moneys or assets to which any holder of Senior Indebtedness
shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.
Section 11.07. No Impairment
of Subordination. No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce subordination as herein provided
shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure
to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture,
regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with.
SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit 5.1
LAURA ANTHONY, ESQ.
CRAIG D. LINDER, ESQ.*
JOHN CACOMANOLIS, ESQ.**
Associates and OF COUNSEL:
CHAD FRIEND, ESQ., LLM
MICHAEL R. GEROE, ESQ., CIPP/US***
JESSICA HAGGARD, ESQ.
****
christopher t. hines
*****
PETER P. LINDLEY, ESQ.,
CPA, MBA
JOHN LOWY, ESQ.******
STUART REED, ESQ.
LAZARUS ROTHSTEIN, ESQ.
SVETLANA ROVENSKAYA,
ESQ.*******
HARRIS TULCHIN, ESQ.
******** |
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WWW.SECURITIESLAWBLOG.COM
DIRECT E-MAIL: LANTHONY@ALCLAW.COM
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*licensed in CA, FL and NY
**licensed in FL and NY
***licensed in CA, DC, MO and NY
****licensed in Missouri
*****licensed in CA and DC
******licensed in NY and NJ
*******licensed in NY and NJ
********licensed in CA and HI (inactive in HI)
August 14, 2024
Intrusion Inc.
101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200
Plano, Texas 75074
Re: Intrusion Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel
for Intrusion Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Registration Statement relates
to (i) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) shares of the Company’s
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), (iii) the Company’s debt securities consisting
of senior debt, subordinated debt or debentures (the “Debt Securities”), (iv) the Company’s depositary shares representing
interests in fractional shares of Preferred Stock (the “Depositary Shares”), (v) the Company’s warrants to purchase
Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities or other securities (the “Warrants”), (vi) the Company’s rights to purchase
Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Warrants, Depositary Shares or Debt Securities (the “Rights”), (vii) the Company’s stock
purchase contracts to purchase Common Stock or other securities (the “Stock Purchase Contracts”), (viii) the Company’s
obligations under stock purchase units, each representing ownership of Stock Purchase Contracts and debt securities, preferred securities,
warrants, other securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities, securing a holder’s obligation
to purchase the securities under such Stock Purchase Contracts (the “Stock Purchase Units”), and (ix) units issued by the
Company comprised of any of the foregoing securities listed in (i) through (viii) above (the “Units”), or any combination
of the foregoing, each on the terms to be determined at the time of each offering, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000.
The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Depositary Shares, Warrants, Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units
and Units, plus any additional Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Warrants, Rights, Depositary Shares, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase
Units and Units that may be registered pursuant to any subsequent registration statement that the Company may hereafter file with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act in connection with the offering by the Company contemplated by the Registration
Statement are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.” The Securities being registered for sale by the Company
are for a maximum aggregate offering price of $100,000,000. Such Securities may be offered and sold from time to time pursuant to Rule
415 under the Securities Act, at which time it is contemplated that the Offering Prospectus included in the Registration Statement will
be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”).
This opinion letter is furnished
to you to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. §229.601(b)(5), in connection with
the Registration Statement.
The Depositary Shares are
to be issued from time to time pursuant to a deposit agreement (the “Deposit Agreement”) to be entered into between the Company
and a bank or trust company (the “Depositary”) selected by the Company. The Warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement
(the “Warrant Agreement”) between the Company and a warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”) selected by the Company.
The Rights will be issued pursuant to a rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) between the Company and a rights agent (the
“Rights Agent”) selected by the Company. The Stock Purchase Contracts will be issued pursuant to a purchase contract (the
“Purchase Contract Agreement”) between the Company and a purchase contract agent (the “Purchase Contract Agent”)
selected by the Company. The Stock Purchase Units will be issued pursuant to a stock purchase unit agreement (the “Stock Purchase
Unit Agreement”) between the Company and a stock purchase unit agent (the “Stock Purchase Unit Agent”) selected by the
Company. The Units will be issued pursuant to a unit agreement (the “Unit Agreement”) between the Company and a unit agent
(the “Unit Agent”) selected by the Company. The Deposit Agreement, the Warrant Agreement, the Rights Agreement, the Purchase
Contract Agreement, the Stock Purchase Unit Agreement and the Unit Agreement are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Transaction
Agreements.”
We have assumed that the execution
and delivery of, and the performance of all obligations under, the Transaction Agreements will be duly authorized by all requisite action
by the parties thereto, that the Transaction Agreements will be duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, that the Deposit Agreement
will be a valid and binding agreement of the Depositary, enforceable against the Depositary in accordance with its terms, that the Warrant
Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Warrant Agent, enforceable against the Warrant Agent in accordance with its terms,
that the Rights Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Rights Agent, enforceable against the Rights Agent in accordance
with its terms, that the Purchase Contract Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Purchase Contract Agent, enforceable
against the Purchase Contract Agent in accordance with its terms, that the Stock Purchase Unit Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement
of the Stock Purchase Unit Agent, enforceable against the Stock Purchase Unit Agent in accordance with its terms and that the Unit Agreement
will be a valid and binding agreement of the Unit Agent, enforceable against the Unit Agent in accordance with its terms.
