Common use of Additional Covenants Clause in Contracts

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary solely payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is are the same stock Equity Interests as that those on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an a reclassification of the Guarantor’s capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend or distribution in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend or distribution in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend or distribution stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend or distribution is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodPeriod or other event referred to below, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Company has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities, and (B) which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities are held by the Issuer Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by the Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities issued to the Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder as provided under Section 8.2 may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up windup or liquidate the Trust Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary's Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary solely payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is are the same stock Equity Interests as that those on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary's preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 2005 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodPeriod or other event referred to below, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Company has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder as provided under Section 8.2 may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up windup or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the related Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Periodsuch Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term "capital stock" includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the Event of Default or applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary solely payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is are the same stock Equity Interests as that those on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests), or (F) if the failure to do so would cause a default event. (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Each of the Guarantor and the Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of its capital stock (for the Company's avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of such entity), other than those dividends or distributions declared before such Event of Default, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any of its debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company such entity in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company such entity (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's its capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary subsidiary of the Companysuch entity) for any class or series of the Company's its capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's its indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's its capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's its capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) [Reserved]. (c) The Company Guarantor also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) agrees to use its reasonable commercial effortsbest efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, consistent with effective for the terms fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 and provisions of the Trust Agreementall future fiscal years, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor real estate investment trust and not under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesamended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees Guarantor covenant and agree with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s or the Guarantor’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its respective Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests payable to the Guarantor, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company or Guarantor that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company or Guarantor in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company or Guarantor (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s or the Guarantor’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCompany or Guarantor) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s or the Guarantor’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s or the Guarantor’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s or the Guarantor’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s or the Guarantor’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Guarantor agrees that the Guarantor will use its commercially reasonable efforts to meet the requirements to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code for the taxable year ending December 31, 2007, and unless and until the Board of Directors of the Guarantor determines that it is in the best interests of the Guarantor not to be organized as a REIT, the Guarantor will be organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code. (d) The Surviving Entity shall notify in writing the Trustee and each holder of Securities of the occurrence of a Change of Control Event not more than twenty (20) Business Days following the occurrence thereof.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (y) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (iifor the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) other than to the Company or (z) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Securities) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock, or (F) any declaration or payment of a dividend or other distribution in order for the Company to maintain its status as a REIT, provided that any such declaration or payment shall be in the form of stock to the extent permitted by the Code and commercially reasonable to do so). (b) The Company also covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities (i) to holdthat during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through April 30, directly 2012, it shall not declare or indirectlypay dividends or distributions on, one hundred percent (100%) or redeem, purchase, or acquire any of the Common Company’s Equity Interests (for the avoidance of doubt the Original Preferred Securities (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests of the TrustCompany), providedexcept for (A) repurchases, that any permitted successor redemptions or other acquisitions of Equity Interests of the Company hereunder may succeed to in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the Company's ownership benefit of such Common Securitiesany one or more employees, (ii) as holder of such Common Securitiesofficers, not to voluntarily dissolvedirectors or consultants, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of Equity Securities of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such Equity Securities) as consideration in liquidation of the Trust or an acquisition transaction, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company’s Equity Interests (or any Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with certain mergersany Rights Plan, consolidations the issuance of rights, stock or amalgamations other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, (E) any dividend in the form of Equity Interests, warrants, options or other rights exercisable for Equity Interests, or (F) any declaration or payment of a dividend or other distribution in order for the Company to maintain its status as a REIT, provided that any such declaration or payment shall be in the form of stock to the extent permitted by the Trust Agreement Code and commercially reasonable to do so. (iiic) As of the date hereof, the Company is qualified as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code and no circumstance or event has occurred that would disqualify the Company as a REIT. Subject to the Company’s right to merge into an entity that is not a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable commercial effortsefforts to, consistent with at all times meet the terms requirements to qualify as a REIT unless and provisions until the Board of Directors of the Trust Agreement, to cause Company determines that it is not in the Trust to continue best interests of the Company to be taxable organized as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesREIT.

Additional Covenants. 6.1.1 During the period from the date the of Agreement and until Closing the Parties hereby agree that, the Seller and Company shall not (aand Seller shall not cause or permit the Seller and Company to): (i) The Company covenants hire or fire any executive officers or senior management of the Company; (ii) amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, the Seller and agrees with each Holder Company’s certificate of Securities that if an Event incorporation or bylaws; (iii) issue, sell, assign, transfer, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or any equity interests of the Company shall have given notice or options, warrants or securities or rights to acquire or convert into equity interests of the Company; (iv) sell, assign, transfer, license, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any material assets of the Company outside of the ordinary course of business; (v) pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such noticeshares, or such Extension Perioddirectly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities; (vi) acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any extension other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, shall be continuingor any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business; (vii) incur, it shall not (i) declare create, assume, prepay or pay otherwise become liable for any dividends indebtedness, make a loan or distributions onadvance to or investment in any third party, or redeem purchaseguarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, acquire liability or make a liquidation obligation of any person; (viii) sweep or disburse any cash of the Company for any purpose other than payment with respect to, any shares of ordinary course operating expenses of the Company's capital stock; (ix) terminate, waiver or (ii) make assign any payment of principal of or material rights under any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities material contracts of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with Seller and Company; (x) waive, release, assign, settle or junior in interest compromise any Action (including any Action, relating to this Agreement or the Securities transactions contemplated hereby); (xi) enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any contract or transaction with Buyer or its affiliates (Aother than the Seller and Company) repurchasesor any stockholder, redemptions officer, director, employee or other acquisitions independent contractor of shares of capital stock any of the Company in connection with foregoing or any employment contractof their respective immediately family members; or (xii) agree, benefit plan authorize or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of commit to do any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)foregoing actions. (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants 6.1.1 During the period from the date the of Agreement and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or until Closing the Parties hereby agree that, the Company shall have given notice not (and Seller shall not cause or permit the Company to): (i) hire or fire any executive officers or senior management of the Company; (ii) amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws; (iii) issue, sell, assign, transfer, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any equity interests of the Company or options, warrants or securities or rights to acquire or convert into equity interests of the Company; (iv) sell, assign, transfer, license, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any material assets of the Company outside of the ordinary course of business; (v) pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such noticeshares, or such Extension Perioddirectly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities; (vi) acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any extension other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, shall be continuingor any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business; (vii) incur, it shall not create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (i) declare as such term is defined in the Note), make a loan or pay advance to or investment in any dividends or distributions onthird party, or redeem purchaseguarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, acquire liability or make a liquidation payment with respect toobligation of any person; (viii) terminate, waiver or assign any shares material rights under any material contracts of the Company's capital stock; (ix) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action (iiincluding any Action, relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby); (x) make any payment of principal of enter into, amend, waive or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any contract or transaction with Buyer or its affiliates (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of than the Company) for or any class stockholder, officer, director, employee or series independent contractor of any of the Company's capital stock foregoing or any of their respective immediately family members; or (xi) agree, authorize or commit to do any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)foregoing actions. (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary's preferred stock or other capital stock (not held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other capital stock are perpetual or otherwise) except where any such dividends, distributions, redemptions, purchases, acquisitions, liquidation payments or retirements are required by the organizational documents of, or other agreements binding on, such Subsidiary or otherwise required in order to make concurrent or future distributions to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion, reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's or a Subsidiary's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's or a Subsidiary's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's or a Subsidiary's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's or a Subsidiary's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series, or (y) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities stock (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred related Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)Equity Interests) or (F) any transaction consented to in writing by Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of Outstanding Securities. (b) The During the Fixed Rate Period, the Company also covenants shall not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with each Holder respect to, any of Securities the Company’s Equity Interests, other than (a) with the prior, express, written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or (b) dividends or distributions which are reasonably necessary to maintain the REIT status of the Company for federal income and excise tax purposes and avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on the Company with respect to such distributed taxable income or net capital gains; provided, that such distributions or dividends as described in clause (b) above shall (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) the extent paid to holders of the Common Securities Company’s common stock (A) not be in excess of $2,500,000 (in the aggregate in cash) and (B) be in the form of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed Company’s common stock to the Company's ownership maximum extent permissible as stated by the Internal Revenue Service regulations, rulings, revenue procedures, notices, announcements, or other authoritative pronouncements at the time of such Common Securitiesdividend or distribution with only the balance payable in cash, and (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the extent paid to holders of the Preferred Securities Company’s preferred stock, be in liquidation an amount no greater than that required to be distributed to such holders to permit the distributions and dividends to holders of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations Company’s common stock permitted by the Trust Agreement and clause (iiii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesabove.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu with or junior in all respects interest to the Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions dividends or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company distributions in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Db) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance implementation of rights, stock or other property under any a Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant theretoto a Rights Plan, (c) payments under the Guarantee with respect to the Securities of such Series, and (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or related to the issuance of Common Stock (Eor securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction that was entered into prior to the commencement of such Extension Period) if at such time (x) there shall have occurred any dividend in event of which the form Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock notice or the stock issuable upon exercise lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on series and (B) in respect of which the dividend is being paid Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (y) if the Securities of such series are held by a Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Trust or ranks pari passu (z) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or junior to such stock). (b) Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than such Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities of such Trust in liquidation of the such Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the related Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company and the Guarantor each covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Fund American Trust that it will not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of its capital stock (other than (a) dividends, distributions, redemptions, purchases, acquisitions or payments made with its capital stock, (b) any declaration or payment of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments of accrued dividends on preferred stock upon the redemption, exchange or conversion of any preferred stock as may be outstanding 107 from time to time, (d) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of preferred stock upon the redemption, exchange or conversion of such preferred stock, (e) purchases or acquisitions of shares of common stock in connection with the satisfaction of obligations under any employee benefit plan or other contractual obligation or (f) as a result of a reclassification of capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series capital stock for another class or series of capital stock), if at such time (i) there shall have occurred an Event of Default Default, (ii) the Guarantor shall have occurred and be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the related Fund American Trust Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Fund American Trust (i) to holdmaintain directly, directly or indirectlyindirectly through a wholly owned Subsidiary, one hundred percent (100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Fund American Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up windup or liquidate the Trust other than such Fund American Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the such Fund American Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Declaration of Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial best efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreementsuch Declaration of Trust, to cause the such Fund American Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.. 