AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 14, 2002. REGISTRATION NO. 333- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------------- FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ---------------------
EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration Statement contains separate prospectuses to be used in connection with offerings of Debt Securities and any related AMR Guarantees and offerings of Pass Through Certificates and any related AMR Guarantees, respectively.
The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We cannot sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 14, 2002 PROSPECTUS $2,500,000,000 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. DEBT SECURITIES --------------------- American Airlines, Inc. may from time to time offer its unsecured debt securities. If so stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the debt securities described in that Prospectus Supplement will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our parent, AMR Corporation. When we decide to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of these debt securities in a Prospectus Supplement to this Prospectus. You should read this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplements carefully before you invest. --------------------- NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. --------------------- We may sell Debt Securities to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents or directly to purchasers. We will describe the plan of distribution for any particular series of Debt Securities in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The date of this Prospectus is , 2002.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This Prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we and our parent, AMR Corporation, filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell the Debt Securities and the related AMR Guarantees, if any, described in this Prospectus in one or more offerings. This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Debt Securities and any related AMR Guarantees we may offer. Each time we sell Debt Securities, we will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The Prospectus Supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. You should read carefully both this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement, together with the additional information described below under "Where You Can Find More Information". This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement that we filed with the Commission or in the exhibits to that registration statement. For further information about American, AMR, the Debt Securities or any related AMR Guarantees, you should refer to that registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and you should review the full text of those contracts and other documents. The registration statement that we filed with the Commission relating to the Debt Securities and any related AMR Guarantees can be obtained from the Commission, as described below under "Where You Can Find More Information". In this Prospectus, "we" and "American" refer to American Airlines, Inc. and "AMR" refers to our parent, AMR Corporation. FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. When used in this Prospectus and in documents incorporated by reference, the words "believes," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectations concerning operations and financial conditions, including changes in capacity, revenues and costs, expectations as to future financing needs, overall economic conditions and plans and objectives for future operations, the ability to continue to successfully integrate with our operations the assets acquired from Trans World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA") and the former TWA workforce, and the impact of the events of September 11, 2001 on us and AMR and the sufficiency of our and AMR's financial resources to absorb that impact. Other forward-looking statements include statements which do not relate solely to historical facts, such as, without limitation, statements which discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties, or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. All forward-looking statements in this Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference are based upon information available to us on the date of this Prospectus or such document. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. The following factors, in addition to other possible factors not listed, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements: failure to reach agreement with any labor union representing our employees, changes in economic or other conditions, increases in the price of jet fuel, future fare reductions in the airline industry, changes in our business strategy, actions by government agencies, the adverse impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the possible occurrence of other terrorist attacks, and the availability of future financing. 2
Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in our Commission filings, including but not limited to our and AMR's Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We and AMR file annual, quarterly and special reports with the Commission. These Commission filings are available to the public over the Internet at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any such document we or AMR file at the Commission's public reference rooms at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and in New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms and copy charges. The Commission allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we and AMR file with it, which means: - we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents; - information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Prospectus, even though it is not repeated in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement; and - information that we and AMR file with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplements. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until we complete our offering of Debt Securities: - Annual Reports of American and of AMR on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001; - Current Report of American on Form 8-K filed January 16, 2002; and - Current Report of AMR on Form 8-K filed January 16, 2002. You may obtain a copy of these filings (other than their exhibits, unless those exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in the filings) at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Corporate Secretary American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, Mail Drop 5675 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (817) 967-1254 You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell any Debt Securities or any related AMR Guarantees in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of those documents. Also, you should not assume that there has been no change in the affairs of American or of AMR since the date of this Prospectus or of any applicable Prospectus Supplement. THE COMPANY American, the principal subsidiary of AMR Corporation, was founded in 1934. On April 9, 2001, American purchased substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of TWA, the eighth largest United States air carrier. American (including TWA) is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. American provides scheduled jet service to numerous destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific. American is also one of the largest scheduled air 3
freight carriers in the world, providing a full range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system. The postal address for both American's and AMR's principal executive offices is P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (Telephone: 817-967-1532). RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table contains the ratios of earnings to fixed charges of American and of AMR for the periods indicated:
stated principal amount. Typically, a Debt Security issued at an "original issue discount" will not bear interest or will bear interest at an interest rate that is below the market interest rate at the time of issuance. This Description summarizes terms of the Debt Securities that we expect will be common to all series. Most of the financial terms and other specific terms of any series of Debt Securities that we offer will be described in a Prospectus Supplement to be attached to this Prospectus. Since the terms of specific Debt Securities may differ from the general information that we have provided below, you should rely on the information in the Prospectus Supplement instead of the information in this Prospectus if the information in the Prospectus Supplement is different than the information below. We will issue the Debt Securities under a contract called the "Indenture" between us and the Trustee, Citibank, N.A. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed by New York law. The terms of the Debt Securities include those stated in the Debt Securities and in the Indenture, and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (Section 1.11 of the Indenture) The form of the Indenture is contained in the registration statement that we have filed with the Commission. See "Where You Can Find More Information" on page 3 for information on how to obtain a copy of the Indenture from the Commission. Because this Description is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the Debt Securities or of the Indenture. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of the Indenture and of the Debt Securities. For example, in this Description we use capitalized words to signify defined terms that have been given special meaning in the Indenture. We describe the meaning for only some of the more important terms. We also include references in parentheses to certain sections of the Indenture. Whenever we refer to particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement, such sections or defined terms are incorporated by reference here or in the Prospectus Supplement. This Description also is subject to and qualified by reference to the description of the particular terms of any particular series of Debt Securities described in a Prospectus Supplement. GENERAL TERMS OF DEBT SECURITIES The Debt Securities will not be secured by any of American's property or assets. Accordingly, your ownership of Debt Securities will mean that you will be one of American's unsecured creditors. In addition, the Debt Securities will not be subordinated to any other existing or future unsecured indebtedness of American, and therefore they will rank equally with all of American's other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Indenture does not limit the total amount of Debt Securities that we can issue under it, nor does it limit us from incurring or issuing other unsecured or secured debt. The Indenture moreover does not contain any financial covenants or other provisions that protect you in the event we issue a large amount of debt or are acquired by another entity (including in a highly leveraged transaction). SPECIFIC TERMS OF DEBT SECURITIES A Prospectus Supplement will describe specific terms relating to each series of Debt Securities then being offered. These terms will include some or all of the following: - the title and type of such Debt Securities; - the total principal amount of such Debt Securities; - the date or dates on which the principal of such Debt Securities will be payable, or the method of determining and/or extending such date(s), and the amount or amounts of such principal payments; - the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method of determining such date(s); 5
- any interest rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) that such Debt Securities will bear, or the method of determining or resetting such rate or rates, and the interest payment dates (if any) for such Debt Securities; - the place or places where any principal, premium or interest payments may be made; - any optional redemption provisions, including the period(s) within which, the price(s) at which, the currency or currencies (including currency units) in which, and the terms and conditions upon which, American may redeem such Debt Securities; - any provisions obligating American to repurchase or otherwise redeem such Debt Securities pursuant to sinking fund or analogous provisions, upon the occurrence of a specified event or at the Holder's option; - if other than $1,000 denominations, the denominations in which such Debt Securities are issuable; - if other than U.S. dollars, the currency, composite currency or currency units of payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Debt Securities; - any index, formula or other method to be used for determining the amount of any payments on such Debt Securities; - if other than the outstanding principal amount, the amount that will be payable if the maturity of such Debt Securities is accelerated, or the method of determining such amount; - the person to whom any interest on such Debt Securities will be payable (if other than the registered Holder of such Debt Securities on the applicable record date) and the manner in which it shall be payable; - any changes to or additional Events of Default or covenants; - any provisions for the payment of additional amounts on Debt Securities held by non-U.S. persons in respect of taxes or similar charges withheld or deducted, and for the optional redemption of such Debt Securities in lieu of paying such additional amounts; - any provisions modifying the defeasance or covenant defeasance provisions that apply to such Debt Securities; - whether such Debt Securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more temporary or global securities, and, if so, the identity of the depositary for such global security or securities; - if other than the laws of New York, the law governing such Debt Securities and the extent to which such other law governs; - whether an AMR Guarantee will apply to such Debt Securities and, if so, the material terms thereof; and - any other special terms of such Debt Securities. (Section 3.1 of the Indenture) Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Debt Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Debt Securities will be issued in fully registered form without coupons. If Debt Securities of any series are issued in bearer form, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe special restrictions and considerations, including special offering restrictions and special federal income tax considerations, applicable to such Debt Securities and to payments on and transfer and exchange of such Debt Securities. Bearer Debt Securities generally will be transferable by delivery. (Section 3.5 of the Indenture) The Indenture refers to each Person who is the bearer of a bearer Debt Security as the "Holder" of that Debt Security. (Section 1.1 of the Indenture) 6
If we issue Debt Securities at an "original issue discount", the applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe certain special federal income tax and other considerations applicable to such Debt Securities. If the purchase price of any Debt Securities is payable in foreign currencies, composite currencies or currency units or if any Debt Securities are denominated in foreign currencies, composite currencies or currency units, or if any Debt Securities are payable in foreign currencies, composite currencies or currency units, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the special restrictions, elections and federal income tax considerations, and certain other important information, with respect to such Debt Securities and such foreign currencies, composite currencies or currency units. The principal, premium, interest or other payments on Debt Securities may be determined by reference to an index, formula or other method. Such an index, formula or other method may be based, without limitation, on the price of one or more commodities, derivatives or securities; a securities or commodities exchange index; a foreign currency or currencies or one or more composite currencies or currency units; or any other variable or variables. If we issue Debt Securities the payments on which are based on such an index, formula or other method, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe that index, formula or other method and certain special federal income tax and other considerations applicable to such Debt Securities. REGISTERED SECURITIES As noted above, unless we tell you in a Prospectus Supplement that the specific Debt Securities described in that Prospectus Supplement are bearer Debt Securities, the Debt Securities will be "registered securities". We and the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name a registered Debt Security is registered under the Indenture as the owner of that Debt Security for all purposes, including for the purpose of receiving payments on that Debt Security. (Section 3.8 of the Indenture) The Indenture refers to each Person in whose name a registered Debt Security is registered as the "Holder" of that Debt Security. (Section 1.1 of the Indenture) Except as described below under "Global Debt Securities" or in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, a Holder can exchange or transfer Debt Securities in registered form at the office of the Trustee. Initially, the Trustee will act as our agent for registering such Debt Securities in the names of Holders and transferring such Debt Securities. We may appoint another entity at any time to perform this role or we may perform it ourselves. The entity performing the role of maintaining the list of registered Holders and performing transfers is called the "Registrar". (Sections 3.5 and 9.2 of the Indenture) Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, a Holder seeking to transfer or exchange a registered Debt Security will not be required to pay a service charge to us, the Registrar or the Trustee, but such Holder may be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge associated with the transfer or exchange. (Section 3.5 of the Indenture) If you are not the Holder of any Debt Securities in registered form, your rights relating to those Debt Securities will be governed in part by applicable laws and by the account rules and policies of the broker, bank or financial intermediary through which you invest in such Debt Securities and any other financial intermediary that holds interests directly or indirectly in such Debt Securities (including any Depositary referred to below under "Global Debt Securities"). None of American, AMR or the Trustee has any responsibility for the account rules, policies, actions or records of any broker, bank or other financial intermediary through which you hold (directly or indirectly) your beneficial interest in a Debt Security in registered form. IF YOU ARE NOT THE HOLDER OF ANY DEBT SECURITIES IN REGISTERED FORM, YOU SHOULD CONSULT THE BROKER, BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH YOU INVEST IN SUCH DEBT SECURITIES FOR INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF SUCH DEBT SECURITIES. IN PARTICULAR, YOU SHOULD ASK HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS, AND WHETHER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW SUCH BROKER, BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY SHOULD EXERCISE THE RIGHTS OF A "HOLDER" UNDER THE INDENTURE. 7
GLOBAL DEBT SECURITIES We may specify in the applicable Prospectus Supplement that the Debt Securities of a series will be issued in the form of fully registered global securities ("Registered Global Securities"). Registered Global Securities will be registered in the name of a financial institution we select. This financial institution, which will be the sole direct Holder of the Registered Global Securities, is called the "Depositary". We will identify any Depositary in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Any person wishing to own a Debt Security represented by a Registered Global Security must do so indirectly by virtue of an account with a broker, bank or other financial intermediary that in turn has an account with the Depositary, or with another financial intermediary that itself has an account with the Depositary. The Debt Securities represented by the Registered Global Securities may not be transferred to the name of any other Holder unless the special circumstances described below occur. Special Investor Considerations for Registered Global Securities. Our obligations with respect to Registered Global Securities, as well as the obligations of the Trustee and those of any third parties employed by us or the Trustee, run only to Persons who are registered Holders of those Debt Securities. For example, once a payment on a Registered Global Security is made to the Depositary, as sole Holder of that Registered Global Security, neither we nor the Trustee has any further responsibility for that payment even if it is not passed along to the correct owners of the beneficial interests in that Registered Global Security. As long as the Debt Securities are represented by Registered Global Securities: - You cannot have Debt Securities registered in your name under the Indenture. - You cannot receive physical certificates from us for your interest in the Debt Securities. - You must look to your own bank or broker or other financial intermediary for payments on the Debt Securities. - You will have no rights as a "Holder" under the Indenture. This means that, among other things, you will have no right to give any direction, approval or instruction directly to the Trustee under the Indenture. - You may not be able to sell interests in the Debt Securities to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required by law to own their debt securities in the form of physical certificates. - The Depositary's policies will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to the Registered Global Security. American, AMR and the Trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the Depositary's actions or for its records of ownership interests in the Registered Global Security. American, AMR and the Trustee also do not supervise the Depositary in any way. In addition, American, AMR and the Trustee have no responsibility for the actions or records of any broker, bank or other financial intermediary through which you hold (directly or indirectly) your beneficial interest in the Registered Global Security. - Payment for purchases and sales in the market for corporate debentures and notes is generally made in next-day funds. In contrast, the Depositary will usually require that interests in a Registered Global Security be purchased or sold within its system using same-day funds. This difference could have some effect on how Registered Global Security interests trade, but we do not know what that effect will be. YOU SHOULD CONSULT THE BROKER, BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH YOU INVEST IN DEBT SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY REGISTERED GLOBAL SECURITIES FOR INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF SUCH DEBT SECURITIES. IN PARTICULAR, YOU SHOULD ASK HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS AND WHETHER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW THE DEPOSITARY SHOULD EXERCISE THE RIGHTS OF A "HOLDER" UNDER THE INDENTURE. Special Situations When a Registered Global Security Will Be Terminated. In the special situations described in the next paragraph, a Registered Global Security will terminate and interests in it will be 8
exchanged for physical certificates representing Debt Securities. After that exchange, we believe that you likely will be able to choose whether to hold Debt Securities directly in your own name or indirectly through an account at a bank or broker or other financial intermediary. However, when a Registered Global Security terminates, the Depositary (and not AMR, American or the Trustee) will be responsible for determining the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct Holders of the Debt Securities. You must consult your own bank or broker or other financial intermediary at such time to find out how to have your interests in Debt Securities transferred to your own name, if you wish to become a direct Holder. The special situations for termination of a Registered Global Security are: - When the Depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualifies to continue as Depositary (unless a replacement Depositary is named). - When we determine not to have any of the Debt Securities of a series represented by a Registered Global Security and notify the Trustee of our decision. (Section 3.5 of the Indenture) In addition, a Prospectus Supplement may list situations for terminating a Registered Global Security that would apply only to the particular series of Debt Securities covered by that Prospectus Supplement. Bearer Global Securities. The Debt Securities of a series may also be issued wholly or partially in the form of one or more bearer global securities ("Bearer Global Securities") that will be deposited with a Depositary, or with a nominee for such Depositary, identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Any such Bearer Global Securities may be issued in temporary or permanent form. (Sections 3.4 and 3.5 of the Indenture) The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the specific terms and procedures, including the depositary arrangement, with respect to any portion of a series of Debt Securities to be represented by Bearer Global Securities. PAYMENTS Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, we will generally deposit interest, principal and any other money due on the Debt Securities, in the designated currency, with the Trustee, and the Trustee will act as our agent for making payments on the Debt Securities. We may change this appointment to another entity or perform this role ourselves. The entity performing the role of making payments is called the "Paying Agent". We may, at our option, make any interest payments on Debt Securities in registered form by having the Trustee mail checks or make wire transfers to the registered Holders listed in the Registrar's records. (Sections 3.7(a) and 9.2 of the Indenture) IF YOU ARE NOT THE HOLDER OF ANY DEBT SECURITIES IN REGISTERED FORM, YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE BANK, BROKER OR OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH YOU INVEST IN SUCH DEBT SECURITIES TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, interest, if any, will be payable to each Holder listed in the Registrar's records at the close of business on a particular day in advance of each due date for interest, even if such Holder no longer owns the Debt Security on the interest due date. That particular day is called the "Record Date" and will be stated in the Prospectus Supplement. (Section 3.7(a) of the Indenture) Persons buying and selling Debt Securities between a Record Date and an interest payment date must work out between them how to compensate for the fact that we will pay all the interest for an interest period to the registered Holder on the Record Date. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, interest payable on any Debt Security in registered form that is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date will cease to be payable to the Holder in whose name such Debt Security is registered on the relevant Record Date. Such defaulted interest will instead be payable to the person in whose name such Debt Security is registered on the special record date or other specified date determined in accordance with the Indenture. (Section 3.7(b) of the Indenture) 9
We will make payments on Debt Securities in bearer form in the currency and in the manner designated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, subject to any relevant laws and regulations, at such paying agencies outside the United States as we may appoint from time to time. The Paying Agents outside the United States initially appointed by us for a series of Debt Securities will be named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, if any payment date is not a business day, payments scheduled to be made on such payment date may be made on the next succeeding business day without additional interest. We may at any time designate additional Paying Agents or rescind the designation of any Paying Agents, except that, if Debt Securities of a series are issuable as Registered Securities, we will be required to maintain at least one Paying Agent in each Place of Payment for such series and, if Debt Securities of a series are issuable as Bearer Securities, we will be required to maintain a Paying Agent in a Place of Payment outside the United States where Debt Securities of such series and any related coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment. (Section 9.2 of the Indenture) NOTICES American and the Trustee will send notices regarding Debt Securities in registered form only to registered Holders, using their addresses as listed in the Registrar's records. IF YOU ARE NOT THE HOLDER OF DEBT SECURITIES IN REGISTERED FORM, YOU SHOULD CONSULT THE BROKER, BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH YOU INVEST IN SUCH DEBT SECURITIES FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE SUCH NOTICES. Holders of Bearer Debt Securities will be notified by publication as described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Debt Securities. (Section 1.6 of the Indenture) CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE BY AMERICAN The Indenture generally permits American to consolidate or merge with or into another entity and to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. However, we may not take any of these actions unless all the following conditions are met: - where we merge out of existence or sell or otherwise dispose of our assets, the other entity must be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof, and it must agree to be legally responsible for all of American's obligations under the Debt Securities and the Indenture; - the transaction must not cause a default on the Debt Securities and American must not already be in default (for this purpose, a "default" is an event that with notice or passage of time would become an Event of Default); and - American must deliver certain certificates and documents to the Trustee. The remaining or acquiring Person after any such transaction will be substituted for American under the Indenture and the Debt Securities, and all obligations of American will terminate. (Section 7.1 of the Indenture) EVENTS OF DEFAULT, NOTICE AND CERTAIN RIGHTS ON DEFAULT The term "Event of Default" means, with respect to Debt Securities of any series, any of the following: - We fail to pay interest on a Debt Security of such series within 30 days of its due date. - We fail to pay principal or any premium on a Debt Security of such series, or we fail to deposit any mandatory sinking fund payment, within 10 days of its due date. 10
- We remain in breach of a covenant in the Indenture for 60 days after we receive a notice of default stating we are in breach. The notice must be sent by either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Debt Securities of the affected series. - We file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur. - There occurs any other "Event of Default" described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. (Section 5.1 of the Indenture) An Event of Default for a particular series of Debt Securities will not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of Debt Securities issued under the Indenture. The Indenture requires the Trustee to notify Holders of the applicable series of Debt Securities of any uncured Default within 90 days after such Default occurs. The Trustee may withhold notice, however, of any Default (except in the payment of principal or interest) if it considers such withholding of notice to be in the Holders' best interests. (Section 6.5 of the Indenture) If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the affected series may declare the entire principal amount (or, if the Debt Securities of that series are original issue discount Debt Securities or Debt Securities payable in accordance with an index, formula or other method, such portion of the principal amount or other amount specified in the Prospectus Supplement) of all the Debt Securities of that series to be due and immediately payable. (Section 5.2 of the Indenture) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the affected series may waive, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, any past Default or Event of Default with respect to that series and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Debt Security and certain other defaults. (Section 5.7 of the Indenture) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the affected series (with the Debt Securities of each such series voting as a class) may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee for such series, or exercising any trust or power conferred on such Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, as long as such direction does not conflict with any law or the Indenture and subject to certain other limitations. (Section 5.8 of the Indenture) Before a Holder can bypass the Trustee and bring its own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce its rights or protect its interests relating to the Debt Securities, the following must occur: - such Holder must give the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; - the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of all Debt Securities of the relevant series must request the Trustee in writing to take action because of the Event of Default, and must offer an indemnity to the Trustee against the cost and other liabilities of taking that action; - the Trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice, request and indemnity; and - the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series must not have given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the above notice. (Section 5.9 of the Indenture) However, a direct Holder is entitled to bring a lawsuit at any time for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest due on its Debt Securities after the due date. (Section 5.10 of the Indenture) 11
IF YOU ARE NOT THE HOLDER OF DEBT SECURITIES IN REGISTERED FORM, YOU SHOULD CONSULT THE BROKER, BANK OR FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH YOU INVEST IN SUCH DEBT SECURITIES FOR INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF THOSE DEBT SECURITIES FOLLOWING AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. We will file annually with the Trustee a certificate as to American's compliance with all conditions and covenants of the Indenture. (Section 9.7 of the Indenture) MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE There are three categories of changes we can make to the Indenture and the Debt Securities. Changes Requiring Approval of Each Affected Holder. First, there are changes that cannot be made to Debt Securities of any series without the approval of each Holder of Debt Securities of the series affected by such change. Following is a summary of those changes: - to change the time for payment of principal of or interest on a Debt Security; - to reduce the amounts of principal of or interest on a Debt Security; - to reduce the amount of any premium payable upon the redemption of a Debt Security; - to reduce the amount payable upon acceleration of the maturity of an original issue discount Debt Security or a Debt Security payable in accordance with an index, formula or other method; - to change the currency of payment on a Debt Security; - to impair the right to sue for payment on a Debt Security; - to reduce the percentage of Holders of Debt Securities of such series whose consent is needed to modify or amend the Indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or to waive certain defaults; - to change the obligation of American to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in the Indenture; or - to modify the provisions relating to waiver of certain defaults or modifications of the Indenture and Debt Securities. (Section 8.2 of the Indenture) Changes Requiring a Majority Vote. The second category of change to the Indenture and the Debt Securities is the kind that requires a vote in favor by Holders of Debt Securities owning a majority of the principal amount of each particular series adversely affected. (Section 8.2 of the Indenture) Changes Not Requiring Approval. The third category of change does not require any vote by Holders of Debt Securities. Following is a summary of those changes: - to reflect that another corporation or entity has succeeded American or AMR and assumed its covenants and obligations under, as applicable, the Indenture, any Debt Securities and any related AMR Guarantee; - to add to American's or AMR's covenants, to surrender any right or power of American or AMR, or to comply with any Commission requirement in connection with the qualification of the Indenture or any AMR Guarantee; - to add additional Events of Default with respect to any series; - to add or change any provisions to the extent necessary to facilitate the issuance of Debt Securities in bearer form or in global form; 12
- to add, or to change or eliminate, any provision affecting Debt Securities not yet issued, including to make appropriate provisions for an AMR Guarantee; - to secure the Debt Securities; - to establish the form or terms of Debt Securities; - to provide for the electronic delivery of supplemental indentures or Debt Securities of any series; - to evidence and provide for successor or additional Trustees; - if allowed without penalty under applicable laws and regulations, to permit payment in respect of Debt Securities in bearer form in the United States; - to correct or supplement any inconsistent provisions or to cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake in the Indenture, any Debt Securities or any AMR Guarantee; or - to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, as long as such action does not materially adversely affect Holders of the Debt Securities. (Section 8.1 of the Indenture) IF YOU ARE NOT THE HOLDER OF DEBT SECURITIES IN REGISTERED FORM, YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH THE BROKER, BANK OR FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH WHICH YOU INVEST IN SUCH DEBT SECURITIES FOR INFORMATION ON HOW APPROVAL WILL BE GRANTED OR DENIED IF WE SEEK TO CHANGE THE INDENTURE OR REQUEST A WAIVER OF ANY OF ITS TERMS. DEFEASANCE Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the following discussion of full defeasance and covenant defeasance will apply to each series of Debt Securities. (Article IV of the Indenture) Full Defeasance. Under certain circumstances, we can legally release ourselves from any payment or other obligations on the Debt Securities of any series (called "full defeasance") if we put in place the following arrangements for the Holders of those Debt Securities to be repaid: - we must irrevocably deposit in trust for the Holders' benefit a combination of money and Government Obligations that will generate enough money to pay when due the principal of and any premium or interest on the Debt Securities of such series and to make any mandatory sinking fund payments on such Debt Securities; and - we must deliver to the Trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that there has been a change in federal tax law as in effect on the date of this Prospectus or an Internal Revenue Service ruling that lets us make the above deposit without causing Holders to be taxed on the Debt Securities of such series any differently than if American did not make the deposit and simply repaid such Debt Securities itself. (Sections 4.4 and 4.6 of the Indenture) If American ever did accomplish full defeasance, as described above, Holders would have to rely solely on the trust deposit for repayment on the Debt Securities of the particular series defeased. Holders could not look to American or to any AMR Guarantee for repayment if a shortfall occurred. American may exercise its full defeasance option even if it has previously exercised its covenant defeasance option. If American exercises its full defeasance option, payment of the particular series of Debt Securities defeased may not be accelerated because of a Default or an Event of Default. (Section 4.4 of the Indenture) Covenant Defeasance. Under certain circumstances, we can make the same type of deposit described above and be released from some of the restrictive covenants in the Debt Securities of any series. This is 13
called "covenant defeasance". In that event, Holders of those Debt Securities would lose the protection of those restrictive covenants but would gain the protection of having money and Government Obligations set aside in trust to repay such Debt Securities. To achieve covenant defeasance, we must do the following: - we must irrevocably deposit in trust for the Holders' benefit a combination of money and Government Obligations that will generate enough money to pay when due the principal of and any premium or interest on the Debt Securities of such series and to make any mandatory sinking fund payments on such Debt Securities; and - we must deliver to the Trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that, under federal tax law as in effect at the time of such deposit, American may make such deposit without causing Holders to be taxed on the Debt Securities of such series any differently than if American did not make the deposit and simply repaid such Debt Securities itself. (Sections 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture) If American exercises its covenant defeasance option with respect to the Debt Securities of a series, certain restrictive covenants of the Indenture and certain Events of Default would no longer apply to such series. (Section 4.5 of the Indenture) If one of the remaining Events of Default occurred, however, and payment of the Debt Securities of such series was accelerated, there could be a shortfall between the amount in the trust deposit at that time and the amount then due on such series. Holders could still look to American for payment of such Debt Securities if there were such a shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default (such as American's bankruptcy), however, Holders may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall from American. GUARANTEE OF AMR CORPORATION Our parent, AMR Corporation, may guarantee unconditionally the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and any redemption price with respect to, any series of Debt Securities that we issue under the Indenture when and as such amounts become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise. If AMR guarantees these obligations under any series of Debt Securities, we will tell you in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and describe the terms of the guarantee in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such guarantee will be enforceable without any need to first enforce the Debt Securities against American, and will be an unsecured obligation of AMR. THE TRUSTEE Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank") is the Trustee under the Indenture. AMR, American and certain of their affiliates currently have credit lines with and borrow funds from, and have other banking and commercial relationships with, Citibank. Among other things, Citibank currently serves as indenture trustee under several other indentures of AMR. In the future any of AMR, American and their affiliates may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with Citibank and its affiliates. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We may sell Debt Securities from time to time in one or more transactions. We may sell the Debt Securities of or within any series to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or directly to one or more purchasers. AGENTS We may use agents to sell Debt Securities. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the agents will agree to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment. 14
UNDERWRITERS We may sell Debt Securities to underwriters. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the underwriters may resell those Debt Securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase such Debt Securities will be subject to certain conditions. Each underwriter will be obligated to purchase all the Debt Securities allocated to it under the underwriting agreement. The underwriters may change any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions they give to dealers. DIRECT SALES We may sell Debt Securities directly to purchasers without the involvement of underwriters or agents. OTHER MEANS OF DISTRIBUTION Debt Securities may also be offered and sold, if we so indicate in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, by one or more firms ("remarketing firms") acting as dealers or as agents for American in connection with a remarketing of such Debt Securities following their purchase or redemption. If we so indicate in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase Debt Securities from American pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery at a future date. GENERAL INFORMATION Any underwriters, agents or remarketing firms will be identified and their compensation described in a Prospectus Supplement. We may have agreements with any underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), or to contribute with respect to payments they may be required to make. Any underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, AMR, American or our affiliates in the ordinary course of their business. LEGAL OPINIONS Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for American and, if applicable, AMR by their General Counsel and for any agents, underwriters or dealers by Shearman & Sterling, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Shearman & Sterling from time to time represents American with respect to certain matters. EXPERTS Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited the consolidated financial statements and schedule of AMR and American included in AMR's and American's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement of which it is a part. Such consolidated financial statements and schedules are incorporated by reference herein in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. 15
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE CANNOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 14, 2002 PROSPECTUS $2,500,000,000 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES This Prospectus relates to the issuance of Pass Through Certificates by one or more Pass Through Trusts to be formed by American Airlines, Inc. We will describe the specific terms of any offering of Pass Through Certificates in a Prospectus Supplement to this Prospectus. You should read this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplements carefully before you invest. THE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES: - Will be issued in one or more series. - Will be payable at the times and in the amounts specified in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement. - will represent interests in the relevant Trust only, will be paid only from the assets of that Trust and will not represent obligations of, or be guaranteed by, American. - May have one or more forms of credit or liquidity enhancement. EACH PASS THROUGH TRUST: - Will own: - Equipment Notes of one or more series or notes issued by a trust or other entity secured by Equipment Notes, and - other property described in this Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus Supplement. - Will pass through payments on the Equipment Notes and other property that it owns, subject to any applicable subordination provisions. THE EQUIPMENT NOTES: - Will be either - Owned Aircraft Notes issued by American, or - Leased Aircraft Notes issued on a non-recourse basis by owner trustees pursuant to aircraft leveraged leases with American. The amounts due from American under each such lease will be sufficient to make all regularly scheduled payments required on the related Equipment Notes, subject to some limited exceptions. AMR GUARANTEES - To the extent stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, American's payment obligations in respect of any Owned Aircraft Notes or the leases relating to any Leased Aircraft Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our parent, AMR Corporation. NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. --------------------- The date of this Prospectus is , 2002.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This Prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we and our parent, AMR Corporation, filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell the Pass Through Certificates and the related AMR Guarantees, if any, described in this Prospectus in one or more offerings. This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Pass Through Certificates and any related AMR Guarantees we may offer. Each time we sell Pass Through Certificates, we will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The Prospectus Supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. You should read carefully both this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement, together with the additional information described below under "Where You Can Find More Information". This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement that we filed with the Commission or in the exhibits to that registration statement. For further information about American, AMR, the Pass Through Certificates or any related AMR Guarantees, you should refer to that registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and you should review the full text of those contracts and other documents. The registration statement that we filed with the Commission relating to the Pass Through Certificates and any related AMR Guarantees can be obtained from the Commission, as described below under "Where You Can Find More Information". In this Prospectus, "we" and "American" refer to American Airlines, Inc. and "AMR" refers to our parent, AMR Corporation. TABLE OF CONTENTS
which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. When used in this Prospectus and in documents incorporated by reference, the words "believes," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectations concerning operations, financial conditions, including changes in capacity, revenues and costs, expectations as to future financing needs, overall economic conditions and plans and objectives for future operations, the ability to continue to successfully integrate with our operations the assets acquired from Trans World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA") and the former TWA workforce, and the impact of the events of September 11, 2001 on us and AMR and the sufficiency of our and AMR's financial resources to absorb that impact. Other forward-looking statements include statements which do not relate solely to historical facts, such as, without limitation, statements which discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties, or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. All forward-looking statements in this Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference are based upon information available to us on the date of this Prospectus or such document. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. The following factors, in addition to other possible factors not listed, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements: failure to reach agreement with any labor union representing our employees, changes in economic or other conditions, increases in the price of jet fuel, future fare reductions in the airline industry, changes in our business strategy, actions by government agencies, the adverse impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the possible occurrence of other terrorist attacks, and the availability of future financing. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in our Commission filings, including but not limited to our and AMR's Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We and AMR file annual, quarterly and special reports with the Commission. These Commission filings are available to the public over the Internet at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any such document we or AMR file at the Commission's public reference rooms at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and in New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms and copy charges. The Commission allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we and AMR file with it, which means: - we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents; - information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Prospectus, even though it is not repeated in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement; and - information that we and AMR file with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplements. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until we complete our offering of Pass Through Certificates: - Annual Reports of American and of AMR on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001; - Current Report of American on Form 8-K filed January 16, 2002; and - Current Report of AMR on Form 8-K filed January 16, 2002. 3