In rendering our opinions
set forth below, we have reviewed such corporate documents and records of the Company, such certificates of public officials and such
other matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion letter. As to facts material to the opinions expressed
herein, we have relied upon oral and written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and
relied on certificates of public officials. We also have assumed (a) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals;
(b) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; (c) the genuineness of all signatures; (d) the legal
capacity of natural persons; and (e) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, factual matters, representations and warranties
contained in all of such documents.
Based upon and subject to
the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
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1. |
Upon the due authorization of the issuance of shares of Common Stock and the issuance and sale thereof as described in the Registration Statement, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; |
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2. |
Upon the due authorization of the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock and the issuance and sale thereof as described in the Registration Statement, such shares of Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; |
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3. |
Upon due authorization, the Debt Securities, when (a) the definitive terms and provisions of such Debt Securities have been duly established, (b) any supplemental indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee and (c) when the Debt Securities are duly executed and delivered by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the applicable Indenture and paid for by the purchasers thereof, the Debt Securities will be legally issued by the Company and will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms; |
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4. |
Upon the due authorization of the issuance of the Depositary Shares and the issuance and delivery thereof in accordance with the terms of the applicable Deposit Agreement, such Depositary Shares will have been validly issued, will represent a valid evidence of interest in the related Preferred Stock and will entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified in the Deposit Agreement; |
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5. |
Upon the due authorization of the Warrants and when duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent in accordance with the applicable Warrant Agreement, the Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms; |
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6. |
Upon the due authorization of the Rights and when duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Rights Agent in accordance with the applicable Rights Agreement, the Rights will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms; |
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7. |
Upon the due authorization of the Stock Purchase Contracts and when duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Purchase Contract Agent in accordance with the applicable Purchase Contract Agreement, the Stock Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms; |
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8. |
Upon the due authorization of the Stock Purchase Units and when duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Stock Purchase Unit Agent in accordance with the applicable Stock Purchase Unit Agreement, the Stock Purchase Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms; and |
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9. |
Upon the due authorization of the Units and when duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Unit Agent in accordance with the applicable Unit Agreement, the Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. |
The opinions set forth above
are subject, as the enforcement of remedies, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to the effect of general
principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance
or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which
a proceeding is brought.
In rendering the foregoing
opinions, we have assumed that: (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, shall have become effective under the Securities
Act and will remain effective at the time of issuance of any Securities thereunder); (ii) a Prospectus Supplement describing each class
or series of Securities offered pursuant to the Registration Statement, to the extent required by applicable law and relevant rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), will be timely filed with the Commission; (iii)
the definitive terms of each class or series of Securities shall have been established in accordance with resolutions duly adopted by
the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) (each, a “Board Action”), the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, (the “Charter”) and applicable law; (iv) the Company will issue and deliver the Securities in the manner contemplated
by the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any applicable underwriting agreement; (v) the
total number of shares of Common Stock issuable (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any other Security) will not exceed
the total number of shares of Common Stock, that the Company is then authorized to issue under its Charter; (vi) the Board Action authorizing
the Company to issue, offer and sell the Securities will have been adopted by the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) and will
be in full force and effect at all times at which the Securities are offered or sold by the Company; and (vii) all Securities will be
issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
We express no opinion herein
as to the law of any state or jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Florida, State of Delaware, State of New York, and the
federal laws of the United States of America. We are not rendering any opinion as to compliance with any federal or state antifraud law,
rule, or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.
This opinion is given as of
the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you after the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to our attention
or changes in law that occur, in each case, subsequent to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, which could affect the opinions
contained herein. This opinion is being rendered for the benefit of the Company in connection with the matters addressed herein.
We hereby consent to the filing
of this opinion letter with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5)
of Regulation S−K under the Securities Act and to the reference to our firm therein and in the Prospectuses and any Prospectus Supplement
under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that this firm is within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Laura E. Anthony |
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Laura E. Anthony, |
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For the Firm |
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1700 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD.,
SUITE 820 ● WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA ● 33401
● PHONE: 561-514-0936
Exhibit 5.2
LAURA ANTHONY, ESQ.
CRAIG D. LINDER, ESQ.*
JOHN CACOMANOLIS, ESQ.**
Associates and OF COUNSEL:
CHAD FRIEND, ESQ., LLM
MICHAEL R. GEROE, ESQ., CIPP/US***
JESSICA HAGGARD, ESQ.
****
christopher t. hines
*****
PETER P. LINDLEY, ESQ.,
CPA, MBA
JOHN LOWY, ESQ.******
STUART REED, ESQ.
LAZARUS ROTHSTEIN, ESQ.
SVETLANA ROVENSKAYA,
ESQ.*******
HARRIS TULCHIN, ESQ.