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Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than than, with respect to clauses (i) or (ii) above, (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock).. 56 (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust Trust, (B) in connection with the redemption of the Preferred Securities or (BC) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Each of the Corporation and the Guarantor covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities not, and shall not have rescinded such noticepermit any of its subsidiaries, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's or the Guarantor's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation or the Guarantor (including other Securities) that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities or the Guarantees, respectively, or (z) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Corporation or the Guarantor of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Corporation or the Guarantor if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities or the Guarantees (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation or the Guarantor in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors directors, consultants or consultantsindependent contractors, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation or the Guarantor (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's or the Guarantor's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation or the Guarantor) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's or the Guarantor's capital stock stock, respectively, or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's or the Guarantor's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's or the Guarantor's capital stock, respectively, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's or the Guarantor's capital stock stock, respectively, pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation or the Guarantor has actual knowledge that would constitute a Debenture Default with respect to the Securities, and (B) which the Corporation and the Guarantor shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities are held by the Issuer Trust, the Corporation or the Guarantor shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Capital Securities, or the Guarantor shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantees or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities issued to the Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the TrustSecurities, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such the Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such the Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Issuer Trust to continue to be taxable characterized as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposespurposes and to not be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary solely payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is are the same stock Equity Interests as that those on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company shall notify in writing, within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence thereof, the Trustee, the Purchaser and each holder of Preferred Securities of the occurrence of a Change of Control (the “Change of Control Notice”). In the event of a Change of Control, then, upon written notice (a “Repurchase Notice”) delivered to the Depositor by the Holders of not less than 10% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities Outstanding, Holders shall have the option, exercisable within 30 days from the date of the Change of Control, to require the Depositor to repurchase all of the outstanding Preferred Securities in accordance with Section 4.12 of the Trust Agreement.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Debentures that so long as the Debentures are outstanding, if (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder and be continuing or (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have given notice of its election taken reasonable steps to begin an Extension Period cure, or (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Securities Guarantee, then the Company shall not, and shall cause any Subsidiary not have rescinded such noticeto, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, stock or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any principal, interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees of indebtedness for money borrowed) of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Debentures (other than (A1) repurchasesany dividend, redemption, liquidation, interest, principal or guarantee payment by the Company where the payment is made by way of securities (including capital stock) that rank pari passu with or junior to the securities on which such dividend, redemption, interest, principal or guarantee payment is being made, (2) redemptions or other acquisitions purchases of shares of capital stock of any rights pursuant to any stockholder rights agreement now in existence or subsequently entered into by the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for and the benefit declaration of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment of such rights or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital preferred stock under such plans in the future, (3) payments under the Guarantee, (4) purchases of Company Common Stock related to the issuance of Company Common Stock under any of the Company (Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Periodemployees, (B5) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one series or class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, stock for another series or class of the Company's capital stock and (C6) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities the Debentures (i) that for so long as Preferred Securities are outstanding not to hold, convert the Debentures except pursuant to a notice of conversion delivered to the Conversion Agent by a holder of Preferred Securities and (ii) to maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (iiiii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up up, liquidate or liquidate dissolve the Trust other than Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities Debentures to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation dissolution of the Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iiiiv) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, Agreement to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as remain a grantor business trust and not to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)Equity Interests) or (F) any transaction consented to in writing by Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of Outstanding Securities. (b) The During the Initial Fixed Rate Period, the Company also covenants shall not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with each Holder respect to, any of Securities the Company’s Equity Interests, other than (a) with the prior, express, written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or (b) dividends or distributions which are reasonably necessary to maintain the REIT status of the Company for federal income and excise tax purposes and avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on the Company with respect to such distributed taxable income or net capital gains; provided, that such distributions or dividends as described in clause (b) above shall (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) the extent paid to holders of the Common Securities Company’s common stock (A) not be in excess of $2,500,000 (in the aggregate in cash) and (B) be in the form of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed Company’s common stock to the Company's ownership maximum extent permissible as stated by the Internal Revenue Service regulations, rulings, revenue procedures, notices, announcements, or other authoritative pronouncements at the time of such Common Securitiesdividend or distribution with only the balance payable in cash, and (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the extent paid to holders of the Preferred Securities Company’s preferred stock, be in liquidation an amount no greater than that required to be distributed to such holders to permit the distributions and dividends to holders of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations Company’s common stock permitted by clause (i) above. (c) Subject to Section 10.6(b), the Trust Agreement and (iii) Company also agrees to use its reasonable commercial effortsbest efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, consistent with effective for the terms fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 and provisions of the Trust Agreementall future fiscal years, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesREIT under the Code.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary's Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with -------------------- each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall will not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (which includes common and preferred stock), or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any principal, interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company (including Other Debentures) that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the ---- ----- Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company (including Other Guarantees) if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior ---- ----- in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchasesdividends or distributions in Common Stock of the Company, redemptions (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or other the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the Company Guarantee, (d) purchases or acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Company's Common Stock in connection with the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employment contract, employee benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock contractual obligation of the Company (other than a contractual obligation ranking pari passu with or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration junior in an acquisition transaction entered into prior interest to the applicable Extension Periodthese Securities), ---- ----- (Be) as a result of an a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any another class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cf) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), if at such time (i) there shall have occurred an Event of Default, (Dii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any declaration obligations under the related Company Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretoits election to begin an Extension Period as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or (E) such Extension Period, or any dividend in the form of stockextension thereof, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust (i) to holdmaintain directly, directly or indirectlyindirectly through a wholly owned Subsidiary, one hundred percent (100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust, ; provided, however, -------- ------- that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than such Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Capital Securities in liquidation of the such Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial best efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, (x) not to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable adversely affect such Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust's status as a grantor trust and (y) not to cause such Commonwealth Bankshares Capital Trust to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if if, and only if, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) if at such time the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the related Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder holder of Securities of a series issued to a Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust that if an Event it will not, and it will not permit any Subsidiary of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such noticeto, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (which includes common and preferred stock), or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guarantee or other guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company that by their terms rank pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions dividends or other acquisitions of shares of distributions in capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Company; (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Db) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights Plan, or the issuance of capital stock of the Company under any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant thereto, or to a Rights Plan; (Ec) payments under any dividend Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guarantee (as defined herein and in the form Existing Indenture); (d) purchases of stockcommon stock related to the issuance of common stock under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, warrants, options officers or other rights where employees; and (e) payments of interest pursuant to the dividend stock EPICS Loan Agreement) if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (a) with the giving of notice or the stock issuable upon exercise lapse of such warrantstime or both, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). would constitute an Event of Default hereunder and (b) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the related Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder holder of Securities of a series issued to Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-wind up or liquidate the Trust other than such Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the such Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes. The Company also covenants and agrees with each holder of Securities of a series issued to a Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust that it will pay all debts and other obligations (other than with respect to the Preferred Securities) and all costs and expenses of the Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust (including costs and expenses relating to the organization of the Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust, the fees and expenses of the trustees of such Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust and the costs and expenses relating to the operation of the Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust) and the offering of the Preferred Securities and to pay any and all taxes and all costs and expenses with respect to the foregoing (other than United States withholding taxes) to which the Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust might become subject. The foregoing obligations of the Company are for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, any person to whom any such debts, obligations, costs, expenses and taxes are owed (a "Creditor") whether or not such Creditor has received notice thereof. Any such Creditor may enforce such obligations of the Company directly against the Company and the Company has irrevocably waived any right or remedy to require that any such Creditor take any action against the Bear ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust or any other person before proceeding against the Company.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (ia) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iib) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder shareholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, ; (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any other class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, ; (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, ; (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation or amendment of the Company shareholders' rights plan (or any Rights Plansuccessor thereto), or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan such rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, hereto; or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by a Citizens Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Citizens Guarantee relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Citizens Trust or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. For purposes hereof, the Company's Senior Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be pari passu with the Securities. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Citizens Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Citizens Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, ; (ii) as holder of such the Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate such Citizens Trust, except upon prior approval of the Trust other than Federal Reserve, if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve, and (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Capital Securities in liquidation of the such Citizens Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement; and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Citizens Trust to continue to be remain classified as not an association taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The For the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing through March 30, 2010, or in any event if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise) except for dividends or distributions (x) to the Company or its subsidiaries and (y) by subsidiaries of the Company in which there are third party investors to the Company and such third party investors, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stockholder stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital units of stockholder stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Perioddate of this Agreement or, if later than March 30, 2010, prior to an Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in Section 10.6(a) shall not apply to (i) payments of interest only (including deferred interest payments of approximately $525,800 accruing through June 30, 2009) on, and any repayments, repurchases or redemptions of those certain Fixed/Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt Securities due 2035, issued pursuant to holdthat certain Junior Subordinated Indenture between Impac Mortgage Holdings, directly or indirectlyInc., one hundred percent (100%) as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, dated as of October 15, 2005 and the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed related securities issued pursuant to the Company's ownership Amended and Restated Declaration of such Common SecuritiesTrust of Impact Capital Trust #4 dated as of October 15, 2005, (ii) as holder a redemption of the Company’s 9.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”)and its 9.125% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), or the repurchase of all of such Common Securities, not Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock (for an aggregate purchase price of up to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A$1,861,000) in connection with a distribution of the Securities pursuant to the holders terms of a cash tender offer for all such outstanding stock (which tender offer may include the payment of accumulated but unpaid dividends upon such Series B Preferred Securities Stock and Series C Preferred Stock in liquidation an aggregate amount of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) up to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes$7,444,000).