You may obtain a copy of these filings (other than their exhibits, unless those exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in the filings) at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Corporate Secretary American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, Mail Drop 5675 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (817) 967-1254 You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell any Pass Through Certificates or any related AMR Guarantees in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of those documents. Also, you should not assume that there has been no change in the affairs of American or of AMR since the date of this Prospectus or of any applicable Prospectus Supplement. THE COMPANY American, the principal subsidiary of AMR Corporation, was founded in 1934. On April 9, 2001, American purchased substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of TWA, the eighth largest United States air carrier. American (including TWA) is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. American provides scheduled jet service to numerous destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific. American is also one of the largest scheduled air freight carriers in the world, providing a full range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system. The postal address for both American's and AMR's principal executive offices is P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (Telephone: 817-967-1532). RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table contains the ratios of earnings to fixed charges of American and of AMR for the periods indicated:
statement of which this Prospectus forms a part for the amount of rental expense of American and AMR, respectively, we deemed representative of the interest factor. FORMATION OF THE TRUSTS We will enter into a Pass Through Trust Agreement (the "Basic Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). Each series of Pass Through Certificates will be issued by a separate Trust. Each separate Trust will be formed pursuant to the Basic Agreement and a specific supplement to the Basic Agreement (each, a "Trust Supplement") between American and the Trustee or among American, AMR and the Trustee. All Pass Through Certificates issued by a particular Trust will represent fractional undivided interests in such Trust and the property held in such Trust, and, subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, will have no rights, benefits or interest in respect of any other Trust or the property held in any other Trust. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of each Trust Supplement, the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust formed by the Trust Supplement, will enter into one or more agreements (each such agreement being herein referred to as a "Note Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which it will agree to purchase one or more Equipment Notes. All of the Equipment Notes that constitute the property of any one Trust will have an identical interest rate, and this interest rate will be equal to the rate applicable to the Pass Through Certificates issued by such Trust. The maturity dates of the Equipment Notes acquired by each Trust will occur on or before the final expected distribution date applicable to the Pass Through Certificates issued by such Trust. The Trustee will distribute principal, premium, if any, and interest payments received by it as holder of the Equipment Notes to the registered holders of Pass Through Certificates (the "Certificateholders") of the Trust in which such Equipment Notes are held, subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. USE OF PROCEEDS Except as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Trustee for each Trust will use the proceeds from the sale of the Pass Through Certificates issued by such Trust to purchase one or more Equipment Notes or notes issued by a separate trust or other entity secured by Equipment Notes. Equipment Notes may be Owned Aircraft Notes or Leased Aircraft Notes. Any Trust may hold Owned Aircraft Notes and Leased Aircraft Notes simultaneously. The Owned Aircraft Notes will be secured by certain aircraft owned or to be owned by American ("Owned Aircraft"), and the Leased Aircraft Notes will be secured by certain aircraft leased or to be leased to American ("Leased Aircraft"). In certain cases, Owned Aircraft Notes or Leased Aircraft Notes may be issued to refinance debt, lease or other transactions previously entered into to finance the applicable aircraft. A Trust may hold Owned Aircraft Notes or Leased Aircraft Notes that are subordinated in right of payment to other Equipment Notes or other debt related to the same Owned or Leased Aircraft. In addition, the Trustees on behalf of one or more Trusts may enter into an intercreditor or subordination agreement establishing priorities among series of Pass Through Certificates. Also, a liquidity facility, surety bond, financial guarantee or other arrangement may support one or more payments on the Equipment Notes or Pass Through Certificates of one or more series. We will describe any such credit enhancements in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. To the extent that the Trustee does not use the proceeds of any offering of Pass Through Certificates to purchase Equipment Notes on the date of issuance of such Pass Through Certificates, it will hold such proceeds for the benefit of the holders of such Pass Through Certificates under arrangements that we will describe in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. If the Trustee does not subsequently use any portion of such proceeds to purchase Equipment Notes by the relevant date specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, it will return that portion of such proceeds to the holders of such Pass Through Certificates. 5
In addition, we may offer Pass Through Certificates subject to delayed aircraft financing arrangements, such as the following: - A Trust may purchase Leased Aircraft Notes issued by an Owner Trustee prior to the purchase of certain Leased Aircraft by such Owner Trustee or the commencement of the related Lease. - A Trust may purchase Owned Aircraft Notes issued by American prior to the expected delivery date of certain Owned Aircraft. - The proceeds of the offering of such Pass Through Certificates may be invested with a depositary or represented by escrow receipts until used to purchase Equipment Notes. - At the date of issuance of the Pass Through Certificates, it may not yet be determined if the Trust will purchase Owned Aircraft Notes or Leased Aircraft Notes. In such circumstances, we will describe in the Prospectus Supplement how the proceeds of the Pass Through Certificates will be held or applied during any such delayed aircraft financing period, including any depositary or escrow arrangements. DESCRIPTION OF THE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES The following description is a summary of the terms of the Pass Through Certificates that we expect will be common to all series. Most of the financial terms and other specific terms of any series of Pass Through Certificates will be described in a Prospectus Supplement to be attached to this Prospectus. Since the terms of the specific Pass Through Certificates may differ from the general information provided below, you should rely on the information in the Prospectus Supplement instead of the information in this Prospectus if the information in the Prospectus Supplement is different from the information below. Because the following description is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the Pass Through Certificates or the Basic Agreement, and it is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of the Pass Through Certificates, the Basic Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplements. The form of Basic Agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part. American will file with the Commission the Trust Supplement relating to each series of Pass Through Certificates and the forms of Indenture, Lease (if any), Note Purchase Agreement, intercreditor and subordination agreement (if any) and liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement (if any) relating to any offering of Pass Through Certificates as exhibits to a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part or a Current Report on Form 8-K, a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Pass Through Certificates offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be limited to $2,500,000,000 aggregate public offering price (or its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) in one or more foreign or composite currencies or currency units). To the extent that any provision in any Prospectus Supplement is inconsistent with any provision in this summary, the provision in such Prospectus Supplement will control. GENERAL We expect that the Pass Through Certificates of each Trust will be issued in fully registered form only. Each Pass Through Certificate will represent a fractional undivided interest in the separate Trust created by the Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement pursuant to which such Pass Through Certificate is issued, and all payments and distributions will be made only from the Trust Property of each Trust. The Trust Property will include (i) the Equipment Notes, or notes issued by a trust or other entity secured by Equipment Notes, held in such Trust and all monies at any time paid thereon and all monies due and to become due thereunder, subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, (ii) funds from time to time deposited with the Trustee in accounts relating to such Trust and (iii) if so specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, rights under any 6
cross-subordination arrangements, monies receivable under any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement and any other rights or property described therein. Equipment Notes may be Owned Aircraft Notes or Leased Aircraft Notes. American will issue Owned Aircraft Notes under separate trust indentures (the "Owned Aircraft Indentures") between American and a bank, trust company or other institution or person specified in the related Prospectus Supplement, as trustee thereunder (in such capacity, herein referred to as the "Loan Trustee"). The Owned Aircraft Notes will be recourse obligations of American. The Owned Aircraft may secure additional debt or be subject to other financing arrangements. Leased Aircraft Notes will be issued in connection with the leveraged lease of Leased Aircraft to American. Except as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each Leased Aircraft will be leased to American under a lease (a "Lease") between American and a bank, trust company or other institution acting not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (an "Owner Trustee") of a separate trust for the benefit of one or more beneficial owners (each, an "Owner Participant") of the Leased Aircraft. Owner Participants may include American or affiliates of American. The Owner Trustee will issue the Leased Aircraft Notes on a non-recourse basis under separate trust indentures (the "Leased Aircraft Indentures") between it and the applicable Loan Trustee to finance or refinance a portion of the cost to it of the applicable Leased Aircraft. The Owner Trustee will obtain a portion of the funding for the Leased Aircraft from the equity investments of the related Owner Participants and, to the extent set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, additional debt secured by such Leased Aircraft or other sources. No Owner Trustee or Owner Participant, however, will be personally liable for any principal or interest payable under the related Leased Aircraft Indenture or the Leased Aircraft Notes issued thereunder. The rents and other amounts payable by American under the Lease relating to any Leased Aircraft will be in amounts sufficient to pay when due all principal and interest payments on the Leased Aircraft Notes issued under the Leased Aircraft Indenture in respect of such Leased Aircraft, subject to some limited exceptions. The Leased Aircraft also may be subject to other financing arrangements. Among other things, the Owner Trustee with respect to a particular Leased Aircraft may refinance any existing related Leased Aircraft Notes through the issuance by a separate trust or other entity of notes secured by such Leased Aircraft Notes. We will describe any such other financing arrangements in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Each Pass Through Certificate will represent a pro rata share of the outstanding principal amount of the Equipment Notes and other property held in the related Trust. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each Pass Through Certificate will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 except that one Pass Through Certificate of each series may be issued in a different denomination. The Pass Through Certificates do not represent indebtedness of the Trusts, and references in this Prospectus or in any Prospectus Supplement to interest accruing on the Pass Through Certificates are included for purposes of computation only. The Pass Through Certificates do not represent an interest in or obligation of American, AMR, the Trustee, any of the Loan Trustees or Owner Trustees in their individual capacities, any Owner Participant, or any of their respective affiliates. Each Certificateholder by its acceptance of a Pass Through Certificate agrees to look solely to the income and proceeds from the Trust Property of the applicable Trust as provided in the Basic Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplement. A Trust may hold Owned Aircraft Notes or Leased Aircraft Notes that are subordinated in right of payment to other Equipment Notes or other debt relating to the same or certain related Owned Aircraft or Leased Aircraft. In addition, the Trustees on behalf of one or more Trusts may enter into an intercreditor or subordination agreement or similar arrangements establishing priorities among series of Pass Through Certificates. Also, payments in respect of the Pass Through Certificates of one or more series, or the Equipment Notes of one or more series, or both, may be supported by a liquidity facility or other credit enhancement arrangements. See "Credit Enhancements" below. Any such intercreditor, subordination, liquidity facility or other credit enhancement arrangements will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. This description assumes that the Pass Through Certificates will be issued without credit enhancements. If any credit enhancements are used, certain terms of the Pass Through Certificates will 7
differ in some respects from the terms described in this Prospectus. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will reflect the material differences arising from any such credit enhancements. In addition, this description generally assumes that, on or before the date of the sale of any series of Pass Through Certificates, the related Aircraft shall have been delivered and the ownership or lease financing arrangements for such Aircraft shall have been put in place. However, it is possible that some or all of the Aircraft related to a particular offering of Pass Through Certificates may be subject to certain delayed aircraft financing arrangements. See "Description of the Equipment Notes -- General" below. In the event of any delayed aircraft financing arrangements, certain terms of the Pass Through Certificates will differ in some respects from the terms described in this Prospectus. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will reflect the material differences arising from any such delayed aircraft financing arrangements. Interest will be passed through to Certificateholders of each Trust at the rate per annum payable on the Equipment Notes held in such Trust, as set forth for such Trust on the cover page of the applicable Prospectus Supplement, subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement that accompanies this Prospectus for a description of the specific series of Pass Through Certificates being offered thereby, including: - the specific designation and title of such Pass Through Certificates and the related Trust; - the Regular Distribution Dates (as defined below) and Special Distribution Dates (as defined below) applicable to such Pass Through Certificates; - if other then U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including composite currencies or currency units) in which such Pass Through Certificates may be denominated or payable; - the specific form of such Pass Through Certificates, including whether or not such Pass Through Certificates are to be issued in accordance with a book-entry system or in bearer form; - a description of the Equipment Notes to be purchased by such Trust, including (a) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which such Equipment Notes may or must be redeemed, purchased or defeased, in whole or in part, by American or, with respect to Leased Aircraft Notes, the Owner Trustee or Owner Participant, (b) the payment priority of such Equipment Notes in relation to any other Equipment Notes or other debt issued with respect to the same Aircraft, (c) any additional security or liquidity or other credit enhancements therefor and (d) any intercreditor or other rights or limitations between or among the holders of Equipment Notes of different priorities issued with respect to the same Aircraft; - a description of the related Aircraft, including, if determined, whether each such Aircraft is a Leased Aircraft or an Owned Aircraft; - a description of the related Note Purchase Agreement and related Indentures, including a description of the events of default under the related Indentures, the remedies exercisable upon the occurrence of such events of default and any limitations on the exercise of such remedies with respect to such Equipment Notes; - if such Pass Through Certificates relate to Leased Aircraft, a description of the related Leases, including (a) the names of the related Owner Trustees, (b) a description of the events of default under the related Leases, the remedies exercisable upon the occurrence of such events of default and any material limitations on the exercise of such remedies with respect to the applicable Leased Aircraft Notes, and (c) the rights, if any, of the related Owner Trustee or Owner Participant to cure failures of American to pay rent under the related Lease; - the extent, if any, to which the provisions of the operative documents applicable to such Equipment Notes may be amended by the parties thereto without the consent of the holders of, or only upon 8
the consent of the holders of a specified percentage of aggregate principal amount of, such Equipment Notes; - cross-default or cross-collateralization provisions in the related Indentures, if any; - a description of any intercreditor, subordination or similar provisions among the holders of Pass Through Certificates, including any cross-subordination provisions and provisions relating to control of remedies among the holders of Pass Through Certificates issued by separate Trusts; - any arrangements for the investment or other use of proceeds of the Pass Through Certificates prior to the purchase of Equipment Notes, and any arrangements relating to any delayed aircraft financing arrangements; - a description of any deposit or escrow agreement, any liquidity or credit facility, surety bond, financial guarantee or other arrangement providing collateralization, credit support or liquidity enhancements for any series of Pass Through Certificates or any class of Equipment Notes; and - a description of any other special terms pertaining to such Pass Through Certificates, including any modification of the terms set forth herein. If any Pass Through Certificates relate to Equipment Notes that are denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or currency units, any restrictions, special United States federal income tax considerations and other special information with respect to such Pass Through Certificates and such foreign or composite currency or currency units will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. If any Pass Through Certificates relate to Equipment Notes that are sold at a substantial discount below the principal amount of such Equipment Notes, special United States federal income tax considerations and other special information with respect to such Pass Through Certificates will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Basic Agreement does not and the Indentures will not contain any financial covenants or other provisions that protect Certificateholders in the event we issue a large amount of debt or are acquired by another entity (including in a highly leveraged transaction). However, the Certificateholders of each series will have the benefit of a lien on the specific Aircraft securing the related Equipment Notes held in the related Trust. See "Description of the Equipment Notes -- Security." To the extent described in a Prospectus Supplement, American will have the right to surrender Pass Through Certificates issued by a Trust to the Trustee for such Trust. In such event, the Trustee will transfer to American an equal principal amount of Equipment Notes relating to a particular Aircraft designated by American and will cancel the surrendered Pass Through Certificates. BOOK-ENTRY REGISTRATION General Except as otherwise described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Pass Through Certificates will be subject to the provisions described below. Upon issuance, each series of Pass Through Certificates will be represented by one or more fully registered global certificates. Unless otherwise provided in a Prospectus Supplement, each global certificate will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and registered in the name of Cede & Co. ("Cede"), the nominee of DTC. No person acquiring an interest in such Pass Through Certificates (a "Certificate Owner") will be entitled to receive a certificate representing such person's interest in such Pass Through Certificates, except as set forth below under "-- Definitive Certificates." Unless and until Definitive Certificates (as defined below) are issued under the limited circumstances described herein, all references in this Prospectus and in any Prospectus Supplement to actions by Certificateholders will refer to actions taken by DTC upon instructions from DTC Participants (as defined below), and all references to distributions, notices, reports and statements to Certificateholders will refer, as the case may be, to distributions, notices, reports and statements to DTC or Cede, as the 9
registered holder of such Pass Through Certificates, or to DTC Participants for distribution to Certificate Owners in accordance with DTC procedures. DTC has advised American that DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its participants ("DTC Participants") and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between DTC Participants through electronic book- entries, thereby eliminating the need for physical transfer of certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Indirect access to the DTC system also is available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). Under the rules, regulations and procedures creating and affecting DTC and its operations (the "Rules"), DTC is required to make book-entry transfers of Pass Through Certificates among DTC Participants on whose behalf it acts with respect to the Pass Through Certificates. Certificate Owners that are not DTC Participants but that desire to purchase, sell or otherwise transfer ownership of, or other interests in, Pass Through Certificates may do so only through DTC Participants. DTC Participants and Indirect Participants with which Certificate Owners have accounts with respect to the Pass Through Certificates, however, are required to make book-entry transfers on behalf of their respective customers. In addition, under the Rules, DTC is required to receive and transmit to the DTC Participants distributions of principal of, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Pass Through Certificates. Certificate Owners thus will receive all distributions of principal, premium, if any, and interest from the Trustee through DTC Participants or Indirect Participants, as the case may be. Under this book-entry system, Certificate Owners may experience some delay in their receipt of payments because such payments will be forwarded by the Trustee to Cede, as nominee for DTC, and DTC in turn will forward the payments to the appropriate DTC Participants in amounts proportionate to the amount of such DTC Participants' respective holdings of beneficial interests in the Pass Through Certificates, as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Distributions by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants or Certificate Owners, as the case may be, will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued under the limited circumstances described herein, the only "Certificateholder" under the Basic Agreement will be Cede, as nominee of DTC. Certificate Owners therefore will not be recognized by the Trustee as Certificateholders, as such term is used in the Basic Agreement, and Certificate Owners will be permitted to exercise the rights of Certificateholders only indirectly through DTC and DTC Participants. DTC has advised American that it will take any action permitted to be taken by Certificateholders under the Basic Agreement only at the direction of one or more DTC Participants to whose accounts with DTC the Pass Through Certificates are credited. Additionally, DTC has advised American that in the event any action requires approval by Certificateholders of a certain percentage of beneficial interest in each Trust, DTC will take such action only at the direction of and on behalf of DTC Participants whose holdings include undivided interests that satisfy any such percentage. DTC may take conflicting actions with respect to other undivided interests to the extent that such actions are taken on behalf of DTC Participants whose holdings include such undivided interests. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to DTC Participants and by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and to Certificate Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Because DTC can only act on behalf of DTC Participants, who in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a Certificate Owner to pledge Pass Through Certificates to persons or entities that do not participate in the DTC system, or to otherwise act with respect to such Pass Through Certificates, may be limited due to the lack of a physical certificate for such Pass Through Certificates. None of American, AMR or the Trustee or any agent of American, AMR or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of 10
beneficial ownership interests in the Pass Through Certificates held by Cede, as nominee for DTC; for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests; or for the performance by DTC, any DTC Participant or any Indirect Participant of their respective obligations under the Rules or any other statutory, regulatory, contractual or customary procedures governing their operations. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will specify any additional book-entry registration procedures applicable to Pass Through Certificates denominated in a currency other than United States dollars. The information contained in this Prospectus concerning DTC and its book-entry system has been obtained from sources American believes to be reliable, but American has not verified such information and takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof. Same-Day Settlement and Payment As long as Pass Through Certificates are registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, all payments made by American to the Loan Trustee under any Lease or any Owned Aircraft Indenture will be in immediately available funds. Such payments, including the final distribution of principal with respect to the Pass Through Certificates of any Trust, will be passed through to DTC in immediately available funds. Any Pass Through Certificates registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will trade in DTC's Same-Day Funds Settlement System until maturity, and secondary market trading activity in the Pass Through Certificates will therefore be required by DTC to settle in immediately available funds. Definitive Certificates Pass Through Certificates will be issued in certificated form ("Definitive Certificates") to Certificate Owners or their nominees, rather than to DTC or its nominee, only if (i) American advises the Trustee in writing that DTC is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to such Pass Through Certificates and American is unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) American, at its option, elects to terminate the book-entry system through DTC or (iii) after the occurrence of certain events of default or other events specified in the related Prospectus Supplement, Certificate Owners with fractional undivided interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in such Trust advise the Trustee, American and DTC through DTC Participants in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through DTC (or a successor thereto) is no longer in the Certificate Owners' best interest. Upon the occurrence of any event described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Trustee will be required to notify all affected Certificate Owners through DTC Participants of the availability of Definitive Certificates. Upon surrender by DTC of the global certificates representing the Pass Through Certificates and receipt of instructions for re-registration, the Trustee will reissue the Pass Through Certificates as Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners. Distributions of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Pass Through Certificates will thereafter be made by the Trustee, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Basic Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplements, directly to holders in whose names such Definitive Certificates were registered at the close of business on the applicable record date. Such distributions will be made by check mailed to the address of each such holder as it appears on the register maintained by the Trustee. The final payment on any Pass Through Certificate, however, will be made only upon presentation and surrender of such Pass Through Certificate at the office or agency specified in the notice of final distribution to Certificateholders. Definitive Certificates will be freely transferable and exchangeable at the office of the Trustee upon compliance with the requirements set forth in the Basic Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplements. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, no service charge will be imposed for any registration of transfer or exchange, but payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge will be required. 11
PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS American will make scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Owned Aircraft Notes to the Loan Trustee under the related Indenture, and the Loan Trustee will distribute such payments to the Trustee for each Trust that holds such Owned Aircraft Notes. Upon the commencement of the Lease for any Leased Aircraft, American will make scheduled rental payments for each Leased Aircraft under the related Lease, and these scheduled rental payments will be assigned under the applicable Indenture by the related Owner Trustee to the Loan Trustee to provide the funds necessary to make the corresponding scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Leased Aircraft Notes issued by such Owner Trustee. The Loan Trustee will distribute such payments to the Trustee for each Trust that holds such Leased Aircraft Notes. After the Loan Trustee has distributed such payments of principal and interest on the Leased Aircraft Notes to the Trustee for such Trusts, the Loan Trustee will, except under certain circumstances, pay the remaining balance, if any, of such scheduled rental payments to the Owner Trustee for the benefit of the related Owner Participant. Subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Equipment Notes held in each Trust received by the Trustee will be distributed by the Trustee to Certificateholders of such Trust on the dates and in the currency specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, except in certain cases when some or all of such Equipment Notes are in default as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Payments of principal of and interest on the Equipment Notes held in each Trust will be scheduled to be received by the Trustee on the dates specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (such scheduled payments of principal and interest are referred to as "Scheduled Payments," and the dates specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement for distribution of Scheduled Payments by the Trustee to the Certificateholders are referred to as "Regular Distribution Dates"). Subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Pass Through Trustee will distribute on each Regular Distribution Date to the related Certificateholders any Scheduled Payments received by the Pass Through Trustee on or before such Regular Distribution Date. If a Scheduled Payment is not received by the Pass Through Trustee on or before a Regular Distribution Date, but is received within five days thereafter, it will be distributed on the date received to the Certificateholders. Each such distribution of a Scheduled Payment will be made by the Pass Through Trustee to the holders in whose names the Certificates of such Trust are registered at the close of business on the 15th day preceding such Regular Distribution Date, subject to certain exceptions. Subject to the effect of any cross-subordination provisions set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each Certificateholder of a Trust will be entitled to receive a pro rata share of any distribution in respect of Scheduled Payments of principal and interest made on the Equipment Notes held in such Trust. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest received by the Trustee on account of the early redemption or purchase, if any, of any of the Equipment Notes relating to one or more Aircraft held in a Trust, payments received by the Trustee following an Event of Default in respect of any such Equipment Notes (including payments received by the Trustee on account of the sale of such Equipment Notes by the Trustee or payments received by the Trustee with respect to the Leased Aircraft Notes on account of the purchase of such Notes by the related Owner Trustee or Owner Participant) and any other payments designated as Special Payments in the applicable Trust Supplement ("Special Payments") will be distributed on the date or dates determined as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (each, a "Special Distribution Date"). The Trustee will mail notice to the Certificateholders of record of the applicable Trust stating any such anticipated Special Distribution Date. If any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date is not a business day, distributions scheduled to be made on such Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date may be made on the next succeeding business day without additional interest. 12
POOL FACTORS Unless otherwise described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the "Pool Balance" for each Trust indicates, as of any date, the original aggregate face amount of the Pass Through Certificates of such Trust less the aggregate amount of all payments made in respect of the Pass Through Certificates of such Trust other than payments made in respect of interest or premium or reimbursement of any costs and expenses in connection therewith. The Pool Balance for each Trust as of any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date will be computed after giving effect to the payment of principal, if any, on the Equipment Notes or other Trust Property held in such Trust and the distribution thereof to be made on that date. Unless otherwise described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the "Pool Factor" for each Trust as of any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date is the quotient (rounded to the seventh decimal place) computed by dividing (1) the Pool Balance, by (2) the aggregate original face amount of the Pass Through Certificates of such Trust. The Pool Factor for each Trust as of any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date shall be computed after giving effect to the payment of principal, if any, on the Equipment Notes or other Trust Property held in such Trust and the distribution thereof to be made on that date. The Pool Factor for each Trust will initially be 1.0000000; thereafter, the Pool Factor for each Trust will decline as described above to reflect reductions in the Pool Balance of such Trust. The amount of a Certificateholder's pro rata share of the Pool Balance of a Trust can be determined by multiplying the original denomination of the Certificateholder's Pass Through Certificate of such Trust by the Pool Factor for such Trust as of the applicable Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date. The Pool Factor and the Pool Balance for each Trust will be mailed to Certificateholders of such Trust on each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date. Unless there has been an early redemption, a purchase of one or more of the Equipment Notes held in a Trust by the related Owner Trustee or Owner Participant after an Indenture Default (as defined below), a default in the payment of principal in respect of one or more issues of the Equipment Notes held in a Trust or certain actions have been taken following a default thereon, as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Pool Factor for each Trust will decline in proportion to the scheduled repayments of principal on the Equipment Notes held in such Trust as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In the event of such redemption, purchase or payment default (if such payment is not made within five days of the Regular Distribution Date), the Pool Factor and the Pool Balance of each Trust so affected will be recomputed after giving effect thereto, and notice thereof will be mailed to Certificateholders of such Trust. Each Trust will have a separate Pool Factor. REPORTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS On each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date, the Trustee will include with each distribution of a Scheduled Payment or Special Payment to Certificateholders of the related Trust a statement, giving effect to such distribution to be made on such Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date, setting forth the following information (per $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of Pass Through Certificates for such Trust, as to (1) and (2) below): (1) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal and the amount allocable to premium if any; (2) the amount of such distribution allocable to interest; (3) the Pool Balance and the Pool Factor for such Trust; and (4) such additional or different information as may be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. As long as the Pass Through Certificates are registered in the name of Cede, as nominee for DTC, on the record date prior to each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date, the Trustee will request from DTC a securities position listing setting forth the names of all DTC Participants reflected on 13
DTC's books as holding interests in the Pass Through Certificates on such record date. On each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date, the applicable Trustee will mail to each such DTC Participant the statement described above and will make available additional copies as requested by such DTC Participant for forwarding to Certificate Owners. In addition, after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee will prepare for each Certificateholder of each Trust at any time during the preceding calendar year a report containing the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) above with respect to the Trust for such calendar year or, in the event such person was a Certificateholder during only a portion of such calendar year, for the applicable portion of such calendar year, and such other items as are readily available to the Trustee and which a Certificateholder will reasonably request as necessary for the purpose of such Certificateholder's preparation of its federal income tax returns. Such report and such other items will be prepared on the basis of information supplied to the Trustee by the DTC Participants and will be delivered by the Trustee to such DTC Participants to be available for forwarding by such DTC Participants to Certificate Owners in the manner described above. At such time, if any, as the Pass Through Certificates are issued in the form of Definitive Certificates, the Trustee will prepare and deliver the information described above to each Certificateholder of record of each Trust as the name and period of record ownership of such Certificateholder appears on the records of the registrar of the Pass Through Certificates. VOTING OF EQUIPMENT NOTES Subject to the effect of any cross-subordination or intercreditor provisions described in the related Prospectus Supplement and to the rights of the providers of any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement, the Trustee, as holder of the Equipment Notes held in a Trust, has the right to vote and give consents and waivers in respect of such Equipment Notes under the related Indentures. The Basic Agreement and related Trust Supplement will set forth: - the circumstances in which the Trustee may direct any action or cast any vote as the holder of the Equipment Notes held in the applicable Trust at its own discretion; - the circumstances in which the Trustee will seek instructions from the Certificateholders of such Trust; and - if applicable, the percentage of Certificateholders required to direct the Trustee to take any such action. If specified in the related Prospectus Supplement, the right of a Trustee to vote and give consents and waivers with respect to the Equipment Notes held in the related Trust may, in the circumstances set forth in an intercreditor, subordination or similar agreement to be executed by such Trustee, be exercisable by another person specified in such Prospectus Supplement. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND CERTAIN RIGHTS UPON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT The Basic Agreement defines an "Event of Default" for any Trust as the occurrence and continuance of an Indenture event of default under one or more of the related Indentures. What constitutes an "Event of Default" for any particular Trust, however, may be varied by the applicable Trust Supplement and described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In addition, the Prospectus Supplement will specify the events of default under the related Indentures (an "Indenture Event of Default"). The Indenture Events of Default in the case of Leased Aircraft Indentures will include certain events of default under the related Leases (a "Lease Event of Default"). With respect to any Equipment Notes that are supported by a liquidity facility or other credit enhancement arrangement, the Indenture Events of Default may include events of default under such liquidity facility or arrangement. Unless otherwise provided in a Prospectus Supplement, all of the Equipment Notes issued under the same Indenture will relate only to a single specific Aircraft and there will be no cross-collateralization or 14
cross-default provisions in the Indentures. As a result, events resulting in an Indenture Event of Default under any particular Indenture will not necessarily result in an Indenture Event of Default under any other Indenture. However, since the Equipment Notes issued under any single Indenture may be held in more than one Trust, a continuing Indenture Event of Default under such single Indenture could result in an Event of Default in respect of each such Trust. If an Indenture Event of Default occurs in fewer than all of the Indentures related to a Trust, notwithstanding the treatment of Equipment Notes issued under those Indentures under which an Indenture Event of Default has occurred, payments of principal and interest on the Equipment Notes issued pursuant to the Indentures with respect to which an Indenture Event of Default has not occurred will continue to be made as originally scheduled and distributed to Certificateholders, subject to the terms of any intercreditor, subordination or similar arrangements applicable to such Trust. The ability of the applicable Owner Trustee or Owner Participant under a Leased Aircraft Indenture to cure Indenture Events of Default, including an Indenture Event of Default that results from the occurrence of a Lease Event of Default under the related Lease, will be described in the Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise provided in a Prospectus Supplement, in the case of any Pass Through Certificates or Equipment Notes entitled to the benefits of a liquidity facility or other credit enhancement arrangement, a drawing or other payment under any such liquidity facility or arrangement for the purpose of making a payment of interest as a result of the failure by American to have made a corresponding payment will not cure an Indenture Event of Default related to such failure by American. The ability of the holders of the Pass Through Certificates issued with respect to any one Trust to cause the Loan Trustee with respect to any Equipment Notes held in such Trust to accelerate the payment of such Equipment Notes under the applicable Indenture or to direct the exercise of remedies by such Loan Trustee under the applicable Indenture will depend, in part, upon the proportion of the aggregate principal amount of the Equipment Notes outstanding under such Indenture and held in such Trust to the aggregate principal amount of all Equipment Notes outstanding under such Indenture. In addition, if cross-subordination provisions are applicable to any series of Pass Through Certificates, then the ability of the Certificateholders of any one Trust holding Equipment Notes issued under an Indenture to cause the Loan Trustee to accelerate such Equipment Notes or to direct the exercise of remedies by the Loan Trustee under such Indenture will depend, in part, upon the relative ranking of the Equipment Notes held in such Trust. Each Trust will hold Equipment Notes with different terms than the Equipment Notes held in the other Trusts and therefore the Certificateholders of each Trust may have divergent or conflicting interests from those of the Certificateholders of those other Trusts holding Equipment Notes issued under the same Indenture. In addition, as long as the same institution acts as Trustee of each Trust, in the absence of instructions from the Certificateholders of any such Trust, the Trustee for such Trust could for the same reason be faced with a potential conflict of interest upon an Indenture Event of Default. In such event, the initial Trustee has indicated that it would likely resign as Trustee of one or all such Trusts, and a successor trustee or successor trustees would be appointed in accordance with the terms of the Basic Agreement. The Prospectus Supplement for a series of Pass Through Certificates will specify whether and under what circumstances the Trustee may or will sell for cash to any person all or part of the Equipment Notes held in the related Trust. The right to make any such sale may be exercisable by a person other than the Trustee in the event that the applicable series of Pass Through Certificates are subject to any intercreditor, subordination or similar arrangements, and the proceeds or any such sale will be distributed as contemplated by such arrangements. Any proceeds received by the Trustee upon any such sale that are distributable to the Certificateholders of such Trust will be deposited in an account established by the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of such Trust and will be distributed to the Certificateholders of such Trust on a Special Distribution Date. The market for Equipment Notes in default may be very limited and there can be no assurance that they could be sold for a reasonable price. Furthermore, as long as the same institution acts as Trustee of multiple Trusts, it may be faced with a conflict in deciding from which Trust to sell Equipment Notes to available buyers. If the Trustee sells any such Equipment Notes with respect to which an Indenture Event of Default exists for less than their 15
outstanding principal amount, the Certificateholders of such Trust will receive a smaller amount of principal distributions than anticipated and will not have any claim for the shortfall against American, the Trustee or any other person, including, in the case of any Leased Aircraft, the related Owner Trustee or Owner Participant. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificateholders of such Trust, furthermore, could take any action with respect to any remaining Equipment Notes held in such Trust as long as no Indenture Events of Default existed with respect thereto. Any amount, other than Scheduled Payments received on a Regular Distribution Date or within five days thereafter, distributed to the Trustee of any Trust by the Loan Trustee under any Indenture on account of the Equipment Notes held in such Trust following an Indenture Event of Default under such Indenture will be deposited in the special payments account for such Trust and will be distributed to the Certificateholders of such Trust on a Special Distribution Date. In addition, if an Indenture provides that the applicable Owner Trustee or Owner Participant may, under circumstances specified therein, redeem or purchase some or all of the outstanding Equipment Notes issued under such Indenture, the price paid by such Owner Trustee or Owner Participant to the Trustee of any Trust for any of the Equipment Notes issued under such Indenture and held in such Trust will be deposited in the special payments account for such Trust and will be distributed to the Certificateholders of such Trust on a Special Distribution Date. Any funds representing payments received with respect to any Equipment Notes held in a Trust and which are in default, or the proceeds from the sale by the Trustee of any such Equipment Notes, held by the Trustee in the special payments account for such Trust will, to the extent practicable, be invested and reinvested by the Trustee in Permitted Investments pending the distribution of such funds on a Special Distribution Date. "Permitted Investments" will be described in the related Prospectus Supplement. The Basic Agreement provides that the Trustee of each Trust will, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default (as defined below) in respect of such Trust, give to the Certificateholders of such Trust notice, transmitted by mail, of all uncured or unwaived defaults with respect to such Trust known to it; provided that, except in the case of default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Equipment Notes held in such Trust, the Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of such Certificateholders. Except as otherwise described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the term "default," for the purpose of the provision described in this paragraph only, means the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to a Trust, as specified above, except that in determining whether any such Event of Default has occurred, any grace period or notice in connection therewith will be disregarded. The Basic Agreement contains a provision entitling the Trustee of each Trust, subject to the duty of the Trustee during a default to act with the required standard of care, to be offered reasonable security or indemnity by the Certificateholders of such Trust before proceeding to exercise any right or power under the Basic Agreement at the request of such Certificateholders. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will specify the percentage of Certificateholders entitled to waive, or to instruct the Trustee to waive, any past default or Event of Default with respect to such Trust and its consequences and also will specify the percentage of Certificateholders (and whether of such Trust or of any other Trust holding Equipment Notes issued under related Indentures) entitled to waive, or to instruct the Trustee or the Loan Trustee to waive, any past Indenture Event of Default under any related Indenture and thereby annul any direction given with respect thereto. MODIFICATIONS OF THE BASIC AGREEMENT The Basic Agreement contains provisions permitting American and the Trustee to enter into a supplement to the Basic Agreement or, if applicable, to any Note Purchase Agreement or to any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or to any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement 16