******** |
WWW.ALCLAW.COM
WWW.SECURITIESLAWBLOG.COM
DIRECT E-MAIL: LANTHONY@ALCLAW.COM
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*licensed in CA, FL and NY
**licensed in FL and NY
***licensed in CA, DC, MO and NY
****licensed in Missouri
*****licensed in CA and DC
******licensed in NY and NJ
*******licensed in NY and NJ
********licensed in CA and HI (inactive in HI)
August 14, 2024
Intrusion Inc.
101 East Park Blvd, Suite 1200
Plano, Texas 75074
Re: Intrusion Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Intrusion Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”),
and the related base prospectus and prospectus supplement dated August 14, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) relating
to the sale of shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company (the “Common
Stock”), having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $2,275,000. The Shares will be sold pursuant to an At Market Issuance
Sales Agreement, dated August 5, 2021, by and between the Company and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (the “Agreement”).
In connection with this opinion
letter, we have examined such certificates, documents and records and have made such investigation of fact and such examination of law
as we have deemed appropriate in order to enable us to render the opinions set forth herein. In conducting such investigation, we have
relied, without independent verification, upon certificates of officers of the Company, public officials and other appropriate persons.
In giving this opinion, we have assumed that, upon the issuance of any Shares, the Company will comply with the provisions of the Agreement
which require that the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock
that the Company is then authorized to issue under its Charter.
The opinion expressed below
is limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Based upon and subject to
the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when the Shares have been issued, delivered and paid
for in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing
of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters”
in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is
required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Laura E. Anthony |
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Laura E. Anthony, |
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For the Firm |
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1700 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD.,
SUITE 820 ● WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA ● 33401
● PHONE: 561-514-0936
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference
in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Intrusion Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) of our report dated April 1,
2024 (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note
2 to such financial statements), related to our audit of the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then
ended, which report appears in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in this Registration Statement on Form S-3.
/s/ Whitley Penn LLP
Dallas, Texas
August 14, 2024
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing
Fee Tables
Form S-3
(Form Type)
INTRUSION INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered
and Carry Forward Securities
Fees |
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Security
Type |
|
Security
Class Title |
|
Fee
Calculation
or Carry
Forward
Rule |
|
|
Amount
Registered |
|
|
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Unit |
|
|
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price |
|
|
Fee
Rate |
|
|
Amount of
Registration
Fee |
|
|
Carry
Forward
Form
Type |
|
|
Carry
Forward
File
Number |
|
|
Carry
Forward
Initial
effective
date |
|
|
Filing Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with
Unsold
Securities
to be
Carried
Forward |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Equity |
|
Common
Stock, par
value
$0.01
per
share |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Equity |
|
Preferred
Stock, par
value
$0.01
per
share |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Debt |
|
Debt
Securities |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Other |
|
Warrants (2) |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Other |
|
Rights (3) |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Other |
|
Depositary Shares (4) |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Other |
|
Stock Purchase Contracts (5) |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Other |
|
Stock Purchase Units (5) |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Other |
|
Units (6) |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be paid |
|
Unallocated
(Universal)
Shelf |
|
Unallocated
(Universal)
Shelf |
|
|
457(o) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
|
$ |
100,000,000 (1) |
|
|
|
0.0001476 |
|
|
$ |
14,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carry Forward Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carry
Forward
Securities |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
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|
— |
|
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|
— |
|
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|
— |
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— |
|
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— |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Offering Amounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
100,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fees Previously Paid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fee Offsets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Fee Due |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,760 |
(7) |
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(1) |
Pursuant to Instruction 2.A(iii)(b) of Item 16(b) of Form S-3, this
information is not required to be included. An indeterminate amount of the securities of each identified class is being registered
as may from time to time be offered under this registration statement at indeterminate prices, along with an indeterminate number
of securities that may be issued upon exercise, settlement, exchange or conversion of securities offered or sold under this registration
statement, as shall have an aggregate initial offering price up to $100,000,000. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or
issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of any of the securities. Separate
consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of other securities.
In addition, the total amount to be registered and the proposed maximum offering price are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act. |
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The warrants covered by this registration statement may be warrants for common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares or debt securities. The registrant may offer warrants separately or together with one or more additional warrants, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, or debt securities, or any combination of those securities in the form of units. |
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The rights may be issued independently or together with any other security and may or may not be transferable. |
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Each depositary share will be issued under a deposit agreement, will represent an interest in fractional shares of preferred stock and will be evidenced by a depositary receipt. |
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The stock purchase contracts consist of contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to the holders, a specified number of shares of common stock or other securities at a future date or dates. The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a part of stock purchase units consisting of a purchase contract and either shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, the registrant’s debt securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities, any other security described in the applicable prospectus supplement, or any combination of the foregoing, securing the holder’s obligations to purchase the securities under the share purchase contracts. |
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Units may be issued under a unit agreement and will represent an interest in one or more securities registered under this registration statement including shares of common stock or preferred stock, debt securities or warrants, in any combination, which may or may not be separable from one another. |
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The registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act. |
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