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (y) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (iifor the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) other than to the Company or (z) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Securities) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock), or (F) any declaration or payment of a dividend or other distribution in order for the Company to maintain its status as a REIT, provided that any such declaration or payment shall be in the form of stock to the extent permitted by the Code or under Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2008-68 or subsequent guidance and commercially reasonable to do so. (b) The Company also covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities (i) to holdthat during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through April 30, directly 2012, it shall not declare or indirectlypay dividends or distributions on, one hundred percent (100%) or redeem, purchase, or acquire any of the Common Company’s Equity Interests (for the avoidance of doubt the Original Preferred Securities (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) shall not be deemed to be Equity Interests of the TrustCompany), providedexcept for (A) repurchases, that any permitted successor redemptions or other acquisitions of Equity Interests of the Company hereunder may succeed to in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the Company's ownership benefit of such Common Securitiesany one or more employees, (ii) as holder of such Common Securitiesofficers, not to voluntarily dissolvedirectors or consultants, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of Equity Securities of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such Equity Securities) as consideration in liquidation of the Trust or an acquisition transaction, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company’s Equity Interests (or any Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with certain mergersany Rights Plan, consolidations the issuance of rights, stock or amalgamations other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, (E) any dividend in the form of Equity Interests, warrants, options or other rights exercisable for Equity Interests, or (F) any declaration or payment of a dividend or other distribution in order for the Company to maintain its status as a REIT, provided that any such declaration or payment shall be in the form of stock to the extent permitted by the Trust Agreement Code or under Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2008-68 or subsequent guidance and commercially reasonable to do so. (iiic) As of the date hereof, the Company is qualified as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code and no circumstance or event has occurred that would disqualify the Company as a REIT. Subject to the Company’s right to merge into an entity that is not a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable commercial effortsefforts to, consistent with at all times meet the terms requirements to qualify as a REIT unless and provisions until the Board of Directors of the Trust Agreement, to cause Company determines that it is not in the Trust to continue best interests of the Company to be taxable organized as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesREIT.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodPeriod or other event referred to below, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) Of which the Company has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities, and (B) which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities are held by the Issuer Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by the Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities issued to the Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder as provided under Section 8.2 may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up windup or liquidate the Trust Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default (as defined herein) or (ii) the Company shall have occurred and be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee, or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to defer payments of interest on such Securities by extending the Securities interest payment period as provided in this Supplemental Indenture No. 3 and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Periodperiod, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it then (a) the Company shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions dividend on, make any distribution with respect to, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, to any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or Common Stock in connection with the issuance of capital stock of satisfaction by the Company (of its obligations under any employee benefit plans or securities convertible into the satisfaction by the Company of its obligation pursuant to any contract or exercisable for such capital security requiring it to purchase shares of its common stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bii) as a result of an a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any another class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's its capital stock, (Ciii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to an acquisition or the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, and (Div) redemptions or purchases pursuant to the Company's Rights Agreement, dated August 7, 1995, between the Company and AmSouth Bank of Alabama as Rights Agent), (b) the Company shall not make any declaration payment of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planprincipal, the issuance of rightspremium, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretoif any, or (E) interest on or repay, repurchase or redeem any dividend in debt securities issued by the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as Company that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockthe Securities and (c) the Company shall not make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than pursuant to either of the Guarantees or the Series A Guarantee). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities agrees (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly maintain 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the TrustSecurities; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder under the Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than PLC Capital, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust PLC Capital, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Declaration of Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust AgreementDeclaration of Trust, to cause the Trust PLC Capital to continue to be taxable as remain a grantor trust and not to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not, and shall not allow any Affiliate of the Company to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stockstock or its Affiliates’ capital stock (other than payments of dividends or distributions to the Company), or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Senior Notes that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any preferred Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Senior Notes (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock Equity Interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of Equity Interests in the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares the Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interest). (b) The Company also covenants with shall notify in writing, within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, the Trustee and each Holder of Securities the occurrence of a Change of Control (the “Change of Control Notice”). If the Company and the Trustee shall have received, within thirty (30) days after delivering the Holders the Change of Control Notice written notice from any Holder of its election to cause the Defeasance or redemption, as applicable, of the Senior Notes as provided in this Section 10.5(b) (the “Change of Control Election”), then the Company shall cause Article XII to be applied to the Electing Senior Notes. (c) The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Code, provided that this subsection (c) shall not require the Company to make any payment in violation of Section 10.5(a) or Section 10.5(g). (d) Without the express, prior and written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes, for so long as Senior Notes are Outstanding under this Indenture, and from the date hereof until the end of the Modification Period, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue or otherwise become liable for any Debt, other than (i) Debt in the form of trade Debt or similar Debt incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, (ii) Debt that is incurred solely in exchange for or to provide the funds necessary to repurchase, redeem, refinance or satisfy, in whole or in part, the Debt described in Exhibit C and (iii) Debt that is incurred solely in exchange for Debt outstanding under the Original Indentures. (e) The Company covenants and agrees that it will not permit the Debt Service Coverage Ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter to be less than (i) so long as any Senior Secured Debt or Debt ranking pari passu with the Senior Notes shall be outstanding and the minimum debt service coverage covenant in the documents evidencing or governing such Debt is less restrictive than a minimum ratio of 1.20 to 1.00, the minimum debt service coverage ratio set forth in such Debt documents and, (ii) at all other times, 1.20 to 1.00. (f) The Company covenants and agrees that it shall maintain, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) Tangible Net Worth of at least $300,000,000 and (ii) a Debt-to-Total Capitalization Ratio of 95% or less. (g) Without limiting Section 10.5(a) above, the Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the end of the Modification Period, the Company shall not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company’s Equity Interests, other than (a) with the prior, express, written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes, or (b) dividends or distributions which are reasonably necessary to maintain the REIT status of the Company for federal income and excise tax purposes and avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on the Company with respect to such distributed taxable income or net capital gains; provided, that such distributions or dividends as described in clause (b) above shall (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) the extent paid to holders of the Common Securities Company’s common stock (A) not be in excess of $2,500,000 (in the aggregate in cash) and (B) be in the form of the TrustCompany’s common stock to the maximum extent permissible as stated by the Internal Revenue Service regulations, providedrulings, that any permitted successor revenue procedures, notices, announcements, or other authoritative pronouncements at the time of such dividend or distribution with only the balance payable in cash, and (ii) to the extent paid to holders of the Company’s preferred stock, be in an amount no greater than that required to be distributed to such holders to permit the distributions and dividends to holders of the Company’s common stock permitted by clause (i) above. (h) The Company hereunder may succeed covenants and agrees that it will (i) provide to the Company's ownership Holders, within five (5) Business days of such Common Securitiesthe execution thereof, copies of any documents, indentures and agreements relating to any exchange by the holders thereof of any notes issued under the Original Indentures, other than under the Exchange Agreement, (ii) execute such supplemental indentures as holder the Holders (or any of them) may reasonably request in order to confer upon the Holders the benefit of any terms of such Common Securitiesdocuments, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) indentures and agreements executed in connection with a distribution of any such exchange transaction that are more favorable than the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement terms hereof and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, efforts to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesobtain all consents required in connection therewith.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the related Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergersany merger, consolidations consolidation or amalgamations amalgamation permitted by the Trust Agreement related Declaration of Trust, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreementsuch Declaration of Trust, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue to be taxable classified as a grantor trust and not to be taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have consisting of a failure to pay interest or principal on the Securities has occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be is continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or any incentive or compensation plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Periodsuch Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, (E) or the issuance of shares, stock appreciation rights restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, restricted stock unit awards, performance awards, Other Stock-Based Awards or any other right or cash that may be awarded under any Company incentive or compensation plan, or (EF) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Senior Notes that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any preferred Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Senior Notes (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock Equity Interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of Equity Interests in the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares the Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interest). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) agrees to use its reasonable commercial effortsbest efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, consistent with effective for the terms fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, and provisions all future fiscal years for as long as the Senior Notes are Outstanding, as a real estate investment trust under the Code so long as the Company determines that it is in its best interest to remain qualified as a real estate investment trust. (c) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall maintain, as of the Trust Agreementend of each fiscal quarter during which the Senior Notes are Outstanding, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as (i) Tangible Net Worth of at least $400,000,000 and (ii) a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesDebt-to-Total Capitalization Ratio of 95% or less.