agreement, without the consent of the holders of any of the Pass Through Certificates, to, among other things: - provide for the formation of a Trust and the issuance of a series of Pass Through Certificates, or to add, or to change or eliminate, any provision affecting Pass Through Certificates not yet issued, including to make appropriate provisions for an AMR Guarantee; - evidence the succession of another entity to American and the assumption by such entity of American's obligations under the Basic Agreement and any Trust Supplement, any Note Purchase Agreement and any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement or, if applicable, to evidence the succession of another entity to AMR and the assumption by such entity of AMR's obligations under any AMR Guarantee; - add to the covenants of American or AMR for the benefit of the holders of a series of Pass Through Certificates or surrender any right or power conferred upon American or AMR in the Basic Agreement, any Note Purchase Agreement or any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement or AMR Guarantee; - cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake or inconsistency contained in the Pass Through Certificates of any series, the Basic Agreement, any Trust Supplement, any Note Purchase Agreement or any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement or any AMR Guarantee; - make or modify any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pass Through Certificates of any series, the Basic Agreement, any Trust Supplement, any Note Purchase Agreement or any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement or any AMR Guarantee as the Company may deem necessary or desirable and that will not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the series of Pass Through Certificates issued under such Trust Supplement; - comply with any requirement of the Commission, any applicable law, rules or regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which any Pass Through Certificates may be listed or of any regulatory body; - modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of the Basic Agreement or any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement or any AMR Guarantee to the extent necessary to continue or obtain the qualification of the Basic Agreement (including any supplemental agreement) or any such agreement or facility or other agreement or any AMR Guarantee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act") and add to the Basic Agreement or any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement such other provisions as may be expressly permitted by the Trust Indenture Act; - provide for a successor Trustee for some or all of the Trusts or add to or change any provision of the Basic Agreement or any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement or any AMR Guarantee as necessary to facilitate the administration of the Trusts thereunder by more than one Trustee or to provide multiple liquidity facilities or other credit enhancements for any Trust or Trusts; - provide certain information to the Trustee as required in the Basic Agreement; - add to or change the Pass Through Certificates of any series, the Basic Agreement and any Trust Supplement to facilitate the issuance of any Pass Through Certificates of such series in bearer form or to facilitate or provide for the issuance of any Pass Through Certificates of such series in global form in addition to or in place of Pass Through Certificates of such series in certificated form; - provide for the delivery of Pass Through Certificates or any supplement to the Basic Agreement in or by means of any computerized, electronic or other medium, including computer diskette; 17
- correct or supplement the description of any property of any Trust; - modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of the Basic Agreement, any applicable Trust Supplement or any applicable Note Purchase Agreement to reflect the substitution of a substitute aircraft for any Aircraft; and - make any other amendments or modifications to the Basic Agreement, provided such amendments or modifications will only apply to Pass Through Certificates of one or more series to be issued thereafter; provided, however, that unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, unless there shall have been obtained from certain rating agencies written confirmation that such supplement would not result in a reduction of the then current rating for Pass Through Certificates of the relevant Trust or a withdrawal or suspension of the rating of any class of Pass Through Certificates, American shall provide the Trustee of the relevant Trust with an opinion of counsel to the effect that such supplement will not cause such Trust to be treated as other than a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case such opinion shall be to the effect that such supplement will not cause such Trust to become an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Basic Agreement also contains provisions permitting American and the Trustee of each Trust, with the consent of the Certificateholders of such Trust evidencing fractional undivided interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest of such Trust and, in the case of Leased Aircraft, with the consent of the Owner Trustee, to execute supplemental agreements adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the Basic Agreement, to the extent relating to such Trust, the applicable Trust Supplement or any applicable intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement, or modifying the rights of such Certificateholders, except that no such supplemental agreement may, without the consent of the holder of each such Pass Through Certificate so affected, (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, any receipt by the Trustee of payments on the Equipment Notes held in such Trust, or distributions in respect of any Pass Through Certificate of such Trust, or change any date or place of payment or change the coin or currency in which such Pass Through Certificate is payable, other than that provided for in such Pass Through Certificate, or impair the right of any Certificateholder of such Trust to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment when due, (b) permit the disposition of any Equipment Note held in such Trust, except as provided in the Basic Agreement or the applicable Trust Supplement or in any intercreditor, subordination or like agreement or any liquidity facility or other credit enhancement agreement, (c) alter the priority of distributions specified in the relevant intercreditor agreement, if any, in a manner materially adverse to the holders of Pass Through Certificates of such series, or (d) reduce the percentage of the aggregate fractional undivided interests of the Trust provided for in the Basic Agreement or the applicable Trust Supplement, the consent of the holders of which is required for any such supplemental agreement or for any waiver provided for in the Basic Agreement or such Trust Supplement. MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE AND RELATED AGREEMENTS The Prospectus Supplement will specify the Trustee's obligations in the event that the Trustee, as the holder of any Equipment Notes held in a Trust, receives a request for its consent to any amendment or modification of or waiver under the Indenture or other documents relating to such Equipment Notes (including any Lease with respect to Leased Aircraft Notes). TERMINATION OF THE TRUSTS The obligations of American and the Trustee with respect to a Trust will terminate upon the distribution to Certificateholders of such Trust of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to the Basic Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplement and the disposition of all property held in such Trust. The Trustee will mail to each Certificateholder of record of such Trust notice of the termination of such Trust, the amount of the proposed final payment and the proposed date for the 18
distribution of such final payment for such Trust. The final distribution to any Certificateholder of such Trust will be made only upon surrender of such Certificateholder's Pass Through Certificates at the office or agency of the Trustee specified in such notice of termination. DELAYED PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT NOTES In the event that, on the issuance date of any Pass Through Certificates, all of the proceeds from the sale of such Pass Through Certificates are not used to purchase the Equipment Notes contemplated to be held in the related Trust, such Equipment Notes may be purchased by the Trustee at any time on or prior to the date specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In such event, the proceeds from the sale of such Pass Through Certificates not used to purchase Equipment Notes will be held under an arrangement described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Such an arrangement may include, without limitation, (1) the investment of such proceeds by the Trustee in specified permitted investments; (2) the deposit of such proceeds in a deposit or escrow account held by a separate depositary or escrow agent; (3) the purchase by the Trustee of debt instruments issued on an interim basis by American; or (4) the purchase of Leased Aircraft Notes or Owned Aircraft Notes issued prior to the purchase of Leased Aircraft or the delivery of Owned Aircraft, as the case may be. Any such debt instrument may be secured by a collateral account or other security or property described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The arrangements with respect to the payment of interest on funds so held will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. If any such proceeds are not subsequently utilized to purchase Equipment Notes by the relevant date specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, including by reason of a casualty to one or more Aircraft, such proceeds will be returned to the holders of such Pass Through Certificates. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND TRANSFER OF ASSETS American will be prohibited from consolidating with or merging into any other entity or transferring substantially all of its assets as an entirety to any other entity unless, in the case of a merger or consolidation where American is not the surviving entity or in the case of the transfer of substantially all of American's assets, the successor or transferee entity shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume all the obligations of American contained in the Basic Agreement. THE TRUSTEE Unless otherwise provided in the Prospectus Supplement for any series of Pass Through Certificates, State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, will be the Trustee for each of the Trusts. With certain exceptions, the Trustee will make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplements, the Pass Through Certificates, the Equipment Notes, the Indentures, the Leases, if any, or other related documents. The Trustee will not be liable with respect to any series of Pass Through Certificates for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders of a majority in face amount of outstanding Pass Through Certificates of such series issued under the Basic Agreement. Subject to such provisions, such Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Basic Agreement at the request of any holders of Pass Through Certificates issued thereunder unless they have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by the Trustee in exercising such rights or powers. The Basic Agreement provides that the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may acquire and hold Pass Through Certificates issued thereunder and, subject to certain conditions, may otherwise deal with AMR and American and, with respect to the Leased Aircraft, with any Owner Trustee and Owner Participant with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee. Unless otherwise provided in the Prospectus Supplement for any series of Pass Through Certificates, State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, will also be the Loan Trustee of the Indentures under which the Equipment Notes are issued. It also serves as indenture trustee and as pass through trustee in numerous other aircraft financing transactions involving American. 19
The Trustee may resign with respect to any or all of the Trusts at any time, in which event American will be obligated to appoint a successor trustee. If the Trustee ceases to be eligible to continue as Trustee with respect to a Trust or becomes incapable of acting as Trustee or becomes insolvent, American may remove such Trustee, or any holder of Pass Through Certificates of such Trust for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of such Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Any resignation or removal of the Trustee with respect to a Trust and appointment of the successor trustee for such Trust does not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor trustee. Pursuant to such resignation and successor trustee provisions, it is possible that a different trustee could be appointed to act as the successor trustee with respect to each Trust. All references in this Prospectus to the Trustee are to the trustee acting in such capacity under each of the Trusts and should be read to take into account the possibility that each of the Trusts could have a different successor trustee in the event of such a resignation or removal. The Basic Agreement provides that American will pay the Trustee's fees and expenses and indemnify the Trustee against certain liabilities. In certain circumstances, the Trustee will have a priority claim on the related Trust Property to the extent such fees, expenses or indemnities are not paid. DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT NOTES The following description is a summary of certain terms that we expect will be common to all Equipment Notes. Where no distinction is made between the Leased Aircraft Notes and the Owned Aircraft Notes or between their respective Indentures, such statements refer to any Equipment Notes and any Indenture. Most of the financial terms and other specific terms of any series of Equipment Notes will be described in a Prospectus Supplement to be attached to this Prospectus. Since the terms of the specific Equipment Notes may differ from the general information provided below, you should rely on the information in the Prospectus Supplement instead of the information in this Prospectus if the information in the Prospectus Supplement is different from the information below. Because the following description is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the Equipment Notes, and it is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of the applicable Equipment Notes, Indentures, Leases, Note Purchase Agreements, trust agreements, participation agreements, intercreditor and subordination agreements, liquidity facilities or other credit enhancement arrangements and other agreements and arrangements relating to any series of Equipment Notes. Additional provisions with respect to the Equipment Notes and the associated aircraft financing transactions will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. To the extent that any provision in any Prospectus Supplement is inconsistent with any provision in this summary, the provision in such Prospectus Supplement will control. GENERAL The Equipment Notes will be issued under Indentures between (a) in the case of Owned Aircraft Notes, the related Loan Trustee and American or (b) in the case of Leased Aircraft Notes, the related Loan Trustee and the Owner Trustee of a trust for the benefit of the Owner Participant who is the beneficial owner of such Leased Aircraft. American's obligations under each Indenture relating to an Owned Aircraft and under the related Owned Aircraft Notes will be direct obligations of American. All of the Owned Aircraft Notes issued under the same Indenture will relate to, and will be secured by, one or more specific Owned Aircraft and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, will not be secured by any other Aircraft. The Leased Aircraft Notes will be nonrecourse obligations of the Owner Trustee. All of the Leased Aircraft Notes issued under the same Indenture will relate to and will be secured by one or more specific Leased Aircraft and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, will not be 20
secured by any other Aircraft. In each case, the Owner Trustee will lease the related Leased Aircraft to American pursuant to a separate Lease between such Owner Trustee and American. Equipment Notes may be issued pursuant to delayed aircraft financing arrangements, such as the following: - The Owner Trustee may issue Leased Aircraft Notes prior to the purchase of the related Leased Aircraft by such Owner Trustee or the commencement of the related Leases. - American may issue Owned Aircraft Notes prior to the expected delivery date of the related Owned Aircraft. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe any such delayed aircraft financing arrangements, including any arrangements for the collateralization of any such Leased Aircraft Notes or Owned Aircraft Notes with cash, permitted investments or other property, and any depositary or escrow arrangement pursuant to which the proceeds from the sale of such Leased Aircraft Notes or Owned Aircraft Notes will be deposited with a third party depositary or escrow agent. If the anticipated aircraft financing transactions have not been completed by the relevant date specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, including by reason of a casualty to one or more Aircraft, such Leased Aircraft Notes or Owned Aircraft Notes will be prepaid at the price specified in such Prospectus Supplement. Alternatively, if the Lease related to any such Leased Aircraft Notes has not commenced by such relevant date, if so specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, American at its option may convert the proposed leveraged lease financing into a type of financing available for Owned Aircraft and such Leased Aircraft Notes (with certain modifications) will become Owned Aircraft Notes. Upon the commencement of the Lease for any Leased Aircraft, American will be obligated to make or cause to be made rental payments under such Lease that will be sufficient to pay the principal of and accrued interest on the related Leased Aircraft Notes when due, subject to some limited exceptions. The Leased Aircraft Notes will not be direct obligations of, or guaranteed by, American. American's rental obligations under each Lease, however, will be general obligations of American. If specified in a Prospectus Supplement, American will have the right (a) to arrange a sale and leaseback of one or more Owned Aircraft referred to in such Prospectus Supplement and the assumption, on a non-recourse basis, of the related Owned Aircraft Notes by an Owner Trustee or (b) to substitute other aircraft, cash or U.S. government securities or a combination thereof in place of the Owned Aircraft securing the related Owned Aircraft Notes. The terms and conditions of any such sale and leaseback or substitution will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe any special financing or refinancing arrangements with respect to any Aircraft, including whether a separate trust or other entity will issue notes secured by Leased Aircraft Notes. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS Interest received by the Trustee on the Equipment Notes held in each Trust will be passed through to the Certificateholders of such Trust on the dates and at the rate per annum set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement until the final distribution date for such Trust. The Equipment Notes may bear interest at a fixed or a floating rate or may be issued at a discount. Principal payments received by the Trustee on the Equipment Notes held in each Trust will be passed through to the Certificateholders of such Trust in scheduled amounts on the dates set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement until the final distribution date for such Trust. Payments on the Equipment Notes, and distributions to Certificateholders, may be subject to the terms of any intercreditor, subordination or similar agreement or arrangement. If any date scheduled for any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Equipment Notes is not a business day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding business day without any additional interest, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. 21
REDEMPTION The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the circumstances, whether voluntary or involuntary, under which the related Equipment Notes will or may be redeemed or purchased prior to the stated maturity thereof, whether in whole or in part, the premium, if any, applicable to certain redemptions or purchases and other terms applying to such redemptions or purchases. SECURITY The Owned Aircraft Notes will be secured by a security interest granted by American to the related Loan Trustee in the related Owned Aircraft. Under the terms of each Owned Aircraft Indenture, American will be obligated, among other things, to pay all costs of operating and maintaining such Aircraft. The Leased Aircraft Notes will be secured by: - an assignment by the related Owner Trustee to the related Loan Trustee of such Owner Trustee's rights (except for certain limited rights, including those described below) under the Lease or Leases with respect to the related Leased Aircraft, including the right to receive payments of rent thereunder; and - a security interest granted by such Owner Trustee to such Loan Trustee in such Aircraft, subject to the rights of American under such Lease or Leases, and other property or rights, if any, described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless and until an Indenture Event of Default with respect to a Leased Aircraft has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Trustee may exercise only limited rights of the Owner Trustee under the related Lease. The assignment by the Owner Trustee to the Loan Trustee of its rights under the related Lease will exclude, among other things, rights of such Owner Trustee and the related Owner Participant relating to indemnification by American for certain matters, insurance proceeds payable to such Owner Trustee in its individual capacity and to such Owner Participant under liability insurance maintained by American under such Lease or by such Owner Trustee or such Owner Participant, insurance proceeds payable to such Owner Trustee in its individual capacity or to such Owner Participant under certain casualty insurance maintained by such Owner Trustee or such Owner Participant, any rights of such Owner Participant or such Owner Trustee to enforce payment of the foregoing amounts and certain reimbursement payments made by American to such Owner Trustee. American's obligations in respect of each Leased Aircraft will be those of a lessee under a "net lease." Accordingly, American will be obligated, among other things, to pay all costs of operating and maintaining such Aircraft. The Prospectus Supplement will describe the required insurance coverage with respect to the Aircraft. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Equipment Notes will not be cross-collateralized and consequently the Equipment Notes issued in respect of any one Aircraft will not be secured by any of the other Aircraft (or any of the other security related thereto, including, in the case of Leased Aircraft Notes, the Lease related to any other Aircraft). Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, American will be permitted to register an Aircraft in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, subject to certain conditions specified in the related Indenture or the related Lease, as the case may be. These conditions may include a requirement that the laws of the new jurisdiction of registration will give effect to the lien of and the security interest created by the related Indenture or the related Lease in the applicable Aircraft. American also will be permitted, subject to certain limitations, to lease any Aircraft to any United States certificated air carrier or to certain foreign air carriers. In addition, subject to certain limitations, American will be permitted to transfer possession of any Aircraft other than by lease, including transfers of possession by American or any lessee in connection with certain interchange and pooling arrangements, "wet leases" and transfers in connection with maintenance or modifications and transfers to certain governments or any 22
instrumentalities or agencies thereof. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, there will be no general geographical restrictions on American's (or any lessee's) ability to operate Aircraft. The extent to which the relevant Loan Trustee's lien will be recognized in an Aircraft if such Aircraft is located in certain countries is uncertain. In addition, any exercise of the right to repossess an Aircraft may be difficult, expensive and time consuming, particularly when such Aircraft is located outside the United States or has been registered in a foreign jurisdiction or leased to a foreign operator, and may be subject to the limitations and requirements of applicable law, including the need to obtain consents or approvals for deregistration or re-export of the Aircraft, which may be subject to delays and political risk. When a defaulting lessee or other permitted transferee is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar event such as protective administration, additional limitations may apply. Funds, if any, held from time to time by the Loan Trustee with respect to any Aircraft, including funds held as the result of an event of loss to such Aircraft or termination of the Lease, if any, relating thereto, will be invested and reinvested by such Loan Trustee, at the direction of American (except, with respect to a Leased Aircraft, in the case of a Lease Event of Default under the applicable Lease or, with respect to an Owned Aircraft, in the case of an Indenture Event of Default under the applicable Indenture), in investments described in the related Indenture. American will pay the amount of any net loss resulting from any such investment directed by it. In the case of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in which an air carrier is a debtor, Section 1110 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code ("Section 1110") provides special rights to lessors and holders of security interests with respect to "equipment" (as defined in Section 1110). Under Section 1110, the right of such financing parties to take possession of such equipment in compliance with the provisions of a lease or security agreement is not affected by any other provision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any power of the bankruptcy court. Such right to take possession may not be exercised for 60 days following the date of commencement of the reorganization proceedings. Thereafter, such right to take possession may be exercised during such proceedings unless, within the 60-day period or any longer period consented to by the relevant parties, the debtor agrees to perform its future obligations and cures all existing and future defaults on a timely basis. Defaults resulting solely from the financial condition, bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the debtor need not be cured. "Equipment" is defined in Section 1110, in part, as an aircraft, aircraft engine, appliance or spare part (as defined in Section 40102 of Title 49 of the United States Code) that is subject to a security interest granted by, or that is leased to, a debtor that, at the time such transaction is entered into, holds an air carrier operating certificate issued by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Chapter 447 of Title 49 of the United States Code for aircraft capable of carrying ten or more individuals or 6,000 pounds or more of cargo. The Prospectus Supplement for each offering of Pass Through Certificates will discuss the availability of Section 1110 with respect to the related Aircraft. ADDITIONAL NOTES Under certain circumstances and conditions as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, American may issue and sell, in the case of an Owned Aircraft, or cause the Owner Trustee to issue and sell, in the case of a Leased Aircraft, additional Equipment Notes (the "Additional Notes") relating to such Aircraft, including for the purpose of financing certain modifications, alterations, additions, improvements or replacement parts to or for such Aircraft. The terms, conditions and designations of such Additional Notes will be set forth in a supplement to the related Indenture. PAYMENTS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Each Leased Aircraft will be leased by the related Owner Trustee to American for a term expiring on a date not earlier than the latest maturity date of the Leased Aircraft Notes issued with respect to such Leased Aircraft, unless previously terminated as permitted by the terms of the related Lease. The basic rent and certain other payments by American under each such Lease will be assigned by the Owner 23
Trustee under the related Indenture to the related Loan Trustee to provide the funds necessary to pay principal of and interest due from such Owner Trustee on the Leased Aircraft Notes issued under such Indenture. In certain cases, the rent and other mandatory payments under a Lease may be adjusted, but each Lease will provide that under no circumstances will rent and other mandatory payments by American be less than the scheduled payments of principal and interest on the related Leased Aircraft Notes. The balance of any basic rent payments under each Lease, after payment of amounts due on the Leased Aircraft Notes issued under the Indenture relating to such Lease, will be paid over to the related Owner Trustee. American's obligation to pay rent and to cause other payments to be made under each Lease will be general obligations of American. Except when American purchases a Leased Aircraft and assumes the Leased Aircraft Notes related thereto, the Leased Aircraft Notes will not be obligations of, or guaranteed by, American. Neither the Owner Trustee nor the Owner Participant nor the Loan Trustee will be personally liable to any holder of any Leased Aircraft Notes for any amounts payable thereunder, or, except as provided in the Indenture relating thereto in the case of the Owner Trustee and the Loan Trustee, for any liability under such Indenture. Except when American has assumed any Leased Aircraft Notes, all amounts payable under any Leased Aircraft Notes (other than payments made in connection with an optional redemption or purchase of Leased Aircraft Notes by the related Owner Trustee or the related Owner Participant) will be made only from the assets subject to the lien of the Indenture with respect to such Aircraft and their proceeds (including rent payable by American under the Lease with respect to such Leased Aircraft), or from any applicable liquidity facility or other credit enhancement arrangement. American's obligations under each Owned Aircraft Indenture and under the Owned Aircraft Notes will be general obligations of American. DEFEASANCE OF THE INDENTURES AND THE EQUIPMENT NOTES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the obligations under the applicable Indenture of, with respect to any Leased Aircraft Notes, the related Owner Trustee or, with respect to any Owned Aircraft Notes, American will be deemed to have been discharged (except for certain obligations, including the obligations to register the transfer or exchange of Equipment Notes, to replace stolen, lost, destroyed or mutilated Equipment Notes and to maintain paying agencies and hold money for payment in trust) on the date of irrevocable deposit with the related Loan Trustee of money or certain obligations of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof the payment of which is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States which, through the payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an aggregate amount sufficient to pay when due (including as a consequence of redemption in respect of which notice is given on or prior to the date of such deposit) principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Equipment Notes issued thereunder in accordance with the terms of such Indenture. Such discharge may occur only if, among other things, there has been a change in federal tax law as in effect on the date of this Prospectus or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that holders of such Equipment Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. Upon such defeasance, or upon payment in full of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Equipment Notes issued under any Indenture on the maturity date therefor or deposit with the applicable Loan Trustee of money sufficient therefor no earlier than one year prior to the date of such maturity, the holders of such Equipment Notes will have no beneficial interest in or other rights with respect to the related Aircraft or other assets subject to the lien of such Indenture and such lien will terminate. 24
ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS BY AMERICAN If specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement with respect to any Leased Aircraft, American may purchase such Leased Aircraft prior to the end of the term of the related Lease and, in connection with such purchase, may assume on a full recourse basis all of the obligations of the Owner Trustee (other than its obligations in its individual capacity) under the Indenture with respect to such Aircraft, including the obligations to make payments in respect of the related Leased Aircraft Notes. In such event, certain relevant provisions of the related Lease, including (among others) provisions relating to maintenance, possession and use of the related Aircraft, liens, insurance and events of default will be incorporated into such Indenture, and the Leased Aircraft Notes issued under such Indenture will continue to be outstanding and secured by such Aircraft. The terms and conditions of any such assumption will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. OWNER PARTICIPANT; REVISIONS TO AGREEMENTS If specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, at the time Pass Through Certificates are issued, American may still be seeking Owner Participants with respect to the trusts relating to certain of the Aircraft. American or an affiliate will hold the beneficial interest under the trust agreement relating to each such Aircraft until the date upon which a prospective Owner Participant commits to participate in the purchase price of such Aircraft. Any outside limit on such date will be specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. American or its affiliate will transfer to such Owner Participant on such date American's or such affiliate's beneficial interest under such trust agreement. Such prospective Owner Participants may request revisions to the participation agreement, Lease, trust agreement and Indenture so that the terms of such agreements applicable to these Aircraft may differ from the description of such agreements contained in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Such Prospectus Supplement will describe the extent to which such terms can be varied at the request of prospective Owner Participants. CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS RANKING; CROSS-SUBORDINATION Some of the Equipment Notes related to a specific Aircraft may be subordinated and junior in right of payment to other Equipment Notes or other debt related to the same or certain related Aircraft. In such event, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms of such subordination, including the priority of distributions among such classes of Equipment Notes, the ability of each such class of Equipment Notes to exercise remedies with respect to the relevant Aircraft (and, if such Aircraft are Leased Aircraft, the Leases) and certain other intercreditor terms and provisions. The Equipment Notes issued under an Indenture may be held in more than one Trust, and a Trust may hold Equipment Notes issued under more than one related Indenture. Unless otherwise described in a Prospectus Supplement, however, only Equipment Notes having the same priority of payment may be held in the same Trust. A Trust that holds Equipment Notes that are junior in payment priority to the Equipment Notes held in another related Trust formed as part of the same offering of Pass Through Certificates as a practical matter will be subordinated to such latter Trust. In addition, the Trustees on behalf of one or more Trusts may enter into an intercreditor or subordination agreement that establishes priorities among series of Pass Through Certificates or provides that distributions on the Pass Through Certificates will be made to the Certificateholders of a certain Trust or Trusts before they are made to the Certificateholders of one or more other Trusts. For example, such an agreement may provide that payments made to a Trust on account of a subordinate class of Equipment Notes issued under one Indenture may be subordinated to the prior payment of all amounts owing to Certificateholders of a Trust that holds senior Equipment Notes issued under that Indenture or any related Indentures. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe any such intercreditor or subordination agreement or arrangements and the relevant cross-subordination provisions. Such description will specify the percentage of Certificateholders under any Trust that is permitted to (1) grant waivers of defaults under 25
any related Indenture, (2) consent to the amendment or modification of any related Indenture or (3) direct the exercise of remedies under any related Indenture. Payments made on account of the Pass Through Certificates of a particular series also may be subordinated to the rights of the provider of any Liquidity Facility described below. LIQUIDITY FACILITY The applicable Prospectus Supplement may provide that a "Liquidity Facility" will support, insure or guarantee one or more payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Equipment Notes of one or more series, or one or more distributions in respect of the Pass Through Certificates of one or more series. A Liquidity Facility may include a letter of credit, a bank guarantee, a revolving credit agreement, an insurance policy, surety bond or financial guarantee, or any other type of agreement or arrangement for the provision of insurance, a guarantee or other credit enhancement or liquidity support. In addition, if any Equipment Notes bear interest at a floating rate, there may be a cap or swap agreement or other arrangement in case the interest rate becomes higher than is covered by the Liquidity Facility. The institution or institutions providing any Liquidity Facility will be identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the provider of any Liquidity Facility will have a senior claim on the assets securing the affected Equipment Notes and on the Trust Property of the affected Trusts. GUARANTEE OF AMR CORPORATION Our parent, AMR Corporation, may guarantee unconditionally, with respect to Leased Aircraft, the full and prompt payment of any or all amounts payable by us under the related Leases when and as such amounts become due and payable and, with respect to Owned Aircraft, the full and prompt payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the related Owned Aircraft Notes, when and as such amounts become due, whether by acceleration or otherwise. If AMR Guarantees such obligations, we will tell you in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and describe the terms of the guarantee in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such guarantee will be enforceable without any need to first enforce any related Lease or any related Owned Aircraft Note against American, and will be an unsecured obligation of AMR. CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES The following is a general discussion of the principal federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Pass Through Certificates with respect to a Certificate Owner that purchases Pass Through Certificates in the initial offering thereof at the offering price set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and holds such Pass Through Certificates as capital assets. This discussion should be read in conjunction with any additional discussion of federal income tax consequences included in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. The discussion is based on laws, regulations, rulings and decisions in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or different interpretation. The discussion does not address all of the federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to all Certificate Owners in light of their particular circumstances (including, for example, any special rules applicable to tax-exempt organizations, broker-dealers, insurance companies and foreign investors). The statements of law and legal conclusion set forth herein are based upon the opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton, counsel to American. Persons considering an investment in the Pass Through Certificates should consult their own tax advisors regarding the federal, state, local and any other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Pass Through Certificates in light of their own particular circumstances. The Trusts are not indemnified for any federal income taxes or, with certain exceptions, other taxes that may be imposed upon them, and the imposition of any such taxes on a Trust could result in a reduction in the amounts available for distribution to the Certificate Owners of such Trust. 26
TAX STATUS OF THE TRUSTS The Trusts will not be classified as associations (or publicly traded partnerships) taxable as corporations for federal income tax purposes and will not be subject to federal income tax. Except to the extent discussed in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, although there is no authority addressing the classification of entities that are similar to the Trusts in all respects, based upon an interpretation of analogous authorities, each Trust should be classified as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes. The discussion below assumes that the Trusts will be classified as grantor trusts and that each Trust will file federal income tax returns and report to investors on the basis that it is a grantor trust. TAXATION OF CERTIFICATE HOLDERS GENERALLY Each Certificate Owner will be treated as the owner of a pro rata undivided interest in each Equipment Note and any other property held in the related Trust and will be required to report on its federal income tax return its pro rata share of the entire income from each of the Equipment Notes and any other property held in the related Trust, in accordance with such Certificate Owner's method of accounting. A Certificate Owner using the cash method of accounting must take into account its pro rata share of income as and when received by the Trustee. A Certificate Owner using an accrual method of accounting must take into account its pro rata share of income as it accrues or is received by the Trustee, whichever is earlier. SALES OF PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES A Certificate Owner that sells a Pass Through Certificate will recognize capital gain or loss (in the aggregate) equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale (except to the extent attributable to accrued interest, which will be taxable as interest income if not previously included in income) and such Certificate Owner's adjusted tax basis in the Pass Through Certificate. Any such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Pass Through Certificate was held for more than one year (except to the extent attributable to any property held by the related Trust for one year or less). Any long-term capital gains with respect to the Pass Through Certificates are taxable to corporate taxpayers at the rates applicable to ordinary income and to individual taxpayers at a maximum rate of 20%. Any capital losses will be deductible by corporate taxpayers only to the extent of capital gains and by an individual taxpayer only to the extent of capital gains plus a limited amount of other income. BOND PREMIUM A Certificate Owner generally will be considered to have acquired an interest in an Equipment Note held in the related Trust at a bond premium to the extent such Certificate Owner's tax basis allocable to such Equipment Note exceeds the remaining principal amount of the Equipment Note allocable to such Certificate Owner's Pass Through Certificate. In that event, a Certificate Owner may, in certain circumstances, be able to amortize that bond premium (generally on a constant yield basis) as an offset to interest income with corresponding reductions in such Certificate Owner's tax basis in such Equipment Note. Special rules apply to an Equipment Note that may be called at a redemption premium prior to maturity. It is unclear how these rules apply to an Equipment Note when there is more than one possible call date and the amount of any redemption premium is uncertain. Certificate Owners should consult their own tax advisors regarding the advisability and consequences of an election to amortize any bond premium with respect to the Equipment Notes. ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT Except to the extent specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Equipment Notes will not be issued with original issue discount unless certain aggregation rules set forth in the Treasury regulations apply. Under those rules, if one investor purchases Pass Through Certificates issued by more than one Trust, certain of that investor's interests in the Equipment Notes in those Trusts must in certain circumstances be treated together as a single debt instrument, which, for purposes of calculating and 27
amortizing any original issue discount, has a single issue price, maturity date, stated redemption price at maturity and yield to maturity. If the aggregation rules apply to an investor, such Equipment Notes could be treated with respect to such investor as having been issued with original issue discount. Generally, a holder of a debt instrument issued with original issue discount that is not de minimis must include such original issue discount in income for federal income tax purposes as it accrues, in advance of the receipt of the cash attributable to such income, under a method that takes into account the compounding of interest. Certificate Owners should consult their own tax advisors regarding the aggregation rules. BACKUP WITHHOLDING Payments made on Pass Through Certificates, and proceeds from the sale of Pass Through Certificates to or through certain brokers, may be subject to a "backup" withholding tax at a rate of 30% in 2002 and 2003, 29% in 2004 and 2005, 28% in 2006 through 2010 and 31% thereafter, unless the Certificate Owner complies with certain reporting procedures or is exempt from such requirements. Any such withheld amounts will be allowed as a credit against the Certificate Owner's federal income tax and may entitle such Certificate Owner to a refund if the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. Certain penalties may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service on a Certificate Owner who is required to supply information but who does not do so in the proper manner. CERTAIN CONNECTICUT TAXES The Trustee is a national banking association with its corporate trust office in Connecticut. Bingham Dana LLP, counsel to the Trustee, has advised American that, in its opinion, under currently applicable law, assuming that each Trust will not be taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, but, rather, will be classified for such purposes as a grantor trust or as a partnership, (i) the Trusts will not be subject to any tax (including, without limitation, net or gross income, tangible or intangible property, net worth, capital, franchise or doing business tax), fee or other governmental charge under the laws of the State of Connecticut or any political subdivision thereof and (ii) Certificate Owners that are not residents of or otherwise subject to tax in Connecticut will not be subject to any tax (including, without limitation, net or gross income, tangible or intangible property, net worth, capital, franchise or doing business tax), fee or other governmental charge under the laws of the State of Connecticut or any political subdivision thereof as a result of purchasing, owning (including receiving payments with respect to) or selling a Pass Through Certificate. Neither the Trusts nor the Certificate Owners will be indemnified for any state or local taxes imposed on them, and the imposition of any such taxes on a Trust could result in a reduction in the amounts available for distribution to the Certificate Owners of such Trust. In general, should a Certificate Owner or a Trust be subject to any state or local tax that would not be imposed if the Trust were administered in a different jurisdiction in the United States or if the Trustee were located in a different jurisdiction in the United States, the Trustee will either relocate the administration of the Trust to such other jurisdiction or resign and, in the event of such a resignation, a new Trustee in such other jurisdiction will be appointed. ERISA CONSIDERATIONS Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Pass Through Certificates may, subject to certain legal restrictions, be purchased and held by an employee benefit plan (a "Plan") subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or an individual retirement account or an employee benefit plan subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. A fiduciary of a Plan must determine that the purchase and holding of a Pass Through Certificate is consistent with its fiduciary duties under ERISA and does not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. Employee benefit plans which are governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) and certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) are not subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA. The Certificates may, subject to certain legal restrictions, be purchased and held by such plans. 28
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We may sell Pass Through Certificates from time to time in one or more transactions. We may sell the Pass Through Certificates of or within any series to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or directly to one or more purchasers. AGENTS We may use agents to sell Pass Through Certificates. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the agents will agree to use their reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment. UNDERWRITERS We may sell Pass Through Certificates to underwriters. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the underwriters may resell those Pass Through Certificates in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase such Pass Through Certificates will be subject to certain conditions. Each underwriter will be obligated to purchase all the Pass Through Certificates allocated to it under the underwriting agreement. The underwriters may change any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions they give to dealers. DIRECT SALES We may sell Pass Through Certificates directly to purchasers without the involvement of underwriters or agents. OTHER MEANS OF DISTRIBUTION Pass Through Certificates may also be offered and sold, if we so indicate in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, by one or more firms ("remarketing firms") acting as dealers or as agents for American in connection with a remarketing of such Pass Through Certificates following their purchase or redemption. If we so indicate in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase Pass Through Certificates from American pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery at a future date. GENERAL INFORMATION Any underwriters, agents or remarketing firms will be identified and their compensation described in a Prospectus Supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, we do not intend to apply for listing of the Pass Through Certificates on a national securities exchange. We may have agreements with any underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), or to contribute with respect to payments they may be required to make. Any underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, AMR, American or our affiliates in the ordinary course of their business. 29
LEGAL OPINIONS Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for American by Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, New York and for any agents, underwriters or dealers by Shearman & Sterling, New York, New York. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Debevoise & Plimpton and Shearman & Sterling will rely on the opinion of counsel for the Trustee as to certain matters relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of such Pass Through Certificates by, and the valid and binding effect thereof on, such Trustee and on the opinion of the General Counsel of American and of AMR as to certain matters relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Basic Agreement by American and of any guarantee by AMR. Shearman & Sterling from time to time represents American and AMR with respect to certain matters. EXPERTS Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited the consolidated financial statements and schedule of AMR and American included in AMR's and American's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement of which it is a part. Such consolidated financial statements and schedules are incorporated by reference herein in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. 30
PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION. The following table sets forth the expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement. All amounts are estimated except the registration fee.