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Debentures that so long as the Debentures are outstanding, if (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder and be continuing or (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have given notice of its election taken 55 reasonable steps to begin an Extension Period cure, or (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Securities Guarantee, then the Company shall not, and shall cause any Subsidiary not have rescinded such noticeto, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, stock or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any principal, interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees of indebtedness for money borrowed) of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Debentures (other than (A1) repurchasesany dividend, redemption, liquidation, interest, principal or guarantee payment by the Company where the payment is made by way of securities (including capital stock) that rank pari passu with or junior to the securities on which such dividend, redemption, interest, principal or guarantee payment is being made, (2) redemptions or other acquisitions purchases of shares of capital stock of any rights pursuant to any stockholder rights agreement now in existence or subsequently entered into by the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for and the benefit declaration of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment of such rights or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital preferred stock under such plans in the future, (3) payments under the Guarantee, (4) purchases of Company Common Stock related to the issuance of Company Common Stock under any of the Company (Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Periodemployees, (B5) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one series or class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, stock for another series or class of the Company's capital stock and (C6) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities the Debentures (i) that for so long as Preferred Securities are outstanding not to hold, convert the Debentures except pursuant to a notice of conversion delivered to the Conversion Agent by a holder of Preferred Securities and (ii) to maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (iiiii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up up, liquidate or liquidate dissolve the Trust other than Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities Debentures to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation dissolution of the Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iiiiv) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, Agreement to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as remain a grantor business trust and not to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or (ii) the Company shall have occurred and be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Preferred Guarantee or Common Guarantee, or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to defer payments of interest on the Securities by extending the interest payment period as provided in this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Periodperiod, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it then (a) the Company shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions dividend on, make any distribution with respect to, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, to any of its Capital Stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or Common Stock in connection with the issuance of capital stock of satisfaction by the Company (of its obligations under any employee benefit plans or securities convertible into the satisfaction by the Company of its obligation pursuant to any contract or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior security requiring it to the applicable Extension Periodpurchase shares of its Common Stock, (Bii) as a result of an a reclassification of the Company's Capital Stock or the exchange or conversion of any one class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) Capital Stock for any another class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stockits Capital Stock, (Ciii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock Capital Stock pursuant to an acquisition or the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Capital Stock or the security being converted or exchanged, and (Div) redemptions or purchases pursuant to the Rights Agreement), (b) the Company shall not make any declaration payment of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planprincipal, the issuance of rightspremium, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretoif any, or (E) interest on or repay, repurchase or redeem any dividend in debt securities issued by the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as Company that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockthe Securities, and (c) the Company shall not make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than pursuant to either of the Guarantees, the Common Securities Guarantee Agreement and the Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities agrees (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly maintain 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the TrustSecurities; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder under the Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as remain a grantor trust and not to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries’ preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise) except for payments of dividends or distributions to the Company, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (d) The Company shall notify in writing, within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence thereof, the Trustee and each holder of Preferred Securities of the occurrence of a Significant Event (the “Significant Event Notice”). If the Company and the Trustee shall have received within thirty (30) days from the holders of the Preferred Securities’ receipt of the Significant Event Notice, written notice from at least 25% of the holders of the Preferred Securities electing to cause either the Defeasance (if during the No Call Period) or redemption (if after the expiration of the No Call Period), as applicable, of the Notes as provided in this Section 10.6(d) (a “Significant Event Election”), then the Company shall either (i) if such Significant Event occurs during the No Call Period, cause Article XIII to be applied to the Outstanding Securities, or (ii) if such Significant Event occurs after the expiration of the No Call Period, redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 11.2.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or 57 EXHIBIT D consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodPeriod or Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred related Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary solely payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is are the same stock Equity Interests as that those on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests).. [TPW: NYLEGAL:665375.4] 20965-00009 07/19/2007 07:27 PM (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other capital stock entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other capital stock are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, except only to the extent necessary to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under the Code, provided such distributions to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under the Code may not be made in any event if there has occurred (x) an Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b), (e) or (f) of Section 5.1 or (y) any Event of Default with respect to which acceleration of principal has been triggered pursuant to Section 5.2, or (z) an Event of Default triggered by a breach of Section 10.9, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Significant Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Significant Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) if such proceeds are payable to any third party which is not the Company or an affiliate of the Company, or (iii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than with respect to clauses (Ai) and (iii) above, (a) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in connection with (1) any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with (2) a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with (3) the issuance of capital stock of the Company or of such Significant Subsidiary (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanySignificant Subsidiary) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or in the case of a Significant Subsidiary, any class or series of such Significant Subsidiary’s capital stock) or any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or in the case of indebtedness of a Significant Subsidiary, or any class or series of such Significant Subsidiary’s indebtedness for any class or series of such Significant Subsidiary’s capital stock), (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (or the capital stock of a Significant Subsidiary) pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockstock and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares issued in connection therewith). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Republic New York Trust that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall will not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any principal, interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company (including Other Debt) that rank pari passu with or junior in all respects interest to the Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company (including Other Guarantees) if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchasesdividends or distributions in Common Stock of the Company, redemptions (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or other the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the Guarantee Agreement, (d) purchases or acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Company's Common Stock in connection with the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employment contract, employee benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock contractual obligation of the Company (other than a contractual obligation ranking pari passu with or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration junior in an acquisition transaction entered into prior interest to the applicable Extension Periodthese Securities), (Be) as a result of an a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any another class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (Cf) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), if at such time (Di) there shall have occurred any declaration event of a dividend in connection which the Company has actual knowledge that (a) with any Rights Plan, the issuance giving of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan notice or the redemption lapse of time or repurchase both, would constitute an Event of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). Default hereunder and (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder in respect of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of which the Company hereunder may succeed shall not have taken reasonable steps to the Company's ownership of such Common Securitiescure, (ii) as holder the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up any obligations under the related Republic New York Guarantee or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to use its reasonable commercial effortsbegin an Extension Period as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreementor such Extension Period, to cause the Trust to continue to or any extension thereof, shall be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposescontinuing.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) other than to the Company, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Securities) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, date of the event of default (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) Subject to the Company’s right to merge into an entity that is not a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof, the Company also agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended unless and until the Board of Directors of the Company determines that it is not in the best interests of the Company to be organized as a REIT.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Resource Capital Trust that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall will not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (which includes common and preferred stock), or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any principal, interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company (including Other Debentures) that rank pari passu with or junior in all respects interest to the Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company (including Other Guarantees) if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchasesdividends or distributions in Common Stock of the Company, redemptions (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or other the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the Company Guarantee, (d) purchases or acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Company's Common Stock in connection with the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employment contract, employee benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock contractual obligation of the Company (other than a contractual obligation ranking pari passu with or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration junior in an acquisition transaction entered into prior interest to the applicable Extension Periodthese Securities), (Be) as a result of an a reclassification of the Company's capital Stock or the exchange or conversion of any one class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any another class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cf) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), if at such time (i) there shall have occurred an Event of Default, (Dii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any declaration obligations under the related Company Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretoits election to begin an Extension Period as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or (E) such Extension Period, or any dividend in the form of stockextension thereof, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Resource Capital Trust (i) to holdmaintain directly, directly or indirectlyindirectly through a wholly owned Subsidiary, one hundred percent (100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Resource Capital Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than such Resource Capital Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Capital Securities in liquidation of the such Resource Capital Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial best efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, (x) not to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable adversely affect such Resource Capital Trust's status as a grantor trust and (y) not to cause such Resource Capital Trust to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default (as defined herein) or (ii) the Company shall have occurred and be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee or Common Guarantee, or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to defer payments of interest on such Securities by extending the Securities interest payment period as provided in this Supplemental Indenture No. 8 and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Periodperiod, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it then (a) the Company shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions dividend on, make any distribution with respect to, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, to any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital common stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of satisfaction by the Company (of its obligations under any employee benefit plans or securities convertible into the satisfaction by the Company of its obligation pursuant to any contract or exercisable for such capital security requiring it to purchase shares of its common stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bii) as a result of an a reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any another class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's its capital stock, (Ciii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to an acquisition or the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, and (Div) redemptions or purchases pursuant to the Company's Rights Agreement, dated August 7, 1995, between the Company and AmSouth Bank of Alabama as Rights Agent), (b) the Company shall not make any declaration payment of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planprincipal, the issuance of rightspremium, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretoif any, or (E) interest on or repay, repurchase or redeem any dividend in debt securities issued by the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as Company that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks rank pari passu with or junior to such stockthe Securities and (c) the Company shall not make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than pursuant to either of the Guarantees, the Series D Guarantees or the Series E Guarantees). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities agrees (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly maintain 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the TrustSecurities; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder under the Indenture may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than PLC Capital, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust PLC Capital, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Declaration of Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust AgreementDeclaration of Trust, to cause the Trust PLC Capital to continue to be taxable as remain a grantor trust and not to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary's preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s equity or membership interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries’ equity or membership interests, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (Securities, in each case, other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock equity or membership interests of the Company in connection with (1) any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with (2) a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock equity or membership interests purchase plan or in connection with (3) the issuance of capital stock equity or membership interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockequity or membership interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s equity or membership interests (or any capital stock stock, equity or membership interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s equity or membership interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s equity or membership interests, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s equity or membership interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock equity or membership interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock equity, membership interests or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stockequity, membership interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock interest or the stock interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)interest. (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Guarantor also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, as a real estate investment trust under the Code.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the related Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than than, with respect to clauses (i) or (ii) above, (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust Trust, (B) in connection with the redemption of the Preferred Securities or (BC) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.. 56

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Senior Notes that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any preferred Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Senior Notes (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock Equity Interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of Equity Interests in the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares the Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interest). (b) The Company also covenants with shall notify in writing, within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, the Trustee and each Holder of Securities the occurrence of a Change of Control (ithe “Change of Control Notice”). Within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall initiate a ratings affirmation process with the Ratings Agencies to holddetermine if a Ratings Downgrade has occurred. If such ratings affirmation process is not initiated within such 30-day period, directly a Change of Control Event shall be deemed to have occurred. Within five (5) Business Days after the completion of such ratings affirmation process, the Company shall notify in writing the Trustee and each Holder of the results of such ratings affirmation process and whether a Ratings Downgrade has occurred (the “Change of Control Event Notice”). If the Company and the Trustee shall have received, within thirty (30) days after delivering the Holders the Change of Control Event Notice or indirectlythe deemed occurrence of a Change of Control Event, one hundred percent written notice from any Holder of its election to cause the Defeasance or redemption, as applicable, of the Senior Notes as provided in this Section 10.5(b) (100the “Change of Control Election”), then the Company shall cause Article XII to be applied to the Electing Senior Notes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Code. (d) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that at no time, without the prior written consent of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes, will the Company issue any Debt (including all junior subordinated notes, trust preferred securities or other similarly structured subordinate debt) which ranks subordinate to the Senior Notes (the “Subordinate Debt”) if the result thereof is that the sum of (A) the principal amount of the Subordinate Debt proposed to be issued and (B) the outstanding principal amount of all Subordinated Debt exceeds twenty-five (25%) of the Common Securities sum of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor (i) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company hereunder may succeed to determined as of the end of the Company's ownership of such Common Securities’s most recent fiscal quarter, (ii) as holder the outstanding principal amount of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement all Subordinate Debt and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions principal amount of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue Subordinated Debt proposed to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesissued.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions onon any shares of the Company’s capital stock, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital ’s preferred stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities security of the Company that ranks pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (except for partial payments of interest with respect to such series of Securities) or (z) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company that by their terms rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchasesany repurchase, redemptions redemption or other acquisitions acquisition of shares of the Company’s capital stock of the Company in connection with (1) any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors directors, consultants or consultantsindependent contractors, in connection with (2) a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan plan, or in connection with (3) the issuance of the Company’s capital stock of the Company (stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) , as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Event of Default, default or Deferral Period, as the case may be; (Bb) as a result of an exchange any exchange, redemption or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (stock, or any the capital stock of a Subsidiary one of its subsidiaries, for any other class or series of the Company) for ’s capital stock, or any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's its capital stock, ; (Cc) the any purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security securities being converted or exchanged, ; (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planrights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, ; (e) payments under any PrivateBancorp Guarantee executed for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Preferred Securities; or (Ef) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu equally with or junior to such stock). , if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by a PrivateBancorp Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the PrivateBancorp Guarantee relating to the Trust Preferred Securities issued by such PrivateBancorp Trust or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Deferral Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Deferral Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a PrivateBancorp Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such PrivateBancorp Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such the Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust a PrivateBancorp Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Trust Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such PrivateBancorp Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations consolidation or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the PrivateBancorp Trust to continue to be taxable characterized as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposespurposes and to not be required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Issuer of the debt securities of any subsidiary if such guarantee ranks pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ed) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred related Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergerssuch Issuer Trust, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.or

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder holder of Securities of a series issued to an Aon Trust that it shall not, and it shall cause any Subsidiary not to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company’s Capital Stock (which includes Common Stock and preferred stock), or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank on a parity with or junior to the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any Aon Guarantee or other guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any Subsidiary that by its terms ranks on a parity with or junior to the Securities of such series (other than (a) dividends or distributions in Common Stock; (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights Plan, the issuance of any Capital Stock of any class or series of preferred stock of the Company under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan; (c) payments under any Aon Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by the Aon Trust holding the Securities of such series; and (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company’s benefit plans for its directors, officers, employees, consultants or advisors) if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (a) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder and (b) in respect of which the Company shall not have occurred and taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) the Company shall be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the related Aon Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided in Section 2.10 and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder holder of Securities of a series issued to an Aon Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Aon Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor or assignee of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-wind up or liquidate the Trust other than such Aon Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a prepayment in full of the Securities or a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the such Aon Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the relevant Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Aon Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Corporation that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series, or (y) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities stock (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred related Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not to be taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on. or redeem, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that (i) during the Modification Period and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or otherwise acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company’s common or preferred stock or other Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s common or preferred stock or other Equity Interests (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) other than to the Company's capital stock, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into while the Modification Period is not in effect prior to the applicable Extension Periodan Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stockstock upon substantially the same terms, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) (bF) The with respect to the Taberna Indenture I, the Taberna Indenture II, the Attentus Indenture I, the Kodiak/Attentus Indenture III and the Original Kodiak Indentures or (G) any other dividends or distributions necessary in order for the Company also covenants to maintain its REIT status, provided that (x) such dividend or distributions shall be declared and paid in stock in an amount up to the maximum extent permitted by the Code or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with each Holder the balance payable in cash, and (y) the Company shall be permitted to increase its distribution from the minimum requirement under the Code to distribute ninety percent (90%) of Securities (i) its taxable income to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities taxable income and, with respect to this subsection (G), any violation of this subsection G shall not be an Event of Default unless the Company or the Guarantor fail to cure to the satisfaction of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Outstanding Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust any breach or default within seven (B7) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesdays after discovery thereof.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) other than to the Company, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Securities) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, date of the event of default (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that (i) during the Modification Period and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or otherwise acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company’s common or preferred stock or other Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s common or preferred stock or other Equity Interests (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise) other than to the Company's capital stock, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into while the Modification Period is not in effect prior to the applicable Extension Periodan Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stockstock upon substantially the same terms, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) (bF) The with respect to the Taberna Indenture I, the Taberna Indenture II, the Attentus Indenture I, the Attentus Indenture II, and the Original Kodiak Indentures or (G) any other dividends or distributions necessary in order for the Company also covenants to maintain its REIT status, provided that (x) such dividend or distributions shall be declared and paid in stock in an amount up to the maximum extent permitted by the Code or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with each Holder the balance payable in cash, and (y) the Company shall be permitted to increase its distribution from the minimum requirement under the Code to distribute ninety percent (90%) of Securities (i) its taxable income to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities taxable income and, with respect to this subsection (G), any violation of this subsection G shall not be an Event of Default unless the Company or the Guarantor fail to cure to the satisfaction of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Outstanding Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust any breach or default within seven (B7) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesdays after discovery thereof.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return, other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary solely payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.of