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. (c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. (d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders. (e) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate. (f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. (g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section. (h) For purposes of this section, references to "the corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. (i) For purposes of this section, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the corporation" shall include any II-2
service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the corporation" as referred to in this section. (j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. (k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation's obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys' fees). Article VII of American's and of AMR's By-Laws provide in regard to indemnification of directors and officers as follows: SECTION 1. Nature of Indemnity. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, and may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to such an action by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; except that in the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (1) such indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of such action or suit, and (2) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. SECTION 2. Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 1 hereof or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. II-3
SECTION 3. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper. (a) Any indemnification of a director or officer of the corporation under Section 1 hereof (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation unless a determination is made that indemnification of the director or officer is not proper in the circumstances because he has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a director or officer, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders. (b) Any indemnification of an employee or agent of the corporation (who is not also a director or officer of the corporation) under Section 1 hereof (unless ordered by a court) may be made by the corporation upon a determination that indemnification of the employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof. Such determination, in the case of an employee or agent, may be made (1) in accordance with the procedures outlined in the second sentence of this Section 3(a), or (2) by an officer of the corporation, upon delegation of such authority by a majority of the Board of Directors. SECTION 4. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate. The board of directors may authorize the corporation's counsel to represent a director, officer, employee or agent in any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not the corporation is a party to such action, suit or proceeding. SECTION 5. Procedure for Indemnification of Directors or Officers. Any indemnification of a director or officer of the corporation under Sections 1 and 2, or advance of costs, charges and expenses of a director or officer under Section 4 of this Article, shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days, upon the written request of the director or officer. If the corporation fails to respond within 60 days, then the request for indemnification shall be deemed to be approved. The right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction if the corporation denies such request, in whole or in part. Such person's costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 4 of this Article where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by the corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 of this Article, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the corporation. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its board of directors or a committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 of this Article, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the corporation (including its board of directors or a committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. SECTION 6. Survival; Preservation of Other Rights. The foregoing indemnification provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each director, officer, employee and agent who serves in such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the Delaware Corporation Law are in effect and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any right or obligation then existing with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any action, suit, or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of II-4
facts. Such a "contract right" may not be modified retroactively without the consent of such director, officer, employee or agent. The indemnification provided by this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. SECTION 7. Insurance. The corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article, provided that such insurance is available on acceptable terms, which determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the entire board of directors. SECTION 8. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director or officer and may indemnify each employee or agent of the corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law. Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, provides in regard to the limitation of liability of directors and officers as follows: (b) In addition to the matters required to be set forth in the certificate of incorporation by subsection (a) of this section, the certificate of incorporation may also contain any or all of the following matters: (7) A provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) For any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under sec.174 of this title; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No such provision shall eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when such provision becomes effective. All references in this paragraph to a director shall also be deemed to refer (x) to a member of the governing body of a corporation which is not authorized to issue capital stock, and (y) to such other person or persons, if any, who, pursuant to a provision of the certificate of incorporation in accordance with sec.141(a) of this title, exercise or perform any of the powers or duties otherwise conferred or imposed upon the board of directors by this title. Article Ninth of American's and of AMR's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provide in regard to the limitation of liability of directors and officers as follows: NINTH: No director of the corporation shall be liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. II-5
American's and AMR's directors and officers are also insured against claims arising out of the performance of their duties in such capacities. ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS. (a) Rule 415 offering. The undersigned registrants hereby undertake: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"); (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) Filings incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference. The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (c) Competitive Bids. The undersigned registrants hereby undertake (1) to use its best efforts to distribute prior to the opening of bids, to prospective bidders, underwriters, and dealers, a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus which at that time meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Securities Act, and relating to the securities offered at competitive bidding, as contained in this Registration Statement, together with any supplements thereto, and (2) to file an amendment to this Registration Statement reflecting the results of bidding, the terms of the reoffering and related matters to the extent required by the applicable form, not later than the first use, authorized by the issuer after the opening of bids, of a prospectus II-7
relating to the securities offered at competitive bidding, unless no further public offering of such securities by the issuer and no reoffering of such securities by the purchasers is proposed to be made. (d) Acceleration of Effectiveness. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. (e) Registration Statement Permitted by Rule 430A under the Securities Act. The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that: (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective. (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. II-8
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, American Airlines, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on this 14th day of March, 2002. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. By: /s/ ANNE H. MCNAMARA ------------------------------------ Anne H. McNamara Senior Vice President and General Counsel Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, AMR Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on this 14th day of March, 2002. AMR CORPORATION By: /s/ ANNE H. MCNAMARA ------------------------------------ Anne H. McNamara Senior Vice President and General Counsel Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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EXHIBIT 4.1 INDENTURE between AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and CITIBANK, N.A. Dated as of March , 2002 Providing for Issuance of Debt Securities in Series
Reconciliation and tie between Indenture, dated as of March , 2002, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
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INDENTURE, dated as of March , 2002, between AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and CITIBANK, N.A., Trustee, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the "Trustee"). Recitals The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness ("Securities") to be issued in one or more series as herein provided. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done. For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION Section 1.1. Definitions. (a) For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; (2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; (3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and (4) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any Person directly or indirectly controlling or 1
controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "Agent" means any Paying Agent or Registrar. "Authenticating Agent" means any authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.13. "Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper of general circulation, in the official language of the country of publication or in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holiday. Whenever successive publications in an Authorized Newspaper are required hereunder they may be made (unless otherwise expressly provided herein) on the same or different days of the week and in the same or different Authorized Newspapers. "Bearer Security" means any Security issued hereunder which is payable to bearer. "Board" or "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or the Executive Committee or any other duly authorized committee thereof. "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors, certified by the Corporate Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate, and delivered to the Trustee. "Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment or any other particular location referred to in this Indenture or in the Securities, means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment or particular location are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or, if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. "Company" means the party named as the Company in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means such successors. 2
"Company Order" and "Company Request" mean, respectively, a written order or request signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President or any Senior Vice President, signing alone, or by any Vice President signing together with the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company. "Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Trustee in New York, New York at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 111 Wall Street, 14th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10043, Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust. "currency unit", for all purposes of this Indenture, shall include any composite currency. "Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default. "Depositary", when used with respect to the Securities of or within any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, means the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean or include each Person which is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, shall be a collective reference to such Persons. "Dollar" or "$" means the coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. "Government Obligations" means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United States or, if specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, the government which issued the currency in which the Securities of a particular series are payable, for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States or, if specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, such government which issued the foreign currency in which the Securities of such series are payable, for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States or such other government is pledged (whether by guaranty or otherwise), which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt. 3
"Holder" means, with respect to a Bearer Security, a bearer thereof or of a coupon appertaining thereto and, with respect to a Registered Security, a person in whose name such Registered Security is registered on the Register. "Indenture" means this Indenture as originally executed or as amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the forms and terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder. "Indexed Security" means a Security the terms of which provide that the principal amount thereof payable at Stated Maturity may be more or less than the principal face amount thereof at original issuance. "interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity. "Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security. "Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise. "Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Corporate Secretary of the Company. "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President or any Senior Vice President, signing alone, or by any Vice President signing together with the Corporate Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company. "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of legal counsel, who may be (a) the senior attorney employed by the Company, (b) Debevoise & Plimpton or (c) other counsel designated by the Company. "Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2. "Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except: 4
(i) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; (ii) Securities, or portions thereof, for whose payment or redemption money or Government Obligations in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provisions therefor satisfactory to the Trustee have been made; (iii) Securities, except to the extent provided in Sections 4.4 and 4.5, with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance and/or covenant defeasance as provided in Article IV; and (iv) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 3.6 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; provided, however, that unless otherwise provided with respect to any Securities of any series pursuant to Section 3.1, in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, or whether sufficient funds are available for redemption or for any other purpose, and for the purpose of making the calculations required by section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, (w) the principal amount of any Original Issue Discount Securities that may be counted in making such determination or calculation and that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purpose shall be equal to the amount of principal thereof that would be (or shall have been declared to be) due and payable, at the time of such determination, upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, (x) the principal amount of any Security denominated in a Foreign Currency that may be counted in making such determination or calculation and that shall be deemed Outstanding for such purpose shall be equal to the Dollar equivalent, determined as of the date such Security is originally issued by the Company as set forth in an Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the Dollar equivalent, determined as of such date of original issuance, of the amount determined as provided in clause (w) above) of such Security, (y) the principal amount of any Indexed Security that may be counted in making such determination or calculation and that shall be deemed Outstanding for such purpose shall be equal to the principal face amount of such Indexed Security at original issuance, and (z) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such calculation or in relying 5
upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. "Parent" means AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns. "Parent Guarantee", when used with respect to the Securities of or within any series, means a guarantee by the Parent of the obligations of the Company under such Securities, which guarantee may be included in an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto or in a separate agreement. "Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest and any other payments on any Securities on behalf of the Company. "Periodic Offering" means an offering of Securities of a series from time to time the specific terms of which Securities, including, without limitation, the rate or rates of interest or formula for determining the rate or rates of interest thereon, if any, the Maturity thereof and the redemption provisions, if any, with respect thereto, are to be determined by the Company upon the issuance of such Securities. "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity. "Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of or within any series, means the place or places where the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and any other payments on such Securities are payable as specified as contemplated by Sections 3.1 and 9.2. "Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.6 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security. "Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture. "Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, in whole or in part, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. 6
"Registered Security" means any Security issued hereunder and registered as to principal and interest in the Register. "Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of or within any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 3.1, which date shall be, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, the fifteenth day preceding such Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day shall be a Business Day. "Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, shall mean any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Senior Trust Officer or Trust Officer, or any officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject. "Security" or "Securities" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means a Security or Securities of the Company issued, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. "Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7. "Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security or in a coupon representing such installment of interest as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable. "Subsidiary" means any Person of which the Company at the time owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the shares of outstanding stock or other equity interests having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the Board of Directors, managers or trustees, as the case may be, of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any other class or classes or other equity interests of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 8.3. "Trustee" means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means such successor Trustee and if, at any time, there is more than one Trustee, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to the Securities of that series. 7
"United States" means, unless otherwise specified with respect to the Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 3.1, the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction. "U.S. Person" means, unless otherwise specified with respect to the Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 3.1, an individual citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, or a partnership, estate or trust treated as a domestic partnership, estate or trust for United States federal income tax purposes. "Yield to Maturity" means the yield to maturity, calculated by the Company at the time of issuance of a series of Securities or, if applicable, at the most recent determination of interest on such series, in accordance with accepted financial practice. (b) The following terms shall have the meanings specified in the Sections referred to opposite such term below:
this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 9.7) shall include: (1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such condition or covenant and the definitions herein relating thereto; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such condition or covenant has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with. Section 1.3. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations as to such matters are erroneous. Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company or of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by an accountant or 9
firm of accountants in the employ of the Company, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinions or representations as to such accounting matters are erroneous. Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Section 1.4. Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. (c) The ownership of Bearer Securities may be proved by the production of such Bearer Securities or by a certificate executed by any trust company, bank, banker or other depositary, wherever situated, if such certificate shall be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at the date therein mentioned such Person had on deposit with such depositary, or exhibited to it, the Bearer Securities therein described; or such facts may be proved by the certificate or affidavit of the Person holding such Bearer Securities, if such certificate or affidavit is deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory. The Trustee and the Company may assume that such ownership of any Bearer Security continues until (i) another such certificate or affidavit bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Bearer Security is produced, (ii) such Bearer Security is produced to the Trustee by some other Person, (iii) such Bearer Security is surrendered in exchange for a Registered Security or (iv) such Bearer Security is no longer outstanding. The ownership of Bearer Securities may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. 10
(d) The ownership of Registered Securities shall be proved by the Register. (e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. (f) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders of such series entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of such series of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities of such series have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of such series shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date (as defined below) by Holders of the requisite amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Notes in the manner set forth in Section 1.6. With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.4, the Company may designate any date as the "Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the Trustee, and to each Holder of Securities of the applicable series in the manner set forth in Section 1.6 on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date pursuant to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date. 11
(g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. (h) The Company and the Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. Section 1.5. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company. (a) Any request, demand,authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, (1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust, or (2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at American Airlines, Inc., P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616, Attention: Treasurer, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. (b) The Trustee shall promptly furnish the Company with a copy of any report, demand, notice or written communication received by the Trustee hereunder from, or sent or furnished by the Trustee hereunder to, any Holder. Section 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, (i) if any of the Securities affected by such event are Registered Securities, such notice to the Holders thereof shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or in the terms of such Securities expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each such Holder affected by such event, at its address as it appears in the Register, within the time prescribed for the giving of such notice and, (ii) if any of the Securities affected by such event are Bearer Securities, notice to the Holders thereof shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or in the terms of such Bearer Securities expressly provided) if published once in an Authorized Newspaper in New York, New York, and in such other city or cities, if any, as may be specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Registered Securities or the sufficiency of any notice to Holders of Bearer Securities given as provided herein. In any case where notice is given to Holders by publication, neither the failure to publish such notice, nor any defect in any notice so published, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Bearer Securities or the sufficiency of any notice to Holders of 12
Registered Securities given as provided herein. Any notice mailed to a Holder in the manner herein prescribed shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder, whether or not such Holder actually receives such notice. If by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice as provided above, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder. If it is impossible or, in the opinion of the Trustee, impracticable to give any notice by publication in the manner herein required, then such publication in lieu thereof as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that any published notice may be in an official language of the country of publication. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. Section 1.7. Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Section 1.8. Successor and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successor and assigns, whether so expressed or not. Any act or proceeding that is required or permitted by any provision of this Indenture and that is authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at the time be the successor or assign of the Company. Section 1.9. Separability. In case any provision of this Indenture or the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 1.10. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Agent and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture. Section 1.11. Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY COUPONS APPERTAINING THERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN 13
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE. This Indenture is subject to the Trust Indenture Act and if any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required by the Trust Indenture Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified, or to be excluded, as the case may be, whether or not such provision of this Indenture refers expressly to such provision of the Trust Indenture Act. Section 1.12. Legal Holidays. Unless otherwise provided with respect to any Security or Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, in any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, sinking fund payment date, Stated Maturity or Maturity or other payment date of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Security or coupon, payment of principal, premium, if any or interest or other payments need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on such date; provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, sinking fund payment date, Stated Maturity or Maturity or other payment date, as the case may be. Section 1.13. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, member, manager, trustee or stockholder, as such, of the Company, the Parent or any successor Person or any Affiliate of any thereof shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company, the Parent or any successor Person or any Affiliate of any thereof, either directly or through the Company, the Parent or any successor Person or any Affiliate of any thereof, under the Securities, this Indenture or any Parent Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation, whether by virtue of any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise. By accepting a Security, each Holder agrees to the provisions of this Section 1.13 and waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities. 14
ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS Section 2.1. Forms Generally. The Securities of each series and the coupons, if any, to be attached thereto shall be in substantially such form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with the rules or usage of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities and coupons, if any, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities and coupons, if any. If temporary Securities of any series are issued as permitted by Section 3.4, the form thereof also shall be established as provided in the preceding sentence. If the forms of Securities and coupons, if any, of any series are established by, or by action taken pursuant to, a Board Resolution, a copy of the Board Resolution together with an appropriate record of any such action taken pursuant thereto, including a copy of the approved form of Securities or coupons, if any, shall be certified by the Corporate Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.3 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, Bearer Securities shall have interest coupons attached. The definitive Securities and coupons, if any, may be typeset, printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner or medium, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities and coupons, if any, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities and coupons, if any. Section 2.2. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication. Subject to Section 6.13, the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form: This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture. CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee Dated: By ------------------------ --------------------------------- Authorized Signatory 15
Section 2.3. Securities in Global Form. If Securities of or within a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form, any such Security may provide that it shall represent the aggregate or specified amount of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights of Holders, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby, shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3 and, if applicable, Section 3.4, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any security in permanent global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. Any instructions by the Company with respect to endorsement or delivery or redelivery of a Security in global form shall be in writing but need not comply with Section 1.2 hereof and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel. The provisions of the last paragraph of Section 3.3 shall apply to any Security in global form if such Security was never issued and sold by the Company and the Company delivers to the Trustee the Security in global form together with written instructions (which need not comply with Section 1.2 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel) with regard to the reduction in the principal amount of Securities represented thereby, together with the written statement contemplated by the last sentence of Section 3.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1 and 3.7, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security in permanent global form shall be made to the Person or Persons specified therein. Section 2.4. Form of Legend for Securities in Global Form. Unless otherwise provided with respect to any Securities of any series pursuant to Section 3.1 or required by the Depositary, any Security of such series in global form authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: This Security is in global form within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in certificated form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, this Security will be in global form, subject to the foregoing. 16
ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES Section 3.1. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. (a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. (b) The following matters shall be established with respect to each series of Securities issued hereunder (i) by a Board Resolution, (ii) by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution and (subject to Section 3.3) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers' Certificate or (iii) in one or more indentures supplemental hereto: (1) the title of the Securities of the series (which title shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other series of Securities); (2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (which limit shall not pertain to Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6, or 10.7); (3) the date or dates on which the principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of the series is payable or the method of determination and/or extension of such date or dates; and the amount or amounts of such principal and premium, if any, payments or the method of determination thereof; (4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of calculating and/or resetting such rate or rates of interest, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and, with respect to Registered Securities, the Regular Record Date, if any, for the interest payable on any Registered Security on any Interest Payment Date; (5) the place or places where the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on Securities of the series shall be payable; (6) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including composite currencies or currency units) in which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than as provided in Section 10.3, the manner in which the particular Securities of such series (if less than all Securities of such series are to be redeemed) are to be selected for redemption; 17
(7) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or upon the happening of a specified event or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; (8) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, if Registered Securities, and if other than the denomination of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof, if Bearer Securities, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable; (9) if other than Dollars, the currency or currencies (including composite currency or currencies or currency unit or units) in which any principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, or other payments, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be payable, or in which the Securities of the series shall be denominated, and the particular provisions applicable thereto in accordance with, in addition to, or in lieu of some or all of the provisions of Section 3.11; (10) if any payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, or other payments, if any, on the Securities of the series are to be made, at the election of the Company or a Holder, in a currency or currencies (including composite currency or currencies or currency unit or units) other than that in which such Securities are denominated or designated to be payable, the currency or currencies (including composite currency or currencies or currency unit or units) in which such payments are to be made, the terms and conditions of such payments and the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments shall be determined, and the particular provisions applicable thereto in accordance with, in addition to, or in lieu of some or all of the provisions of Section 3.11; (11) if the amount of any payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, or other payments, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method (which index, formula or method may be based, without limitation, on the price of one or more commodities, derivatives or securities; one or more securities, derivatives or commodities exchange indices or other indices; a currency or currencies (including composite currency or currencies or currency unit or units) other than that in which the Securities of the series are denominated or designated to be payable; or any other variable or the relationship between any variables or combination of variables), the index, formula or other method by which such amounts shall be determined; (12) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of such Securities of the series or other amount which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 or the method by which such portion or amount shall be determined; 18
(13) if other than as provided in Section 3.7, the Person to whom any interest on any Registered Security of the series shall be payable and the manner in which, or the Person to whom, any interest on any Bearer Securities of the series shall be payable; (14) if the principal amount payable at the Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of one or more dates prior to Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date hereunder or thereunder, or, if other than as provided in the definition of the term "Outstanding", which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined); (15) provisions, if any, granting special rights to the Holders of Securities of the series upon the occurrence of such events as may be specified; (16) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.1 or covenants of the Company set forth in Article IX pertaining to the Securities of the series; (17) under what circumstances, if any, the Company will pay additional amounts on the Securities of that series held by a Person who is not a U.S. Person in respect of taxes or similar charges withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company will have the option to redeem such Securities rather than pay such additional amounts (and the terms of any such option); (18) whether Securities of the series shall be issuable as Registered Securities or Bearer Securities (with or without interest coupons), or both, and any restrictions applicable to the offering, sale or delivery of Bearer Securities and, if other than as provided in Section 3.5, the terms upon which Bearer Securities of a series may be exchanged for Registered Securities of the same series and vice versa; (19) the date as of which any Bearer Securities of the series and any temporary global Security representing Outstanding Securities of the series shall be dated if other than the date of original issuance of the first Security of the series to be issued; (20) the forms of the Securities and coupons, if any, of the series; (21) the exclusion of Section 4.4 or 4.5, or both, with respect to the Securities of or within the series; or the applicability, if any, to the Securities of or within the series of such means of defeasance or covenant defeasance other than those provided in Sections 4.4 and 4.5 as may be specified for the Securities and coupons, if any, of such series, and whether, for the purpose 19
of any defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to Section 4.4 or 4.5 or otherwise, the term "Government Obligations" shall include obligations referred to in the definition of such term which are not obligations of the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States; (22) if other than the Trustee, the identity of the Registrar and any Paying Agent; (23) any terms which may be related to warrants issued by the Company in connection with, or for the purchase of, Securities of such series, including whether and under what circumstances the Securities of any series may be used toward the exercise price of any such warrants; (24) the designation of the initial Exchange Rate Agent, if any; (25) if the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in global form, (i) the Depositary for such global Securities, (ii) the form of any legend in addition to or in lieu of that in Section 2.4 which shall be borne by such global Securities, (iii) whether beneficial owners of interests in any Securities of the series in global form may exchange such interests for certificated Securities of such series and of like tenor of any authorized form and denomination, and (iv) if other than as provided in Section 3.5, the circumstances under which any such exchange may occur; (26) if the Securities of the series will be governed by, and the extent to which such Securities will be governed by, any law other than the laws of the state of New York; (27) whether the Parent will guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Securities of such series and if so, the specific form of such Parent Guarantee or Parent Guarantees, any related modifications, amendments, supplements or deletions of any of the terms of this Indenture, and a statement that the Parent shall be an "obligor" as such term is defined in and solely for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act and shall be required to comply with those provisions of this Indenture compliance with which is required by an "obligor" under the Trust Indenture Act; and (28) any other terms of the series or any related Parent Guarantee (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, but may modify, amend, supplement or delete any of the terms of this Indenture with respect to such series), including any terms which may be required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations or advisable (as determined by the Company) in connection with the marketing of Securities of the series; provided, that if the Parent will guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Securities of a series, such matters shall be established in one or more indenture supplements hereto to which the Company, the Parent and the Trustee shall be a party. 20
(c) The terms applicable to the Securities of any one series and coupons, if any, appertaining to any Bearer Securities of such series need not be identical but may vary as may be provided (i) by a Board Resolution, (ii) by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution and (subject to Section 3.3) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the related Officers' Certificate or (iii) in an indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders, for issuances of additional Securities of such series. (d) If any of the terms of the Securities of any series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of such Board Resolution shall be certified by the Corporate Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate setting forth, or providing the manner for determining, the terms of the Securities of such series, and an appropriate record of any action taken pursuant thereto in connection with the issuance of any Securities of such series shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to the authentication and delivery thereof. Section 3.2. Denominations. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, any Registered Securities of a series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof and any Bearer Securities of a series shall be issuable in the denomination of $5,000 and any integral multiple thereof. Section 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President. The Company's seal shall be reproduced (which may be via facsimile) on the Securities and shall be attested by the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary. The signatures of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. The coupons, if any, of Bearer Securities shall bear the facsimile signature of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company. Securities and coupons bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. At any time and from time to time, the Company may deliver Securities, together with any coupons appertaining thereto, of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities; provided, however, that in the case of Securities offered in a Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such 21
Securities from time to time in accordance with such other procedures (including, without limitation, the receipt by the Trustee of electronic instructions from the Company or its duly authorized agents, promptly confirmed in writing) acceptable to the Trustee as may be specified by or pursuant to a Company Order delivered to the Trustee prior to the time of the first authentication of Securities of such series. If the form or terms of the Securities of a series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, in authenticating such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to section 315(a) through (d) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel substantially to the effect that, (1) if the forms of such Securities and any coupons have been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.1, such forms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) if the terms of such Securities and any coupons have been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.1, such terms have been, or in the case of Securities of a series offered in a Periodic Offering, will be, established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture, subject in the case of Securities offered in a Periodic Offering, to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel; and (3) such Securities together with any coupons appertaining thereto, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and to general equity principles and except as may be further limited by or subject to certain exceptions and qualifications specified in such Opinion of Counsel, including in the case of any Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency, (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any Securities denominated other than in Dollars (or a foreign currency or foreign composite currency or currency unit judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into Dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments in foreign currency or currency units or payments outside the United States. Notwithstanding that such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall have the right but not the obligation to decline to authenticate such Securities if, in the written opinion of counsel to the Trustee (which counsel may be an employee of the Trustee) reasonably acceptable to the Company, the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will adversely affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee will not be required to authenticate 22
Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency if the Trustee reasonably believes that it would be unable to perform its duties with respect to such Securities. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 and of the two preceding paragraphs, if all of the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.1 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to the two preceding paragraphs in connection with the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents, with appropriate modifications to cover such future issuances, are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued. With respect to Securities of a series offered in a Periodic Offering, the Trustee may rely, as to the authorization by the Company of any of such Securities, the form and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and the other documents delivered pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 3.1 and this Section, as applicable, in connection with the first authentication of Securities of such series. If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.1 that the Securities of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in global form, then, unless otherwise provided with respect to such Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Securities in global form that (i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by such Security or Securities in global form, (ii) shall be registered, if a Registered Security, in the name of the Depositary for such Security or Securities in global form or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instruction and (iv) shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.4. Unless otherwise established pursuant to Section 3.1, each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 3.1 for a Registered Security in global form must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any other applicable statute or regulation. Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility to determine if the Depositary is so registered. Each Depositary shall enter into an agreement with the Trustee governing the respective duties and rights of such Depositary and the Trustee with regard to Securities issued in global form. Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication and each Bearer Security shall be dated as of the date specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. 23
No Security or coupon appertaining thereto shall be entitled to any benefits under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of one of the authorized signatories of the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent and no coupon shall be valid until the Security to which it appertains has been so authenticated. Such signature upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. Except as permitted by Section 3.6 or 3.7, the Trustee shall not authenticate and deliver any Bearer Security unless all appurtenant coupons for interest then matured have been detached and cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.9 together with a written statement (which need not comply with Section 1.2 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel) stating that such Security has never been issued and sold by the Company, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall not be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. Section 3.4. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and, upon Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Securities of such series which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor and form, with or without coupons, of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities and coupons, if any. In the case of Securities of any series, all or a portion of such temporary Securities may be in global form. Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, each of which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions thereof, if temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company pursuant to Section 9.2 in a Place of Payment for such series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series (accompanied by any unmatured coupons appertaining thereto), the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and of like tenor; provided, however, that no definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Registered Security; and provided further that no definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Bearer Security unless the Trustee shall have received from the person entitled to receive the definitive Bearer Security a certificate substantially in the form approved in or pursuant to the Board Resolutions relating thereto and such delivery shall occur only outside the United States. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. 24
Section 3.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange. The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or in any office or agency to be maintained by the Company in accordance with Section 9.2 in a Place of Payment or in such other place or medium as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.1 a register (the "Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Registered Securities and the registration of transfers of Registered Securities. The Register shall be in written form or any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, the Trustee is hereby appointed "Registrar" for the purpose of registering Registered Securities and transfers of Registered Securities as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Security of any series at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 9.2 in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, Bearer Securities (except for any temporary global Bearer Securities) or any coupons appertaining thereto (except for coupons attached to any temporary global Bearer Security) shall be transferable by delivery. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, at the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any series (except a Registered Security in global form) may be exchanged for other Registered Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount containing identical terms and provisions, upon surrender of the Registered Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Registered Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Registered Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, Bearer Securities may not be issued in exchange for Registered Securities. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, at the option of the Holder, Bearer Securities of such series may be exchanged for Registered Securities (if the Securities of such series are issuable in registered form) or Bearer Securities (if Bearer Securities of such series are issuable in more than one denomination and such exchanges are permitted by such series) of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Bearer Securities to be exchanged at any such office or agency, with all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons in default thereto appertaining. If the Holder of a Bearer Security is unable to produce any such unmatured coupon or coupons or matured coupon or coupons in default, such exchange may be effected if the Bearer Securities are accompanied by payment in funds acceptable to the Company and the Trustee in an amount equal to the face amount of such missing coupon or coupons, or the surrender of such missing 25
coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Security shall surrender to any Paying Agent any such missing coupon in respect of which such a payment shall have been made, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such payment; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2, interest represented by coupons shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of those coupons at an office or agency located outside the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case any Bearer Security of any series is surrendered at any such office or agency in exchange for a Registered Security of the same series after the close of business at such office or agency on (i) any Regular Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the relevant Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related date for payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security shall be surrendered without the coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date or proposed date of payment, as the case may be (or, if such coupon is so surrendered with such Bearer Security, such coupon shall be returned to the person so surrendering the Bearer Security), and interest or Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, will not be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of the Registered Security issued in exchange for such Bearer Security, but will be payable only to the Holder of such coupon, when due in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture. Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to a series of Securities or as otherwise provided below in this Section 3.5, owners of beneficial interests in Securities of such series represented by a Security issued in global form will not be entitled to have Securities of such series registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities of such series in certificated form and will not be considered the Holders or owners thereof for any purposes hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in certificated form in the circumstances described below, a Security in global form representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred or exchanged except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary. If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities of such series notifies the Company that it shall no longer be eligible under Section 3.3, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, if a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company's election pursuant to Section 3.1(b) (25) shall no longer be effective with respect to the Securities of such series and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of certificated Securities of such series of like tenor, shall authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series of like tenor in certificated 26
form, in authorized denominations and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Security or Securities of such series of like tenor in global form in exchange for such Security or Securities in global form. The Company may at any time in its sole discretion determine that Securities of a series issued in global form shall no longer be represented by such a Security or Securities in global form. In such event the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of certificated Securities of such series of like tenor, shall authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series of like tenor in certificated form, in authorized denominations and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Security or Securities of such series of like tenor in global form in exchange for such Security or Securities in global form. If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series may surrender a Security in global form of such series in exchange in whole or in part for Securities of such series in certificated form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (i) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new certificated Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's beneficial interest in the Security in global form; and (ii) to such Depositary a new Security in global form of like tenor in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Security in global form and the aggregate principal amount of certificated Securities delivered to Holders thereof. Upon the exchange of a Security in global form for Securities in certificated form, such Security in global form shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Unless expressly provided with respect to the Securities of any series that such Security may be exchanged for Bearer Securities, Securities in certificated form issued in exchange for a Security in global form pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Security in global form, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered. Whenever any Securities are surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or upon any exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. 27
Every Registered Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or for any exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.4 or 10.7 not involving any transfer. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, the Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Securities for a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection for redemption of Securities of like tenor and of the series of which such Security is a part and ending at the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant notice of redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of Securities of like tenor and of such series to be redeemed; (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Registered Security so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part; or (iii) to exchange any Bearer Security so selected for redemption, except that such a Bearer Security may be exchanged for a Registered Security of that series and like tenor; provided that such Registered Security shall be simultaneously surrendered for redemption. Section 3.6. Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security or a Security with a mutilated coupon appertaining to it is surrendered to the Trustee, together with, in proper cases, such security or indemnity as may be required by the Company or the Trustee to save each of them harmless, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver a replacement Registered Security, if such surrendered Security was a Registered Security, or a replacement Bearer Security with coupons corresponding to the coupons appertaining to the surrendered Security, if such surrendered Security was a Bearer Security, of the same series and date of maturity, if the Trustee's requirements are met. If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or Security with a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of proof satisfactory to the Company or the Trustee that such Security or coupon has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or in exchange for the Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains (with all appurtenant coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen), a replacement Registered Security, if such Holder's claim appertains to a Registered Security, 28
or a replacement Bearer Security with coupons corresponding to the coupons appertaining to the destroyed, lost or stolen Bearer Security or the Bearer Security to which such lost, destroyed or stolen coupon appertains, if such Holder's claim appertains to a Bearer Security, of the same series and principal amount, containing identical terms and provisions and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding with coupons corresponding to the coupons, if any, appertaining to the destroyed, lost or stolen Security. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or coupon has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security or coupon, pay such Security or coupon; provided, however, that payment of principal of and any premium or interest on Bearer Securities shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2, be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, any interest on Bearer Securities shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the coupons appertaining thereto. Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) connected therewith. Every new Security of any series with its coupons, if any, issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, or in exchange for a Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen coupon appertains, shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security and its coupon, if any, or the destroyed, lost or stolen coupon, shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series and their coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, the provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or coupons. Section 3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. (a) Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, interest, if any, on any Registered Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest at the office or agency maintained for such purpose pursuant to 9.2; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, interest on any series of Registered Securities that bear interest may be paid (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it shall appear on the Register of Holders of Securities of such series or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Register of Holders of Securities of such series. 29
Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, (A) (i) interest, if any, on Bearer Securities shall be paid only against presentation and surrender of the coupons for such interest installments as are evidenced thereby as they mature and (ii) principal, original issue discount, if any, and premium, if any, on Bearer Securities shall be paid only against presentation and surrender of such Securities; in either case at the office of a Paying Agent located outside the United States, unless the Company shall have otherwise instructed the Trustee in writing, provided that any such instruction for payment in the United States does not cause any Bearer Security to be treated as a "registration-required obligation" under United States laws and regulations; (B) the interest, if any, on any temporary Bearer Security shall be paid, as to any installment of interest evidenced by a coupon attached thereto only upon presentation and surrender of such coupon as provided in clause (A) above and, as to other installments of interest, only upon presentation of such Security for notation thereon of the payment of such interest; and (C) if at the time a payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on a Bearer Security or coupon shall become due, the payment of the full amount so payable at the office or offices of all the Paying Agents outside the United States is illegal or effectively precluded because of the imposition of exchange controls or other similar restrictions on the payment of such amount in Dollars, then the Company may instruct the Trustee to make such payment at a Paying Agent located in the United States, provided that provision for such payment in the United States would not cause such Bearer Security to be treated as a "registration-required obligation" under United States laws and regulations. (b) Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1, any interest on any Registered Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below: (1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names such Registered Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (1) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of such Registered Securities of such series at his address as it appears in the Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such 30
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Registered Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2). (2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names such Registered Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a specified date in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Registered Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. (c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 3.5, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. Section 3.8. Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of any Registered Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Registered Security is registered as the owner of such Registered Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 3.7) interest and any other payments on such Registered Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Registered Security shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the bearer of any Bearer Security and the bearer of any coupon as the absolute owner of such Bearer Security or coupon for the purpose of receiving payment thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Bearer Security or coupon be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Security in global form, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Security in global form, nothing herein shall prevent the Company or the Trustee, or any agent of the Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any Depositary (or its nominee), as a Holder, with respect to such Security in global form or impair, as between such Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Security in global form, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of such Depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of such Security in global form. 31
Unless otherwise provided with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, the Company, the Parent, any other obligor upon any Securities and any Affiliate of any thereof may acquire, tender for, purchase, own, hold, become the pledgee of and otherwise deal with any Securities. Section 3.9. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Securities and coupons to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and any Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities and coupons surrendered to them for replacement, for registration of transfer, or for exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities and coupons surrendered for replacement, for registration of transfer, or for exchange, payment, redemption or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled Securities in its customary manner. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. Section 3.10. Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Section 3.11. Currency and Manner of Payment in Respect of Securities. (a) Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, with respect to Registered Securities of any series not permitting the election provided for in paragraph (b) below or the Holders of which have not made the election provided for in paragraph (b) below, and with respect to Bearer Securities of any series, except as provided in paragraph (d) below, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, and other amounts, if any, on any Registered Security or Bearer Security of such series will be made in the currency or currencies or currency unit or units in which such Registered Security or Bearer Security, as the case may be, is payable. The provisions of this Section 3.11, including, without limitation, any defined terms specified herein, may be modified or superseded in whole or in part pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to any Securities. (b) It may be provided pursuant to Section 3.1, with respect to Registered Securities of any series, that Holders shall have the option, subject to paragraphs (d) and (e) below, to receive payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on such Registered Securities in any of the currencies or currency units which may be designated for such election by delivering to the Trustee (or the applicable Paying Agent) a written election with signature guarantees and in the applicable form established pursuant to Section 3.1, not later than the close of business on the Election Date immediately preceding the applicable payment date. If a Holder so elects to receive such payments in any such currency or currency unit, such election will remain in effect for such Holder or any transferee of such Holder until changed by such Holder or such transferee by written notice to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) for such series of Registered Securities (but any such change must be made not later than the close of business on the Election Date immediately preceding the next payment date to be effective for the payment to be made on such payment date, and no such change of election may be made with respect to payments to be made 32
on any Registered Security of such series with respect to which an Event of Default has occurred or with respect to which the Company has deposited funds pursuant to Article IV or with respect to which a notice of redemption has been given by or on behalf of the Company). Any Holder of any such Registered Security who shall not have delivered any such election to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) not later than the close of business on the applicable Election Date will be paid the amount due on the applicable payment date in the relevant currency or currency unit as provided in Section 3.11(a). The Trustee (or the applicable Paying Agent) shall notify the Company and the Exchange Rate Agent as soon as practicable after the Election Date of the aggregate principal amount of Registered Securities for which Holders have made such written election. (c) If the election referred to in paragraph (b) above has been provided for with respect to any Registered Securities of a series pursuant to Section 3.1, then, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to any such Registered Securities, not later than the fourth Business Day after the Election Date for each payment date for such Registered Securities, the Exchange Rate Agent will deliver to the Company a written notice specifying, in the currency or currencies or currency unit or units in which Registered Securities of such series are payable, the respective aggregate amounts of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Registered Securities to be paid on such payment date, and specifying the amounts in such currency or currencies or currency unit or units so payable in respect of such Registered Securities as to which the Holders of Registered Securities denominated in any currency or currencies or currency unit or units shall have elected to be paid in another currency or currency unit as provided in paragraph (b) above. If the election referred to in paragraph (b) above has been provided for with respect to any Registered Securities of a series pursuant to Section 3.1, and if at least one Holder has made such election, then, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, on the second Business Day preceding such payment date the Company will deliver to the Trustee (or the applicable Paying Agent) an Exchange Rate Officers' Certificate in respect of the Dollar, Foreign Currency or Currencies or other currency unit payments to be made on such payment date. Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, the Dollar, Foreign Currency or Currencies or other currency unit amount receivable by Holders of Registered Securities who have elected payment in a currency or currency unit as provided in paragraph (b) above shall be determined by the Company on the basis of the applicable Market Exchange Rate in effect on the second Business Day (the "Valuation Date") immediately preceding each payment date, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. (d) If a Conversion Event occurs with respect to a Foreign Currency or any other currency unit in which any of the Securities are denominated or payable otherwise than pursuant to an election provided for pursuant to paragraph (b) above, then, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, with respect to each date for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the applicable Securities denominated or payable in such Foreign Currency or such other currency unit occurring after the last date on which such Foreign Currency or such other currency unit was used (the "Conversion Date"), the Dollar shall be the currency of payment for use on each such payment date (but such Foreign Currency or such other currency unit that was previously the currency of payment shall, at 33
the Company's election, resume being the currency of payment on the first such payment date preceded by 15 Business Days during which the circumstances which gave rise to the Dollar becoming such currency of payment no longer prevail). Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, the Dollar amount to be paid by the Company to the Trustee or any applicable Paying Agent and by the Trustee or any applicable Paying Agent to the Holders of such Securities with respect to such payment date shall be, in the case of a Foreign Currency other than a currency unit, the Dollar Equivalent of the Foreign Currency or, in the case of a Foreign Currency that is a currency unit, the Dollar Equivalent of the Currency Unit, in each case as determined by the Exchange Rate Agent in the manner provided in paragraph (f) or (g) below. (e) Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, if the Holder of a Registered Security denominated in any currency or currency unit shall have elected to be paid in another currency or currency unit or in other currencies as provided in paragraph (b) above, and (i) a Conversion Event occurs with respect to any such elected currency or currency unit, such Holder shall receive payment in the currency or currency unit in which payment would have been made in the absence of such election and (ii) if a Conversion Event occurs with respect to the currency or currency unit in which payment would have been made in the absence of such election, such Holder shall receive payment in Dollars as provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 3.11 (but, subject to any contravening valid election pursuant to paragraph (b) above, the elected payment currency or currency unit, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (i) above, or the payment currency or currency unit in the absence of such election, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) above, shall, at the Company's election, resume being the currency or currency unit of payment with respect to Holders who have so elected, but only with respect to payments on payment dates preceded by 15 Business Days during which the circumstances which gave rise to such currency or currency unit, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (i) above, or the Dollar, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) above, becoming the currency or currency unit, as applicable, of payment, no longer prevail). (f) The "Dollar Equivalent of the Foreign Currency" shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent and shall be obtained for each subsequent payment date by the Exchange Rate Agent by converting the specified Foreign Currency into Dollars at the Market Exchange Rate on the Conversion Date. (g) The "Dollar Equivalent of the Currency Unit" shall be determined by the Exchange Rate Agent and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (h) below, shall be the sum of each amount obtained by converting the Specified Amount of each Component Currency (as each such term is defined in paragraph (h) below) into Dollars at the Market Exchange Rate for such Component Currency on the Valuation Date with respect to each payment. (h) For purposes of this Section 3.11, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 34
A "Component Currency" shall mean any currency which, on the Conversion Date, was a component currency of the relevant currency unit. "Conversion Event" shall mean the cessation of use of (i) a Foreign Currency both by the government of the country which issued such currency and for the settlement of transactions by a central bank or other public institutions of or within the international banking community, or (ii) any currency unit for the purposes for which it was established. "Election Date" shall mean the Regular Record Date for the applicable series of Registered Securities as specified pursuant to Section 3.1 by which the written election referred to in Section 3.11(b) may be made. "Euro" means the lawful currency of the participating member states of the European Union that adopt a single currency in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on European Union signed February 7, 1992. "Exchange Rate Agent", when used with respect to Securities of or within any series, shall mean, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, a New York Clearing House bank designated pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.12. "Exchange Rate Officer's Certificate" shall mean a certificate setting forth (i) the applicable Market Exchange Rate or the applicable bid quotation and (ii) the Dollar or Foreign Currency amounts of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (on an aggregate basis and on the basis of a Security having the lowest denomination principal amount in the relevant currency or currency unit), payable with respect to a Security of any series on the basis of such Market Exchange Rate or the applicable bid quotation, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company. "Foreign Currency" shall mean any currency issued by the government or governments of one or more countries other than the United States or by any recognized confederation or association of such governments and shall include the Euro. "Market Exchange Rate" shall mean, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, as of any date of determination, (i) for any conversion involving a currency unit on the one hand and Dollars or any Foreign Currency on the other, the exchange rate between the relevant currency unit and Dollars or such Foreign Currency calculated by the method specified pursuant to Section 3.1 for the Securities of the relevant series, (ii) for any conversion of Dollars into any Foreign Currency, the noon buying rate for such Foreign Currency for cable transfers quoted in New York City as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and (iii) for any conversion of one Foreign Currency into Dollars or another Foreign Currency, the spot rate at noon local time in the relevant market at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Dollars or 35
Foreign Currency into which conversion is being made could be purchased with the Foreign Currency from which conversion is being made from major banks located in New York City, London or any other principal market for Dollars or such purchased Foreign Currency, in each case determined by the Exchange Rate Agent. Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, in the event of the unavailability of any of the exchange rates provided for in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Exchange Rate Agent shall use, in its sole discretion and without liability on its part, such quotation of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of the most recent available date, or quotations from one or more major banks in New York City, London or other principal market for such currency or currency unit in question (which may include any such bank acting as Trustee under this Indenture), or such other quotations as the Exchange Rate Agent shall deem appropriate. Unless otherwise specified by the Exchange Rate Agent, if there is more than one market for dealing in any currency or currency unit by reason of foreign exchange regulations or otherwise, the market to be used in respect of such currency or currency unit shall be that upon which a nonresident issuer of securities designated in such currency or currency unit would purchase such currency or currency unit in order to make payments in respect of such securities. A "Specified Amount" of a Component Currency shall mean the number of units of such Component Currency or fractions thereof which such Component Currency represented in the relevant currency unit on the Conversion Date. If after the Conversion Date the official unit of any Component Currency is altered by way of combination or subdivision, the Specified Amount of such Component Currency shall be divided or multiplied in the same proportion. If after the Conversion Date two or more Component Currencies are consolidated into a single currency, the respective Specified Amounts of such Component Currencies shall be replaced by an amount in such single currency equal to the sum of the respective Specified Amounts of such consolidated Component Currencies expressed in such single currency, and such amount shall thereafter be a Specified Amount and such single currency shall thereafter be a Component Currency. If after the Conversion Date any Component Currency shall be divided into two or more currencies, the Specified Amount of such Component Currency shall be replaced by specified amounts of such two or more currencies, the sum of which, at the Market Exchange Rate of such two or more currencies on the date of such replacement, shall be equal to the Specified Amount of such former Component Currency and such amounts shall thereafter be Specified Amounts and such currencies shall thereafter be Component Currencies. If, after the Conversion Date of the relevant currency unit, a Conversion Event (other than any event referred to above in this definition of "Specified Amount") occurs with respect to any Component Currency of such currency unit and is continuing on the applicable Valuation Date, the Specified Amount of such Component Currency shall, for purposes of calculating the Dollar Equivalent of the Currency Unit, be converted into Dollars at the Market Exchange Rate in effect on the Conversion Date of such Component Currency. All decisions and determinations of the Exchange Rate Agent regarding the Dollar Equivalent of the Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the Currency Unit, the Market Exchange Rate and changes in the Specified Amounts as specified above shall be in its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably binding upon the Company, the Trustee (and any applicable Paying Agent) and all Holders of Securities denominated or payable in the 36
relevant currency, currencies or currency units. The Exchange Rate Agent shall promptly give written notice to the Company and the Trustee of any such decision or determination. In the event that the Company determines in good faith that a Conversion Event has occurred with respect to a Foreign Currency, the Company will promptly give written notice thereof to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) and to the Exchange Rate Agent (and the Trustee (or such Paying Agent) will promptly thereafter give notice in the manner provided in Section 1.6 to the affected Holders) specifying the Conversion Date. In the event the Company so determines that a Conversion Event has occurred with respect to any currency unit in which Securities are denominated or payable, the Company will promptly give written notice thereof to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) and to the Exchange Rate Agent (and the Trustee (or such Paying Agent) will promptly thereafter give notice in the manner provided in Section 1.6 to the affected Holders) specifying the Conversion Date and the Specified Amount of each Component Currency on the Conversion Date. In the event the Company determines in good faith that any subsequent change in any Component Currency as set forth in the definition of Specified Amount above has occurred, the Company will similarly give written notice to the Trustee (or any applicable Paying Agent) and to the Exchange Rate Agent. The Trustee of the appropriate series of Securities shall be fully justified and protected in relying and acting upon information received by it from the Company and the Exchange Rate Agent and shall not otherwise have any duty or obligation to determine the accuracy or validity of such information independent of the Company or the Exchange Rate Agent. Section 3.12. Appointment and Resignation of Exchange Rate Agent. (a) Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, if and so long as the Securities of any series (i) are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than Dollars or (ii) may be payable in a currency or currency unit other than Dollars, or so long as it is required under any other provision of this Indenture, then the Company will maintain with respect to each such series of Securities, or as so required, at least one Exchange Rate Agent. The Company will cause the Exchange Rate Agent to make the necessary foreign exchange determinations at the time and in the manner specified pursuant to Section 3.11 for the purpose of determining the applicable rate of exchange and, if applicable, for the purpose of converting the issued currency or currencies or currency unit or units into the applicable payment currency or currency unit for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, pursuant to Section 3.11. (b) No resignation of the Exchange Rate Agent and no appointment of a successor Exchange Rate Agent pursuant to this Section shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Exchange Rate Agent as evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Company and the Trustee of the appropriate series of Securities accepting such appointment executed by the successor Exchange Rate Agent. (c) If the Exchange Rate Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Exchange Rate Agent for any cause, with respect to 37
the Securities of one or more series, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Exchange Rate Agent or Exchange Rate Agents with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Exchange Rate Agent may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1, at any time there shall only be one Exchange Rate Agent with respect to the Securities of any particular series that are originally issued by the Company on the same date and that are initially denominated and/or payable in the same currency or currencies or currency unit or units). Section 3.13. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and if so, the Trustee may use the CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number printed in the notice or on the Securities, that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect or omission of such CUSIP numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in CUSIP numbers known to an Officer of the Company. ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION, DISCHARGE AND DEFEASANCE Section 4.1. Termination of Company's Obligations Under the Indenture. (a) This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to Securities of or within any series and any coupons appertaining thereto (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Securities and replacement of such Securities which may have been lost, stolen or mutilated as herein expressly provided for) and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto when (1) either (A) all such Securities previously authenticated and delivered and all coupons appertaining thereto (other than (i) such coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities surrendered in exchange for Registered Securities and maturing after such exchange, surrender of which is not required or has been waived as provided in Section 3.5, (ii) such Securities and coupons which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.6, (iii) such coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities called for redemption and maturing after the relevant Redemption Date, surrender of which has been waived as provided in Section 10.6 and (iv) such Securities and coupons for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or 38
segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 9.3) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (B) all Securities of such series and, in the case of (i) or (ii) below, any coupons appertaining thereto not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, or (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (iii) if redeemable at the option of the Company, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount in the currency or currencies or currency unit or units in which the Securities of such series are payable, sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities and such coupons not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and interest, with respect thereto, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; (2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then payable hereunder by the Company; and (3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to such series have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligation of the Company to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.8, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 6.13 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 4.2 and the last paragraph of Section 9.3 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. Section 4.2. Application of Trust Funds. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.3, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and 39
applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, the coupons and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and any interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with or received by the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Section 4.3. Applicability of Defeasance Provisions; Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. Unless pursuant to Section 3.1 provision is made to exclude with respect to the Securities of a particular series either or both of (i) defeasance of the Securities of or within such series under Section 4.4 or (ii) covenant defeasance of the Securities of or within such series under Section 4.5, then the provisions of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the provisions of Sections 4.6 through 4.9 inclusive, with such modifications thereto as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to any Securities of such series, shall be applicable to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, and the Company may at its option, at any time, with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, elect to have Section 4.4 (if applicable) or Section 4.5 (if applicable) be applied to such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article. Section 4.4. Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Company's exercise of the option specified in Section 4.3 applicable to this Section with respect to the Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on the date the conditions set forth in Section 4.6 are satisfied (hereinafter "defeasance"). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, which Securities and coupons appertaining thereto shall thereafter be deemed to be "Outstanding" only for the purposes of Section 4.7 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clause (ii) of this Section, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and this Indenture insofar as such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall on Company Order execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto to receive, solely from the trust funds described in Section 4.6(a) and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities or any coupons appertaining thereto when such payments are due; (ii) the Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 9.2 and 9.3 and with respect to the payment of additional amounts, if any, payable with respect to such Securities as specified pursuant to Section 3.1(b) (17); (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (iv) this Article IV. Subject to compliance with this Article IV, the Company may exercise its option under this Section notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 4.5 with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto. Following a defeasance, payment of such Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. 40
Section 4.5. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company's exercise of the option specified in Section 4.3 applicable to this Section with respect to any Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 7.1, 9.4 and 9.5, and, if specified pursuant to Section 3.1, its obligations under any other covenant, with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 4.6 are satisfied (hereinafter, "covenant defeasance"), and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall thereafter be deemed to be not "Outstanding" for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or Act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with Sections 7.1, 9.4 and 9.5, or such other covenant, but shall continue to be deemed "Outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section or such other covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or such other covenant or by reason of reference in any such Section or such other covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 5.1(3) or 5.1(6) or otherwise, as the case may be, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall be unaffected thereby. Section 4.6. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The following shall be the conditions to application of Section 4.4 or Section 4.5 to any Securities of or within a series and any coupons appertaining thereto: (a) The Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 6.11 who shall agree to comply with, and shall be entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of Sections 4.3 through 4.9 inclusive and the last paragraph of Section 9.3 applicable to the Trustee, for purposes of such Sections also a "Trustee") as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the payments referred to in clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 4.6(a), specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, with instructions to the Trustee as to the application thereof, (A) money in an amount (in such currency, currencies or currency unit or units in which such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto are then specified as payable at Maturity), or (B) if Securities of such series are not subject to repayment at the option of Holders, Government Obligations which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment referred to in clause (x) or (y) of this Section 4.6(a), money in an amount or (C) a combination thereof in an amount, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent accounting or investment banking firm expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, (x) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on the Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest and (y) any mandatory sinking fund payments applicable to such Securities on the day 41
on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto. Before such a deposit the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date or dates in accordance with Article X which shall be given effect in applying the foregoing. (b) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a Default or Event of Default under, this Indenture or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. (c) In the case of an election under Section 4.4, no Default or Event of Default under Section 5.1(4) or 5.1(5) with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall have occurred and be continuing during the period commencing on the date of such deposit and ending on the 91st day after such date (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period). (d) In the case of an election under Section 4.4, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times, as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. (e) In the case of an election under Section 4.5, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred. (f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance under Section 4.4 or the covenant defeasance under Section 4.5 (as the case may be) have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that either (i) as a result of a deposit pursuant to subsection (a) above and the related exercise of the Company's option under Section 4.4 or Section 4.5 (as the case may be), registration is not required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by the Company, with respect to the trust funds representing such deposit or by the trustee for such trust funds or (ii) all necessary registrations under said act have been effected. 42
(g) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in connection therewith as contemplated by Section 3.1. Section 4.7. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.3, all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to Section 3.1) (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.6 in respect of any Securities of any series and any coupons appertaining thereto shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Security pursuant to Section 3.1, if, after a deposit referred to in Section 4.6(a) has been made, (i) the Holder of a Security in respect of which such deposit was made is entitled to, and does, elect pursuant to Section 3.11(b) or the terms of such Security to receive payment in a currency or currency unit other than that in which the deposit pursuant to Section 4.6(a) has been made in respect of such Security, or (ii) a Conversion Event occurs as contemplated in Section 3.11(d) or 3.11(e) or by the terms of any Security in respect of which the deposit pursuant to Section 4.6(a) has been made, the indebtedness represented by such Security and any coupons appertaining thereto shall be deemed to have been, and will be, fully discharged and satisfied through the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Security as the same becomes due out of the proceeds yielded by converting (from time to time as specified below in the case of any such election) the amount or other property deposited in respect of such Security into the currency or currency unit in which such Security becomes payable as a result of such election or Conversion Event based on the applicable Market Exchange Rate for such currency or currency unit in effect on the second Business Day prior to each payment date, except, with respect to a Conversion Event, for such currency or currency unit in effect (as nearly as feasible) at the time of the Conversion Event. Section 4.8. Repayment to Company. The Trustee (and any Paying Agent) shall promptly pay to the Company upon Company Request any excess money or securities held by them at any time. Section 4.9. Indemnity for Government Obligations. The Company shall pay, and shall indemnify the Trustee against, any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against Government Obligations deposited pursuant to this Article or the principal and interest received on such Government Obligations, other than any such tax, fee or other charge that by law is for the account of the Holders of the Securities subject to defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to this Article. 43
ARTICLE V DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 5.1. Events of Default. An "Event of Default" occurs with respect to the Securities of any series if (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): (1) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Security of that series or any coupon appertaining thereto or any additional amount payable with respect to any Security of that series as specified pursuant to Section 3.1(b) (17) when the same becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days; (2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of that series when the same becomes due and payable at its Maturity or on redemption or otherwise, or in the payment of a mandatory sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms of the Securities of that series, and in each case such default continues for a period of ten days; (3) the Company defaults in the performance of, or breaches, any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture with respect to any Security of that series (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with) and such default or breach continues for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; (4) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (5) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company; and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days; or (6) there occurs any other Event of Default provided as contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect to Securities of that series. 44
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. Section 5.2. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment. If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of all of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company (and, if given by the Holders, to the Trustee), may declare the principal (or, if the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities or Indexed Securities, such portion of the principal amount or other amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Securities of that series to be due and payable and upon any such declaration such principal (or, in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities or Indexed Securities, such specified amount) shall be immediately due and payable. At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgement or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if all existing Defaults and Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.7. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. The Company covenants that if (1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security or coupon, if any, when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or (2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof and such default continues for a period of 10 days, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities or coupons, if any, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal, premium, if any, and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities or coupons, if any, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. 45
If the Company fails to pay such principal, premium, if any, and interest amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of such principal, premium, if any, and interest amounts so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company. In addition, if an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. Section 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders of Securities allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, its creditors or its property. Section 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto. Section 5.6. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in any such Event of Default. Section 5.7. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series by notice to the Trustee may waive on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series a past Default or Event of Default with respect to that series and its consequences except a Default or Event of Default (i) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security of such series or any coupon appertaining thereto or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which pursuant to Section 8.2 cannot be amended or modified without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series adversely affected. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. In case of any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under the Securities of such series, respectively. 46
Section 5.8. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected (with each such series voting as a class) shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to Securities of that series; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, (ii) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that is unduly prejudicial to the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series not consenting, or that would in the good faith judgment of the Trustee have a substantial likelihood of involving the Trustee in personal liability and (iii) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. Section 5.9. Limitation on Suits by Holders. No Holder of any Security of any series or any coupons appertaining thereto shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless: (1) the Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series; (2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to be, or which may be, incurred by the Trustee in pursuing the remedy; (4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceedings; and (5) during such 60 day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series have not given to the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such written request. No one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders. Section 5.10. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, but subject to Section 8.2, the right of any Holder of a Security or coupon to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and, subject to Sections 3.5 and 3.7, interest on the 47
Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security (or, in case of redemption, on the redemption dates), and the right of any Holder of a coupon to receive payment of interest due as provided in such coupon, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. Section 5.11. Application of Money Collected. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid: First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 6.8; Second: to Holders of Securities and coupons in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected for amounts due and unpaid on such Securities for principal of, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and Third: to the Company. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 5.11. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid. Section 5.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. Section 5.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. 48
Section 5.14. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury or other similar law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities contemplated herein or in the Securities or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. ARTICLE VI THE TRUSTEE Section 6.1. Rights of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act: (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. (b) Any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order (other than delivery of any Security, together with any coupons appertaining thereto, to the Trustee for authentication and delivery pursuant to Section 3.3, which shall be sufficiently evidenced as provided therein) and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution. (c) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may consult with counsel of its own selection or require an Officers' Certificate. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on a Board Resolution, the advice of counsel, a certificate of an Officer or Officers delivered pursuant to Section 1.2, an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. (d) The Trustee may act through agents or attorneys and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care. (e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its discretion or rights or powers. 49
(f) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, the Trustee shall have no obligation to distribute to the Holders, the Company or any third party any amounts to be paid to the Trustee until such amounts are collected by the Trustee. (g) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder. (h) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise, with respect to Securities of such series, such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent individual would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Section 6.2. Trustee May Hold Securities. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and coupons and, subject to Sections 310(b) and 311 of the Trust Indenture Act, may otherwise deal with the Company, the Parent, an Affiliate or Subsidiary with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or such other agent. Section 6.3. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company. Section 6.4. Trustee's Disclaimer. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificate of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities or any coupon, except that the Trustee represents and warrants that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied or to be supplied to the Company in connection with the registration of any Securities are and will be true and accurate subject to the qualifications set forth therein; and that such Statement complies and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities or for monies paid over to the Company pursuant to the Indenture. 50
Section 6.5. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall, within 90 days after it occurs, transmit, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, notice of all uncured Defaults known to it; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default in payment on the Securities of any series, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of Holders of Securities of that series; provided, further, that in the case of any default or breach of the character specified in Section 5.1(3) with respect to the Securities and coupons of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. Section 6.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each May 15 of each year commencing with the first May 15 after the first issuance of Securities pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities as provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act a brief report dated as of such May 15 if required by and in compliance with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. A copy of each report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange, if any, upon which the Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof. Section 6.7. Security Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of Securities of each series. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee semiannually on or before the last day of June and December in each year, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, containing all the information in the possession or control of the Registrar, the Company or any of its Paying Agents other than the Trustee as to the names and addresses of Holders of Securities of each such series. If there are Bearer Securities of any series Outstanding, even if the Trustee is the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such a list containing such information with respect to Holders of such Bearer Securities only. Section 6.8. Compensation and Indemnity. (a) The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee may agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred by it in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel. 51
(b) The Company shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense (including taxes other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any third-party claim (whether asserted by any Holder or any other Person (other than the Company)), incurred by it arising out of or in connection with its acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder (collectively, "Claims"). The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any Claim for which it may seek indemnity. The Company shall defend the Claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent. (c) The Company need not reimburse any expense, disbursement or advance or indemnify against any Claim incurred by the Trustee through negligence or bad faith. (d) To secure the payment obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any series on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on particular Securities. (e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or Section 5.1(5), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law. (f) The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture and resignation or removal of the Trustee. Section 6.9. Replacement of Trustee. (a) The resignation or removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of appointment as provided in Section 6.10. (b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 6.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may remove the Trustee with respect to that series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee for such series with the Company's consent. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 6.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being 52
removed may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (d) If at any time: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or (2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.11 hereof or Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months; or (3) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting, is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (i) the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. (e) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or becomes incapable of acting or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, with respect to Securities of one or more series, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 6.10. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.10, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 6.10, then, subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 53
Section 6.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee, without further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder. (b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and such successor Trustee shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein such successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, such successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates. (c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be. (d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under the Trust Indenture Act. 54
(e) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series in the manner provided for notices to the Holders of Securities in Section 1.6. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. Section 6.11. Eligibility; Disqualification. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to each series of Securities (which need not be the same Trustee for all series). Each Trustee hereunder shall be eligible to act as trustee under Section 310(a) (1) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or the requirements of Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, any Trustee hereunder shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being the trustee under the Indenture dated May 1, 1986 between the Parent and Commerce Union Bank, the Indenture dated March 1, 1991 between the Company and Citibank, N.A., Trustee, the Indenture dated March 1, 1992 between the Parent and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York or the Indenture dated December 1, 1998 between the Parent and Citibank, N.A., Trustee and with respect to any or all series of securities issued or issuable under such indentures, or, with respect to any series of Securities, by virtue of being the Trustee with respect to any other series of Securities. Section 6.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. Section 6.13. Appointment of Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized 55
to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing signed by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, a copy of which instrument shall be promptly furnished to the Company. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and, except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 3.1, shall at all times be a bank or trust company or corporation organized and doing business and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America or of any State or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $1,500,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authorities. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section. Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent for any series of Securities may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee for such series and to the Company. The Trustee for any series of Securities may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee for such series may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve in the manner set forth in Section 1.6. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section. 56
The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time such reasonable compensation as the Company and such Authenticating Agent agree in writing from time to time including reimbursement of its reasonable expenses for its services under this Section. If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to or in lieu of the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication substantially in the following form: This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture. CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee By ------------------------------------ as Authenticating Agent By ------------------------------------ Authorized Signatory ARTICLE VII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE BY THE COMPANY Section 7.1. Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets Permitted. The Company may merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, if (i) (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation, the Company is the surviving Person or (B) in the case of a merger or consolidation where the Company is not the surviving Person and in the case of any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or a State thereof and such Person expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of the Company under the Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and under this Indenture, (ii) immediately thereafter, giving effect to such merger or consolidation, or such sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with. In the event of the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company as provided in clause (i) (B) of the immediately preceding sentence, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for 57
the Company hereunder and under the Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and all such obligations of the Company shall terminate. ARTICLE VIII SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES Section 8.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into indentures supplemental hereto or, if applicable, into agreements supplemental to any Parent Guarantee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: (1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants and obligations of the Company herein and in the Securities or, if applicable, to evidence the succession of another Person to the Parent and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Parent herein or of the Parent's obligations under any Parent Guarantee (in either case with such changes herein and therein as may be necessary or advisable to reflect such Person's legal status, if such Person is not a corporation); or (2) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Parent for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or the Parent or to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture or any Parent Guarantee under the Trust Indenture Act or otherwise; or (3) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to all or any series of Securities; or (4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to facilitate the issuance of Bearer Securities (including, without limitation, to provide that Bearer Securities may be registrable as to principal only) or to facilitate or provide for the issuance of Securities in global form in addition to or in place of Securities in certificated form; or (5) to add to, or to change or eliminate, any of the provisions of this Indenture, including to make appropriate provisions for any Parent Guarantee, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only with respect to Securities which have not been issued as of the execution of such supplemental indenture or when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; or 58
(6) to secure the Securities; or (7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1; or (8) to provide for the delivery of indentures supplemental hereto or the Securities of any series in or by means of any computerized, electronic or other medium, including without limitation by computer diskette; or (9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and/or to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Article VI; or (10) if allowed without penalty under applicable laws and regulations, to permit payment in the United States (including any of the states and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on Bearer Securities or coupons, if any; or (11) to correct or supplement any provision herein, in any Securities or in any Parent Guarantee which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or to cure any ambiguity or omission or to correct any mistake herein, in any Securities or in any Parent Guarantee; or (12) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided such action shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series. Section 8.2. With Consent of Holders. With the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series adversely affected by such supplemental indenture (with the Securities of each series voting as a class), the Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto to add any provisions to or to change or eliminate any provisions of this Indenture or of any other indenture supplemental hereto or to modify the rights of the Holders of Securities of each such series and, if applicable, the Parent and the Trustee may enter into an agreement or agreements supplemental hereto to add to or to change or eliminate any provisions of a Parent Guarantee; provided, however, that without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, a supplemental indenture under this Section may not: (1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an 59
Original Issue Discount Security or Indexed Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, or change the coin or currency in which any Securities or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date); (2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; (3) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 9.2; or (4) make any change in Section 5.7 or this 8.2 except to increase any percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived except with the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected thereby. For the purposes of this Section 8.2, if the Securities of any series are issuable upon the exercise of warrants, any holder of an unexercised and unexpired warrant with respect to such series shall not be deemed to be a Holder of Outstanding Securities of such series in the amount issuable upon the exercise of such warrants. A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture, or a supplemental agreement which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of a Parent Guarantee, which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series. It is not necessary under this Section 8.2 for the Holders to consent to the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture or supplemental agreement, but it is sufficient if they consent to the substance thereof. Section 8.3. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every amendment to this Indenture or the Securities of one or more series shall be set forth in a supplemental indenture that complies with the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect. Section 8.4. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modification thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected 60
in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which adversely affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. The Trustee shall enter into any such supplemental indenture if such supplemental indenture does not adversely affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Section 8.5. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder and of any coupon appertaining thereto shall be bound thereby; provided that if such supplemental indenture makes any of the changes described in clauses (1) through (4) of the first proviso to Section 8.2, such supplemental indenture shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of such Security or any part thereof. Section 8.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. Securities, including any coupons, of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities including any coupons of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities including any coupons of such series. ARTICLE IX COVENANTS Section 9.1. Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series, any coupons appertaining thereto and this Indenture. An installment of principal, premium, if any, or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. Section 9.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. If Securities of a series are issued as Registered Securities, the Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and 61
demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. If Securities of a series are issuable as Bearer Securities, the Company will maintain, (i) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, an office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, which is located outside the United States, where Securities of that series and related coupons may be presented and surrendered for payment; provided, however, that if the Securities of that series are listed on The International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange located outside the United States and such stock exchange shall so require, the Company will maintain a Paying Agent for the Securities of that series in London, Luxembourg or any other required city located outside the United States, as the case may be, so long as the Securities of that series are listed on such exchange, and (ii) subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, an office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series which is located outside the United States where Securities of that series may be surrendered for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, no payment of principal, premium or interest on Bearer Securities shall be made at any office or agency of the Company in the United States, by check mailed to any address in the United States, by transfer to an account located in the United States or upon presentation or surrender in the United States of a Bearer Security or coupon for payment, even if the payment would be credited to an account located outside the United States; provided, however, that, if the Securities of a series are denominated and payable in Dollars, payment of principal of and any premium or interest on any such Bearer Security shall be made at an office of a Paying Agent of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if (but only if) payment in Dollars of the full amount of such principal, premium or interest, as the case may be, at all offices or agencies outside the United States maintained for the purpose by the Company in accordance with this Indenture is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or other similar restrictions. Subject to the preceding paragraphs, the Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities (including any coupons, if any) of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities (including any coupons, if any) of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. 62
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, the Trustee shall initially serve as Paying Agent. The Paying Agent may make reasonable rules not inconsistent herewith for the performance of its functions. Section 9.3. Money for Securities to Be Held in Trust; Unclaimed Money. If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act. If the Company is not acting as its own Paying Agent, the Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will: (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided; (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities; and (3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of any principal, premium or interest or other amounts on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest or other amounts has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security and coupon, if any, shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability 63
of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The City of New York, or cause to be mailed to such Holder, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. Section 9.4. Corporate Existence. Subject to Article VII, the Company will at all times do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises; provided that nothing in this Section 9.4 shall prevent the abandonment or termination of any right or franchise of the Company if, in the opinion of the Company, such abandonment or termination is in the best interests of the Company. Section 9.5. Insurance. The Company covenants and agrees that it will maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations or through a program of self-insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as are consistent with sound business practice for corporations engaged in the same or a similar business similarly situated. Section 9.6. Reports by the Company. The Company covenants: (a) to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Company is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of such sections, then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations; (b) to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants provided for in this Indenture, as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and 64
(c) to transmit to all Holders of Securities within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, in the manner and to the extent provided in section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 9.6, as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission. Subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee's receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder. Section 9.7. Annual Review Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a brief certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or principal accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the Company's compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 9.7, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. Section 9.8. Calculation of Original Issue Discount. Except as the Company and the Trustee may otherwise agree, the Company shall file with the Trustee promptly following the end of each calendar year (a) a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding Securities as of the end of such year and (b) such other specific information relating to such original issue discount as may then be relevant under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. ARTICLE X REDEMPTION Section 10.1. Applicability of Article. Securities (including coupons, if any) of or within any series which are redeemable in whole or in part before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article. Section 10.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of the Company to redeem any Securities, including coupons, if any, shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or a Company Order. In the case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities or coupons, if any, of any series having the same terms, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), 65
notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture or (ii) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such Securities, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition. Section 10.3. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, if less than all the Securities (including coupons, if any) of a series with the same terms are to be redeemed, the Trustee, not more than 45 days prior to the redemption date, shall select the Securities of the series to be redeemed in such manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from Securities of the series that are Outstanding and that have not previously been called for redemption and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities, including coupons, if any, of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities, including coupons, if any, of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected by the Trustee for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. If the Securities (including coupons, if any) of a series having different issue dates, interest rates and maturities (whether or not originally issued in a Periodic Offering) are to be redeemed, the Company in its discretion may select the particular Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed and shall notify the Trustee thereof by such time prior to the relevant redemption date or dates as the Company and the Trustee may agree. For purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities (including coupons, if any) shall relate, in the case of any Securities (including coupons, if any) redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities (including coupons, if any) which has been or is to be redeemed. Section 10.4. Notice of Redemption. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 1.6 not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to the Holders of the Securities to be redeemed. All notices of redemption shall state: (1) the Redemption Date; (2) the Redemption Price; (3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Security or Securities to be redeemed; 66
(4) in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, the holder will receive, without a charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed; (5) the Place or Places of Payment where such Securities, together in the case of Bearer Securities with all coupons appertaining thereto, if any, maturing after the Redemption Date, are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; (6) that Securities of the series called for redemption and all unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price; (7) that, on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security, or the portion thereof, to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date; (8) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case; (9) that, unless otherwise specified in such notice, Bearer Securities of any series, if any, surrendered for redemption must be accompanied by all coupons maturing subsequent to the Redemption Date or the amount of any such missing coupon or coupons will be deducted from the Redemption Price, unless security or indemnity satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and any Paying Agent is furnished; and (10) the CUSIP number, if any, of such Securities. Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. Section 10.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, which it may not do in the case of a sinking fund payment under Article XI, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 9.3) an amount of money in the currency or currencies (including currency units or composite currencies) in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 for the Securities of such series) sufficient to pay on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price of, and (unless the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) interest accrued to the Redemption Date on, all Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date. 67
Unless any Security by its terms prohibits any sinking fund payment obligation from being satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities (including Securities redeemed otherwise than through a sinking fund), the Company may deliver such Securities to the Trustee for crediting against such payment obligation in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture. Section 10.6. Securities Payable on Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest and the coupons for any such interest appertaining to any Bearer Security so to be redeemed, except to the extent provided below, shall be void. Except as provided in the next succeeding paragraph, upon surrender of any such Security, including coupons, if any, for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest on Bearer Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date and the principal of, and premium, if any, on such Bearer Securities shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside the United States (except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2) and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, only upon presentation and surrender of coupons for such interest; and provided, further, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, installments of interest on Registered Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.7. If any Bearer Security surrendered for redemption shall not be accompanied by all appurtenant coupons maturing after the Redemption Date, such Bearer Security may be paid after deducting from the Redemption Price an amount equal to the face amount of all such missing coupons, or the surrender of such missing coupon or coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Bearer Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the Redemption Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so deducted; provided, however, that interest represented by coupons shall be payable only at an office or agency located outside of the United States (except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2) and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, only upon presentation and surrender of those coupons. If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. Section 10.7. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part at any Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so require, due 68
endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of that Security, without service charge a new Security or Securities of the same series, having the same form, terms and Stated Maturity, in any authorized denomination equal in aggregate principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security surrendered. ARTICLE XI SINKING FUNDS Section 11.1. Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of such series. The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment," and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment." If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 11.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series. Section 11.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) together, in the case of Bearer Securities of such series, with all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series; provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. Section 11.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant 69
to Section 11.2 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 10.3 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 10.4. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 10.6 and 10.7. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument. 70
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written. American Airlines, Inc. By: ---------------------------- Thomas W. Horton Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [Seal] Attest: - ------------------------- Title: CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee By: ---------------------------- Title: [Seal] Attest: - ------------------------- Title: 71
EXHIBIT 4.2 ================================================================================ GUARANTEE From AMR CORPORATION as Guarantor to CITIBANK, N.A. as Trustee Dated as of [Description of Securities] ================================================================================
GUARANTEE This Guarantee (this "Guarantee") made and entered into as of from AMR CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and having its principal office at 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155, as guarantor (the "Guarantor"), to CITIBANK, N.A., Trustee, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the "Trustee"). Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture, dated as of March , 2002 between American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the Trustee, as supplemented by [description of Indenture Supplement] (the "Indenture"). Recitals The Guarantor is the parent corporation of the Company and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Guarantee to provide for the guarantee by the Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of [description of Securities (the "Securities")] issued pursuant to the Indenture. For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities: ARTICLE I REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GUARANTOR Section 1.1. Guarantor Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor does hereby represent and warrant that it is a corporation duly incorporated and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the power to enter into and perform this Guarantee and to own its corporate property and assets, has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Guarantee by proper corporate action and neither this Guarantee, the authorization, execution, delivery and performance hereof, the performance of the agreements herein contained nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will violate in any material respect any provision of law, any order of any court or agency of government or any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Guarantor is a party or by which it or its property is bound, or in any material respect be in conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument or any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any requirement of law. This Guarantee constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general equitable principles. ARTICLE II GUARANTEE OF OBLIGATIONS Section 2.1. Obligations Guaranteed. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees (a) to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or Authenticating Agent, the full and prompt payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, and any Redemption Price with respect to, such Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity thereof, by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Security and the Indenture and (b) to the Trustee the full and prompt payment upon written demand therefor of all amounts due it in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. If for any reason the Company shall fail punctually to pay any such principal, premium, interest or Redemption Price, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity thereof, by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise. All payments by the Guarantor hereunder shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America. Section 2.2. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall constitute a continuing guarantee of payment and not of collectability. Such obligations shall remain in full force and effect until this Guarantee shall terminate in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 hereof, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, such obligations shall not be affected, modified, released or impaired by any state of facts or the happening from time to time of any event, including, without limitation, any of the following, whether or not with notice to, or the consent of, the Guarantor: (a) the waiver, compromise, settlement, release or termination of any or all of the obligations, covenants or agreements of the Company contained in the Securities or the Indenture, or of the payment, performance or observance thereof; (b) the failure to give notice to the Guarantor of the occurrence of any default or an Event of Default under the terms and provisions of the Securities or the Indenture; (c) the assignment or purported assignment of any of the obligations, covenants and agreements contained in this Guarantee; (d) the extension of the time for payment of any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or any Redemption Price with respect to the Securities or of the time for 2
performance of any obligations, covenants or agreements under or arising out of the Securities or the Indenture or the extension or the renewal of any thereof; (e) the modification or amendment (whether material or otherwise) of any obligation, covenant or agreement set forth in the Securities or the Indenture; (f) the taking or the omission to take any of the actions referred to in this Guarantee or in the Indenture; (g) any failure, omission or delay on the part of, or the inability of, the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy conferred on the Trustee, such Holders or any other person in this Guarantee or in the Indenture for any reason; (h) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets, marshaling of assets and liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition with creditors or readjustment of, or other similar proceedings affecting the Company or any or all of its assets, or any allegation or contest of the validity of the Securities or the Indenture or the disaffirmance of the Securities or the Indenture in any such proceeding; it being specifically understood, consented and agreed to that this Guarantee shall remain and continue in full force and effect and shall be enforceable against the Guarantor to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if such proceedings had not been instituted, and it is the intent and purpose of this Guarantee that the Guarantor shall and does hereby waive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and benefits which might accrue to the Guarantor by reason of any such proceedings; (i) any event or action that would, in the absence of this clause, result in the release or discharge by operation of law of the Guarantor from the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Guarantee; (j) the default or failure of the Guarantor fully to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Guarantee; (k) the release, substitution or replacement of any security pledged for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture; (l) the disposition by the Guarantor of any or all of its interest in any capital stock of the Company, or any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure, ownership, corporate existence or any rights or franchises of the Company; 3
(m) any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or a guarantor; or (n) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing. Section 2.3. No Waiver or Set-Off. The Guarantor agrees that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, (a) no act of commission or omission of any kind or at any time on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Securities, or their successors and assigns, in respect of any matter whatsoever shall in any way impair the rights of the Trustee or such Holders to enforce any right, power or benefit under this Guarantee, and (b) no set-off, counterclaim, reduction, or diminution of any obligation, or any defense of any kind or nature (other than performance), which the Guarantor or the Company has or may have against the Trustee or such Holders or any assignee or successor thereof shall be available hereunder to the Guarantor. Section 2.4. Waiver of Notice; Expenses. The Guarantor hereby expressly waives notice from the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities of their acceptance and reliance on this Guarantee. The Guarantor further waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any right that it may have (a) to require the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities to take action or otherwise proceed against the Company, (b) to require the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities to proceed against or exhaust any security pledged for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture or (c) to require the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities otherwise to enforce, assert or exercise any other right, power or remedy that may be available to the Trustee or such Holders. The Guarantor agrees to pay all costs, expenses and fees, including all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, that may be incurred by the Trustee in enforcing or attempting to enforce this Guarantee or protecting the rights of the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities following any default on the part of the Guarantor hereunder, whether the same shall be enforced by suit or otherwise. Section 2.5. Subrogation of Guarantor; Subordination. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the Guarantor, the Guarantor agrees that it will not enforce, by reason of subrogation, contribution, indemnity or otherwise, any rights the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities may have against the Company until all of the Securities guaranteed hereby shall have been finally, indefeasibly and unconditionally paid in full. Any claim of the Guarantor against the Company arising from payments made by the Guarantor by reason of this Guarantee shall be in all respects subordinated to the final, indefeasible, unconditional, full and complete payment or discharge of all of the Securities guaranteed hereby. Section 2.6. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or be automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, made by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantor in respect of any of the Securities is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Trustee or any Holder of such Securities for any reason whatsoever, whether upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the 4
Company, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for the Company or any substantial part of its properties, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. Section 2.7. Rights of Holders. The Guarantor expressly acknowledges that (a) this Guarantee will be deposited with the Trustee to be held for the benefits of the Holders of the Securities; (b) the Trustee has the right to enforce this Guarantee on behalf of the Holders of the Securities; (c) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities (voting as a class) shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to this Guarantee, or to waive any default hereunder and its consequences (other than a default in any payment required hereunder); provided, however, that (i) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Guarantee, (ii) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that is unduly prejudicial to the rights of the Holders of the Securities not consenting, or that would in the good faith judgment of the Trustee have a substantial likelihood of involving the Trustee in personal liability and (iii) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction; and (d) any Holder of a Security shall have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, to enforce its rights under this Guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trustee, the Company or any other Person. ARTICLE III COVENANTS OF THE GUARANTOR [Section 3.1. Consolidation or Merger of the Guarantor. The Guarantor may merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, if (a) (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation, the Guarantor is the surviving corporation or (ii) in the case of a merger or consolidation where the Guarantor is not the surviving corporation and in the case of any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or a State thereof and such Person expressly assumes by supplemental agreement all the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee and (b) the Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition complies with this Section and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with. In the event of the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Guarantor as provided in clause (a)(ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor hereunder and all such obligations of the Guarantor shall terminate. Section 3.2. Reports by the Guarantor. During the term hereof, the Guarantor covenants: 5
(a) to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Guarantor is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Guarantor may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or, if the Guarantor is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of such sections, then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations; (b) to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Guarantor with the conditions and covenants provided for in this Guarantee and the Indenture, as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations; (c) to transmit to all Holders of the Securities within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, in the manner and to the extent provided in section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Guarantor pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 3.2, as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act; and (d) to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Guarantor, a brief certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or principal accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the Guarantor's compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Guarantee. For purposes of this Section 3.2, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Guarantee.][Delete if comparable provisions are included in applicable Indenture Supplement.] 6
ARTICLE IV NOTICES Section 4.1. Notices. All notices, certificates or other communications to the Guarantor hereunder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Guarantor addressed to it at AMR Corporation, MD 5566, P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616, Attention: Treasurer, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Guarantor. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS Section 5.1. Effective Date; Termination. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall arise absolutely and unconditionally upon the date of the initial delivery of and authentication of the Securities. Subject to Section 2.6, this Guarantee shall terminate on such date as the Indenture is discharged and satisfied as to the Securities. Section 5.2. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The Guarantor shall provide the Trustee with such evidence of compliance with such conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee that relate to the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officer's Certificate. Section 5.3. Remedies Not Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or Holders of the Securities is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Guarantee or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default, omission or failure of performance hereunder shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Trustee and Holders of the Securities to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Guarantee, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, it shall not be necessary to give any notice. In the event any provision contained in this Guarantee should be breached, and thereafter duly waived, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no waiver, amendment, release or modification of this Guarantee shall be established by conduct, custom or course of dealing, but solely by an instrument in writing duly executed by the parties to this Guarantee. 7
Section 5.4. Amendments. This Guarantee may be amended or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto. Section 5.5. Entire Agreement; Counterparts. This Guarantee constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be executed simultaneously in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Section 5.6. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more phrases, sentences, clauses or sections contained in this Guarantee shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of this Guarantee, or any part thereof. Section 5.7. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE. This Guarantee is subject to the Trust Indenture Act and if any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required by the Trust Indenture Act to be a part of and govern this Guarantee, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Guarantee modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Guarantee as so modified, or to be excluded, as the case may be, whether or not such provision of this Guarantee refers expressly to such provision of the Trust Indenture Act. 8
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be executed in is corporate name, as of the date first above written. AMR CORPORATION By: -------------------------------- Title: -------------------------- CITIBANK, N.A. as Trustee By: -------------------------------- Title: -------------------------- 9
EXHIBIT 4.3 PASS THROUGH TRUST AGREEMENT Dated as of March , 2002 between AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
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Reconciliation and tie between American Airlines Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of March , 2002 and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. This reconciliation does not constitute part of the Pass Through Trust Agreement.
PASS THROUGH TRUST AGREEMENT This PASS THROUGH TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of March , 2002 (the "Basic Agreement"), between American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee, is made with respect to the formation from time to time of separate American Airlines Pass Through Trusts, and the issuance from time to time of separate series of Pass Through Certificates representing fractional undivided interests in the respective Trusts. WITNESSETH: ---------- WHEREAS, from time to time, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a Trust Supplement (this and certain other defined terms used herein are defined in Section 1.01) pursuant to which the Trustee shall declare the creation of a separate Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the series of Certificates to be issued in respect of such Trust, and the initial Holders of the Certificates of such series, as the grantors of such Trust, by their respective acceptances of the Certificates of such series, shall join in the creation of such Trust with the Trustee; WHEREAS, all Certificates to be issued in respect of each separate Trust will be issued as a separate series pursuant to this Agreement, will evidence fractional undivided interests in such Trust and will have no rights, benefits or interests in respect of any other separate Trust or the property held therein, subject, however, to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement to which one or more Trusts may be a party and to any provisions to the contrary in any applicable Trust Supplement; WHEREAS, from time to time, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to each separate Trust formed hereunder, the Trustee on behalf of such Trust shall purchase one or more issues of Equipment Notes, or notes issued by a separate trust or other entity secured by Equipment Notes, having the identical interest rate as, and final maturity dates not later than the final Regular Distribution Date of, the series of Certificates issued in respect of such Trust and, subject to the terms of any related Intercreditor Agreement and to any terms to the contrary in any applicable Trust Supplement, shall hold such Equipment Notes in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of such Trust; WHEREAS, to facilitate the sale of Equipment Notes to, and the purchase of Equipment Notes by, the Trustee on behalf of each Trust created from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, the Company as the "issuer", as such term is defined in and solely for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Certificates to be issued in respect of each Trust and as the "obligor", as such term is defined in and solely for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended to date, has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Basic Agreement and is undertaking to perform certain administrative and ministerial duties hereunder and is also undertaking to pay the fees and expenses of the Trustee; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time, is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and of other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Basic Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (1) the terms used herein that are defined in this Article I have the meanings assigned to them in this Article I, and include the plural as well as the singular; (2) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, or by the rules promulgated under the Trust Indenture Act, have the meanings assigned to them therein; (3) all references in this Basic Agreement to designated "Articles", "Sections", "Subsections" and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections, Subsections and other subdivisions of this Basic Agreement; (4) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Basic Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, Subsection or other subdivision; (5) unless the context otherwise requires, whenever the words "including", "include" or "includes" are used herein, it shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation"; and (6) the term "this Agreement" (as distinguished from "this Basic Agreement") refers, unless the context otherwise requires, to this Basic Agreement as supplemented by the Trust Supplement creating a particular Trust and establishing the series of Certificates issued or to be issued in respect thereof, with reference to such Trust and such series of Certificates, as this Basic Agreement as so supplemented may be further supplemented with respect to such Trust and such series of Certificates. Act: Has the meaning, with respect to any Certificateholder, specified in Section 1.04(a). 2
Affiliate: Means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control", when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Aircraft: Means one or more aircraft, including engines therefor, owned by or leased to the Company and securing one or more Equipment Notes. Authorized Agent: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, any Paying Agent or Registrar for the Certificates of such series. Basic Agreement: Means this Pass Through Trust Agreement, as the same may from time to time be supplemented, amended or modified, but does not include any Trust Supplement. Book-Entry Certificates: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, a beneficial interest in the Certificates of such series, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries as described in Section 3.05. Business Day: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in New York, New York, Dallas, Texas, or, so long as any Certificate of such series is outstanding, the city and state in which the Trustee or any related Loan Trustee maintains its Corporate Trust Office or receives and disburses funds. Certificate: Means any one of the certificates executed and authenticated by the Trustee, substantially in the form specified in the relevant Trust Supplement. Certificate Account: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the account or accounts created and maintained for such series pursuant to Section 4.01(a) and the related Trust Supplement. Certificateholder or Holder: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the Person in whose name a Certificate of such series is registered in the Register for Certificates of such series. Certificate Owner: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, for purposes of Section 3.05, a Person who owns a Book-Entry Certificate of such series. Clearing Agency: Means an organization registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 3
Clearing Agency Participant: Means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects, directly or indirectly, book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency. Company: Means American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest pursuant to Section 5.02. Controlling Party: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the Person entitled to act as such pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Corporate Trust Office: Means, with respect to the Trustee or any Loan Trustee, the office of such trustee in the city at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered. Cut-off Date: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the date designated as such in the Trust Supplement establishing such series. Definitive Certificates: Has the meaning, with respect to the Certificates of any series, specified in Section 3.05. Direction: Has the meaning specified in Section 1.04(a). Distribution Date: Means any Regular Distribution Date, Special Distribution Date or Initial Regular Distribution Date. Equipment Note: Means, with respect to any Trust, any one of the notes, certificates or instruments issued pursuant to any Indenture and described as "Equipment Notes" in, or on a schedule attached to, the Trust Supplement in respect of such Trust and to be held by the Trustee as part of such Trust, including any Equipment Note (as so defined) issued under the applicable Indenture in replacement thereof or substitution therefor. ERISA: Means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal statute. Escrow Account: Has the meaning, with respect to any Trust, specified in Section 2.02(b). Escrowed Funds: Has the meaning, with respect to any Trust, specified in Section 2.02(b). Event of Default: Means, in respect of any Trust, an Indenture Event of Default under any Indenture pursuant to which Equipment Notes held by such Trust were issued and such other event as may be designated under the related Trust Supplement as an "Event of Default". 4
Fractional Undivided Interest: Means the fractional undivided interest in a Trust that is evidenced by a Certificate relating to such Trust. Holder: Has the meaning specified in the definition of "Certificateholder or Holder". Indenture: Means, with respect to any Trust, each of the one or more separate trust indenture and security agreements or trust indenture and mortgages or similar documents described in, or on a schedule attached to, the Trust Supplement and an indenture having substantially the same terms and conditions which relates to a Substitute Aircraft, as each such indenture may be amended or supplemented in accordance with its respective terms; and "Indentures" means all of such agreements. Indenture Event of Default: Means, with respect to any Indenture, any Event of Default (as such term is defined in such Indenture). Initial Regular Distribution Date: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the first Regular Distribution Date on which a Scheduled Payment is to be made. Intercreditor Agreement: Means (a) any agreement by and among the Trustee, as trustee with respect to one or more Trusts, one or more Liquidity Providers, if applicable, and a Subordination Agent providing, among other things, for the distribution of payments made in respect of Equipment Notes held by such Trusts, or (b) such other agreement or agreements designated as an "Intercreditor Agreement" in the Trust Supplement relating to any Trust. Issuance Date: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the date of the issuance of such Certificates. Lease: Means any lease between an Owner Trustee, as the lessor (or such other Person acting as the lessor), and the Company, as the lessee, referred to in the related Indenture, as such lease may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms; and "Leases" means all such Leases. Letter of Representations: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, an agreement among the Company, the Trustee and the initial Clearing Agency substantially in the form attached as an Exhibit to the related Trust Supplement, as such letter may be modified or supplemented, or any successor letter thereto. Liquidity Facility: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series or any Equipment Notes, (a) any revolving credit agreement, letter of credit, bank guarantee, insurance policy, surety bond or financial guaranty or any other type of agreement or arrangement for the provision of insurance, a guarantee or other credit enhancement or liquidity support relating to the Certificates of such series between a Liquidity Provider and a Subordination Agent or one or more other Persons, as amended, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its 5
terms and, if applicable, the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, or (b) such other agreement or agreements designated as a "Liquidity Facility" in the Trust Supplement relating to any Trust. Liquidity Provider: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, a bank, insurance company, financial institution or other Person that agrees to provide a Liquidity Facility for the benefit of the holders of Certificates of such series. Loan Trustee: Means, with respect to any Equipment Note or the Indenture applicable thereto, the bank, trust company or other financial institution designated as loan or indenture trustee under such Indenture, and any successor to such Loan Trustee as such trustee; and "Loan Trustees" means all of the Loan Trustees under the Indentures. Note Documents: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the Equipment Notes with respect to such Certificates and, with respect to such Equipment Notes, the related Indenture, Note Purchase Agreement, and, if the related Aircraft is leased to the Company, the related Lease and the related Purchase Agreement Assignment (as defined in the related Lease), if any, and, if the Parent has guaranteed the obligations of the Company under any such Equipment Notes or Leases, the Parent Guarantee. Note Purchase Agreement: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, any note purchase, refunding, participation or similar agreement providing for, among other things, the purchase of Equipment Notes by the Trustee on behalf of the relevant Trust; and "Note Purchase Agreements" means all such agreements. Officer's Certificate: Means a certificate signed, (a) in the case of the Company, by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President or the Treasurer of the Company or (b) in the case of the Trustee or an Owner Trustee or a Loan Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or such Owner Trustee or such Loan Trustee, as the case may be. Opinion of Counsel: Means a written opinion of legal counsel who (a) in the case of counsel for the Company may be (i) a senior attorney of the Company one of whose principal duties is furnishing advice as to legal matters, (ii) Debevoise & Plimpton or (iii) such other counsel designated by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and (b) in the case of any Owner Trustee or any Loan Trustee, such counsel as they may designate, whether or not such counsel is an employee of any of them, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Outstanding: When used with respect to Certificates of any series, means, as of the date of determination, all Certificates of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Agreement, except: (i) Certificates of such series theretofore cancelled by the Registrar or delivered to the Trustee or the Registrar for cancellation; 6
(ii) all of the Certificates of such series if money in the full amount required to make the final distribution with respect to such series pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee in trust for the Holders of the Certificates of such series as provided in Section 4.01, pending distribution of such money to such Certificateholders pursuant to payment of such final distribution payment; and (iii) Certificates of such series in exchange for or in lieu of which other Certificates of such series have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Owner Participant: Means, with respect to any Equipment Note, the "Owner Participant", if any, as referred to in the Indenture pursuant to which such Equipment Note is issued and any permitted successor or assign of such Owner Participant; and "Owner Participants" at any time of determination means all of the Owner Participants thus referred to in the Indentures. Owner Trustee: Means, with respect to any Equipment Note, the "Owner Trustee", if any, as referred to in the Indenture pursuant to which such Equipment Note is issued, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee; and "Owner Trustees" means all of the Owner Trustees party to any of the related Indentures. Parent: Means AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns. Parent Guarantee: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, a guarantee by the Parent of the obligations of the Company under any Equipment Notes or any Leases related to Equipment Notes to be acquired and held in the Trust as to which the Certificates of such series represent fractional undivided interests. Paying Agent: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the paying agent maintained and appointed for the Certificates of such series pursuant to Section 7.12. Permitted Investments: Means obligations of the United States of America or agencies or instrumentalities thereof for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged, maturing in not more than 60 days after the date of acquisition thereof or such lesser time as is required for the distribution of any Special Payments on a Special Distribution Date. Person: Means any person, including any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, trustee, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Pool Balance: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series as of any date, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplements, (i) the original aggregate face amount of the Certificates of such series less (ii) the aggregate amount of all distributions made in respect of such Certificates other than distributions made in respect of interest or premium or reimbursement of any costs or expenses incurred in connection therewith. The Pool Balance as of 7
any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date with respect to such series shall be computed after giving effect to the payment of principal, if any, on the Equipment Notes or other Trust Property held in the Trust and the distribution thereof to be made on such date. Pool Factor: Means, with respect to any series of Certificates as of any date, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, the quotient (rounded to the seventh decimal place, with 0.00000005 being rounded upward) computed by dividing (i) the Pool Balance of such series as of such date by (ii) the original aggregate face amount of the Certificates of such series. The Pool Factor as of any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date with respect to such series shall be computed after giving effect to the payment of principal, if any, on the Equipment Notes or other Trust Property held in the Trust relating to such series and the distribution thereof to be made on such date. Postponed Notes: Means, with respect to any Trust or the related series of Certificates, the Equipment Notes to be held in such Trust as to which a Postponement Notice shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(b). Postponement Notice: Means, with respect to any Trust or the related series of Certificates, an Officer's Certificate of the Company (i) requesting that the Trustee temporarily postpone purchase of the related Equipment Notes to a date later than the Issuance Date of such series of Certificates, (ii) identifying the amount of the purchase price of each such Equipment Note and the aggregate purchase price for all such Equipment Notes, (iii) setting forth the reasons for such postponement and (iv) with respect to each such Equipment Note, either (a) setting or resetting a new Transfer Date (which shall be on or prior to the applicable Cut-off Date) for payment by the Trustee of such purchase price and issuance of the related Equipment Note (subject to subsequent change from time to time in accordance with the relevant Note Purchase Agreement), or (b) indicating that such new Transfer Date (which shall be on or prior to the applicable Cut-off Date) will be set by subsequent written notice not less than one Business Day prior to such new Transfer Date (subject to subsequent change from time to time in accordance with the relevant Note Purchase Agreement). Potential Purchaser: Has the meaning, with respect to any Certificateholder, specified in Section 6.01(d). Purchasing Certificateholder: Has the meaning, with respect to any Certificateholder, specified in Section 6.01(d). Record Date: Means, with respect to any Trust or the related series of Certificates, (i) for Scheduled Payments to be distributed on any Regular Distribution Date, other than the final distribution with respect to such series, the 15th day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Regular Distribution Date, or such other date as shall be specified for such series in the applicable Trust Supplement, and (ii) for Special Payments to be distributed on any Special Distribution Date, other than the final distribution with respect to such series, the 15th day (whether or not a Business 8
Day) preceding such Special Distribution Date, or such other date as shall be specified for such series in the applicable Trust Supplement. Register and Registrar: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Sections 3.04 and 7.12, respectively. Regular Distribution Date: Means, with respect to distributions of Scheduled Payments in respect of any series of Certificates, each date designated as such in this Agreement, until payment of all the Scheduled Payments to be made under the Equipment Notes held in the Trust have been made or until such Equipment Notes have been redeemed or otherwise prepaid in full. Request: Means a request by the Company setting forth the subject matter of the request accompanied by an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as provided in Section 1.02 of this Basic Agreement. Responsible Officer: Means, with respect to any Trustee, any Loan Trustee and any Owner Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Department or similar department of the Trustee, such Loan Trustee or such Owner Trustee, as the case may be, or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject. Responsible Party: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the Company or the other Person designated as such in the related Trust Supplement. Scheduled Payment: Means, with respect to any Equipment Note, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, (i) any payment of principal or interest on such Equipment Note (other than any such payment which is not in fact received by the Trustee or any Subordination Agent within five days after the date on which such payment is scheduled to be made) or (ii) any distribution in respect of principal or interest on such Equipment Note to the Holders of the Certificates of any series with funds drawn under the Liquidity Facility for such series (other than any such payment which is not in fact received by the Trustee or any Subordination Agent within five days after the date upon which payment is scheduled to be made), which payment in the case of clause (i) or clause (ii) represents an installment of principal on such Equipment Note at the stated maturity of such installment, or the payment of regularly scheduled interest accrued on the unpaid principal amount of such Equipment Note, or both; provided, however, that any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest resulting from the redemption or purchase of any Equipment Note shall not constitute a Scheduled Payment. SEC: Means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted or created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date. 9
Selling Certificateholder: Has the meaning, with respect to any Certificateholder, specified in Section 6.01(d). Special Distribution Date: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, each date on which a Special Payment is to be distributed as specified in this Agreement. Special Payment: Means, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, (i) any payment (other than a Scheduled Payment) in respect of, or any proceeds of, any Equipment Note held in a Trust or the Collateral or Trust Indenture Estate, as the case may be (in each case, as defined in each Indenture relating to such Trust), (ii) the amounts required to be distributed pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.02(b), or (iii) the amounts required to be distributed pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.02(b). Special Payments Account: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the account or accounts created and maintained for such series pursuant to Section 4.01(b) and the related Trust Supplement. Specified Investments: Means, with respect to any Trust, unless otherwise specified in the related Trust Supplement, (i) obligations of the United States Government or agencies thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States Government, (ii) open market commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof rated at least P-2 or its equivalent by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or at least A-2 or its equivalent by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (including the Trustee if such conditions are met), (iii) certificates of deposit issued by commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof having a combined capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 which banks or their holding companies have a rating of A or its equivalent by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or A2 or its equivalent by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (including the Trustee if such conditions are met); provided, however, that the aggregate amount at any one time so invested in certificates of deposit issued by any one bank shall not exceed 5% of such bank's capital and surplus, (iv) U.S. dollar denominated offshore certificates of deposit issued by, or offshore time deposits with, any commercial bank described in (iii) or any subsidiary thereof, and (v) repurchase agreements with any financial institution having combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 (including the Trustee if such conditions are met) with any of the obligations described in clauses (i) through (iv) as collateral; provided further that if all of the above investments are unavailable, the entire amounts to be invested may be used to purchase Federal Funds from an entity described in clause (iii) above; and provided further that no investment shall be eligible as a "Specified Investment" unless the final maturity or date of return of such investment is on or before the Special Distribution Date next following the Cut-off Date for such Trust by at least 15 days. The Trustee is hereby authorized, in making or disposing of any investment described herein, to deal with itself (in its individual capacity) or with any one or more of its Affiliates, whether it or such Affiliate is acting as an agent of the Trustee or for any third person or dealing as principal for its own account. 10
Subordination Agent: Has the meaning, with respect to the Certificates of any series, specified therefor in the relevant Intercreditor Agreement. Substitute Aircraft: Means, with respect to any Trust, any Aircraft of a type specified in this Agreement and, at the election of the Company, substituted prior to the applicable Cut-off Date, if any, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Transfer Date: Has the meaning, with respect to the Certificates of any series, assigned to that term or any of the terms "Delivery Date", "Funding Date" or "Closing Date" in any relevant Note Purchase Agreement, and in any event refers to any such date as it may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Note Purchase Agreement. Triggering Event: Has the meaning, with respect to the Certificates of any series, specified therefor in the relevant Intercreditor Agreement. Trust: Means, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the separate trust created under this Agreement. Trustee: Means, with respect to any particular Trust, the institution executing this Agreement as the Trustee, or its successor in interest, and any successor or other trustee appointed as provided herein (it being understood that the same institution need not act as the Trustee in respect of all of the Trusts created pursuant to this Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplements). Trust Indenture Act: Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.06, means, with respect to any particular Trust, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and in force at the date as of which the related Trust Supplement was executed. Trust Property: Means, with respect to any Trust, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, (i) subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the Equipment Notes held as the property of such Trust, all monies at any time paid thereon and all monies due and to become due thereunder, (ii) debt instruments issued by the Company in accordance with the first paragraph of Section 2.02(b), (iii) funds from time to time deposited in the related Escrow Account, the related Certificate Account and the related Special Payments Account and, subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, any proceeds from the sale by the Trustee pursuant to Article VI hereof of any Equipment Note referred to in (i) above, (iv) all rights of such Trust and the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, under any Intercreditor Agreement or Liquidity Facility, including, without limitation, all rights to receive all monies and other property payable thereunder, and (v) all monies or other property receivable under any Intercreditor Agreement or Liquidity Facility for such Trust. Trust Supplement: Means an agreement supplemental hereto pursuant to which (i) a separate Trust is created for the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates of a series, (ii) the issuance of the Certificates of such series representing fractional undivided interests in such Trust is authorized and 11
(iii) the terms of the Certificates of such series are established, as such agreement may from time to time be supplemented, amended or otherwise modified. Section 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions. Upon any application or request (except with respect to matters set forth in Article II) by the Company, any Owner Trustee or any Loan Trustee to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Basic Agreement or, in respect of the Certificates of any series, this Agreement, the Company, such Owner Trustee or such Loan Trustee, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee (i) an Officer's Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signer or signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Basic Agreement or this Agreement relating to the proposed action have been complied with and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Basic Agreement or this Agreement relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Basic Agreement or, in respect of the Certificates of any series, this Agreement (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 8.04(d)) or any Trust Supplement shall include: (1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions in this Basic Agreement or this Agreement relating thereto; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with. Section 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Basic Agreement or, in 12
respect of the Certificates of any series, this Agreement, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. Section 1.04. Directions of Certificateholders. (a) Any direction, consent, request, demand, authorization, notice, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement or in respect of the Certificates of any series to be given or taken by Certificateholders (a "Direction") may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by an agent or proxy duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, when it is expressly required pursuant to this Agreement, to the Company or any Loan Trustee. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Certificateholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent or proxy shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Company and the related Loan Trustee, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04. (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the certificate of any notary public or other officer of any jurisdiction authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds or administer oaths that the Person executing such instrument acknowledged to him the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution sworn to before any such notary or such other officer, and where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or association or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation, association or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other reasonable manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. (c) In determining whether the Certificateholders of the requisite Fractional Undivided Interests of Certificates of any series Outstanding have given any Direction under this Agreement, Certificates owned by the Company, any related Owner Trustee, any related Owner Participant or any Affiliate of any such Person shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for purposes of any such determination. In determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such Direction, only Certificates which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if any such Person owns 100% of the Certificates of any series Outstanding, such Certificates shall not be so disregarded, and (ii) if any amount of Certificates of any series owned by any such Person have been pledged in good faith, such Certificates shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Certificates and that the pledgee is not the Company, any related Owner Trustee, any related Owner Participant or any Affiliate of any such Person. (d) The Company may, at its option, by delivery of an Officer's Certificate to the Trustee, set a record date to determine the Certificateholders in respect of the Certificates of any series 13
entitled to give any Direction. Notwithstanding Section 316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, such record date shall be the record date specified in such Officer's Certificate, which shall be a date not more than 30 days prior to the first solicitation of Certificateholders of the applicable series in connection therewith. If such a record date is fixed, such Direction may be given before or after such record date, but only the Certificateholders of record of the applicable series at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Certificateholders for the purposes of determining whether Certificateholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Certificates of such series have authorized or agreed or consented to such Direction, and for that purpose the Outstanding Certificates of such series shall be computed as of such record date; provided, however, that no such Direction by the Certificateholders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement not later than one year after such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be deemed cancelled and of no effect). (e) Any Direction by the Holder of any Certificate shall bind the Holder of every Certificate issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not notation of such Direction is made upon such Certificate. (f) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.04(c), Certificates of any series owned by or pledged to any Person shall have an equal and proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Agreement, without preference, priority or distinction as among all of the Certificates of such series. (g) The Company and the Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Certificateholders. ARTICLE II ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES; ACQUISITION OF TRUST PROPERTY Section 2.01. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. (a) The aggregate face amount of Certificates that may be authenticated and delivered under this Basic Agreement is unlimited. The Certificates may be issued from time to time in one or more series and shall be designated generally as the "Pass Through Certificates", with such further designations added or incorporated in such title for the Certificates of each series as are specified in the related Trust Supplement. Each Certificate shall bear upon its face the designation so selected for the series to which it belongs. All Certificates of the same series shall be substantially identical except that the Certificates of a series may differ as to denomination and as may otherwise be provided in the Trust Supplement establishing the Certificates of such series. Each series of Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement will evidence fractional undivided interests in the related Trust and, except as may be specified in any 14
Intercreditor Agreement or in the applicable Trust Supplement, will have no rights, benefits or interests in respect of any other Trust or the Trust Property held therein. All Certificates of the same series shall be in all respects equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of this Agreement without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of authentication and delivery, all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. (b) The following matters shall be established with respect to the Certificates of each series issued hereunder by a Trust Supplement executed and delivered (x) by and between the Company and the Trustee, or (y) if the Parent will guarantee the obligations of the Company under any Equipment Notes or any Leases related to Equipment Notes to be acquired and held in the Trust formed by such Trust Supplement, by and among the Parent, the Company and the Trustee: (1) the formation of the Trust as to which the Certificates of such series represent fractional undivided interests and its designation (which designation shall distinguish such Trust from each other Trust created under this Basic Agreement and a Trust Supplement); (2) the specific title of the Certificates of such series (which title shall distinguish the Certificates of such series from each other series of Certificates created under this Basic Agreement and a Trust Supplement); (3) subject to Section 2.01(a) hereof, any limit upon the aggregate face amount of the Certificates of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Basic Agreement (which limit shall not pertain to Certificates authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Certificates of the series pursuant to Sections 3.03, 3.04, 3.05(d) and 3.06); (4) the Cut-off Date with respect to the Certificates of such series and the related Trust; (5) the Regular Distribution Dates applicable to the Certificates of such series; (6) the Special Distribution Dates applicable to the Certificates of such series; (7) if other than as provided in Section 3.04 or Section 7.12(b), the Registrar or the Paying Agent for the Certificates of such series, including any Co-Registrar or additional Paying Agent; (8) if other than as provided in Section 3.01, the denominations in which the Certificates of such series shall be issuable; (9) if other than United States dollars, the currency or currencies (including composite currencies or currency units) in which the Certificates of such series shall be denominated or payable, in whole or in part; 15
(10) the specific form of the Certificates of such series (including the interest rate applicable thereto) and whether or not Certificates of such series are to be issued as Book-Entry Certificates and, if such Certificates are to be Book-Entry Certificates, the form of Letter of Representations, if any (or, in the case of any Certificates denominated or payable in a currency other than United States dollars and if other than as provided in Section 3.05, whether and the circumstances under which beneficial owners of interests in such Certificates in permanent global form may exchange such interests for Certificates of such series and of like tenor of any authorized form and denomination); (11) a description of the Equipment Notes, and, if applicable, of any notes issued by a trust or other entity secured by Equipment Notes, to be acquired and held in the Trust formed by such Trust Supplement and of the related Aircraft, if determined, and Note Documents, if determined; (12) provisions with respect to the terms for which the definitions set forth in Article I hereof or the terms of any Section hereof, including Section 11.01 hereof, permit or require further specification in the related Trust Supplement; (13) any restrictions (including legends) in respect of ERISA or tax matters; (14) the acceptance of appointment by the institution named to act as Trustee with respect to such Trust, if different from the institution executing this Basic Agreement or its successor; (15) whether such series will be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement and, if so, the specific designation of such Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of Potential Purchasers upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event; (16) whether such series will have the benefit of a Liquidity Facility or any interest rate swap, interest rate cap, option, forward contract or other derivative contract or similar agreement or arrangement and, if so, any terms appropriate thereto; (17) whether the Parent will guarantee the obligations of the Company under any Equipment Notes or any Leases related to Equipment Notes to be acquired and held in the Trust formed by such Trust Supplement and, if so, the specific form of such Parent Guarantee or Parent Guarantees and a statement that the Parent shall be an "obligor" as such term is defined in and solely for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act and shall be required to comply with those provisions of this Agreement compliance with which is required by an "obligor" under the Trust Indenture Act; 16
(18) whether there will be a deposit agreement, escrow agreement or other arrangement prior to the delivery of one or more Aircraft or the commencement of the Lease in respect of one or more Aircraft and, if so, any terms appropriate thereto; (19) the extent, if any, to which the Company may acquire Certificates and deliver such Certificates or cash to the respective Trusts and obtain the release of Equipment Notes or other Trust Property held by such Trusts; (20) if the Certificates of such series are to be issued in bearer form, the forms thereof and any other special terms relating thereto; (21) the "Responsible Party" for purposes of directing the Trustee to make Specified Investments; and (22) any other terms of the Certificates of such series or any related Parent Guarantee (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act but may modify, amend, supplement or delete any of the terms of this Basic Agreement), including any terms of the Certificates of such series which may be required or advisable under United States laws or regulations or advisable (as determined by the Company) in connection with the marketing of Certificates of the series. (c) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Basic Agreement and a Trust Supplement forming a Trust and establishing the terms of Certificates of a series, Certificates of such series shall be executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Person or Persons specified by the Company upon request of the Company and upon satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent set forth in such Trust Supplement or in any other document to which a Trustee is a party relating to the issuance of the Certificates of such series. Section 2.02. Acquisition of Equipment Notes. (a) Unless otherwise specified in the related Trust Supplement, on or prior to the Issuance Date of the Certificates of a series, the Trustee shall execute and deliver the related Note Purchase Agreements in the form delivered to the Trustee by the Company. Unless otherwise specified in the related Trust Supplement, the Trustee shall issue and sell such Certificates, in authorized denominations and in such Fractional Undivided Interests, so as to result in the receipt of consideration in an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price of the Equipment Notes (and/or, if applicable, any notes issued by a trust or other entity secured by Equipment Notes) contemplated to be purchased by the Trustee under the related Note Purchase Agreements and, concurrently therewith (unless the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee the Postponement Notice relating to one or more Postponed Notes pursuant to Subsection (b) below), the Trustee shall purchase, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreements, such Equipment Notes (except Postponed Notes, if any)(or other notes) at a purchase price equal to the amount of such consideration so received. Except as provided in Sections 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 and 3.06 hereof, the Trustee shall not execute, authenticate or deliver Certificates of such series in excess 17
of the aggregate amount specified in this paragraph. The provisions of this Subsection (a) are subject to the provisions of Subsection (b) below. (b) If on or prior to the Issuance Date with respect to a series of Certificates the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Postponement Notice relating to one or more Postponed Notes, the Trustee shall postpone the purchase of such Postponed Notes and shall deposit into an escrow account (as to the related Trust, the "Escrow Account") to be maintained as part of the related Trust an amount equal to the purchase price of such Postponed Notes (the "Escrowed Funds"). The portion of the Escrowed Funds so deposited with respect to any particular Postponed Notes shall be invested (a) by the Trustee at the direction and risk of, and for the benefit of, the Responsible Party in Specified Investments or (b) if provided in the Trust Supplement relating to such series of Certificates and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, in debt instruments of the Company, in each case (i) maturing no later than any scheduled Transfer Date relating to such Postponed Notes, or (ii) if no such Transfer Date has been scheduled, maturing on the next Business Day, or (iii) if subsequent to the giving of the applicable Postponement Notice the Company has given notice to the Trustee that such Postponed Notes will not be issued, maturing on the next applicable Special Distribution Date, if such investments are reasonably available for purchase. The Trustee shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only as provided in this Agreement. Upon request of the Company on one or more occasions and the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions specified in the applicable Note Purchase Agreements on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, the Trustee shall purchase the applicable Postponed Notes, on the terms specified in such Note Purchase Agreements, with the Escrowed Funds withdrawn from the Escrow Account. The Trustee shall hold all Specified Investments until the maturity thereof and will not sell or otherwise transfer Specified Investments. If Specified Investments held in an Escrow Account mature prior to any applicable Transfer Date, any proceeds received on the maturity of such Specified Investments (other than any earnings thereon) shall be reinvested by the Trustee at the written direction and risk of, and for the benefit of, the Responsible Party in Specified Investments maturing as provided in the preceding paragraph. Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, any earnings on Specified Investments received from time to time by the Trustee shall be promptly distributed to the Responsible Party. The Responsible Party shall pay to the Trustee for deposit to the relevant Escrow Account an amount equal to any net losses on any Specified Investments made at its direction and risk as incurred. On any Regular Distribution Date in respect of the Certificates of any series occurring prior to the date of purchase of any Postponed Notes by the Trustee, the Responsible Party will pay (in immediately available funds) to the Trustee an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Postponed Notes if such Postponed Notes had been purchased on the later of the Issuance Date or the previous Regular Distribution Date in respect of the Certificates of such series to, but not including, such Regular Distribution Date. On the first Regular Distribution Date in respect of the Certificates of any series following the purchase of any Postponed Notes by the Trustee, the Responsible Party will pay (in immediately available funds) to the Trustee an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Postponed Notes if such Postponed Notes had 18
been purchased on the later of the Issuance Date or the previous Regular Distribution Date in respect of the Certificates of such series to, but not including, the date of the purchase of such Postponed Notes by the Trustee. If, in respect of the Certificates of any series, the Company notifies the Trustee prior to the Cut-off Date that any Postponed Notes will not be issued on or prior to the Cut-off Date for any reason, on the next Special Distribution Date for such Certificates occurring not less than 15 days following the date of such notice, (i) the Responsible Party shall pay (in immediately available funds) to the Trustee for deposit in the related Special Payments Account, an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued on the Postponed Notes designated in such notice from the later of the Issuance Date or the previous Regular Distribution Date in respect of the Certificates of such series to, but not including, such Special Distribution Date and (ii) the Trustee shall transfer an amount equal to that amount of Escrowed Funds that would have been used to purchase the Postponed Notes designated in such notice and the amount paid by the Responsible Party pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) to the related Special Payments Account for distribution as a Special Payment in accordance with the provisions hereof. If, on such Cut-off Date, an amount equal to less than all of the Escrowed Funds (other than Escrowed Funds referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph) has been used to purchase Postponed Notes, on the next Special Distribution Date occurring not less than 15 days following such Cut-off Date (i) the Responsible Party shall pay to the Trustee for deposit in such Special Payments Account, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Postponed Notes contemplated to be purchased with such unused Escrowed Funds (other than Escrowed Funds referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph) but not so purchased from the later of the Issuance Date or the previous Regular Distribution Date in respect of the Certificates of such series to, but not including, such Special Distribution Date and (ii) the Trustee shall transfer such unused Escrowed Funds and the amount paid by the Responsible Party pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) to such Special Payments Account for distribution as a Special Payment in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 2.03. Acceptance by Trustee. The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of a Trust Supplement creating a Trust and establishing a series of Certificates, shall acknowledge its acceptance of all right, title and interest in and to the Trust Property to be acquired pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof and the related Note Purchase Agreements and shall declare that the Trustee holds and will hold such right, title and interest for the benefit of all then present and future Certificateholders of such series, upon the trusts herein and in such Trust Supplement set forth. By the acceptance of each Certificate of such series issued to it under this Agreement, each initial Holder of such series as grantor of such Trust shall thereby join in the creation and declaration of such Trust. No Certificateholder of any series shall have legal title to any part of the Trust Property of the related Trust. Section 2.04. Limitation of Powers. Each Trust shall be constituted solely for the purpose of making the investment in the Equipment Notes provided for in the related Trust Supplement, and, 19
except as set forth herein or in such related Trust Supplement, the Trustee shall not be authorized or empowered to acquire any other investments or engage in any other activities. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, the Trustee shall not be authorized or empowered to do anything that would cause such Trust to fail to qualify as a "grantor trust" for federal income tax purposes (including as subject to this restriction, acquiring any Aircraft (as defined in the related Indentures) by bidding such Equipment Notes or otherwise, or taking any action with respect to any such Aircraft once acquired). ARTICLE III THE CERTIFICATES Section 3.01. Form, Denomination and Execution of Certificates. Except to the extent otherwise specified in the applicable Trust Supplement, the Certificates of each series shall be issued in fully registered form without coupons and shall be substantially in the form specified in such Trust Supplement, with such omissions, variations and insertions as are permitted by this Agreement, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with any applicable laws, rules, regulations or the rules of any securities exchange on which such Certificates may be listed or to conform to any usage in respect thereof, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Trustee or the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by the Trustee's or such officers' execution of the Certificates. Except as provided in Section 3.05, the definitive Certificates of such series shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Certificates may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of such Certificates. Except as otherwise provided in the related Trust Supplement, the Certificates of each series shall be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof except that one Certificate of such series may be issued in a different denomination. The Certificates of such series shall be executed on behalf of the Trustee by manual or facsimile signature of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee. Certificates of any series bearing the manual or facsimile signature of an individual who was, at the time when such signature was affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall be valid and binding obligations of the Trustee, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such office at the date of such Certificates. Section 3.02. Authentication of Certificates. (a) Except to the extent otherwise specified in the applicable Trust Supplement, on the Issuance Date, the Trustee shall duly execute, authenticate and deliver Certificates of each series in authorized denominations equaling in the aggregate the 20
aggregate face amount of the Equipment Notes that may be purchased by the Trustee pursuant to the related Note Purchase Agreements, and evidencing the entire ownership of the related Trust. Thereafter, the Trustee shall duly execute, authenticate and deliver the Certificates of such series as herein provided. (b) No Certificate of any series shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in the Trust Supplement relating to such series of Certificates executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates of any series shall be dated the date of their authentication. Section 3.03. Temporary Certificates. Until definitive Certificates are ready for delivery, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver temporary Certificates of each series. Temporary Certificates of each series shall be substantially in the form of definitive Certificates of such series but may have insertions, substitutions, omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the officers executing the temporary Certificates of such series, as evidenced by their execution of such temporary Certificates. If temporary Certificates of any series are issued, the Trustee will cause definitive Certificates of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Certificates of such series, the temporary Certificates shall be exchangeable for definitive Certificates upon surrender of such temporary Certificates at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 7.12, without charge to the Certificateholder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Certificates, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like face amount of definitive Certificates of like series, in authorized denominations and of a like Fractional Undivided Interest. Until so exchanged, such temporary Certificates shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as definitive Certificates of such series. Section 3.04. Transfer and Exchange. The Trustee shall cause to be kept at the office or agency to be maintained by it in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.12 a register (the "Register") for each series of Certificates in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates of such series and of transfers and exchanges of such Certificates as herein provided. The Trustee shall initially be the registrar (the "Registrar") for the purpose of registering such Certificates of each series and transfers and exchanges of such Certificates as herein provided. All Certificates issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates of any series shall be valid obligations of the applicable Trust, evidencing the same interest therein, and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement, as the Certificates of such series surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. 21
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office or such other office or agency, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of like series, in authorized denominations of a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest. At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for other Certificates of like series, in authorized denominations and of a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at any such office or agency. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver the Certificates that the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Registrar duly executed by the Certificateholder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, no service charge shall be made to a Certificateholder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee shall require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates. All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently destroyed by the Trustee. Section 3.05. Book-Entry and Definitive Certificates. (a) Except for one Certificate of each series that may be issued in a denomination of other than an even multiple of $1,000, the Certificates of any series may be issued at the option of the Company in the form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book-Entry Certificates of such series, to be delivered to The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Company. In such case, the Certificates of such series delivered to The Depository Trust Company shall initially be registered on the Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Certificate Owner will receive a definitive certificate representing such Certificate Owner's interest in the Certificates of such series, except as provided in Subsection (d) below. As to the Certificates of any such series (other than the one Certificate or such series issued in a denomination of other than an even multiple of $1,000), unless and until definitive, fully registered Certificates (the "Definitive Certificates") have been issued pursuant to Subsection (d) below: (1) the provisions of this Section 3.05 shall be in full force and effect; (2) the Company, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and the Trustee may deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes (including the making of distributions on the Certificates); (3) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 3.05 conflict with any other provisions of this Agreement (other than the provisions of any Trust Supplement 22
expressly amending this Section 3.05 as permitted by this Basic Agreement), the provisions of this Section 3.05 shall control; (4) the rights of Certificate Owners shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the Clearing Agency Participants; and until Definitive Certificates are issued pursuant to Subsection (d) below, the Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit distributions of principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Certificates to such Clearing Agency Participants; (5) such Certificates of such series may be transferred in whole, but not in part, and in the manner provided in Section 3.04, by the Clearing Agency holding such Certificates to a nominee of such Clearing Agency, or by such Clearing Agency to a successor Clearing Agency that has been selected or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Clearing Agency; and (6) whenever this Agreement requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Certificateholders of such series holding Certificates of such series evidencing a specified percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests in the related Trust, the Clearing Agency shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Clearing Agency Participants owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the beneficial interest in Certificates of such series and has delivered such instructions to the Trustee. None of the Company, the Parent or the Trustee or any agent of any of them shall have any obligation to determine whether the Clearing Agency has in fact received any such instructions. (b) Whenever notice or other communication to the Certificateholders of a series is required under this Agreement, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been issued pursuant to Subsection (d) below, the Trustee shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to Certificateholders of such series to the Clearing Agency. (c) Except as otherwise provided in the related Trust Supplement, the Trustee shall enter into the applicable Letter of Representations with respect to each series of Certificates and fulfill its responsibilities thereunder. (d) If with respect to the Certificates of any series (i) the Company advises the Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities and the Trustee or the Company is unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Company, at its option, advises the Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency or (iii) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Certificate Owners of Book-Entry Certificates of such series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests 23
aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the related Trust, by Act of such Certificate Owners delivered to the Company and the Trustee, advise the Company, the Trustee and the Clearing Agency through the Clearing Agency Participants in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Clearing Agency Participants is no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners of such series, then the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owners of such series, through the Clearing Agency, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates. Upon surrender to the Trustee of all the Certificates of such series held by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions from the Clearing Agency Participants for registration of Definitive Certificates in the names of Certificate Owners of such series, the Trustee shall issue and deliver the Definitive Certificates of such series in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. Neither the Company, the Registrar, the Paying Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such registration instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates of such series, the Trustee shall recognize the Persons in whose names the Definitive Certificates are registered in the Register as Certificateholders hereunder. Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be liable if the Trustee or the Company is unable to locate a qualified successor Clearing Agency. (e) The provisions of this Section 3.05 may be made inapplicable to any series or may be amended with respect to any series in the related Trust Supplement. Section 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Registrar, or the Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Registrar and the Trustee such security, indemnity or bond as may be required by them to save each of them and the Company harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Registrar or the Trustee that such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate has been acquired by a protected purchaser (within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any applicable jurisdiction), and provided that the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any applicable jurisdiction are met, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate or Certificates of like series, in authorized denominations and of like Fractional Undivided Interest and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 3.06, the Trustee shall require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Registrar) connected therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 3.06 shall constitute conclusive evidence of the appropriate Fractional Undivided Interest in the related Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. 24
The provisions of this Section 3.06 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificates. Section 3.07. Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any Paying Agent shall deem and treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered (as of the day of determination) on the Register as the owner of such Certificate and the Certificateholder for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Article IV and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar or any Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All payments or distributions made to any such Person shall be valid and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable on any such Certificate. Unless otherwise provided with respect to any Certificates pursuant to Section 2.01(b), the Company, the Parent, any other obligor upon any Certificates and any Affiliate of any thereof may acquire, tender for, purchase, own, hold, become the pledgee of and otherwise deal with any Certificates. Section 3.08. Cancellation. All Certificates surrendered for payment or transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Trustee or any agent of the Trustee other than the Registrar, be delivered to the Registrar for cancellation and shall promptly be cancelled by it. No Certificates shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Certificates cancelled as provided in this Section 3.08, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. All cancelled Certificates held by the Registrar shall be destroyed and a certification of their destruction delivered to the Trustee. Section 3.09. Limitation of Liability for Payments. All payments and distributions made to Certificateholders of any series in respect of the Certificates of such series shall be made only from the Trust Property of the related Trust and only to the extent that the Trustee shall have sufficient income or proceeds from such Trust Property to make such payments in accordance with the terms of Article IV of this Agreement. The Certificates do not represent indebtedness of the related Trusts, and references herein or in any Trust Supplement to interest accruing on any Certificates are intended for purposes of computation only. Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the income and proceeds from the Trust Property of the related Trust for any payment or distribution due to such Certificateholder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and that it will not have any recourse to the Company, the Trustee, the Loan Trustees, any Owner Trustee or any Owner Participant except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, in any Note Document or in any related Intercreditor Agreement. The Company is a party to this Agreement solely for purposes of meeting the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act, and therefore shall not have any right, obligation or liability hereunder, or under the terms of any Trust Supplement or any Certificates (except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein). 25
Section 3.10. CUSIP Numbers. The Certificates may include "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and if so, the Trustee may use the CUSIP numbers in notices in respect of the Certificates; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number printed in the notice or on the Certificates, that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Certificates, and any such notice shall not be affected by any defect or omission of such CUSIP numbers. ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS; STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS Section 4.01. Certificate Account and Special Payments Account. (a) The Trustee shall establish and maintain on behalf of the Certificateholders of each series a Certificate Account as one or more non-interest-bearing accounts. The Trustee shall hold such Certificate Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of such series, and shall make or permit withdrawals therefrom only as provided in this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement. On each day when a Scheduled Payment is made to the Trustee or the Subordination Agent, as the case may be, as holder of the Equipment Notes issued under the related Indenture, with respect to the Certificates of any series, the Trustee, upon receipt of the payments to it, shall immediately deposit the aggregate amount of such Scheduled Payment in the applicable Certificate Account. (b) The Trustee shall establish and maintain on behalf of the Certificateholders of each series a Special Payments Account as one or more accounts, which shall be non-interest bearing except as provided in Section 4.04. The Trustee shall hold the Special Payments Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of such series and shall make or permit withdrawals therefrom only as provided in this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement. On each day when one or more Special Payments are made to the Trustee or the Subordination Agent, as the case may be, as holder of the Equipment Notes issued under the related Indenture or to the Trustee pursuant to the last two paragraphs of Section 2.02(b) with respect to the Certificates of any series, the Trustee, upon receipt of the payments to it, shall immediately deposit the aggregate amount of such Special Payments in the applicable Special Payments Account. (c) The Trustee shall present (or, if applicable, cause the Subordination Agent to present) to the Loan Trustee to which an Equipment Note relates such Equipment Note on the date of its stated final maturity or, in the case of any Equipment Note which is to be redeemed or purchased in whole pursuant to the related Indenture, on the applicable redemption or purchase date under such Indenture. Section 4.02. Distributions from Certificate Account and Special Payments Account. (a) Subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement, on each Regular Distribution Date with respect to a series of Certificates or as soon thereafter as the Trustee has confirmed receipt of the payment of all or any part of the Scheduled Payments due on the Equipment Notes held in the related 26
Trust on such date, the Trustee shall distribute out of the applicable Certificate Account the entire amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 4.01(a). There shall be so distributed to each Certificateholder of record of such series on the Record Date with respect to such Regular Distribution Date (other than as provided in Section 11.01 concerning the final distribution) by check mailed to such Certificateholder, at the address appearing in the Register, such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest in the related Trust held by such Certificateholder) of the total amount in the applicable Certificate Account, except that, with respect to Certificates registered on the Record Date in the name of a Clearing Agency (or its nominee), such distribution shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such Clearing Agency (or such nominee). (b) Subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement, on each Special Distribution Date with respect to any Special Payment with respect to a series of Certificates or as soon thereafter as the Trustee has confirmed receipt of any Special Payments due on the Equipment Notes held in the related Trust or realized upon the sale of such Equipment Notes, the Trustee shall distribute out of the applicable Special Payments Account the entire amount of such applicable Special Payment deposited therein pursuant to Section 4.01(b). There shall be so distributed to each Certificateholder of record of such series on the Record Date with respect to such Special Distribution Date (other than as provided in Section 11.01 concerning the final distribution) by check mailed to such Certificateholder, at the address appearing in the Register, such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest in the related Trust held by such Certificateholder) of the total amount in the applicable Special Payments Account on account of such Special Payment, except that, with respect to Certificates registered on the Record Date in the name of a Clearing Agency (or its nominee), such distribution shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such Clearing Agency (or such nominee). (c) The Trustee shall, at the expense of the Company, cause notice of each Special Payment with respect to a series of Certificates to be mailed to each Certificateholder of such series at his address as it appears in the Register. Subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement: (i) in the event of redemption or purchase of Equipment Notes held in the related Trust, such notice shall be mailed not less than 15 days prior to the Special Distribution Date for the Special Payment resulting from such redemption or purchase, which Special Distribution Date shall be the date of such redemption or purchase; (ii) in the event that the Trustee receives a notice from the Company pursuant to Section 2.02(b) that Postponed Notes will not be purchased by the Trustee, such notice of Special Payment shall be mailed as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice from the Company and shall state the Special Distribution Date for such Special Payment, which shall occur 15 days after the date of such notice of Special Payment or (if such 15th day is not practicable) as soon as practicable thereafter; (iii) in the event that any Special Payment is to be made pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.02(b), such notice of Special Payment shall be mailed on the Cut-off Date (or, if such mailing on the Cut-off Date is not practicable, as soon as practicable after the Cut-off Date) and shall state the Special Distribution Date for such Special Payment, which shall occur 15 days after the date of such notice of Special Payment or (if such 15th day is not practicable) as soon as practicable thereafter; and (iv) in the case of any other Special Payments, such notice of 27
Special Payment shall be mailed as soon as practicable after the Trustee has confirmed that it has received funds for such Special Payment and shall state the Special Distribution Date for such Special Payment, which shall occur 15 days after the date of such notice of Special Payment or (if such 15th day is not practicable) as soon as practicable thereafter. Notices mailed by the Trustee as provided in the paragraphs above shall set forth: (i) the Special Distribution Date and the Record Date therefor (except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01); (ii) the amount of the Special Payment (taking into account any payment to be made by the Responsible Party pursuant to Section 2.02(b)) for each $1,000 face amount Certificate and the amount thereof constituting principal, premium, if any, and interest; (iii) the reason for the Special Payment; and (iv) if the Special Distribution Date is the same date as a Regular Distribution Date for the Certificates of such series, the total amount to be received on such date for each $1,000 face amount Certificate. If the amount of premium, if any, payable upon the redemption or purchase of an Equipment Note has not been calculated at the time that the Trustee mails notice of a Special Payment, it shall be sufficient if the notice sets forth the other amounts to be distributed and states that any premium received will also be distributed. If any redemption or purchase of the Equipment Notes held in any Trust is cancelled, the Trustee, as soon as possible after learning thereof, shall cause notice thereof to be mailed to each Certificateholder of the related series at its address as it appears on the Register. Section 4.03. Statements to Certificateholders. (a) On each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date, the Trustee will include with each distribution to Certificateholders of the related series a statement, giving effect to the distribution to be made on such Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date, and, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, setting forth the following information (per $1,000 aggregate face amount of Certificate as to (i) and (ii) below): (i) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal and the amount allocable to premium, if any; (ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to interest; and (iii) the Pool Balance and the Pool Factor of the related Trust. 28
With respect to the Certificates registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or its nominee, on the Record Date prior to each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date, the Trustee will request from the Clearing Agency a securities position listing setting forth the names of all the Clearing Agency Participants reflected on the Clearing Agency's books as holding interests in the Certificates on such Record Date. On each Regular Distribution Date and Special Distribution Date, the applicable Trustee will mail to each such Clearing Agency Participant the statement described above and will make available additional copies as requested by such Clearing Agency Participants for forwarding to holders of interests in the Certificates. (b) Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year but not later than the latest date permitted by law, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement, the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during such calendar year was a Certificateholder of record a statement containing the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above with respect to the related Trust for such calendar year or, in the event such Person was a Certificateholder of record during a portion of such calendar year, for the applicable portion of such year, and such other items as are readily available to the Trustee and which a Certificateholder may reasonably request as necessary for the purpose of such Certificateholder's preparation of its federal income tax returns. With respect to Certificates registered in the name of a Clearing Agency or its nominee, such statement and such other items shall be prepared on the basis of information supplied to the Trustee by the Clearing Agency Participants and shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Clearing Agency Participants to be available for forwarding by such Clearing Agency Participants to the holders of interests in the Certificates. Section 4.04. Investment of Special Payment Moneys. Any money received by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01(b) representing a Special Payment which is not distributed on the date received shall, to the extent practicable, be invested by the Trustee in Permitted Investments selected by the Company in telephonic (confirmed in writing) or written instructions to the Trustee pending distribution of such Special Payment pursuant to Section 4.02. Any investment made pursuant to this Section 4.04 shall be in such Permitted Investments having maturities not later than the date that such moneys are required to be used to make the payment required under Section 4.02 on the applicable Special Distribution Date and the Trustee shall hold any such Permitted Investments until maturity. Absent receipt of instructions from the Company, such Special Payment shall remain uninvested by the Trustee pending receipt of investment instructions. The Trustee shall have no liability with respect to any investment made pursuant to this Section 4.04, other than by reason of the willful misconduct or negligence of the Trustee. All income and earnings from such investments shall be distributed on such Special Distribution Date as part of such Special Payment. 29
ARTICLE V THE COMPANY Section 5.01. Maintenance of Corporate Existence. The Company, at its own cost and expense, will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises, except as otherwise specifically permitted in Section 5.02; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any right or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company. Section 5.02. Consolidation, Merger, Etc. (a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person under circumstances where the Company is not the surviving Person or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets as an entirety to any Person unless the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of the assets of the Company as an entirety shall be organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee containing an assumption by such successor Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition of this Agreement. (b) Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Company as an entirety in accordance with this Section 5.02, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein. (c) The Trustee may receive an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, and any such assumption, complies with the provisions of this Section 5.02. ARTICLE VI DEFAULT Section 6.01. Indenture Events of Default and Triggering Events. (a) If in respect of any Trust, any Indenture Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every case, so long as such Indenture Event of Default shall be continuing, and subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee may vote all of the Equipment Notes issued under the related Indenture and held in such Trust, and, upon the direction of the Certificateholders holding 30
Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests in such Trust aggregating not less than a majority in interest in such Trust, the Trustee shall vote not less than a corresponding majority of such Equipment Notes in favor of directing the Loan Trustee under such Indenture to declare the unpaid principal amount of the Equipment Notes then outstanding to which such Indenture Event of Default relates and accrued interest thereon to be due and payable under, and in accordance with the provisions of, the relevant Indenture. In addition, if an Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under any Indenture, subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee may in accordance with the relevant Indenture vote the Equipment Notes held in the Trust to which such Indenture Event of Default relates to direct the Loan Trustee regarding the exercise of remedies provided in such Indenture. (b) In addition, after an Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to any Equipment Note, subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplement, the Trustee may in its discretion, and upon the direction of the Certificateholders holding Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the related Trust shall, by such officer or agent as it may appoint, sell, convey, transfer and deliver such Equipment Note or Equipment Notes, without recourse to or warranty by the Trustee or any Certificateholder, to any Person. In any such case, the Trustee shall sell, assign, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of and deliver such Equipment Note or Equipment Notes in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any location or locations at the option of the Trustee, all upon such terms and conditions as it may reasonably deem advisable and at such prices as it may reasonably deem advisable, for cash. If the Trustee so decides or is required to sell or otherwise dispose of any Equipment Note pursuant to this Section, the Trustee shall take such of the actions described above as it may reasonably deem most effectual to complete the sale or other disposition of such Equipment Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action taken by the Trustee under this Section shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Trustee, be adverse to the best interests of the Certificateholders of such series. (c) If an Intercreditor Agreement is applicable, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Indenture Event of Default under any Indenture, the Trustee may, to the extent it is the Controlling Party at such time (as determined pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), direct the exercise of remedies as provided in such related Intercreditor Agreement. (d) If an Intercreditor Agreement is applicable, by acceptance of its Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that at any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Triggering Event, each Certificateholder of Certificates of certain series (each, a "Potential Purchaser" and, collectively, the "Potential Purchasers") may have certain rights to purchase the Certificates of one or more other series, all as set forth in the Trust Supplement applicable to the Certificates held by such Potential Purchaser. The purchase price with respect to the Certificates of any series, and the procedure for such purchase, shall be specified in such Trust Supplement or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement. By acceptance of its Certificate, each Certificateholder (each, a "Selling Certificateholder" and, collectively, the "Selling Certificateholders") of a series that is subject to purchase by Potential Purchasers, all as set forth in the Trust Supplement applicable to the 31
Certificates held by the Selling Certificateholders, agrees that, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Triggering Event, it will, upon payment of the applicable purchase price by one or more Potential Purchasers (upon such purchase, a "Purchasing Certificateholder"), forthwith sell, assign, transfer and convey to such Purchasing Certificateholder (without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind except for its own acts) all of the right, title, interest and obligation of such Selling Certificateholder in this Agreement, any related Intercreditor Agreement, any related Liquidity Facility, the related Note Documents and all Certificates of such series held by such Selling Certificateholder (excluding all right, title and interest under any of the foregoing to the extent such right, title or interest is with respect to an obligation not then due and payable as respects any action or inaction or state of affairs occurring prior to such sale) and the Purchasing Certificateholder shall assume all of such Selling Certificateholder's obligations under this Agreement, any related Intercreditor Agreement, any related Liquidity Facility and the related Note Documents. The Certificates of such series will be deemed to be purchased on the date payment of the purchase price is made notwithstanding the failure of any Selling Certificateholder to deliver any Certificates of such series and, upon such a purchase, (i) the only rights of the Selling Certificateholders will be to deliver the Certificates to the Purchasing Certificateholder and receive the purchase price for such Certificates of such series and (ii) if the Purchasing Certificateholder shall so request, such Selling Certificateholder will comply with all of the provisions of Section 3.04 hereof to enable new Certificates of such series to be issued to the Purchasing Certificateholder in such denominations as it shall request. All charges and expenses in connection with the issuance of any such new Certificates shall be borne by the Purchasing Certificateholder. Section 6.02. Incidents of Sale of Equipment Notes. Upon any sale of all or any part of the Equipment Notes held in the Trust made either under the power of sale given under this Agreement or otherwise for the enforcement of this Agreement, the following shall be applicable: (1) Certificateholders and Trustee May Purchase Equipment Notes. Any Certificateholder, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity or any other Person may bid for and purchase any of the Equipment Notes held in the Trust, and upon compliance with the terms of sale, may hold, retain, possess and dispose of such Equipment Notes in their own absolute right without further accountability. (2) Receipt of Trustee Shall Discharge Purchaser. The receipt of the Trustee making such sale shall be a sufficient discharge to any purchaser for its purchase money, and, after paying such purchase money and receiving such receipt, such purchaser or its personal representative or assigns shall not be obliged to see to the application of such purchase money, or be in any way answerable for any loss, misapplication or non-application thereof. (3) Application of Moneys Received Upon Sale. Any moneys collected by the Trustee upon any sale made either under the power of sale given by this Agreement or otherwise for the enforcement of this Agreement shall be applied as provided in Section 4.02. In the event that the proceeds of such sale of Equipment Notes are less 32
than the principal amount of the Certificates of such series Outstanding, the Certificateholders shall have no claim for such shortfall against the Company, the Trustee or any other Person including the related Owner Trustee or related Owner Participant, if any. Section 6.03. Judicial Proceedings Instituted by Trustee; Trustee May Bring Suit. If there shall be a failure to make payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Equipment Note held in the related Trust, or if there shall be any failure to pay Rent (as defined in the relevant Lease) under any Lease when due and payable, then the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, as holder of such Equipment Notes, to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the terms of any related Intercreditor Agreement and any related Note Documents (subject to rights of the applicable Owner Trustee or Owner Participant, if any, to cure any such failure to pay principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Equipment Note or to pay Rent under any Lease in accordance with the applicable Indenture and to the rights of the Lessee under any applicable Lease), shall be entitled and empowered to institute any suits, actions or proceedings at law, in equity or otherwise, for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid on such Equipment Notes or under such Lease and may prosecute any such claim or proceeding to judgment or final decree with respect to the whole amount of any such sums so due and unpaid. All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Agreement, or under any of the Certificates, may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Certificates or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Certificateholders of the related series. In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement, any Trust Supplement, any Intercreditor Agreement or any Liquidity Facility to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Certificateholders of the related series, and it shall not be necessary to make any such Certificateholders parties to any such proceedings. Section 6.04. Control by Certificateholders. Subject to Section 6.03 and any related Intercreditor Agreement, the Certificateholders holding Certificates of a series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the related Trust shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee with respect to such Trust or pursuant to the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or any Liquidity Facility to which such Trustee is a party, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee under this Agreement or such Intercreditor Agreement or Liquidity Facility, including any right of the Trustee as Controlling Party under such Intercreditor Agreement or as holder of the Equipment Notes held in the related Trust; provided that: 33
(1) such Direction shall not in the opinion of the Trustee be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Agreement and would not involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense; (2) the Trustee shall not determine that the action so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the Certificateholders of such series not taking part in such Direction; (3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such Direction; and (4) if an Indenture Event of Default under a related Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, such direction shall not obligate the Trustee to vote more than a corresponding majority of the related Equipment Notes held by the Trust in favor of directing any action by the related Loan Trustee with respect to such Indenture Event of Default. Section 6.05. Waiver of Past Defaults. Subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the Certificateholders holding Certificates of a series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the related Trust (i) may on behalf of all of the Certificateholders of such series waive any past default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences or (ii) if the Trustee is the Controlling Party, may direct the Trustee to instruct the applicable Loan Trustee to waive any past Indenture default, Indenture Event of Default or, if applicable, the corresponding Lease default, under any related Indenture and its consequences, and thereby annul any Direction given by such Certificateholders or the Trustee to such Loan Trustee with respect thereto, except a default: (1) in the deposit of any Scheduled Payment or Special Payment under Section 4.01 or in the distribution of any payment under Section 4.02 on the Certificates of a series; or (2) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Equipment Notes held in the related Trust; or (3) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX hereof cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Certificateholder holding an Outstanding Certificate of the series affected thereby. Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist with respect to the Certificates of such series and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose in respect of such series and any direction given by the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders of such series to the relevant Loan Trustee shall be annulled with respect thereto; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Upon any such waiver, the Trustee shall vote the Equipment Notes issued 34
under the relevant Indenture to waive the corresponding Indenture Event of Default (and, if applicable, the corresponding Lease default). Section 6.06. Right of Certificateholders to Receive Payments Not to Be Impaired. Anything in this Agreement (including Section 6.07) to the contrary notwithstanding, but subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the right of any Certificateholder to receive distributions of payments required pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof on the applicable Certificates when due, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the applicable Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Certificateholder. Section 6.07. Certificateholders May Not Bring Suit Except Under Certain Conditions. A Certificateholder of any series shall not have the right to institute any suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity or otherwise with respect to this Agreement for the appointment of a receiver or for the enforcement of any other remedy under this Agreement, unless: (1) such Certificateholder previously shall have given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default; (2) Certificateholders holding Certificates of such series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the related Trust shall have requested the Trustee in writing to institute such action, suit or proceeding and shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity as provided in Section 7.03(e); (3) the Trustee shall have refused or neglected to institute any such action, suit or proceeding for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and (4) no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by Certificateholders holding Certificates of such series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the related Trust. Except to the extent provided in any applicable Intercreditor Agreement or in any applicable Trust Supplement, it is understood and intended that no one or more of the Certificateholders of any series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever hereunder or under the related Trust Supplement or under the Certificates of such series to (i) surrender, impair, waive, affect, disturb or prejudice any property in the Trust Property of the related Trust, or the lien of any related Indenture on any property subject thereto, or the rights of the Certificateholders of such series or the holders of the related Equipment Notes, (ii) obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference with respect to any other such Certificateholder of such series or (iii) enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner provided in this Agreement and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all the Certificateholders of such series subject to the provisions of this Agreement. 35
Section 6.08. Remedies Cumulative. Every right or remedy given hereunder to the Trustee or to any of the Certificateholders of any series shall not be exclusive of any other right or remedy or remedies, and every such right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter given by statute, law, equity or otherwise. No delay or omission by the Trustee or of any such Certificateholder in the exercise of any right, remedy or power or in the pursuance of any remedy shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any default on the part of the applicable Owner Trustee, if any, or the Company, as the case may be, or to be an acquiescence therein. Section 6.09. Discontinuance of Proceedings. If the Trustee or any Certificateholder of any Series institutes any proceeding to enforce any right, power or remedy under the related Trust, and such proceeding is discontinued or abandoned for any reason or is determined adversely to the Trustee or such Certificateholder, then and in every such case the applicable Owner Trustee, if any, and the applicable Indenture Trustee, the Trustee, the Certificateholders of such Series and the Company shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored to their former positions and rights under such Trust with respect to the Trust Property and all rights, remedies and powers of the Trustee and such Certificateholders shall continue as if no such proceeding had been instituted. Section 6.10. Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Agreement, and each Certificateholder by acceptance of a Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed that, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Agreement, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act or by any other applicable law; provided, however, that neither this Section 6.10 nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company. ARTICLE VII THE TRUSTEE Section 7.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default in respect of a Trust, (1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties in respect of such Trust as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Note Documents, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into such agreements against the Trustee; and (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. 36
(b) In case an Event of Default in respect of a Trust has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement in respect of such Trust, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (c) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (1) this Subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section 7.01; and (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. (d) Whether or not herein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01. Section 7.02. Notice of Defaults. As promptly as practicable after, and in any event within 90 days after, the occurrence of any default (as such term is defined below) hereunder known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to the Company, any related Owner Trustees, any related Owner Participants, the related Loan Trustees and the Certificateholders holding Certificates of the related series, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided that, in the case of defaults not relating to the payment of money, the Trustee shall not give such notice until the earlier of the time at which such default becomes an Event of Default and the expiration of 60 days from the occurrence of such default; and provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Equipment Note, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith shall determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Certificateholders of the related series. For the purpose of this Section 7.02 in respect of any Trust, the term "default" means any event that is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default in respect of that Trust or a Triggering Event under any Intercreditor Agreement. 37
Section 7.03. Certain Rights of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of Section 315 of the Trust Indenture Act: (a) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; (b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Request; (c) whenever in the administration of this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer's Certificate of the Company, any related Owner Trustee or any related Loan Trustee; (d) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement at the Direction of any of the Certificateholders pursuant to this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the cost, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such Direction; (f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document; (g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers under this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement or perform any duties under this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it under this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; (h) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the Direction of the Certificateholders holding Certificates of any series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the related Trust relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; and 38
(i) the Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk is not reasonably assured to it. Section 7.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Certificates. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates of each series, except the certificates of authentication, shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. Subject to Section 7.15, the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Basic Agreement, any Equipment Notes, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility to which the Trustee may be a party, the Certificates of any series, any Trust Supplement or any Note Documents, except that the Trustee hereby represents and warrants that this Basic Agreement has been, and each Trust Supplement, each Certificate, each Note Purchase Agreement, each Intercreditor Agreement and any such Liquidity Facility of, or relating to, each series will be, executed and delivered by one of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver such document on its behalf. Section 7.05. May Hold Certificates. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, Registrar or any of their Affiliates or any other agent, in their respective individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates and, subject to Sections 310(b) and 311 of the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, may otherwise deal with the Company, the Parent, any Owner Trustees, any Owner Participants or the Loan Trustees with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or such other agent. Section 7.06. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent in trust under this Agreement need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein or by law and neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any liability for interest upon any such moneys except as provided for herein or in the applicable Trust Supplement. Section 7.07. Compensation and Reimbursement. The Company agrees: (1) to pay, or cause to be paid, to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the Company and the Trustee may agree in writing from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); and (2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any Trust Supplement, to reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Basic Agreement, any Trust Supplement, any Intercreditor Agreement or any Liquidity Facility to which the Trustee may be a party (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements 39
of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to the Trustee's negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith or as may be incurred due to the Trustee's breach of its representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.15; and (3) to indemnify, or cause to be indemnified, the Trustee, solely in its individual capacity, for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, tax (other than any tax referred to in the next paragraph or any tax attributable to the Trustee's compensation for serving as such), cost or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of any Trust, including the costs and expenses of (a) defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or under any Trust Supplement or (b) contesting the imposition of any such tax, except in each case for any such loss, liability, tax, cost or expense incurred by reason of the Trustee's breach of its representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.15 or in any Trust Supplement or the Trustee's failure to perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any Trust Supplement. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim or tax for which it may seek indemnity. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel with the consent of the Company and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made or any taxes paid, in settlement or otherwise, without its consent. The Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement from, and shall have a lien prior to the Certificates of each series upon, all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee with respect to such series or the related Trust for any tax incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of such Trust (other than any tax attributable to the Trustee's compensation for serving as such), including any costs and expenses incurred in contesting the imposition of any such tax. The Trustee shall notify the Company of any claim for any tax for which it may seek reimbursement. If the Trustee reimburses itself from the Trust Property of such Trust for any such tax, it will mail a brief report within 30 days setting forth the amount of such tax and the circumstances thereof to all Certificateholders of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Register. Section 7.08. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. Each Trust shall at all times have a Trustee which shall be a bank, trust company or other financial institution organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, shall be eligible to act as a trustee under Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000 (or a combined capital and surplus in excess of $5,000,000 and the obligations of which, whether now in existence or hereafter incurred, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state or 40
territory thereof or the District of Columbia and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000). If such bank, trust company or other financial institution or such corporation publishes reports of conditions at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 7.08 the combined capital and surplus of such bank, trust company or other financial institution or such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of conditions so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.08 to act as Trustee of any Trust, the Trustee shall resign immediately as Trustee of such Trust in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 7.09. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Agreement. Section 7.09. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee of any Trust pursuant to this Article VII shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 7.10. (b) The Trustee may resign at any time as Trustee of any or all Trusts by giving prior written notice thereof to the Company, the Authorized Agents, any related Owner Trustees and the related Loan Trustees. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Company, any related Owner Trustees and the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. (c) The Trustee may be removed at any time as Trustee of any Trust by Direction of the Certificateholders of the related series holding Certificates of such series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in such Trust delivered to the Trustee and to the Company, any related Owner Trustees and the related Loan Trustees. (d) If at any time in respect of any Trust: (1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, after written request therefor by the Company or by any Certificateholder who has been a bona fide Certificateholder for at least six months; or (2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 7.08 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Certificateholder; or (3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any 41
public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation; then, in any such case, (i) the Company may remove the Trustee or (ii) any Certificateholder of the related series who has been a bona fide Certificateholder for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee of such Trust. (e) If a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall obtain actual knowledge of an Avoidable Tax (as defined below) in respect of any Trust which has been or is likely to be asserted, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Company and shall, within 30 days of such notification, either relocate the administration of the Trust to another jurisdiction as described in the definition of "Avoidable Tax" or resign as Trustee of such Trust hereunder unless within such 30-day period the Trustee shall have received notice that the Company has agreed to pay such tax. Provided that there is a corporation in a jurisdiction where there are no Avoidable Taxes that is willing to act as Trustee and is eligible under Section 7.08, the Company shall promptly after any such resignation by such Trustee appoint a successor Trustee of such Trust in a jurisdiction where there are no Avoidable Taxes. As used herein, an "Avoidable Tax" in respect of such Trust means a state or local tax: (i) upon (w) such Trust, (x) the Trust Property of such Trust, (y) Certificateholders of such Trust or (z) the Trustee for which the Trustee is entitled to seek reimbursement from the Trust Property of such Trust, and (ii) which would be avoided if the Trust were administered in a different jurisdiction in the United States or if the Trustee were located in another state, or jurisdiction within a state, within the United States. A tax shall not be an Avoidable Tax in respect of any Trust if the Company or any Owner Trustee shall agree to pay, and shall pay, such tax. (f) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting as Trustee of any Trust or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Trustee of any Trust for any cause, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee of such Trust. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or other occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee of such Trust shall be appointed by Direction of the Certificateholders of the related series holding Certificates of such series evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in such Trust delivered to the Company, any related Owner Trustees, the related Loan Trustee and the retiring Trustee, then the successor Trustee of such Trust so appointed shall, with the approval of the Company of such appointment, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee of such Trust and supersede the successor Trustee of such Trust appointed by the Company as provided above. If no successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Company as provided above and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, the resigning Trustee or any Certificateholder who has been a bona fide Certificateholder of the related series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee of such Trust. 42
(g) The successor Trustee of a Trust shall give notice of the resignation and removal of the Trustee and appointment of the successor Trustee by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Certificateholders of the related series as their names and addresses appear in the Register. Each notice shall include the name of such successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. Section 7.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. Every successor Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee with respect to any or all Trusts an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee with respect to such Trust or Trusts shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to such Trust or Trusts; but, on request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all Trust Property held by such retiring Trustee in respect of such Trusts hereunder (subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in Section 7.07) and all books and records, or true, correct and complete copies thereof, held by such retiring Trustee in respect of such Trusts hereunder. Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company, the retiring Trustee and such successor Trustee shall execute and deliver any and all instruments containing such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and for more fully and certainly vesting in, such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts. If a successor Trustee is appointed with respect to one or more (but not all) Trusts, the Company, the predecessor Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to any Trust shall execute and deliver a supplemental agreement hereto which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all of the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee with respect to the Trusts as to which the predecessor Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the predecessor Trustee, and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Basic Agreement and the applicable Trust Supplements as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the Trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental agreement shall constitute such Trustees as co-Trustees of the same Trust and that each such Trustee shall be Trustee of separate Trusts. No institution shall accept its appointment as a successor Trustee hereunder unless at the time of such acceptance such institution shall be qualified and eligible under this Article VII. Section 7.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article VII, without the execution 43
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Certificates shall have been executed or authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such execution or authentication and deliver the Certificates so executed or authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself executed or authenticated such Certificates. Section 7.12. Maintenance of Agencies. (a) With respect to each series of Certificates, there shall at all times be maintained an office or agency in the location set forth in Section 12.04 or at such other location as may be specified in the applicant Trust Supplement where Certificates of such series may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, and for payment thereof, and where notices and demands to or upon the Trustee in respect of such Certificates or this Agreement may be served; provided that, if it shall be necessary that the Trustee maintain an office or agency in another location with respect to the Certificates of any series (e.g., the Certificates of such series shall be represented by Definitive Certificates and shall be listed on a national securities exchange), the Trustee will make all reasonable efforts to establish such an office or agency. Written notice of the location of each such other office or agency and of any change of location thereof shall be given by the Trustee to the Company, any Owner Trustees, the Loan Trustees (in the case of any Owner Trustee or Loan Trustee, at its address specified in the Note Documents or such other address as may be notified to the Trustee) and the Certificateholders of such series. In the event that no such office or agency shall be maintained or no such notice of location or of change of location shall be given, presentations and demands may be made and notices may be served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. (b) There shall at all times be a Registrar and a Paying Agent hereunder with respect to the Certificates of each series. Each such Authorized Agent shall be a bank, trust company or other financial institution organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, with a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000 (or combined capital and surplus in excess of $5,000,000, the obligations of which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia, with a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000), and shall be authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, subject to supervision by federal or state authorities. The Trustee shall initially be the Paying Agent and, as provided in Section 3.04, Registrar hereunder with respect to the Certificates of each series. Each Registrar other than the Trustee shall furnish to the Trustee, at stated intervals of not more than six months, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a copy of the Register maintained by such Registrar. (c) Any corporation into which any Authorized Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any Authorized Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of any Authorized Agent, shall be the successor of such Authorized Agent, if such successor corporation is otherwise eligible under this Section 7.12, without the execution or 44
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or such Authorized Agent or such successor corporation. (d) Any Authorized Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Company, any related Owner Trustees and the related Loan Trustees. The Company may, and at the request of the Trustee shall, at any time terminate the agency of any Authorized Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authorized Agent and to the Trustee. Upon the resignation or termination of an Authorized Agent or in case at any time any such Authorized Agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section 7.12 (when, in either case, no other Authorized Agent performing the functions of such Authorized Agent shall have been appointed), the Company shall promptly appoint one or more qualified successor Authorized Agents, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to perform the functions of the Authorized Agent which has resigned or whose agency has been terminated or who shall have ceased to be eligible under this Section 7.12. The Company shall give written notice of any such appointment made by it to the Trustee, any related Owner Trustees and the related Loan Trustees; and in each case the Trustee shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders of the related series as their names and addresses appear on the Register for such series. (e) The Company agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, from time to time to each Authorized Agent such compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee may agree in writing from time to time and to reimburse it for its reasonable expenses to the extent set forth in Section 7.07(2). Section 7.13. Money for Certificate Payments to Be Held in Trust. All moneys deposited with any Paying Agent for the purpose of any payment on Certificates shall be deposited and held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders entitled to such payment, subject to the provisions of this Section 7.13. Moneys so deposited and held in trust shall constitute a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to which such money was deposited. The Trustee may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement or for any other purpose, direct any Paying Agent to pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money. Section 7.14. Registration of Equipment Notes in Trustee's Name. Subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement and Section 12.03 hereof, the Trustee agrees that all Equipment Notes to be purchased by any Trust, Specified Investments, if any, to be held by the Trustee on behalf of a Trust and Permitted Investments, if any, to be held by the Trustee on behalf of a Trust shall be issued in the name of the Trustee as trustee for the applicable Trust or its nominee and held by the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of such series, or, if not so held, the Trustee or its nominee shall be reflected as the owner of such Equipment Notes, Specified Investments or Permitted Investments, as the case may be, in the register of the issuer of such 45
Equipment Notes, Specified Investments or Permitted Investments, as the case may be. In no event shall the Trustee invest in, or hold, Equipment Notes, Specified Investments or Permitted Investments in a manner that would cause the Trustee not to have the ownership interest in (or a securities entitlement with respect to) such Equipment Notes, Specified Investments or Permitted Investments under the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect where the Trustee holds such Equipment Notes, Specified Investments or Permitted Investments or other applicable law then in effect. Section 7.15. Representations and Warranties of Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants that: (a) the Trustee is a national banking association duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the United States; (b) the Trustee has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility, the Certificates and the Note Purchase Agreements and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility, the Certificates and the Note Purchase Agreements; (c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility, the Certificates and the Note Purchase Agreements (i) will not violate any provision of any United States federal law or the law of the state of the United States where such Trustee is located and which governs the banking and trust powers of the Trustee or any order, writ, judgment, or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority applicable to the Trustee or any of its assets, (ii) will not violate any provision of the articles of association or by-laws of the Trustee, and (iii) will not violate any provision of, or constitute, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any properties included in the Trust Property pursuant to the provisions of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or other undertaking to which it is a party; (d) the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility, the Certificates and the Note Purchase Agreements will not require the authorization, consent, or approval of, the giving of notice to, the filing or registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any governmental authority or agency of the United States or the state of the United States where such Trustee is located and regulating the banking and corporate trust activities of the Trustee, other than the filing of a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 in connection with the registration of any Certificates; (e) this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility, the Certificates and the Note Purchase Agreements have been or will be duly executed and delivered by the Trustee and constitute or upon such execution and delivery will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms; provided, 46
however, that enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) general principles of equity; and (f) the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied or to be supplied to the Company in connection with the registration of any Certificates are and will be true and accurate subject to the qualifications set forth therein; and that such statement complies and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the Securities Act. The representation and warranties set forth above shall be deemed to be made by the Trustee on each Issuance Date, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Trust Supplement. Section 7.16. Withholding Taxes; Information Reporting. As to the Certificates of any series, the Trustee, as trustee of the related grantor trust created by this Agreement, shall exclude and withhold from each distribution of principal, premium, if any, and interest and other amounts due under this Agreement or under the Certificates of such series any and all withholding taxes applicable thereto as required by law. The Trustee agrees to act as such withholding agent and, in connection therewith, whenever any present or future taxes or similar charges are required to be withheld with respect to any amounts payable in respect of the Certificates of such series, to withhold such amounts and timely pay the same to the appropriate authority in the name of and on behalf of the Certificateholders of such series, that it will file any necessary withholding tax returns or statements when due, and that, as promptly as possible after the payment thereof, it will deliver to each such Certificateholder of such series appropriate documentation showing the payment thereof, together with such additional documentary evidence as such Certificateholders may reasonably request from time to time. The Trustee agrees to file any other information reports as it may be required to file under United States law. Section 7.17. Trustee's Liens. The Trustee in its individual capacity agrees that it will, in respect of each Trust created by this Agreement, at its own cost and expense (and without right of indemnity hereunder, including Section 7.07), promptly take any action as may be necessary to duly discharge and satisfy in full any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest or claim ("Trustee's Liens") on or with respect to the Trust Property of such Trust which is attributable to the Trustee either (i) in its individual capacity and which is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Note Documents or (ii) as Trustee hereunder or in its individual capacity and which arises out of acts or omissions which are not contemplated by this Agreement. Section 7.18. Preferential Collection of Claims. The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. If the Trustee shall resign or be removed as Trustee, it shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent provided therein. 47
Section 7.19. Capacity in Which Acting. The Trustee acts hereunder and under any Trust not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee except as expressly provided herein or in the related Trust Supplement. ARTICLE VIII CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE Section 8.01. The Company to Furnish Trustee with Names and Addresses of Certificateholders. With respect to the Certificates of each series, the Company will furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Trustee within 15 days after each Record Date with respect to a Scheduled Payment (and, in any case, at intervals of not more than six months), and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of all information in the possession or control of the Company as to the names and addresses of the Certificateholders of such series, in each case as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that so long as the Trustee is the sole Registrar for such series, no such list need be furnished; and provided further, that no such list need be furnished for so long as a copy of the Register is being furnished to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.12. Section 8.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Certificateholders. The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Certificateholders of each series contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 7.12 or Section 8.01, as the case may be, and the names and addresses of Certificateholders of each series received by the Trustee in its capacity as Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.12 or Section 8.01, as the case may be, upon receipt of a new list so furnished. Section 8.03. Reports by Trustee. Within 60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the first full year following the issuance of any series of Certificates, the Trustee shall transmit to the Certificateholders of such series, as provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a brief report dated as of such May 15, if required by and in compliance with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall also transmit to Certificateholders such reports, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto and to Section 313(c) thereof. Section 8.04. Reports by the Company. The Company shall: (a) file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Company is required to file the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to section 13 or 48
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of such sections, then to file with the Trustee and the SEC, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed in such rules and regulations; (b) file with the Trustee and the SEC, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants of the Company provided for in this Agreement, as may be required by such rules and regulations; (c) transmit to all Certificateholders, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 8.04 as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC; and (d) furnish to the Trustee, not less often than annually, a brief certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the Company's compliance with all conditions and covenants of the Company under this Agreement (it being understood that for purposes of this paragraph (d), such compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided under this Agreement). ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS Section 9.01. Supplemental Agreements Without Consent of Certificateholders. Without the consent of any Certificateholders, the Company may (but will not be required to), and the Trustee (subject to Section 9.03) shall, at the Company's request, at any time and from time to time, enter into one or more agreements supplemental hereto or, if applicable, to an Intercreditor Agreement, a Note Purchase Agreement, a Liquidity Facility or a Parent Guarantee, for any of the following purposes: (1) to provide for the formation of a Trust, the issuance of a series of Certificates and other matters contemplated by Section 2.01(b) or to add, or to change or eliminate, any provision affecting a series of Certificates not yet issued, including to make appropriate provisions for a Parent Guarantee; or (2) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement or 49
of the Company's obligations under any Intercreditor Agreement, any Note Purchase Agreement or any Liquidity Facility or, if applicable, to evidence the succession of another Person to the Parent and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Parent contained in this Agreement or of the Parent's obligations under any Parent Guarantee; or (3) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Parent for the benefit of the Certificateholders of any series, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or the Parent in this Agreement, any Note Purchase Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee; or (4) to cure any ambiguity or to correct any mistake or inconsistency contained in the Certificates of any series, in this Basic Agreement or in any related Trust Supplement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Note Purchase Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee; or (5) to make or modify any other provision in regard to matters or questions arising under the Certificates of any series, this Basic Agreement or any related Trust Supplement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Note Purchase Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee as the Company may deem necessary or desirable and that will not materially adversely affect the interests of the related Certificateholders; or (6) to comply with any requirement of the SEC, any applicable law, rules or regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which the Certificates of any series are listed or of any regulatory body; or (7) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee to such extent as shall be necessary to continue or obtain the qualification of this Agreement (including any supplemental agreement), any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee under the Trust Indenture Act or under any similar Federal statute hereafter enacted, and to add to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee such other provisions as may be expressly permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, excluding, however, the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect at the date as of which this Basic Agreement was executed or any corresponding provision in any similar Federal statute hereafter enacted; or (8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee under this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Note Purchase Agreement, any Indenture, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee with respect to one or more Trusts and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee as shall be 50
necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the Trust hereunder and thereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.10, or to provide multiple Liquidity Facilities with respect to one or more Trusts; or (9) to provide the information required under Section 7.12 and Section 12.04 as to the Trustee; or (10) to add to or change any of the provisions of the Certificates of any series, this Basic Agreement or any Trust Supplement to such extent as shall be necessary to facilitate the issuance of Certificates of such series in bearer form or to facilitate or provide for the issuance of Certificates of such series in global form in addition to or in place of Certificates in certificated form; or (11) to provide for the delivery of agreements supplemental hereto or the Certificates of any series in or by any means of any computerized, electronic or other medium, including without limitation by computer diskette; or (12) to correct or supplement the description of any property constituting property of such Trust; or (13) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Basic Agreement, any Trust Supplement or any applicable Note Purchase Agreement in order to reflect the substitution of a Substitute Aircraft for any aircraft; or (14) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of this Agreement, any Parent Guarantee or any other agreement or instrument related to the Certificates of any series under the Trust Indenture Act; or (15) to make any other amendments or modifications hereto, provided that such amendments or modifications shall only apply to Certificates of one or more series to be thereafter issued; provided, however, that, except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable supplemental agreement, unless there shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency written confirmation that such supplemental agreement would not result in a reduction of the rating for any class of Certificates below the then current rating for such class of Certificates or a withdrawal or suspension of the rating of any class of Certificates, the Company shall provide the Trustee with an opinion of counsel (i) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the effect that such supplemental agreement will not cause the Trust to become an association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes or (ii) in other circumstances, to the effect that such supplemental agreement will not cause the Trust to be treated as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. 51
Section 9.02. Supplemental Agreements with Consent of Certificateholders. With respect to each separate Trust and the series of Certificates relating thereto, with the consent of the Certificateholders holding Certificates of such series (including consents obtained in connection with a consent solicitation, tender offer or exchange offer for the Certificates) evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest in such Trust, by Direction of said Certificateholders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company and, if applicable, the Parent may (with the consent of the Owner Trustees, if any, relating to such Certificates, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but shall not be obligated to, and the Trustee (subject to Section 9.03) shall, enter into an agreement or agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee to the extent applicable to such Certificateholders or of modifying in any manner the rights and obligations of such Certificateholders under this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Liquidity Facility or any Parent Guarantee; provided, however, that no such agreement shall, without the consent of the Certificateholder of each Outstanding Certificate adversely affected thereby: (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, any receipt by the Trustee of payments on the Equipment Notes held in such Trust or distributions that are required to be made herein on any Certificate of such series, or change any date of payment on any Certificate of such series, or change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Certificate of such series is payable (other than as provided for in such Certificate), or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or distribution on or after the Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date applicable thereto; or (2) except as permitted by this Agreement or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement or Liquidity Facility, permit the disposition of any Equipment Note included in the Trust Property of such Trust or otherwise deprive such Certificateholder of the benefit of the ownership of the Equipment Notes in such Trust; or (3) alter the priority of distributions specified in the relevant Intercreditor Agreement, if any, in a manner materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders of any series; or (4) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02 with respect to such series of Certificates, except to increase the specified percentage of the aggregate Fractional Undivided Interests of such Trust that is required for any supplemental agreement as set forth therein, or to provide that certain other provisions of this Agreement cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Certificateholder of each Certificate of such series affected thereby; or (5) cause any Trust to become an association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. 52
It shall not be necessary for any Direction of such Certificateholders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental agreement, but it shall be sufficient if such Direction shall approve the substance thereof. Section 9.03. Documents Affecting Immunity or Indemnity. If in the opinion of the Trustee any document required to be executed by it pursuant to the terms of Section 9.01 or 9.02 affects any interest, right, duty, immunity or indemnity in favor of the Trustee under this Basic Agreement or any Trust Supplement, the Trustee may in its discretion decline to execute such document. Section 9.04. Execution of Supplemental Agreements. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental agreement permitted by this Article IX or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Agreement, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental agreement is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. Section 9.05. Effect of Supplemental Agreements. Upon the execution of any agreement supplemental to this Agreement under this Article IX, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental agreement shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes, and every Certificateholder of each series theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby to the extent applicable to such series. Section 9.06. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental agreement executed pursuant to this Article IX shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect. Section 9.07. Reference in Certificates to Supplemental Agreements. Certificates of each series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental agreement applicable to such series pursuant to this Article IX may bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental agreement; and, in such case, suitable notation may be made upon Outstanding Certificates of such series after proper presentation and demand. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURES AND OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS Section 10.01. Amendments and Supplements to Indentures and Other Note Documents. In the event that the Trustee, as holder (or beneficial owner through the Subordination Agent) of any Equipment Notes (or as a prospective purchaser of any Postponed Notes) in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders of any series or as Controlling Party under an Intercreditor Agreement, receives (directly or indirectly through the Subordination Agent) a request for a consent to any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement under any Indenture or other Note Document, subject to Section 9.01 hereof, the Trustee shall forthwith send a notice of such proposed 53
amendment, modification, waiver or supplement to each Certificateholder of such series registered on the Register as of the date of such notice. The Trustee shall request from the Certificateholders of such series a Direction as to (a) whether or not to take or refrain from taking (or direct the Subordination Agent to take or refrain from taking) any action which a holder of (or, with respect to Postponed Notes, a prospective purchaser of) such Equipment Note has the option to direct, (b) whether or not to give or execute (or direct the Subordination Agent to give or execute) any waivers, consents, amendments, modifications or supplements as a holder of (or, with respect to Postponed Notes, a prospective purchaser of) such Equipment Note or a Controlling Party and (c) how to vote (or direct the Subordination Agent to vote) any Equipment Note (or, with respect to a Postponed Note, its commitment to acquire such Postponed Note) if a vote has been called for with respect thereto. Provided such a request for Certificateholder Direction shall have been made, in directing any action or casting any vote or giving any consent as the holder of any Equipment Note (or in directing the Subordination Agent in any of the foregoing), (i) other than as Controlling Party, the Trustee shall vote for or give consent to any such action with respect to such Equipment Note (or Postponed Note) in the same proportion as that of (A) the aggregate face amount of all Certificates actually voted in favor of or for giving consent to such action by such Direction of Certificateholders to (B) the aggregate face amount of all Outstanding Certificates and (ii) as Controlling Party, the Trustee shall vote as directed in such Certificateholder Direction by the Certificateholders of such series evidencing a Fractional Undivided Interest aggregating not less than a majority in interest in the Trust. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a Certificate shall have been "actually voted" if the Holder of such Certificate has delivered to the Trustee an instrument evidencing such Holder's consent to such Direction prior to one Business Day before the Trustee directs such action or casts such vote or gives such consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 6.04 and any Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee may, with respect to the Certificates of any series, in its own discretion and at its own direction, consent and notify the relevant Loan Trustee of such consent (or direct the Subordination Agent to consent and notify the Loan Trustee of such consent) to any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement under any related Indenture or any other related Note Document if an Event of Default hereunder shall have occurred and be continuing or if such amendment, modification, waiver or supplement will not materially adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders of such series. ARTICLE XI TERMINATION OF TRUSTS Section 11.01. Termination of the Trusts. In respect of each Trust created by the Basic Agreement as supplemented by a related Trust Supplement, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Company and the Trustee and, if applicable, the Parent with respect to such Trust shall terminate upon the distribution to all Holders of Certificates of the series of such Trust and the Trustee of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement and the disposition of all property held as part of the Trust Property of such Trust; provided, however, that in no event shall such Trust continue beyond the final expiration date determined as provided in such Trust Supplement. 54
Notice of any termination of a Trust, specifying the applicable Regular Distribution Date (or applicable Special Distribution Date, as the case may be) upon which the Certificateholders of any series may surrender their Certificates to the Trustee for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be mailed promptly by the Trustee to Certificateholders of such series not earlier than 60 days and not later than 15 days preceding such final distribution specifying (i) the Regular Distribution Date (or Special Distribution Date, as the case may be) upon which the proposed final payment of the Certificates of such series will be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates of such series at the office or agency of the Trustee therein specified, (ii) the amount of any such proposed final payment, and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Regular Distribution Date (or Special Distribution Date, as the case may be) is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates of such series at the office or agency of the Trustee therein specified. The Trustee shall give such notice to the Registrar at the time such notice is given to Certificateholders of such series. Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates of such series in accordance with such notice, the Trustee shall cause to be distributed to Certificateholders of such series amounts distributable on such Regular Distribution Date (or Special Distribution Date, as the case may be) pursuant to Section 4.02. In the event that all of the Certificateholders of such series shall not surrender their Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the above-mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written notice to the remaining Certificateholders of such series to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. No additional interest shall accrue on the Certificates of such series after any Regular Distribution Date (or Special Distribution Date, as the case may be) of such series, as specified in the first written notice. In the event that any money held by the Trustee for the payment of distributions on the Certificates of such series shall remain unclaimed for two years (or such lesser time as the Trustee shall be satisfied, after 60 days' notice from the Company, is one month prior to the escheat period provided under applicable law) after the final distribution date with respect thereto, the Trustee shall pay to each Loan Trustee the appropriate amount of money relating to such Loan Trustee for distribution as provided in the applicable Indenture or other Note Documents and shall give written notice thereof to any related Owner Trustees and the Company. ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 12.01. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a) The insolvency, death or incapacity of any Certificateholder of any series shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the related Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder's legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or commence any proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them. No Certificateholder of any series shall be entitled to revoke the related Trust. 55
(b) No transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, of any Certificate or other right, title and interest of any Certificateholder in and to the applicable Trust Property or under the related Trust shall operate to terminate the Trust or entitle such Certificateholder or any successor or transferee of such Certificateholder to an accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any part of such Trust Property. Section 12.02. Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. Certificateholders of each series shall not be personally liable for obligations of the related Trust, the Fractional Undivided Interests represented by the Certificates of such series shall be nonassessable for any losses or expenses of such Trust or for any reason whatsoever, and Certificates of such series upon authentication thereof by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.02 are and shall be deemed fully paid. No Certificateholder of such series shall have any right (except as expressly provided herein) to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the related Trust Property, the related Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything set forth herein, or contained in the terms of the Certificates of such series, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders of such series from time to time as partners or members of an association. Section 12.03. Registration of Equipment Notes in Name of Subordination Agent. If a Trust is party to an Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee agrees that all Equipment Notes to be purchased by such Trust may be issued in the name of the Subordination Agent under such Intercreditor Agreement or its nominee and held by such Subordination Agent in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, or, if not so held, such Subordination Agent or its nominee shall be reflected as the owner of such Equipment Notes in the register of the issuer of such Equipment Notes. Section 12.04. Notices. (a) Unless otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof or in the applicable Trust Supplement with respect to any Trust created thereby, all notices required or permitted under the terms and provisions of this Basic Agreement or such Trust Supplement shall be in English and in writing, and any such notice may be given by U.S. mail, courier service or facsimile or any other customary means of communication, and any such notice shall be effective when delivered (or, if mailed, three Business Days after deposit, postage prepaid, in the first class U.S. mail and, if delivered by facsimile, upon completion of transmission and confirmation by the sender (by a telephone call to a representative of the recipient or by machine confirmation) that the transmission was received), if to the Company, to: American Airlines, Inc. 4333 Amon Carter Blvd. Maildrop 5662 Fort Worth, Texas 76155 Attention: Treasurer Telephone: (817) 963-1234 Facsimile: (817) 967-4318 56
if to the Trustee, to: State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Attention: Corporate Trust Division Telephone: (860) 244-1844 Facsimile: (860) 244-1881 (b) The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. (c) Any notice or communication to Certificateholders of any series shall be mailed by first-class mail to the addresses for Certificateholders of such series shown on the Register kept by the Registrar and to addresses filed with the Trustee for Certificate Owners of such series. Failure so to mail a notice or communication or any defect in such notice or communication shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners of such series. (d) If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. (e) If the Company mails a notice or communication to the Certificateholders of such series, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and to each Paying Agent for such series at the same time. (f) The Trustee shall promptly furnish the Company with a copy of any report, demand, notice or written communication received by the Trustee hereunder from, or sent or furnished by the Trustee hereunder to any Certificateholder, Certificate Owner, Owner Trustee, Loan Trustee, Liquidity Provider, Subordination Agent or other Person. Section 12.05. Governing Law. THIS BASIC AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THIS BASIC AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH ALL TRUST SUPPLEMENTS AND CERTIFICATES, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. Section 12.06. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the 57
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Section 12.07. Trust Indenture Act Controls. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act and if any provision of this Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Agreement by the Trust Indenture Act, the required provision shall control. If any provision of this Agreement modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Agreement as so modified, or to be excluded, as the case may be, whether or not such provision of this Agreement refers expressly to such provision of the Trust Indenture Act. Section 12.08. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Section 12.09. Successors and Assigns. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties in this Agreement by the Trustee and the Company shall bind and, to the extent permitted hereby, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other instrument or action by any Certificateholder shall bind the successors and assigns of such Certificateholder. Section 12.10. Benefits of Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Certificates of any series, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, and the Certificateholders of each series, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement, except as provided expressly herein. Section 12.11. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date relating to any Certificate of any series shall not be a Business Day with respect to such series, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement) payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Regular Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date, and no interest shall accrue during the intervening period. Section 12.12. Counterparts. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Agreement and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Section 12.13. Communication by Certificateholders with Other Certificateholders. Certificateholders of any series may communicate with other Certificateholders of such series with respect to their rights under this Basic Agreement, the related Trust Supplement or the Certificates of such series pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Company, the Trustee and 58
any and all other persons benefitted by this Agreement shall have the protection afforded by Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Section 12.14. Normal Commercial Relations. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee and any Certificateholder, or any bank or other Affiliate of any such party, may conduct any banking or other financial transactions, and have banking or other commercial relationships, with the Company, the Parent and any of their Affiliates fully to the same extent as if this Agreement were not in effect, including without limitation the making of loans or other extensions of credit to the Company, the Parent and any of their Affiliates for any purpose whatsoever, whether related to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise. Section 12.15. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, member, manager, trustee or stockholder, as such, of the Company, the Parent or any successor Person or any Affiliate of any thereof shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company, the Parent or any successor Person or any Affiliate of any thereof, either directly or through the Company, the Parent or any successor Person or any Affiliate of any thereof, under the Certificates, this Agreement or any Parent Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation, whether by virtue of any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise. By accepting a Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees to the provisions of this Section 12.15 and waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Certificates. 59
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Pass Through Trust Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first written above. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. By: ----------------------------------------- Name: Title: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: ----------------------------------------- Name: Title: 60
EXHIBIT 5.1 [Letterhead of American Airlines, Inc.] March 14, 2002 American Airlines, Inc. 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 AMR Corporation 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 American Airlines and AMR Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 (filed March 14, 2002) Ladies and Gentlemen: I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("American") and of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("AMR"), and as such I am delivering this opinion in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of a Registration Statement (filed March 14, 2002) on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement relates to (i) debt securities of American ("Debt Securities"), (ii) pass through certificates ("Pass Through Certificates") to be issued by one or more trusts formed by American relating to certain equipment notes to be issued by American or relating to leases with American and (iii) guarantees by AMR (the "Guarantees") that may be issued in connection with such Debt Securities or such Pass Through Certificates, all of which may be issued and sold from time to time in one or more series at an aggregate initial offering price (together with the aggregate initial offering price of securities previously registered under the registration statement of American on Form S-3 (File No. 333-74937) that have not yet been sold and which, pursuant to Rule 429 of the Act, are covered by the prospectuses included in the Registration Statement) of not more than $2,500,000,000 (or (a) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale), if any Debt Securities or Pass Through Certificates are issued with principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies, or (b) if any Debt Securities or Pass Through Certificates are issued at a discount, such greater amounts as shall result in aggregate offering proceeds of not more than $2,500,000,000). The Registration Statement includes (i) a prospectus relating to the issuance and sale of Debt Securities and any related Guarantees (the "Debt Prospectus") and (ii) a prospectus relating to the
American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation issuance and sale of Pass Through Certificates and any related Guarantees (the "Pass Through Prospectus"). The Debt Securities may be issued and sold under an indenture (the "Indenture") to be entered into between American and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. The Pass Through Certificates may be issued and sold under a pass through trust agreement (the "Pass Through Trust Agreement") to be entered into between American and State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as trustee. I or attorneys under my supervision have examined and relied upon the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records, documents and other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinion expressed below. Based on the foregoing, I am of the following opinion: 1. American is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. 2. American has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Indenture and the Pass Through Trust Agreement and under any supplement to either thereto establishing the terms of any series of Debt Securities or Pass Through Certificates and forming the related trust. 3. AMR is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. 4. AMR has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations (a) under any Guarantee with respect to Debt Securities and (b) under any Guarantee with respect to Pass Through Certificates of the obligations of American under the leases (in the case of aircraft leased to American) or equipment notes (in the case of aircraft owned by American) relating to such Pass Through Certificates. 5. When (a) the issuance, execution and delivery by American of any of the Debt Securities, and, if applicable, by AMR of any related Guarantees, shall have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of American and, if applicable, AMR, (b) the Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by American and the Trustee, and (c) such Debt Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by American and authenticated by the Trustee, and, if applicable, any such related Guarantees shall have been duly executed and delivered by AMR and the Trustee, and such Debt Securities and any related Guarantees shall have been sold as
American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation contemplated by each of the Registration Statement, the Debt Prospectus, the supplement or supplements to the Debt Prospectus relating to such Debt Securities and any related Guarantees and the Indenture, assuming that the terms of such Debt Securities and any related Guarantees are in compliance with then applicable law, such Debt Securities will be validly issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of American, enforceable against American in accordance with their terms and, if applicable, such Guarantees will be validly issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of AMR, enforceable against AMR in accordance with their terms. My opinions set forth in paragraph 5 above are limited by and subject to the effects of (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights or remedies generally (ii) general equitable principles (whether such principals are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), including the discretion of the court before which any proceedings may be brought, (iii) an implied covenant of good faith, reasonableness and fair dealing, and standards of materiality and (iv) in the case of indemnity, contribution or exculpation provisions, public policy considerations. Without limiting the foregoing, we express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Indenture, any supplemental indenture thereto, any Debt Security or any Guarantee that purports to (i) waive, release or vary any defense, right, privilege or benefit of any party or any duties owing to any party to the extent that such waiver, release or variation may be limited by Section 1-102(3) of the UCC or other provisions of applicable law or (ii) provide that the terms thereof may not be waived or modified except in writing, or that any prohibited or unenforceable provision thereof may be severed without invalidating the remaining provisions thereof. In addition, (i) the enforceability of any provision in the Indenture, any supplemental indenture thereto, any Debt Security or any Guarantee to the effect that certain determinations made by one party shall have conclusive effect may be limited under certain circumstances, and (ii) a claim or judgment with respect to any Debt Security or any Guarantee denominated other than in United States dollars may need to be converted into United States dollars pursuant to procedures specified by applicable law.
American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation My opinion expressed above is limited to the federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of New York and the corporate laws of the State of Delaware. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder. Very truly yours, /s/ Anne H. McNamara Anne H. McNamara Senior Vice President and General Counsel
EXHIBIT 5.2 March 14, 2002 American Airlines, Inc. 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 AMR Corporation 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Filed March 14, 2002) ---------- Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special counsel to American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("AMR"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of a Registration Statement, as amended, on Form S-3 (Filed March 14, 2002) (the "Registration Statement") and the prospectus included therein (the "Prospectus") that relates to Pass Through Certificates (the "Pass Through Certificates"). The Pass Through Certificates may be issued by the Company on a delayed basis from time to time in one or more series in an aggregate offering price of up to $2,500,000,000 under a Pass Through Trust Agreement to be entered into between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), substantially in the form filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement (the "Pass Through Trust Agreement"). The obligations of the Company under the Leases (in the case of Aircraft leased to the Company) or the Equipment Notes (in the case of Aircraft owned by the Company), or both, relating to the Pass Through Certificates of a series may be guaranteed by AMR pursuant to a Guarantee substantially in the form of the draft, dated March 14, 2002, thereof previously provided to us (each, a "Guarantee"). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings specified in the form of Pass Through Trust Agreement so filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In so acting, we have examined and relied upon the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the form of Pass Through Trust Agreement filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, the form of Guarantee, and such other records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal
capacity of all natural persons executing documents, the genuineness of all signatures on original or certified copies, the authenticity of all original or certified copies and the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed or reproduction copies. We also have relied upon, and have assumed the accuracy of, the representations and warranties as to factual matters contained in the forms of the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the Guarantee that we have examined and representations, statements and certificates of or from public officials and of or from officers and representatives of the Company, AMR and others. Based on and subject to the foregoing and subject to the further qualifications and assumptions set forth below, we are of the following opinion: 1. With respect to the Pass Through Certificates of each series, when (a) the execution and delivery of the Pass Through Trust Agreement by the Company and the Trustee and the execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Pass Through Certificates of such series by the Trustee shall have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and the Trustee, (b) the Pass Through Trust Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, (c) the Trust Supplement establishing the terms of the Pass Through Certificates of such series and forming the related Trust shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Pass Through Trust Agreement, and (d) the Pass Through Certificates of such series shall have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered by the Trustee and issued, sold and paid for as contemplated by each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the supplement or supplements to the Prospectus relating to the Pass Through Certificates of such series, the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the related Trust Supplement, assuming that the terms of the Pass Through Certificates of such series, the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the related Trust Supplement, and the issuance and sale of such Pass Through Certificates, are in compliance with then applicable law, (i) the Pass Through Trust Agreement, as supplemented by such Trust Supplement, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Pass Through Certificates of such series will be validly issued and will be entitled to the benefits of the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the related Trust Supplement. 2. With respect to each Guarantee, (a) when the execution and delivery of such Guarantee shall have been duly authorized by all necessary corporation action of AMR, and (b) such Guarantee shall have been duly executed and delivered by AMR and issued by AMR as contemplated by each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the supplement or the supplements to the Prospectus relating to the Pass Through Certificates of the series to which such Guarantee relates, the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the related Trust Supplement, assuming that the terms of such Guarantee and the execution, delivery and issuance thereof are in accordance with then applicable law, such Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of AMR, enforceable against AMR in accordance with its terms. 2
3. The statements under the caption "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Prospectus, insofar as they constitute statements of law or legal conclusions, are correct in all material respects as of the date hereof. The opinions expressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above are limited by and subject to the effects of (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights or remedies generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or equity), including the discretion of the court before which any proceedings may be brought, (iii) an implied covenant of good faith, reasonableness and fair dealing, and standards of materiality and (iv) in the case of indemnity, contribution or exculpation provisions, public policy considerations. Without limiting the foregoing, we express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Pass Through Trust Agreement, any Trust Supplement, any Pass Through Certificate or any Guarantee that purports to (i) waive, release or vary any defense, right, privilege or benefit of any party or any duties owing to any party to the extent that such waiver, release or variation may be limited by Section 1-102(3) of the UCC or other provisions of applicable law or (ii) provide that the terms thereof may not be waived or modified except in writing, or that any prohibited or unenforceable provision thereof may be severed without invalidating the remaining provisions thereof. In addition, (i) the enforceability of any provision in the Pass Through Trust Agreement, any Trust Supplement, any Pass Through Certificate or any Guarantee to the effect that certain determinations made by one party shall have conclusive effect may be limited under certain circumstances, and (ii) a claim or judgment with respect to any Pass Through Certificates or any Guarantee denominated other than in United States dollars may need to be converted into United States dollars pursuant to procedures specified by applicable law. Our opinions expressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above are limited to the laws of the State of New York. In rendering the opinions expressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, we have assumed that each of the Company, AMR and the Trustee is and will be duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has or will have the full power and authority to carry on its business and to enter into the Pass Through Trust Agreement, each Trust Supplement, each Guarantee (in the case of AMR) and the Pass Through Certificates (in the case of the Trustee), and to perform its obligations thereunder. We have further assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Company, AMR and the Trustee of its obligations under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, each Trust Supplement, each Guarantee (in the case of AMR) and the Pass Through Certificates (in the case of the Trustee), (i) do not and will not contravene, conflict with, breach or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, or result in the creation of a lien upon any of its properties under, the terms of (x) its charter or by-laws or other constituent documents, (y) any agreement, instrument, obligation or contract to which it is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or (z) any applicable law, rule or regulation or any applicable requirement 3
or restriction imposed by any court, tribunal or governmental body and (ii) do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or filing under any applicable law, rule or regulation (other than those that have been obtained). We also have relied on the opinions, dated today and addressed to you, of Anne H. McNamara, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company and AMR, and of Bingham Dana LLP, counsel for the Trustee, and we have made no investigation of law or fact as to the matters stated in such opinions. Our opinion is subject to all the assumptions, qualifications and limitations contained in such opinions. This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. Our opinions expressed herein are based on facts and circumstances set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the other documents reviewed by us. Such opinions are rendered only as of the date hereof, and could be altered or modified by changes in facts or circumstances, events, developments, changes in the documents reviewed by us, or changes in law subsequent to the date hereof. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and the use of our name under the captions "Legal Opinions" and "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Very truly yours, /s/ DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON 4
EXHIBIT 5.3 [BINGHAM DANA LETTERHEAD] March 14, 2002 American Airlines, Inc. 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 RE: PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES - SHELF REGISTRATION Ladies and Gentlemen: We are acting as special Connecticut counsel to State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, individually ("STATE STREET"), and as Pass Through Trustee (the "PASS THROUGH TRUSTEE") under a Pass Through Trust Agreement (the "AGREEMENT") to be entered into between American Airlines, Inc. (the "COMPANY") and the Pass Through Trustee. Pursuant to the Agreement and one or more supplemental agreements to be entered into from time to time between the Company and the Pass Through Trustee, the Pass Through Trustee will execute, authenticate and deliver, upon the Company's request, Pass Through Certificates in one or more series in an as yet undetermined total aggregate principal amount ("PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES") to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT"), under the Company's and AMR Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"). Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. Our representation of the Pass Through Trustee has been as special counsel for the purposes stated above. As to all matters of fact (including factual conclusions and characterizations and descriptions of purpose, intention or other state of mind), we have relied entirely upon (i) the representations of the parties set forth in the Agreement and (ii) certificates delivered to us by the management of State Street and have assumed, without independent inquiry, the accuracy of those representations and certificates. We have examined the Agreement, the Registration Statement and originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of other such records, documents, certificates, or other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of this opinion. We have also examined that certain Certificate of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to State Street. With respect to the authority of State Street to transact the business of banking and exercise trust powers, our opinion relies upon and is limited by such Certificate of the Comptroller of the Currency.
March 14, 2002 Page 2 We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures (other than those on behalf of State Street and the Pass Through Trustee), the conformity to the originals of all documents reviewed by us as copies, and the authenticity and completeness of all original documents reviewed by us in original or copy form and the legal competence of each individual executing any document (other than on behalf of State Street and the Pass Through Trustee). Subject to the limitation set forth below, we have made such examination of law as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion. The opinions expressed in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 below are limited solely to the internal substantive laws of the State of Connecticut and the federal laws of the United States of America as applied by courts located in Connecticut and, solely with respect to the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the Agreement and the validity of the Pass Through Certificates, the laws of the State of New York. Insofar as the opinions expressed herein below involve the laws of the State of New York, we have relied with your permission solely upon the opinion of even date herewith of Debevoise & Plimpton, special counsel to the Company, and the opinions set forth herein are subject to each of the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations contained in such opinion letter. The opinions expressed in paragraph 4 below are limited solely to the internal substantive laws of the State of Connecticut as applied by courts located in Connecticut. We express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction. No opinion is given herein as to the choice of law or internal substantive rules of law that any court or other tribunal may apply to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. No opinion is expressed herein as to the application or effect of federal securities laws or as to the securities or so-called "Blue Sky" laws of any state or other jurisdiction. Our opinion is further subject to the following exceptions, qualifications and assumptions: (a) We have assumed without any independent investigation that (i) the Company, at all times relevant to the opinions given herein, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, and is qualified to do business and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is required generally or necessary in order for the Company to enforce its rights under the Agreement, and (ii) the Company, at all times relevant to the opinions given herein, had and has the full power, authority and legal right under its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, and other governing organizational documents, and the applicable corporate, or other enterprise legislation
March 14, 2002 Page 3 and other applicable laws, as the case may be, to execute, and to perform its obligations under, the Agreement, and (iii) the Company will have duly executed and delivered the Agreement and delivery of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby will have been duly authorized by proper corporate or other organizational proceedings as to the Company. (b) We have assumed without any independent investigation (i) that, when executed and delivered by the Company, the Agreement will be a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company, and (ii) that, when executed and delivered by State Street or the Pass Through Trustee, as the case may be, the Agreement will be a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of State Street or the Pass Through Trustee, as applicable, to the extent that laws other than those of the State of Connecticut are relevant thereto (other than the laws of the United States of America, but only to the limited extent the same may be applicable to State Street or the Pass Through Trustee, as applicable, and relevant to our opinions expressed below). (c) The enforcement of any obligations of State Street, as applicable, under the Agreement may be limited (i) by the receivership, conservatorship and supervisory powers of bank regulatory agencies generally, and (ii) as relates to State Street or the Pass Through Trustee, by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, marshaling or other laws and rules of law affecting the enforcement generally of creditors' rights and remedies (including such as may deny giving effect to waivers of debtors' or guarantors' rights); and we express no opinion as to the status under any fraudulent conveyance laws or fraudulent transfer laws of any of the obligations of State Street or the Pass Through Trustee, as applicable, under the Agreement. (d) We express no opinion as the availability of any specific or equitable relief of any kind. (e) The enforcement of any rights under the Agreement or in respect of the Pass Through Certificates may in all cases be subject to an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). (f) We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any particular provision of the Agreement relating to (i) waivers of rights to object to jurisdiction or venue, or consents to jurisdiction or venue, (ii)
March 14, 2002 Page 4 waivers of rights to (or methods of) service of process, or rights to trial by jury, or other rights or benefits bestowed by operation of law, (iii) waivers of any applicable defenses, setoffs, recoupments, or counterclaims, (iv) the grant of powers of attorney to any person or entity, (v) exculpation or exoneration clauses, indemnity clauses, and clauses relating to releases or waivers of unmatured claims or rights, (vi) the imposition or collection of interest on overdue interest or providing for a penalty rate of interest or late charges on overdue or defaulted obligations, or the payment of any premium, liquidated damages, or other amount which may be held by any court to be a "penalty" or a "forfeiture," or (vii) so-called "usury savings clauses" purporting to specify methods of (or otherwise assure) compliance with usury laws or other similar laws of any jurisdiction. (g) We express no opinion as to the effect of events occurring, circumstances arising, or changes of law becoming effective or occurring, after the date hereof on the matters addressed in this opinion letter, and we assume no responsibility to inform you of additional or changed facts, or changes in law, of which we may become aware. (h) No opinion is given herein as to the effect of usury laws (or other similar laws) of any jurisdiction with respect to the Agreement. This opinion is rendered solely for the benefit of those institutions listed as addressees hereto and their successors and assigns in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and may not be used or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose, except that Anne H. McNamara, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, and Debevoise & Plimpton may rely hereon solely for the purposes of rendering their opinions dated the date hereof. Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that: 1. State Street is a national banking association, validly formed and existing and authorized to operate as a national bank under the laws of the United States and, in its individual capacity or as Pass Through Trustee, as the case may be, has the requisite corporate and trust power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Agreement, the supplements contemplated thereby and the Pass Through Certificates, when issued, and to execute, authenticate, issue and deliver the Pass Through Certificates, when issued.
March 14, 2002 Page 5 2. With respect to the Pass Through Certificates, when (a) supplemental agreements contemplated by the Agreement shall have been prepared in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, (b) Pass Through Certificates shall have been prepared in the form required by the Agreement and such supplemental agreements as contemplated by the Agreement, (c) the Agreement and such supplemental agreements shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Pass Through Trustee in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and (d) the Pass Through Certificates shall have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered by the Pass Through Trustee and sold as contemplated by each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Agreement as so supplemented, assuming that the terms of the Pass Through Certificates are in compliance with then applicable law, (i) the Agreement, as so supplemented will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Pass Through Trustee enforceable against the Pass Through Trustee in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Pass Through Certificates will be validly issued and will be entitled to the benefits of the Agreement as so supplemented. 3. The execution and delivery of the Agreement has been duly authorized by the Pass Through Trustee. 4. The discussion in the Prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement entitled "Certain Connecticut Taxes," insofar as it relates to statements of law or legal conclusions, is correct in all material respects. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the caption "Certain Connecticut Taxes," in the prospectus and in any subsequently filed prospectus supplements. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of person whose consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933 Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Very truly yours, /s/ Bingham Dana LLP BINGHAM DANA LLP
EXHIBIT 12 AMR CORPORATION COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (IN MILLIONS)
EXHIBIT 12 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (IN MILLIONS)
EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectuses of American Airlines, Inc. for the registration of $2,500,000,000 of Debt Securities and Pass Through Certificates and the related guaranty by AMR Corporation, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated January 15, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of AMR Corporation and the consolidated financial statements and schedule of American Airlines, Inc. included in their Annual Reports (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Dallas, Texas March 11, 2002
EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ John W. Bachmann -------------------- John W. Bachmann Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without imitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ David L. Boren ------------------ David L. Boren Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Edward A. Brennan --------------------- Edward A. Brennan Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Donald J. Carty ------------------- Donald J. Carty Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Armando M. Codina --------------------- Armando M. Codina Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Earl G. Graves --------------------- Earl G. Graves Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, the Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Thomas W. Horton -------------------- Thomas W. Horton Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in her name and on her behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as her own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Ann McLaughlin Korologos ---------------------------- Ann McLaughlin Korologos Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Michael A. Miles -------------------- Michael A. Miles Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Philip J. Purcell --------------------- Philip J. Purcell Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Joe M. Rodgers ------------------ Joe M. Rodgers Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in her name and on her behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as her own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Judith Rodin ---------------- Judith Rodin Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),(1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any such Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to the Corporation) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of the Corporation (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by AMR Corporation (the "Guarantees"), such Securities and the related Guarantees to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Roger T. Staubach --------------------- Roger T. Staubach Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ John W. Bachmann -------------------- John W. Bachmann Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ David L. Boren ------------------ David L. Boren Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Edward A. Brennan --------------------- Edward A. Brennan Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Donald J. Carty ------------------------ Donald J. Carty Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Armando M. Codina --------------------- Armando M. Codina Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Earl G. Graves ------------------ Earl G. Graves Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, the Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Thomas W. Horton -------------------- Thomas W. Horton Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in her name and on her behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as her own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Ann McLaughlin Korologos ---------------------------- Ann McLaughlin Korologos Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Michael A. Miles -------------------- Michael A. Miles Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Philip J. Purcell --------------------- Philip J. Purcell Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Joe M. Rodgers ------------------ Joe M. Rodgers Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in her name and on her behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as her own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Judith Rodin ---------------- Judith Rodin Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does hereby constitute and appoint Anne H. McNamara and Charles D. MarLett, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver in his name and on his behalf: (a) one or more Registration Statements of the Corporation on an appropriate form proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (1) up to $1,850,000,000 (or (x) its equivalent (based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of sale) if any Securities (as defined below) are issued in principal amounts denominated in one or more foreign or composite currencies or (y) such greater amount, if any Securities are issued at an original issue discount, as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $1,850,000,000 to American Airlines, Inc.) in aggregate principal amount of debt securities, pass through certificates or other securities of American Airlines, Inc. (the "Securities") and (2) the full and unconditional guarantee of such Securities by the Corporation (the "Guarantees), such Securities and the related Guarantees, if any, to be issued from time to time on terms established in each case by or pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors of American Airlines, Inc. or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and (b) any and all supplements and amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements; and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the issuance of the Securities and any related Guarantees that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation to comply with (i) the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the other federal securities laws of the United States of America and the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect of any thereof, (ii) the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other governmental subdivision of the United States of America and (iii) the securities or similar applicable laws of Canada, Mexico and any other foreign jurisdiction; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own acts and deeds all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each one of such attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 12th day of March, 2002. /s/ Roger T. Staubach --------------------- Roger T. Staubach Witness: /s/ Charles D. MarLett - ---------------------- Charles D. MarLett
EXHIBIT 25.1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE Check if an application to determine eligibility of a Trustee pursuant to Section 305 (b)(2) ----- ---------- CITIBANK, N.A. (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) 13-5266470 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10043 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) ---------- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-1502798 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Ft. Worth, Texas 76155 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) AMR CORPORATION (Exact name of Guarantor as specified in its charter) Delaware 75-1825172 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 4333 Amon Carter Boulevard Ft. Worth, Texas 76155 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ---------- Debt Securities (Title of the indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Exhibit 7 - Copy of the latest Report of Condition of Citibank, N.A. (as of December 31, 2001 - attached) Exhibit 8 - Not applicable. Exhibit 9 - Not applicable. ---------- SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee, Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York and State of New York, on the 11th day of March, 2002. CITIBANK, N.A. By /s/ Nancy Forte -------------------------- Nancy Forte Assistant Vice President
Charter No. 1461 Comptroller of the Currency Northeastern District REPORT OF CONDITION CONSOLIDATING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES OF Citibank, N.A. of New York in the State of New York, at the close of business on December 31, 2001, published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under Title 12, United States Code, Section 161. Charter Number 1461 Comptroller of the Currency Northeastern District.
EXHIBIT 25.2 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------- United States of America 06-1304336 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.) - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------- 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Maureen Scannell Bateman, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 654-3253 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AMR CORPORATION (Exact name of obligors as specified in their charters) DELAWARE DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 13-1502798 75-1825172 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) (ADDRESS OF ISSUER) 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD FORT WORTH TEXAS 76155 (817) 963-1234 (TYPE OF SECURITIES) 2002 SHELF REGISTRATION RE $2.5 BILLION OF DEBT SECURITIES ENHANCED EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES
GENERAL ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE: (a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT. Comptroller of the Currency Treasury Department of the United States Washington, D.C. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington, D.C. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D. C. (b) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS. Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH AFFILIATION. The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent, State Street Boston Corporation. (See note on page 2.) ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY. 1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN EFFECT. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as now in effect incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit T-1.1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-40617. 2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. A copy of the Certificate of the Comptroller of the Currency is attached as Exhibit 2. 3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE. A copy of the Certification of Fiduciary Powers (included in Exhibit 2). 4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS CORRESPONDING THERETO. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit T-1.1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-40617. 1
5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS IN DEFAULT. Not applicable. 6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof. 7. A COPY OF THE LATEST REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE TRUSTEE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO LAW OR THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITS SUPERVISING OR EXAMINING AUTHORITY. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof. NOTES In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility which relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information. The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 12th day of March, 2002. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY: /s/ Patrick Giordano -------------------------------------- NAME: Patrick T Giordano TITLE: Assistant Secretary 2
EXHIBIT 1 AND 2 (COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS--LETTERHEAD) I Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and supervision of all National Banking Associations. 2. "State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association", Hartford, Connecticut, (Charter No. 22272), is a National Banking Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking and exercise Fiduciary Powers on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department, in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 1st day of April, 1998. /s/ Eugene A. Ludwig ----------------------------------------- Comptroller of the Currency 3
EXHIBIT 6 CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by American Airlines Inc. of its 2002 Shelf Registration Re: $2.5 Billion of Debt Securities Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates, we hereby consent that reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY: /s/ Patrick Giordano --------------------------------- NAME: Patrick T Giordano TITLE: Assistant Secretary DATED: 3/12/02 4
EXHIBIT 7
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct. Bryan Calder Chris A. Hayes Geraldine Walsh I, Chris A. Hayes, Senior Vice President, Director and Chairperson of the Board, of the above named bank do hereby declare that the Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Chris A. Hayes