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (ia) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iib) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the any applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an any exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planstockholder's rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan stockholder's rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). , if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by a Provident Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Provident Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Provident Trust, or (iii) the Company shall have given written notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Provident Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Provident Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, and (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Provident Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Each of the Bank and the Debenture Guarantor covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stockstock of the Bank or the Debenture Guarantor, or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Bank or the Debenture Guarantor that rank pari passu PARI PASSU in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series and the Guarantee relating to such Series, respectively (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Bank or the Debenture Guarantor in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company Bank or the Debenture Guarantor (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyBank's or the Debenture Guarantor's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the CompanyBank or the Debenture Guarantor) for any class or series of the CompanyBank's or the Debenture Guarantor's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyBank's or the Debenture Guarantor's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyBank's or the Debenture Guarantor's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the CompanyBank's or the Debenture Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu PARI PASSU with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Bank or the Debenture Guarantor has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Bank or the Debenture Guarantor shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Bank shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Bank shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Bank also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, PROVIDED that any permitted successor of the Company Bank hereunder may succeed to the CompanyBank's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred related Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue not to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (ia) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iib) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the any applicable Extension Period, (Bb) as a result of an any exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planstockholder's rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan stockholder's rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). , if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by a Union Planters Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Union Planters Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Union Planters Trust, or (iii) the Company shall have given written notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Union Planters Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Union Planters Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the related Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Union Planters Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. A. Conduct of Business. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date: (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default Management Shareholders shall have occurred and be continuing or cause the Company shall have given notice to continue to conduct its business prudently and diligently in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and to use its best efforts to preserve intact the business organization of the Company, to keep available the services of its election present officers and employees, and to begin an Extension Period preserve the good will of those having business relationships with the Company; and (b) Except for the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the specific prior written consent of Purchaser, the Management Shareholders shall not permit the Company to: (i) amend its character document or By-Laws; (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or with respect to shares of its capital stock; (iii) issue, grant, sell or pledge any shares of, or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, the capital stock of the Company, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of such capital stock; (iv) acquire any assets or properties, other than in the ordinary course of business; (v) sell, lease, transfer, dispose of, encumber or mortgage any assets or properties, other than in the ordinary course of business; (vi) enter into any merger, consolidation, recapitalization or other business combination or reorganization. (vii) create, incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money except in the ordinary course of business, or prepay any part of the principal or interest of any existing indebtedness prior to the due date thereof; (viii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person or entity. (ix) make any loans, advances, or capital contributions to or investments in any person or entity; (x) incur, assume or pay any management fee, interest or any other similar charge. (xi) cause or permit any of the Company's current insurance (or reinsurance) policies to be canceled or terminated or any of the coverage thereunder to lapse, unless simultaneously with such termination, cancellation or lapse, the Company obtains replacement policies from the same or comparable insurers providing coverage which is the same as or comparable to that provided under the canceled, terminated or lapsed policies. (xii) sell, transfer, license or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, other than in the ordinary course of business. (xiii) waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of value or modify or change in any material respect any existing license, lease, contract or other document, other than in the ordinary course of business; (xiv) make aggregate capital expenditures and commitments therefor, which when taken together with all other capital expenditures and commitments of the Company during such period, would exceed $50,000. (xv) make any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice, except as may be required by law and after written notice to Purchaser; (xvi) increase the compensation payable or to become payable by it to any of its employees except for normal periodic increases in the ordinary course of business that are made in accordance with the established compensation policies of the Company. (xvii) make any payment or provision with respect to any employee benefit or welfare plan, except in the ordinary course of the administration of such plans consistent with the established compensation policies of the Company. (xviii) grant any stock options, restricted stock grants or stock appreciation rights; (xix) enter into any employee agreement or other contract or arrangement with respect to the Securities and shall performance of personal services which is not have rescinded such notice, terminable without liability by the Company on thirty days notice (or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not less); (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (iixx) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than normal recurring payments of base salaries) or loan to, or enter into any written contract, lease or commitment with, any shareholder, officer or director of the Company; (Axxi) repurchasesadopt any new employee benefit plan or program or amend to increase materially the compensation or benefits payable under any of the employee welfare or benefit plans, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock grant any severance or termination pay or benefit otherwise than pursuant to policies of the Company in connection with effect on the date of this Agreement; or (xxii) enter into any employment oral or written agreement, contract, benefit plan commitment, arrangement or other similar arrangement understanding with or for the benefit of respect to any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)foregoing. (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term "capital stock" includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Guarantor also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock)Equity Interests) or (F) any transaction consented to in writing by Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of Outstanding Securities. (b) The From the date hereof until the end of the Initial Fixed Rate Period, the Company also covenants shall not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with each Holder respect to, any of Securities the Company’s Equity Interests, other than (a) with the prior, express, written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or (b) dividends or distributions which are reasonably necessary to maintain the REIT status of the Company for federal income and excise tax purposes and avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on the Company with respect to such distributed taxable income or net capital gains; provided, that such distributions or dividends as described in clause (b) above shall (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) the extent paid to holders of the Common Securities Company’s common stock (A) not be in excess of $2,500,000 (in the aggregate in cash) and (B) be in the form of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed Company’s common stock to the Company's ownership maximum extent permissible as stated by the Internal Revenue Service regulations, rulings, revenue procedures, notices, announcements, or other authoritative pronouncements at the time of such Common Securitiesdividend or distribution with only the balance payable in cash, and (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the extent paid to holders of the Preferred Securities Company’s preferred stock, be in liquidation an amount no greater than that required to be distributed to such holders to permit the distributions and dividends to holders of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations Company’s common stock permitted by clause (i) above. (c) Subject to Section 10.6(b), the Trust Agreement and (iii) Company also agrees to use its reasonable commercial effortsbest efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, consistent with effective for the terms fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 and provisions of the Trust Agreementall future fiscal years, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesREIT under the Code.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Senior Notes that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any preferred Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Senior Notes (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock Equity Interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of Equity Interests in the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares the Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interest). (b) The Company also covenants with shall notify in writing, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the occurrence thereof, the Trustee and each Holder of Securities the occurrence of a Change of Control (ithe “Change of Control Notice”). If the Company and the Trustee shall have received, within thirty (30) days after the date the Change of Control occurs, and after timely delivering to holdthe Holders the Change of Control Notice, directly written notice from any Holder of its election to cause the Defeasance or indirectlyredemption, one hundred percent as applicable, of the Senior Notes as provided in this Section 10.5(b) (100the “Change of Control Election”), then the Company shall cause Article XII to be applied to the Electing Senior Notes. Failure by the Company to timely deliver the Change of Control Notice shall not adversely affect the rights of the Holders to make a Change of Control Election, and the period for such Change of Control Election shall be tolled by the number of days such Change of Control Notice is delayed. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Code. (d) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that at no time, without the prior written consent of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes, will the Company issue any Debt (including all junior subordinated notes, trust preferred securities or other similarly structured subordinate debt) which ranks subordinate to the Senior Notes (the “Subordinate Debt”) if the result thereof is that the sum of (A) the principal amount of the Subordinate Debt proposed to be issued and (B) the outstanding principal amount of all Subordinated Debt exceeds twenty-five (25%) of the Common Securities sum of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor (i) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company hereunder may succeed to determined as of the end of the Company's ownership of such Common Securities’s most recent fiscal quarter, (ii) as holder the outstanding principal amount of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement all Subordinate Debt and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions principal amount of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue Subordinated Debt proposed to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesissued.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Senior Notes that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any preferred Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities Debt of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities other than Permitted Debt (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock Equity Interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of Equity Interests in the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares the Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interest). (b) The Company also covenants with shall notify in writing, within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence thereof, the Trustee and each Holder of Securities Senior Notes of the occurrence of a Change-of-Control (the “Change-of-Control Notice”). Within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of a Change-of-Control, the Depositor shall initiate a ratings affirmation process with the Ratings Agencies to determine if a Ratings Downgrade has occurred as a result of such Change-of- Control. Within five (5) Business Days of the completions of such ratings affirmation process, the Company shall notify in writing the Trustee and each holder of Senior Notes of the occurrence of a Change-of-Control Event (the “Change-of-Control Event Notice”). If the Company shall have received, within thirty (30) days from the Holders of Senior Notes’ receipt of the Change-of-Control Event Notice, written notice from any Holder of Senior Notes of such Holder’s election to cause the Defeasance or redemption, as applicable, of the Senior Notes as provided in this Section 10.5(b) (the “Change-of-Control Election”), then the Company shall (i) if such Change-of-Control Election is received on or prior to holdJune 30, directly 2011, cause Article XIII to be applied to the Outstanding Senior Notes or indirectly(ii) if such Change-of-Control Election is received after June 30, one hundred percent 2011, redeem the Senior Notes pursuant to Section 11.1(b). (100%c) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company shall maintain, (i) as of the Common Securities end of each fiscal quarter during 2007, a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as reported in the Company’s balance sheet contained in the most recent periodic report filed with the Commission) in excess of $110,000,000 and (ii) as of the Trustend of each fiscal quarter thereafter commencing with the Company’s first fiscal quarter during 2008, provideda Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as reported in the Company’s balance sheet contained in the most recent periodic report filed with the Commission) in excess of $120,000,000. (d) The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio, that any permitted successor as of the end of each fiscal quarter, to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00. (e) The Company hereunder may succeed will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (i) as of the end of each fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, to be less than 1.0 to 1.00 in each case for such quarter or, collectively, such quarter together with the Company's ownership of such Common Securitiespreceding three (3) quarters, (ii) as holder of the end of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2007 to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 for such Common Securitiesquarter or, collectively, such quarter together with the preceding three (3) quarters, (iii) as of the end of December 31, 2007 to be less than 2.0 to 1.00 for such quarter or, collectively, such quarter together with the preceding three (3) quarters and (iv) each fiscal quarter thereafter, to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 for, collectively, such quarter together with the preceding three (3) quarters. (f) On each of March 30, 2007, June 30, 2007 and either, at the Company’s option, September 30, 2007 or December 30, 2007, the Company shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the amount of interest paid with respect to the Senior Notes on such Interest Payment Date pursuant to Section 3.1 (a). The amounts on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account shall not be released to voluntarily dissolvethe Company until such time as the Company shall (i) have maintained a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0 as of the four (4) immediately preceding fiscal quarters in each case for, wind-up or liquidate collectively, such quarter together with the Trust preceding three (3) quarters and (ii) be in compliance with all other covenants contained herein. (g) Until such time as the Company shall (x) have maintained a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0 as of the two (A2) immediately preceding fiscal quarters, in each case, for, collectively, such quarter together with the preceding three (3) quarters and (y) be in compliance with all other covenants contained herein, the Company shall not repurchase any Equity Interests of the Company unless in connection with a distribution such repurchase of Equity Interests (an “Acceptable Repurchase”) (i) the Securities Company will redeem pursuant to Section 11.1 (d) an amount of Senior Notes having an outstanding principal amount equal to the holders purchase price of such Equity Interests to be repurchased up to a maximum of $10,000,000, (ii) the Preferred Securities redemption and defeasance of such Senior Notes shall be in liquidation increments of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement $1,000,000 and (iii) the redemption and defeasance, if any, of such Senior Notes shall be consummated and all payments or deposits made with respect thereto shall be made prior to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions consummation of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesrepurchase of any Equity Interests.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu with or junior in all respects interest to the Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of the Company's capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of the Company's capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default, default or Extension Period, as the case may be, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, (e) payments under the Guarantee with respect to the Securities of such series, or (Ef) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bx) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (y) if the Securities of such series are held by a Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by such Trust or (z) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of cause such Common Securities, trust to remain a Delaware business trust (to the fullest extent permitted by law) and not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than such Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities of such Trust in liquidation of the such Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, take no action that would be reasonably likely to cause the such Trust to continue to be taxable classified as other than a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any preferred Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock Equity Interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of Equity Interests in the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares the Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interest or the stock Equity Interest issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interest as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interest). (b) The Company also covenants with shall notify in writing, within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence thereof, the Trustee and each Holder of Securities of the occurrence of a Change-in-Control (the “Change-in-Control Notice”). Within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of a Change-in-Control, the Depositor shall initiate a ratings affirmation process with the Ratings Agencies to determine if a Ratings Downgrade has occurred as a result of such Change-in-Control. Within five (5) Business Days of the completions of such ratings affirmation process, the Company shall notify in writing the Trustee and each holder of Securities of the occurrence of a Change-in-Control Event (the “Change-in-Control Event Notice”). If the Company shall have received, within thirty (30) days from the Holders of Securities’ receipt of the Change-in-Control Event Notice, written notice from any Holder of Securities of such Holder’s election to cause the Defeasance or redemption, as applicable, of the Securities as provided in this Section 10.5(b) (the “Change-in-Control Election”), then the Company shall (i) if such Change-in-Control Election is received on or prior to holdJune 30, directly or indirectly2011, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed cause Article XIII to be applied to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, Outstanding Securities or (ii) if such Change-in-Control Election is received after June 30,2011, redeem the Securities pursuant to Section ll.l(b). (c) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company shall maintain, as holder of such Common Securitiesthe end of each fiscal quarter, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as reported in the Trust other than (ACompany’s balance sheet contained in the most recent periodic report filed with the Commission) in connection with a distribution excess of $120,000,000. (d) The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio, as of the Securities end of each fiscal quarter, to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00. (e) The Company will not permit the holders Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the Preferred Securities in liquidation end of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreementeach fiscal quarter, to cause the Trust be less than 2.00 to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes1.00.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees agrees, to the extent not excluded from the terms of the series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.5(c)(xvi) hereof, with each Holder of the Securities of any series issued hereunder, that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or unless the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to paid all accrued and payable interest on the Securities of such series, except as provided below, it shall not, and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or permit any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not of its subsidiaries to: (ia) declare or pay any dividends or distributions ondistributions, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect topayment, on any shares of the Company's capital stock, or ’s Capital Stock; (iib) make any payment of principal of of, or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase purchase or redeem any of the Company’s debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects upon the Company’s liquidation on a parity with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series; or (other than c) make any payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities if such guarantee ranks upon liquidation on a parity with or junior to the Securities of such series. The foregoing provisions shall not prevent or restrict the Company from making, and the Company shall be permitted at any time, including during an Extension Period, to make any of the following: (Ai) repurchasespurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Company’s Capital Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors directors, agents, consultants or consultantsa stock purchase, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan similar plan, or in connection with the issuance of capital stock satisfaction of the Company’s obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred requiring the Company to purchase, redeem or acquire its Capital Stock; (ii) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) declaration of a dividend as a result of an any reclassification of the Company’s Capital Stock or the exchange or conversion of any all or a portion of one class or series of the Company's capital stock (its Capital Stock or any capital stock of debt securities for a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, its Capital Stock; (Ciii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s Capital Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock its Capital Stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts; (Div) dividends or distributions paid or made in the Company’s Capital Stock (or rights to acquire its Capital Stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of Capital Stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of Capital Stock (or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Capital Stock) and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the payment of interest on the Securities of such series is deferred as provided in Section 2.14; (v) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property future; and (vi) payments under any Rights Plan trust preferred securities, subordinated debentures or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretojunior subordinated debentures, or (E) any dividend guarantees of the foregoing, in each case that rank equal in right of payment to the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise Securities of such warrantsseries, options so long as the amount of payments made on account of such securities or other rights guarantees is the same stock as that paid on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to all such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed securities and guarantees then outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the Company's ownership full payment to which each series of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) securities and guarantees is then entitled if paid in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesfull.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company Corporation covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Corporation to, (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the CompanyCorporation's capital stockstock or patrons' equity, (y) redeem any patronage refund allocations or (iiz) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company Corporation that rank pari passu PARI PASSU in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series (other than (Aa) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company Corporation held by a member, upon the death or dissolution of such member or otherwise because such member has ceased to be eligible for membership in connection the Corporation, if the Board of Directors approves such repurchase or redemption pursuant to a policy of assuring that the Corporation operates as a cooperative in compliance with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Subchapter T of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodInternal Revenue Code, (Bb) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary an affiliate of the CompanyCorporation) for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock or of any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's indebtedness for any class or series of the CompanyCorporation's capital stock, (Cc) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion declaration of, or exchange provisions any payment or setting aside for payment of, patronage refunds, provided that not more than 40% of such capital aggregate patronage refunds for any fiscal year shall be in cash, with the remainder to be paid in the form of common stock or the security being converted or exchangedpatronage refund allocations, (Dd) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Planshareholders' rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan shareholders' rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ee) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu PARI PASSU with or junior to such stock). ) if at such time (bi) there shall have occurred any event (A) of which the Corporation has actual knowledge that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series, and (B) which the Corporation shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if the Securities of such series are held by an Issuer Trust, the Corporation shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee Agreement relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Issuer Trust, or (iii) the Corporation shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company Corporation also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to an Issuer Trust (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % of the Common Securities of the such Issuer Trust, provided, PROVIDED that any permitted successor of the Company Corporation hereunder may succeed to the CompanyCorporation's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust such Issuer Trust, other than (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred related Capital Securities in liquidation of the Trust such Issuer Trust, or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement Agreement, and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such Issuer Trust to continue to be taxable classified as a grantor trust and not to be taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or reinvestment, stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, or repurchases pursuant to the terms of any stock repurchase plan as in effect on the date hereof, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary’s preferred stock or other capital stock (not held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other capital stock are perpetual or otherwise) except where any such dividends, distributions, redemptions, purchases, acquisitions, liquidation payments or retirements are required by the organizational documents of, or other agreements binding on, such Subsidiary or otherwise required in order to make concurrent or future distributions to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange exchange, conversion, reclassification or conversion combination of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any [TPW: NYLEGAL:622313.5] 20889-00007 02/26/2007 01:27 PM capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s or a Subsidiary’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s or a Subsidiary’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s or a Subsidiary’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s or a Subsidiary’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of any series that if an Event of Default it shall have occurred not, and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (ia) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (which includes common and capital stock), or (iib) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company (including Securities other than the Securities of such series) that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest right of payment to the Securities of such series or (c) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in right of payment to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (Ei) any dividend in the a form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon the exercise of such the warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu on parity with or junior in right of payment to such stock, (ii) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (iii) payments under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust Guarantee related to the Capital Securities issued by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust holding Securities of such series, and (iv) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers consultants or employees) or (d) redeem, purchase or acquire less than all of the Securities of such series or any of the Capital Securities if at such time any of the following events specified in clauses (i) through (iv) shall have occurred and is continuing, (i) an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series as specified in Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b). , (bii) any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) constitutes or with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), (iii) if the Securities of such series are held by a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust Guarantee relating to the Capital Securities issued by such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust, or (iv) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust (i) to holdmaintain, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Trust Securities in liquidation of the such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. Except as expressly contemplated by Schedule 7.9 and this Agreement or otherwise consented to in writing by the Purchasers, from the date hereof until the Closing Time, W&T shall not: (ai) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or increase the Company shall have given notice compensation payable to any of its election directors, officers or employees, except for increases in salary, wages or bonuses payable to begin an Extension Period with respect to non-managerial employees in the Securities and shall not have rescinded such noticeordinary course of business; or (ii) grant any severance or termination pay to, or such Extension Periodenter into or modify any employment or severance agreement with, any of its directors, officers or employees, except as may be required by any settlement of pending litigation; or (iii) adopt or amend any employee benefit plan or arrangement, except as may be required by any settlement of pending litigation or except as may be required by applicable law; (b) declare, set aside or pay any dividend on, or making other distributions in respect of, any of its capital stock; (i) redeem, repurchase or otherwise reacquire any shares of its capital stock or any securities or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, or any extension thereofoptions, shall be continuingwarrants or conversion or other rights to acquire any shares of its capital stock or any such securities or obligations; (ii) effect any reorganization or recapitalization; or (iii) split, it shall not combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock; (d) (i) declare issue, deliver, award, grant or pay any dividends or distributions onsell, or redeem purchaseauthorize or propose the issuance, acquire delivery, award, grant or make a liquidation payment with respect tosale of, any shares of the Company's any class of its capital stockor other equity securities, any securities or obligations directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any such shares, or any rights (including, without limitation, stock appreciation or stock depreciation rights), warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or securities or any rights, warrants or options directly or indirectly to acquire any such shares or securities; or (ii) make amend or otherwise modify the terms of any payment such securities, obligations, rights, warrants or options; (e) acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or consolidating with, by purchasing an equity interest in or a portion of principal of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any interest corporation, partnership, association or premium on other business organization or repaydivision thereof, repurchase or redeem otherwise acquire or agree to acquire all or substantially all assets of any debt securities other person; (f) sell, lease, license, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, abandon or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets (tangible or intangible including its W&T Intellectual Property), except for sales of inventory and other dispositions or abandonments of assets in the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest ordinary course of business; (g) adopt any amendments to the Securities Articles of Incorporation or By-laws (provided, however, W&T may (i) amend and restate its Articles of Incorporation to correspond to Exhibit B and (ii) amend its By-laws to correspond to Exhibit K); (h) change any of its methods of accounting in effect at December 31, 2001, except as may be required by law or GAAP; (i) pay any of its long-term debt otherwise than in accordance with its terms, or incur any obligation for borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, other than (Ai) repurchases, redemptions indebtedness (including its reimbursement obligations under letters of credit and sight drafts) incurred in the ordinary course of business under its existing loan agreements or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan refinancing, renewal or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant theretorefunding thereof, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, and (ii) as holder trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Common Securities, not business; (j) take any action that would or would reasonably be expected to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement being untrue; or (k) agree in writing or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution otherwise to do any of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesforegoing.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's ’s capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock (for the avoidance of doubt, the term "capital stock" includes both common stock and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial best efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, unless the board of directors of the Parent REIT determines that the Parent REIT should not continue to be so qualified.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares units of the Company's capital stock’s limited partnership interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries preferred stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares units of capital stock limited partnership interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock limited partnership interests purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock limited partnership interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockunits of limited partnership interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the Event of Default or the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s limited partnership interests (or any capital stock or limited partnership interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s limited partnership interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s limited partnership interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock ’s limited partnership interests pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock limited partnership interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock limited partnership interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stocklimited partnership interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock limited partnership interests or the stock limited partnership interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock limited partnership interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stocklimited partnership interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, provided that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, to cause for the Trust to continue to be taxable fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, and all future years, as a grantor real estate investment trust and not under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposesamended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return other than dividends or distributions on Equity Interests payable to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Event of Default or Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock ’s Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's ’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock’s Equity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ’s ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (ii) vote in favor of or permit or otherwise allow any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of any such Subsidiary's preferred stock or other Equity Interests entitling the holders thereof to a stated rate of return (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock or other Equity Interests are perpetual or otherwise), or (iiiii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase or similar plan with respect to any Equity Interests or in connection with the issuance of capital stock Equity Interests of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stockEquity Interests) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension PeriodEvent of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests (or any capital stock Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock Equity Interests or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stockEquity Interests, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares Equity Interests of the Company's capital stock Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock Equity Interests or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock Equity Interests or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, thereto or (E) any dividend in the form of stockEquity Interests, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock Equity Interests or the stock Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock Equity Interests as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stockEquity Interests). (b) The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust, provided, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A) in connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending [______________], 2004 and all future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder holder of Securities of a series issued to a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust that it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's Capital Stock (which includes Common Stock and preferred stock), or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank on a parity with or junior to the Securities of such series or make any guarantee payments with respect to any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guarantee or other guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any Subsidiary that by its terms ranks on a parity with or junior to the Securities of such series (other than (a) dividends or distributions in Common Stock, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company; (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights Plan, or the issuance of any Capital Stock of any class or series of preferred stock of the Company under any Rights Plan in the future or the redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan; (c) payments under any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guarantee relating to the Preferred Securities issued by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust holding the Securities of such series; (d) as a result of reclassification of the Company's Capital Stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Company's Capital Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Capital Stock or the security being converted or exchanged and (f) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's stock option, stock purchase, stock loan or other benefit plans for its directors, officers, employees, consultants or advisors or any of the Company's dividend reinvestment plans, in each case as now existing or hereafter established or amended) if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (a) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder and (b) in respect of which the Company shall not have occurred and taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) the Company shall be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the related ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided in Section 2.10 and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder holder of Securities of a series issued to a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust (i) to hold, maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor or assignee of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-wind up or liquidate the Trust other than such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a prepayment in full of the Securities or a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the relevant Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the such Trust Agreement, to cause the such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Trust to continue to be taxable remain classified as a grantor trust and not an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal federal income tax purposes.

Additional Covenants. (a) The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities Debentures that so long as the Debentures are outstanding, if (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have occurred and taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) the Company shall be continuing in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee or (iii) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin selection of an Extension Period with respect to the Securities as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Periodperiod, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, it then the Company shall not, and shall cause any Subsidiary not to, (ix) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, stock or (iiy) make any payment of principal of or any principal, interest or premium premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees of indebtedness for money borrowed) of the Company Com pany that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Securities Debentures (other than (A1) repurchasesany dividend, redemptions redemption, liquidation, interest, principal or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of guarantee payment by the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement where the payment is made by way of securities (including capital stock) that rank pari passu with or for junior to the benefit securities on which such dividend, redemption, interest, principal or guarantee payment is being made, (2) redemp tions or purchases of any one rights pursuant to the Company's Shareholders Rights Plan, or more employeesany successor to such Shareholders Rights Plan, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with and the declaration of a dividend reinvestment of such rights or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital preferred stock under such plans in the future, (3) payments under the Guarantee, (4) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock under any of the Company (Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Periodemployees, (B5) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of any one series or class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, stock for another series or class of the Company's capital stock and (C6) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (E) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). (b) . The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities the Debentures (i) that for so long as Preferred Securities are outstanding not to hold, convert the Debentures except pursuant to a notice of conversion delivered to the Conversion Agent by a holder of Preferred Securities and (ii) to maintain directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (indirectly 100%) % ownership of the Common Securities of the Trust; provided, providedhowever, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (iiiii) as holder of such Common Securities, not to voluntarily dissolveterminate, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than Trust, except (Aa) in connection with a distribution of the Securities Debentures to the holders of the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (Bb) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and (iiiiv) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement, Agreement to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable as remain a grantor trust and not to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes.