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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2006.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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AMR CORPORATION
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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. |
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)
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DELAWARE
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DELAWARE |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
75-1825172
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13-1502798 |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
P.O. BOX 619616
DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT, TEXAS 75261-9616
(817) 963-1234
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrants principal executive offices)
GARY F. KENNEDY, ESQ.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
AMR Corporation
P.O. Box 619616
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616
(817) 963-1234
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to
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JOHN T. CURRY, III, ESQ.
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ROHAN S. WEERASINGHE, ESQ. |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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Shearman & Sterling LLP |
919 Third Avenue
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599 Lexington Avenue |
New York, New York 10022
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New York, New York 10022 |
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(212) 848-4000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after
the effective date of this registration statement, as determined by market conditions and other factors.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount to be registered/ |
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Proposed maximum offering price |
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Debt Securities of AMR Corporation |
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Common Stock of AMR Corporation, par value $1.00 per
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Preferred Stock of AMR Corporation, without par value |
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Depositary Shares of AMR Corporation (2) |
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Warrants of AMR Corporation |
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Stock Purchase Contracts of AMR Corporation (3) |
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Stock Purchase Units of AMR Corporation (4) |
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Guarantees of American Airlines, Inc. (5) |
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Debt Securities of American Airlines, Inc |
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Debt Warrants of American Airlines, Inc |
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Pass Through Certificates of American Airlines, Inc |
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Guarantees of AMR Corporation (6) |
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An unspecified aggregate initial offering price and number or amount of the securities of
each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be sold at unspecified
prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on
exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units or
represented by depositary shares. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately
or as units with other securities registered hereunder. The registrants are relying on Rule
456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), to
defer payment of all of the registration fee, except for: (a) $169,818 that has already been
paid with respect to securities that were previously registered under the registration
statement of American Airlines, Inc. on Form S-3 filed on March 14, 2002 (No. 333-84292) and
were not sold thereunder; and (b) $132,298 that has already been paid with respect to
securities that were previously registered under the registrants registration statement on
Form S-3 filed on November 25, 2003 (Nos. 333-110760, 333-110760-01) and were not sold
thereunder. Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, such unutilized registration fee
may be applied to the registration fee payable pursuant to this registration statement. |
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The Depositary Shares registered hereunder will be evidenced by Depositary Receipts issued
pursuant to a Deposit Agreement. In the event AMR Corporation elects to offer to the public
fractional interests in Debt Securities or shares of the Preferred Stock registered hereunder,
Depositary Receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing such fractional interests
and Debt Securities or shares of Preferred Stock, as the case may be, will be issued to the
Depositary under the Deposit Agreement. No separate consideration will be received for the
Depositary Shares. |
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Representing rights to purchase Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities, property
or assets. |
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Representing ownership of Stock Purchase Contracts and Warrants or Debt Securities, undivided
beneficial ownership interests in Debt Securities, Depositary Shares or debt obligations of
third parties, including U.S. Treasury Securities. |
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American Airlines, Inc. may guarantee the obligations of AMR Corporation with respect to one
or more of the securities of AMR Corporation being registered hereunder. Pursuant to Rule
457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate registration fee will be paid in respect of any
such guarantee. |
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AMR Corporation may guarantee the obligations of American Airlines, Inc. with respect to one
or more of the securities of American Airlines, Inc. being registered hereunder. Pursuant to
Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate registration will be paid in respect of any
such guarantee. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement contains three separate prospectuses:
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The first prospectus relates to offerings by AMR Corporation of its Debt Securities,
Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Warrants, Stock Purchase Contracts and
Stock Purchase Units and any related American Airlines, Inc. Guarantees; |
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The second prospectus relates to offerings by American Airlines, Inc. of its Debt
Securities and Debt Warrants and any related AMR Corporation Guarantees; and |
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The third prospectus relates to offerings by American Airlines, Inc. of its Pass Through
Certificates and any related AMR Corporation Guarantees. |
PROSPECTUS
AMR Corporation
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Stock Purchase Contracts
Stock Purchase Units
By this prospectus, we may offer from time to time the securities described in this
prospectus separately or together in any combination.
We will provide specific terms of any securities to be offered in a supplement to this
prospectus. A prospectus supplement may also add, change or update information contained in this
prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully
before you invest.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AMR.
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more agents, underwriters, dealers
or other third parties or directly to one or more purchasers on a continuous or delayed basis.
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 August 11, 2006
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement and those documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with
different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by
this prospectus in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to
make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the
information contained in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement or any document
incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the
applicable document. Neither the delivery of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement nor any
distribution of securities pursuant to this prospectus or any prospectus supplement shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the information set
forth or incorporated into this prospectus or such prospectus supplement by reference or in our
affairs since the date of this prospectus or such prospectus supplement. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we and our subsidiary,
American Airlines, Inc. (American ), filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf process, we are registering
an unspecified amount of each class of the securities described in this prospectus, and we may sell
any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we
offer 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. If there is any inconsistency between the information in
this prospectus
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and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable
prospectus supplement. You should carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading Where
You Can Find More Information.
The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the
registration statement, provides additional information about us, American and the securities to be
offered. The registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement, can be
obtained from the SEC, as described below under Where You Can Find More Information.
In this prospectus, references to AMR, the Company, we, us and our refer to AMR
Corporation.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We and American file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements (in the case of
AMR only) and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the SECs
Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information
on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. SEC filings of
American and AMR are also available from the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, which
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC relating
to the securities to be offered. This prospectus does not contain all of the information we have
included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and we refer you to the omitted information. The
statements this prospectus makes pertaining to the content of any contract, agreement or other
document that is an exhibit to the registration statement necessarily are summaries of their
material provisions and does not describe all exceptions and qualifications contained in those
contracts, agreements or documents. You should read those contracts, agreements or documents for
information that may be important to you. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are
available at the SECs Public Reference Room or through its Internet site.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus certain documents that we and American file
with the SEC, which means:
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we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents; |
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information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, even
though it is not repeated in this prospectus; and |
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information that we and American file later with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this prospectus. |
The following documents listed below that we and American have previously filed with the SEC
(Commission File Numbers 001-08400 and 001-02691, respectively) are incorporated by reference
(other than portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K):
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Annual Reports on Form 10-K and 10-K/A of AMR and
American for the year ended December 31, 2005
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February 24, 2006
July 17, 2006 |
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Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and 10-Q/A of AMR and
American for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30,
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April 20, 2006
July 25, 2006
July 28, 2006
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Current Reports on Form 8-K of AMR
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January 4, 2006
February 7, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 14, 2006
March 3, 2006
March 24, 2006
March 27, 2006
March 31, 2006
April 5, 2006
April 6, 2006
April 7, 2006
May 3, 2006
May 18, 2006
May 22, 2006
June 6, 2006
June 23, 2006
July 6, 2006
August 3, 2006 |
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Current Reports on Form 8-K of American
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January 4, 2006
February 7, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 14, 2006
March 3, 2006
March 27, 2006
March 31, 2006
April 5, 2006
April 6, 2006
April 7, 2006
May 3, 2006
May 18, 2006
May 22, 2006
June 6, 2006
August 3, 2006 |
All documents filed by us and American under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) (excluding any information
furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K), from the date of this
prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities shall also be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
You can obtain any of the filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus through us or
from the SEC through the SECs Internet site or at the address listed above. You may request
orally or in writing, without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents which are incorporated
in this prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into such documents). Requests for such copies should be
directed to AMR Corporation, 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., MD 5651, Fort Worth, Texas 76155, Attention:
Investor Relations (Telephone: (817) 967-2970).
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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 Exchange Act, which represent our expectations or beliefs
concerning future events. When used in this prospectus and in documents incorporated herein by
reference, the words believes, expects, plans,
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anticipates, indicates, forecast, guidance, outlook, may, will, should and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements
that describe our objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectations concerning operations
and financial conditions, including changes in capacity, revenues and costs; future financing plans
and needs; overall economic and industry conditions; plans and objectives for future operations;
and the impact on us of our results of operations in recent years and the sufficiency of our
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
herein 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 our actual results to differ materially from our expectations.
In addition to those discussed under the caption Risk Factors in an applicable prospectus
supplement and in Item 1A of the most recent annual report on Form 10-K of each of AMR and American
as well as in Item 1A of any quarterly reports of each of AMR or American since the date of the
most recent annual report on Form 10-K of each of AMR or American and other possible factors not
listed, the following factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in forward-looking statements: our materially weakened financial condition, resulting
from our significant losses in recent years; our ability to generate additional revenues and
significantly reduce our costs; changes in economic and other conditions beyond our control, and
the volatile results of our operations; our substantial indebtedness and other obligations; our
ability to satisfy existing financial or other covenants in certain of our credit agreements;
continued high fuel prices and further increases in the price of fuel, and the availability of
fuel; the fiercely competitive business environment we face, and historically low fare levels;
competition with reorganized and reorganizing carriers; our reduced pricing power; our likely need
to raise additional funds and our ability to do so on acceptable terms; changes in our business
strategy; government regulation of our business; conflicts overseas or terrorist attacks;
uncertainties with respect to our international operations; outbreaks of a disease (such as Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or avian flu) that affects travel behavior; uncertainties with
respect to our relationships with unionized and other employee work groups; increased insurance
costs and potential reductions of available insurance coverage; our ability to retain key
management personnel; potential failures or disruptions of our computer, communications or other
technology systems; changes in the price of our common stock; and our ability to reach acceptable
agreements with third parties.
Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in our and Americans
filings with the SEC, including but not limited to our and Americans Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 and our and Americans Annual Reports
on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
THE COMPANY
AMR Corporation was incorporated in October 1982. AMRs operations fall almost entirely in
the airline industry. AMRs principal subsidiary, American, was founded in 1934 and is the largest
scheduled passenger airline in the world. At the end of 2005, American provided scheduled jet
service to approximately 150 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 wide range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system.
In addition, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR, owns two
regional airlines which do business as American Eagle® American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and
Executive Airlines, Inc. American also contracts with three independently owned regional airlines
which do business as the American Connection®. The American Eagle carriers and the American
Connection carriers provide connecting service from eight of Americans high-traffic cities to
smaller markets throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR, is responsible for the
investment and oversight of the assets of AMRs U.S. employee benefit plans, as well as AMRs
short-term investments.
The postal address for both AMRs and Americans principal executive offices is P.O. Box
619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (Telephone: 817-963-1234). AMRs and
Americans Internet address is http://www.aa.com. Information on AMRs and Americans website is
not incorporated into this prospectus and is not a part of this prospectus.
AMR conducts all of its business through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, including
American. AMR does not maintain a borrowing facility and is dependent on the cash flow generated
by the operations of its subsidiaries and on dividends and other payments to it from its
subsidiaries to meet its liquidity needs and obligations, including obligations with respect to
debt securities, dividends on capital stock and other obligations on the securities described in
this prospectus. American is a separate and distinct legal entity and although it may
unconditionally guarantee AMRs obligations with respect to one or more of securities described in
this prospectus, due to limitations and restrictions in its debt instruments, it may be unable to
pay any amounts due on such guarantee or to provide AMR with funds for AMRs payment obligations on
such securities, by dividend, distribution, loan or other payment. Future borrowings by AMR,
American and AMRs other subsidiaries may include additional restrictions. In addition, under
applicable state law, American and AMRs other subsidiaries may be limited in the amounts they are
permitted to pay as dividends on their capital stock.
The securities described in this prospectus and any guarantee by American with respect to any
such securities will represent unsecured senior obligations and rank equal in right of payment with
all the existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of AMR and American,
respectively. In the event of any distribution or payment of assets in any foreclosure,
dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or other bankruptcy proceeding involving AMR
or American, holders of secured indebtedness will have a prior claim to those assets that
constitute their collateral. In addition, the securities described in this prospectus and any
guarantee by American with respect to any such securities will be structurally subordinated to
all existing and future liabilities (including debt and trade payables) of the existing and future
subsidiaries of AMR (other than American, but only to the extent of any such guarantee) and
American, respectively. Such subordination occurs because, as a general matter, claims of
creditors of a subsidiary which is not a guarantor of parent company debt, including trade
creditors, will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of the subsidiary over the
claims of creditors of its parent company.
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the ratios of earnings to fixed charges of AMR and of American
for the periods indicated:
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For the year ended December 31, 2001, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $2,900 million to achieve a ratio of
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In April 2001, the board of directors of American approved the unconditional
guarantee by American (the American Guarantee) of the existing debt obligations of AMR. As
such, as of December 31, 2001, American unconditionally guaranteed through the life of the
related obligations approximately $676 million of unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $573
million of secured debt of AMR. The impact of these unconditional guarantees is not included
in the above computation. For the year ended December 31, 2001, earnings were not sufficient
to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $2,584 million to achieve a
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For the year ended December 31, 2002, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $3,946 million to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2002, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $636 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $538
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2002, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $3,749
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0.
(5) For the year ended December 31, 2003, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $1,379 million to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2003, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $936 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $503
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2003, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $1,475
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2004, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $841 million to achieve a ratio of earnings
to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2004, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $1,260 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $466
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2004, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $898
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2005, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $926 million to achieve a ratio of earnings
to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2005, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $1,232 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $428
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2005, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $956
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At June 30, 2006, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $1,128 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $408
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For purposes of the table, earnings represents consolidated income from continuing
operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, cumulative effect of accounting change and
fixed charges (excluding interest capitalized). Fixed charges consists of interest expense
(including interest capitalized), amortization of debt expense and the portion of rental expense we
deem representative of the interest factor.
Our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends has been the
same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the above periods because we have not
had any shares of preferred stock outstanding during the last five years and have, therefore, not
paid any dividends on preferred stock.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as we may describe otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the
net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes, including, among other
possible uses, the repayment or repurchase of short-term or long-term debt or lease obligations,
the acquisition of aircraft by American or our other subsidiaries and other capital expenditures.
We may also use the proceeds for temporary investments until we need them for general corporate
purposes.
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DIVIDEND POLICY
We have paid no cash dividends on our common stock and have no current intention of doing so.
Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors,
subject to applicable limitations under Delaware law, and will be dependent upon our results of
operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our
board of directors.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
Introduction
We may elect to offer unsecured debt securities. We will issue the debt securities in one or
more series under an indenture, which we refer to as the indenture, dated as of February 1, 2004,
between us and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. The debt securities may include debentures,
notes or other kinds of unsecured debt obligations. The debt securities will rank equal in right
of payment with all of our other unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness. The amount of debt
securities that we can issue under the indenture is unlimited.
The description of the terms of the debt securities and indenture in this prospectus is a
summary. When we offer to sell a series of debt securities, we will summarize in a prospectus
supplement the particular terms of such series of debt securities that we believe will be the most
important to your decision to invest in such series of debt securities. As the terms of such
series of debt securities may differ from the summary in this prospectus, the summary in this
prospectus is subject to and qualified by reference to the summary in such prospectus supplement,
and you should rely on the summary in such prospectus supplement instead of the summary in this
prospectus if the summary in such prospectus supplement is different from the summary in this
prospectus. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the debt securities and the indenture,
and not the summaries in this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, which define your rights as
a holder of debt securities of such series. There may be other provisions in such debt securities
and the indenture that are also important to you. You should carefully read these documents for a
full description of the terms of such debt securities. The indenture is filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More Information
for information on how to obtain a copy of the indenture.
In this description, we 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.
The debt securities will not be secured by any of our property or assets. Accordingly, your
ownership of debt securities will mean that you will be one of AMRs unsecured creditors. See The
Company. Unless we tell you otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture does
not limit the amount of other indebtedness or securities that may be issued by us or any of our
subsidiaries. In addition, unless we tell you otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement,
the indenture does not contain any financial covenants or restrictions on the payment of dividends,
the incurrence of debt, securing our debt or the issuance or repurchase of our debt securities, or
any covenants or other provisions to afford protection to holders of debt securities in the event
of a highly leveraged transaction or a change in control.
Specific Terms of Debt Securities
We may issue the debt securities in one or more series through an indenture that supplements
the indenture or through a resolution of our board of directors or an authorized committee of our
board of directors.
A prospectus supplement will describe specific terms relating to the series of debt securities
then being offered. These terms may include some or all of the following:
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any limit on the total principal amount of such debt securities; |
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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; |
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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method of determining such
date(s); |
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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; |
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the circumstances, if any, in which payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest
on such debt securities may be deferred; |
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the place or places where any principal, premium or interest payments may be made; |
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any optional redemption or other early payment 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, AMR may redeem or prepay such debt
securities; |
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any provisions obligating AMR to repurchase or otherwise redeem such debt securities
pursuant to sinking fund or analogous provisions, upon the occurrence of a specified event
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if other than $1,000 denominations, the denominations in which such debt securities are issuable; |
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the amount of discount, if any, with which such debt securities will be issued; |
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if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies, composite currency or currencies
or currency units of payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such debt
securities or in which the debt securities are denominated; |
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if applicable, the time period within which, the manner in which and the terms and
conditions upon which a holder of a debt security can select the payment currency or
currencies; |
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any index, formula or other method to be used for determining the amount of any payments
on such debt securities; |
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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; |
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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
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any changes to or additional events of default or covenants; |
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any additions or changes to the indenture relating to a series of debt securities
necessary to permit or facilitate issuing the series in bearer form, registrable or not
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any provisions for the payment of additional amounts on debt securities, including
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
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any provisions modifying the defeasance or covenant defeasance provisions that apply to
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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; |
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if temporary global debt securities are issued, any special terms and conditions for
payments thereon and for exchanges or transfers of beneficial interests therein; |
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appointment of any paying agent(s); |
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the terms and conditions of any obligation or right we would have or any option you
would have to convert or exchange the debt securities into other securities or cash or
property of AMR or any other person and any changes to the indenture to permit or
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if other than the laws of New York, the law governing such debt securities and the
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whether an American guarantee will apply to such debt securities and, if so, the
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(Section 3.1 of the indenture)
Debt securities may also be issued under the indenture upon the exercise of warrants or
delivery upon settlement of stock purchase contracts. See Description of Warrants and
Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units.
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 the bearer of a bearer debt security as the holder
of that debt security. (Section 1.1 of the indenture)
One or more series of debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated
principal amount. Such a series of debt securities is issued at an original issue discount.
Typically, a debt security that is 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. 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, 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 other specific terms 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
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price of one or more commodities, derivatives or securities; a commodities, derivatives,
securities exchange or other index; a foreign currency or currencies or one or more composite
currencies or currency units; or any other variable or variables or any relationship between any
variables or combination of variables. Holders of such debt securities may receive a principal
payment or a payment of interest that is greater than or less than the amount of principal or
interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value of the applicable index, formula
or other factor or changes in any applicable 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 other specific terms
and certain special federal income tax and other considerations applicable to such debt securities.
One or more series of debt securities may be variable rate debt securities that may be
exchangeable for fixed rate debt securities, or fixed rate debt securities exchangeable for
variable rate debt securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe specific terms,
federal income tax considerations and certain other important information.
We may issue debt securities of a particular series at different times. In addition, we may
issue debt securities within a series with terms different from the terms of other debt securities
of that series.
We may, in certain circumstances, without notice to or consent of the holders of the debt
securities, issue additional debt securities having the same terms and conditions as the debt
securities issued under this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, so that such
additional debt securities and the debt securities offered under this prospectus any applicable
prospectus supplement form a single series, and references in this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement to the debt securities shall include, unless the context otherwise requires,
any further debt securities issued as described in this paragraph. We refer to such issuance of
additional debt securities as a further issue.
Purchasers of debt securities after the date of any further issue will not be able to
differentiate between the debt securities sold as part of the further issue and previously issued
debt securities. If we were to issue debt securities with a greater amount of original issue
discount, persons that are subject to United States federal income taxation, who purchase debt
securities after such further issue, may be required to accrue greater amounts of original issue
discount than they would otherwise have accrued with respect to the debt securities. This may
affect the price of outstanding debt securities as a result of a further issue.
Subject to applicable law, we or any of our affiliates may at any time purchase or repurchase
debt securities of any series in any manner and at any price. Debt securities of any series
purchased by us or any of our affiliates may be held or surrendered by the purchaser of the debt
securities for cancellation.
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 any 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
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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 AMR, American 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.
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:
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You cannot receive physical certificates from us for your interest in the debt securities. |
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You must look to your own bank or broker or other financial intermediary for payments on
the debt securities. |
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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
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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. |
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The depositarys policies will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters
relating to the registered global security. AMR, American and the trustee have no
responsibility for any aspect of the depositarys actions or for its records of ownership
interests in the registered global security. AMR, American and the trustee also do not
supervise the depositary in any way. In addition, AMR , American 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
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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 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:
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When the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualifies to
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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.
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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 registrars 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 registrars 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)
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 designated 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)
Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, any moneys or
governmental obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the trustee or any paying
agent, or then held by us in trust, for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest or other amounts on any debt security that remains unclaimed for two years after such
principal, premium, if any, or interest or other amounts has become due and payable will, at our
request, be repaid to us. After repayment to us, holders of such debt securities will be entitled
to seek payment only from us as a general unsecured creditor.
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Notices
AMR and the trustee will send notices regarding debt securities in registered form only to
registered holders, using their addresses as listed in the registrars 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)
Redemption
Unless we state otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities will not be
subject to any sinking fund.
The redemption features, if any, of any series of debt securities will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement. We may redeem debt securities in denominations larger than
$1,000 but, unless we state otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, only in integral
multiples of $1,000.
Unless we state otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, we will mail notice of any
redemption of debt securities at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date
to the holders. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption
date interest will cease to accrue on the debt securities or the portions called for redemption.
Consolidation, Merger or Sale by AMR
The indenture generally permits AMR 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:
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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 AMRs obligations under the debt
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the transaction must not cause a default on the debt securities and AMR must not already
be in default (for this purpose, a default is an event that with notice or passage of
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AMR must deliver certain certificates and documents to the trustee. |
The remaining or acquiring person after any such transaction will be substituted for AMR under
the indenture and the debt securities, and all obligations of AMR 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:
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We fail to pay principal or any premium on a debt security of such series, or we fail to
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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
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We file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization occur. |
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There occurs any other event of default described in the applicable supplemental
indenture or board resolution providing for the issuance of such series of debt securities. |
(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.
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, including, if requested by the trustee, the provision of security or
indemnity satisfaction to the trustee. (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:
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such holder must give the trustee written notice that an event of default has occurred
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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 security or indemnity to the trustee against the cost and other
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the trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice,
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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 request. |
(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
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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 AMRs 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 the indenture and the debt securities of any series without the approval of each holder of
such debt securities who would be affected by such change. Following is a summary of those
changes:
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to change the time for payment of principal of or interest on a debt security; |
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to reduce the amounts of principal of or interest on a debt security; |
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to reduce the amount of any premium payable upon the redemption of a debt security; |
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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; |
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to change the currency of payment on a debt security; |
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to impair the right to sue for payment on a debt security; |
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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
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to modify the provisions relating to waiver of certain defaults or modifications of the
indenture and debt securities, other than to increase any percentage of holders required
for such waivers and modifications, or to provide that other provisions of the indenture
and debt securities may not be modified without consent of each affected holder. |
(Section 8.2 of the indenture)
Changes Not Requiring Approval. The second category of changes to the indenture and the debt
securities does not require any vote by holders of debt securities. Following is a summary of
those changes:
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to add to AMRs or Americans covenants, to surrender any right or power of AMR or
American, or to comply with any SEC requirement in connection with the qualification of the
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to add additional events of default with respect to any series; |
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to add or change any provisions to the extent necessary to facilitate the issuance of
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to add, or to change or eliminate, any provision affecting debt securities not yet
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to establish the form or terms of debt securities; |
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to provide for the electronic delivery of supplemental indentures or debt securities of any series; |
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to evidence and provide for successor or additional trustees or to facilitate the
appointment of a separate trustee or trustees for one or more series of debt securities; |
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if allowed without penalty under applicable laws and regulations, to permit payment in
respect of debt securities in bearer form in the United States; |
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to correct or supplement any inconsistent provisions or to cure any ambiguity or correct
any mistake in the indenture, any debt securities or any American guarantee; or |
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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)
Changes Requiring a Majority Vote. The third category of changes to the indenture and the
debt securities requires a vote in favor by holders of debt securities owning a majority of the
principal amount of each particular series adversely affected. This category includes other
changes to the indenture and debt securities not part of the first and second categories of changes
to the indenture and debt securities described above. (Section 8.2 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.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The indenture provides that when, among other things, all debt securities of a series not
previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation:
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are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the
trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the trustee in our name and at our
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and we have deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee, money or certain governmental
obligations or a combination thereof in an amount to be sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on debt securities of such series not previously delivered to the trustee for
cancellation, for the principal, and premium, if any, and interest to the date of the deposit or to
the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, then the indenture will cease to be of
further effect with respect to such series of debt securities, and we will be deemed to have
satisfied and discharged the indenture with respect to such series of debt securities. (Section
4.1 of the indenture)
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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:
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we must irrevocably deposit in trust for the holders benefit a combination of money and
certain governmental obligations specified in the indenture that will generate enough money
to pay when due the principal of and any premium or interest on the debt securities of such
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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 the indenture 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 AMR did not make the
deposit and simply repaid such debt securities itself. |
(Sections 4.4 and 4.6 of the indenture)
If we 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 AMR or any American guarantee for repayment if a shortfall occurred.
AMR may exercise its full defeasance option even if it has previously exercised its covenant
defeasance option. If AMR 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 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 certain governmental obligations set aside in trust to repay such debt securities. To
achieve covenant defeasance, we must do the following:
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we must irrevocably deposit in trust for the holders benefit a combination of money and
certain governmental obligations specified in the indenture that will generate enough money
to pay when due the principal of and any premium or interest on the debt securities of such
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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, AMR may make such deposit without
causing holders to be taxed on the debt securities of such series any differently than if
AMR did not make the deposit and simply repaid such debt securities itself. |
(Sections 4.5 and 4.6 of the indenture)
If AMR 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 AMR for payment of such debt securities if there were
such a
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shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default (such as AMRs bankruptcy), however,
holders may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall from AMR.
Conversion or Exchange
We may issue debt securities that we may convert or exchange into common stock or other
securities or property. If so, we will describe the specific terms on which the debt securities
may be converted or exchanged in the applicable prospectus supplement. The conversion or exchange
may be mandatory, at your option, or at our option. The applicable prospectus supplement will
describe the manner in which the shares of common stock or other securities or property you would
receive would be issued.
Guarantee of American
American may guarantee unconditionally our obligations under any series of debt securities and
the indenture as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If American 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 such 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 AMR, and will be an unsecured obligation of
American.
The Trustee
Wilmington Trust Company is the trustee under the indenture. Wilmington Trust Company acts as
trustee with respect to certain other financing transactions of ours and of our affiliates.
Wilmington Trust Company may from time to time provide banking or other services to us and our
affiliates.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF AMR CORPORATION
We may elect to offer common stock or preferred stock. AMRs certificate of incorporation, as
amended (the Certificate of Incorporation) authorizes us to issue 750,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value. On
July 21, 2006, 213,015,663 shares of our common stock were outstanding. Our common stock currently
is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol AMR. No shares of our
preferred stock are outstanding as of the date hereof.
The description of our capital stock in this prospectus is a summary. When we offer to sell
capital stock, we will summarize in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of such capital
stock that we believe will be the most important to your decision to invest in such capital stock.
As the terms of such capital stock may differ from the summary in this prospectus, the summary in
this prospectus is subject to and qualified by reference to the summary in such prospectus
supplement, and you should rely on the summary in such prospectus supplement instead of the summary
in this prospectus if the summary in such prospectus supplement is different from the summary in
this prospectus. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the Certificate of Incorporation and
our by-laws, as amended (the By-Laws), and statutory and common law, including the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the DGCL), and not the summaries in this prospectus or such prospectus
supplement, which define your rights as a holder of such capital stock. There may be other
provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws that are also important to you. You
should carefully read these documents for a full description of the terms of such capital stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More Information
for information on how to obtain copies of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held
of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by law,
the holders of our common stock vote as one class. The shares of our common stock do not have
cumulative voting rights. As a result, subject to the voting rights, if any, of the holders of any
shares of our preferred stock which may at the time be outstanding, the holders of common stock
entitled to exercise more than 50% of the voting rights in an election of directors can elect 100%
of the directors to be elected if they choose to do so. In such event, the holders of the
remaining shares of our common stock voting for the election of directors will not be able to elect
any persons to the board of directors.
Delaware General Corporation Law Section 203. As a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware, we are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL which restricts certain business
combinations between us and an interested stockholder (in general, a stockholder owning 15% or
more of our outstanding voting stock) or its affiliates or associates for a period of three years
following the date on which the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. The restrictions
do not apply if (i) prior to an interested stockholder becoming such, the board of directors
approves either the business combination or the transaction in which the stockholder becomes an
interested stockholder, (ii) upon consummation of the transaction in which any person becomes an
interested stockholder, such interested stockholder owns at least 85% of our voting stock
outstanding at the time the transaction commences (excluding shares owned by certain employee stock
ownership plans and persons who are both directors and officers of AMR) or (iii) on or subsequent
to the date an interested stockholder becomes such, the business combination is both approved by
the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders, not by
written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock not
owned by the interested stockholder.
Liquidation Rights and Other Provisions. Subject to the prior rights of creditors and the
holders of any preferred stock which may be outstanding from time to time, the holders of our
common stock are entitled in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up to share pro rata
in the distribution of all remaining assets.
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The holders of our common stock are entitled to such dividends as our board of directors may
declare from time to time from legally available funds subject to the preferential rights of the
holders of any shares of our preferred stock that we may issue in the future. See Dividend
Policy.
The common stock is not liable to any calls or assessments and is not convertible into any
other securities. The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the private property of the
stockholders shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts. There are no redemption or
sinking funds provisions applicable to the common stock, and the Certificate of Incorporation
provides that there shall be no preemptive rights.
The Certificate of Incorporation provides that our directors shall not be personally liable to
AMR or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to AMR 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 Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Section 174 of the DGCL specifies conditions under which
directors of Delaware corporations may be liable for unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases
or redemptions.
The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company.
Preferred Stock
Subject to the limitations prescribed by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation authorizes
our board of directors to provide for the issuance of shares of preferred stock, from time to time,
in one or more series, and to fix any voting powers, full or limited, and the designation,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, applicable to the shares
to be included in any such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon.
A prospectus supplement will describe specific terms of the series of preferred shares then
being offered. These terms may include some or all of the following:
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the dividend rates, periods and/or payment dates or methods of calculation of the dividend rates; |
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whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from
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the provisions for redemption, if applicable; |
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the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred shares will be
convertible into our common shares or other securities or property, including whether such
conversion is mandatory, at your option or at our option, the conversion price, or manner
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the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which preferred shares will be exchanged
into debt securities or other securities or property, including whether such exchange is
mandatory, at your option or at our option, the exchange price, or manner of calculating
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voting rights, if any; |
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the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred shares as to dividend rights upon
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the restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional shares of such
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any limitations on issuance of any series of preferred shares ranking senior to or equal
to the series of preferred shares as to dividend rights upon our liquidation, dissolution
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Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, preferred shares will
not be listed on any securities exchange.
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, the preferred shares will, with
respect to dividend rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, rank:
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senior to all series of our common shares, and to all equity securities issued by us the
terms of which specifically provide that such equity securities rank junior to the
preferred shares with respect to dividend rights or rights upon our liquidation,
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equal to all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that
those equity securities will rank equal to the preferred shares with respect to dividend
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junior to all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide
that those equity securities rank senior to the preferred shares with respect to dividend
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The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the transfer agent and registrar for any
shares of preferred stock we may offer pursuant to this prospectus.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
General Terms
We may elect to offer depositary shares representing receipts for fractional interests in debt
securities or preferred stock. In this case, we will issue receipts for depositary shares, each of
which will represent a fraction of a debt security or share of a particular series of preferred
stock (or a combination thereof), as the case may be. We will deposit the debt securities or
shares of any series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares under a deposit agreement
between us and a depositary, which we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. Subject
to the terms of the deposit agreement, as an owner of a depositary share you will be entitled, in
proportion to the applicable fraction of a debt security or share of preferred stock represented by
the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the debt security or preferred stock, as
the case may be, represented by the depositary share, including, as the case may be, interest,
dividend, voting, conversion, redemption, sinking fund, repayment at maturity, subscription and
liquidation rights.
The description of our depositary shares in this prospectus is a summary. When we offer to
sell depositary shares, we will summarize in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of such
depositary shares and the applicable deposit agreement that we believe will be the most important
to your decision to invest in such depositary shares. As the terms of such depositary shares may
differ from the summary in this prospectus, the summary in this prospectus is subject to and
qualified by reference to the summary in such prospectus supplement, and you should rely on the
summary in such prospectus supplement instead of the summary in this prospectus if the summary in
such prospectus supplement is different from the summary in this prospectus. You should keep in
mind, however, that it is the depositary shares, the deposit agreement and the indenture (in the
case of depositary shares representing fractional interests in debt securities), or the Certificate
of Incorporation and By-Laws (in the case of depositary shares representing fractional interests in
preferred stock) and not the summaries in this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, which
define your rights as a holder of such depositary shares. There may be other provisions in these
documents that are also important to you. You should carefully read these documents for a full
description of the terms of such depositary shares. A copy of the form of deposit agreement will
be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K or by a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More Information
for information on how to obtain copies of this document.
Interest, Dividends and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all payments of interest, cash dividends or other cash
distributions received on the debt securities or preferred stock, as the case may be, to you in
proportion to the number of depositary shares that you own.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property
received by it to you in an equitable manner, unless the depositary determines that it is not
feasible to make a distribution. In that case the depositary may sell the property and distribute
the net proceeds from the sale to you.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
If we redeem a debt security or series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares,
the depositary will redeem your depositary shares from the proceeds received by the depositary
resulting from the redemption. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the
applicable fraction of the redemption price per debt security or share of preferred stock, as the
case may be, payable in relation to the redeemed series of debt securities or preferred stock.
Whenever we redeem debt securities or shares of preferred stock held by the depositary, the
depositary will redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary shares representing,
as the case may be, the debt securities or shares of preferred stock redeemed. If fewer than all
the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by
lot, proportionately or by any other equitable method as the depositary may determine.
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Exercise of Rights under the Indenture or Voting the Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which you, as a holder of interests in deposited
preferred stock, are entitled to vote, or of any request for instructions or directions from you,
as a holder of interests in deposited debt securities, the depositary will mail to you the
information contained in that notice. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record
date will be entitled to instruct the depositary how to give instructions or directions with
respect to the debt securities represented by that holders depositary shares or how to vote the
amount of the preferred stock represented by that holders depositary shares. The record date for
the depositary shares will be the same date as the record date for the debt securities or preferred
stock, as the case may be. The depositary will endeavor, to the extent practicable, to give
instructions or directions with respect to the debt securities or to vote the amount of the
preferred stock, as the case may be, represented by the depositary shares in accordance with those
instructions. We will agree to take all reasonable action which the depositary may deem necessary
to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will abstain from giving instructions or
directions with respect to the debt securities or voting shares of the preferred stock, as the case
may be, represented by your depositary shares if it does not receive specific instructions from
you.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
We and the depositary may amend the form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary
shares and any provision of the deposit agreement at any time. However, any amendment which
materially and adversely alters the rights of the holders of the depositary shares will not be
effective unless the amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the
depositary shares then outstanding.
The deposit agreement will terminate if:
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there has been a complete repayment or redemption of the debt securities or a final
distribution in respect of the preferred stock, including in connection with our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and the repayment, redemption or distribution
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Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so. We
also may, at any time, remove the depositary. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the
appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. We must appoint the
successor depositary within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal. The
successor depositary must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United
States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
Charges of Depositary
We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the
existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay charges of the depositary in connection with
the initial deposit of the debt securities or preferred stock, as the case may be, and issuance of
depositary receipts, all withdrawals of shares of debt securities or preferred stock, as the case
may be, by you and any repayment or redemption of the debt securities or preferred stock, as the
case may be. You will pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges, as well as the
other charges that are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for your account.
Miscellaneous
The depositary will forward all reports and communications from us which are delivered to the
depositary and which we are required or otherwise determine to furnish to holders of debt
securities or preferred stock, as the case may be.
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Neither we nor the depositary will be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceedings
relating to any depositary shares, debt securities or preferred stock unless satisfactory indemnity
is furnished. We and the depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or
upon information provided by persons presenting debt securities or shares of preferred stock for
deposit, you or other persons believed to be competent and on documents which we and the depositary
believe to be genuine.
Guarantee of American
American may guarantee unconditionally our obligations under the depositary shares and the
applicable deposit agreement as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If American
guarantees these obligations, we will tell you in the applicable prospectus supplement and describe
the terms of the guarantee in such prospectus supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the
applicable prospectus supplement, such guarantee will be enforceable without any need to first
enforce the depositary shares against AMR, and will be an unsecured obligation of American.
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may elect to offer warrants, including warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred
stock, common stock or other securities, property or assets (including rights to receive payment in
cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities,
currencies, securities or indices), as well as other types of warrants. We may issue warrants
independently or together with any other securities, and they may be attached to or separate from
those securities. We will issue the warrants under warrant agreements between us and a bank or
trust company, as warrant agent, that we will describe in the prospectus supplement relating to the
warrants that we offer.
The description of our warrants in this prospectus is a summary. When we offer to sell
warrants, we will summarize in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of such warrants and
the applicable warrant agreement that we believe will be the most important to your decision to
invest in such warrants. As the terms of such warrants may differ from the summary in this
prospectus, the summary in this prospectus is subject to and qualified by reference to the summary
in such prospectus supplement, and you should rely on the summary in such prospectus supplement
instead of the summary in this prospectus if the summary in such prospectus supplement is different
from the summary in this prospectus. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the warrant
certificate relating to such warrants and the warrant agreement, and not the summaries in this
prospectus or such prospectus supplement, which defines your rights as a holder of such warrants.
There may be other provisions in the warrant certificate relating to such warrants and the warrant
agreement that are also important to you. You should carefully read these documents for a full
description of the terms of such warrants. Forms of these documents will be filed with the SEC as
exhibits to a report on Form 8-K or by a post-effective amendment to the registration statement
that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More Information for information on how to
obtain copies of these documents.
Debt Warrants
We may offer warrants to purchase debt securities (debt warrants). A prospectus supplement
will describe specific terms of the debt warrants, the warrant agreement relating to the debt
warrants and the warrant certificates representing the debt warrants. These terms may include some
or all of the following:
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the principal amount of debt securities that you may purchase upon exercise of each debt
warrant, and the price or prices at which such principal amount may be purchased upon
exercise; |
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if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies, composite currency or currencies
or currency units in which such debt warrants are to be issued or for which the debt
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the designation and terms of any related debt securities issued with the debt warrants,
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the date, if any, from which you may separately transfer the debt warrants and the
related securities; |
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the date on which your rights to exercise the debt warrants commence, and the date on
which your rights expire; |
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your exercise of the debt warrants. |
We will also describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any provisions for a change in
the exercise price or expiration date of the debt warrants and the kind, frequency and timing of
any notice to be given. You may exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of
different denominations and you may exercise debt warrants at the corporate trust office of the
warrant agent or any other office that we indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement. We
will not charge any service charges for any transfer or exchange of warrant certificates, but we
may require payment for tax or other governmental charges in connection with the exchange or
transfer. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, prior to exercise, you will not have
any of the rights of holders of the debt securities purchasable upon that exercise and will not be
entitled to payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities purchasable
upon the exercise.
Other Warrants
We may issue other warrants. A prospectus supplement will describe specific terms of the
warrants, the warrant agreement relating to the warrants and the warrant certificates representing
the warrants. These terms may include some or all of the following:
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the securities, which may include preferred stock or common stock or other of our
securities, or other securities, property or assets (including rights to receive payment in
cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities,
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or currency units in which such warrants are to be issued or for which the warrants may be
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We will also describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any provisions for a change in
the exercise price or the expiration date of the warrants and the kind, frequency and timing of any
notice to be given. You may exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of
different denominations and you may exercise warrants at the corporate trust office of the warrant
agent or any other office that we indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will not
charge any service charges for any transfer or exchange of warrant certificates, but we may require
payment for tax or other governmental charges in connection with the exchange or transfer. Unless
the prospectus supplement states otherwise, prior to the exercise of your warrants, you will not
have any of the rights of holders of the preferred stock, common stock or other securities,
property or assets purchasable upon that exercise and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if
any, or voting rights of the preferred stock, common stock or other securities purchasable upon the
exercise.
Exercise of Warrants
We will describe in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants the principal amount,
the number of our securities, or amount of other securities, property or assets that you may
purchase for cash upon exercise of a warrant, and the exercise price. You may exercise a warrant
as described in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants at any time up to the close of
business on the expiration date stated in the prospectus supplement. Unexercised warrants will
become void after the close of business on the expiration date, or any later expiration date that
we determine.
We will forward the securities, property or assets purchasable upon the exercise as soon as
practicable after receipt of payment and the properly completed and executed warrant certificate at
the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or other office stated in the applicable prospectus
supplement. If you exercise less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate,
we will issue you a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants.
Guarantee of American
American may guarantee unconditionally our obligations under the warrants and the applicable
warrant agreement as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If American guarantees
these obligations, we will tell you in the applicable prospectus supplement and describe the terms
of the guarantee in such prospectus supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable
prospectus supplement, such guarantee will be enforceable without any need to first enforce the
warrants against AMR, and will be an unsecured obligation of American.
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DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may elect to offer, from time to time, stock purchase contracts, representing contracts
obligating or entitling holders to purchase from us, and obligating or entitling us to sell to
holders, a specific or varying number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, or other
securities, property or assets, at a future date or dates. Alternatively, the stock purchase
contracts may obligate or entitle us to purchase from holders, and obligate or entitle holders to
sell to us, a specific or varying number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, or other
securities, property or assets, at a future date or date. We may issue stock purchase contracts
separately or as a part of stock purchase units.
The description of our stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units in this prospectus is
a summary. When we offer to sell a series of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, we
will summarize in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of such series of stock purchase
contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be, that we believe will be the most important
to your decision to invest in such series. As the terms of such series of stock purchase contracts
or stock purchase units, as the case may be, may differ from the summary in this prospectus, the
summary in this prospectus is subject to and qualified by reference to the summary in such
prospectus supplement, and you should rely on the summary in such prospectus supplement instead of
the summary in this prospectus if the summary in such prospectus supplement is different from the
summary in this prospectus. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the stock purchase
contract or stock purchase unit, as the case may be, and, if applicable, any related collateral
arrangements and depositary arrangements, and not the summaries in this prospectus or such
prospectus supplement, which defines your rights as a holder of such series of stock purchase
contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be. There may be other provisions in the stock
purchase contract or stock purchase unit, and the related collateral arrangements and depositary
arrangements, if any, that are also important to you. You should carefully read these documents
for a full description of the terms of the stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units.
Forms of these documents will be filed with the SEC as exhibits to a report on Form 8-K or by a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where
You Can Find More Information for information on how to obtain copies of these documents.
The price per share of preferred stock or common stock or the price of any other securities,
property or assets, as the case may be, subject to any stock purchase contracts may be fixed at the
time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific
formula described in the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase units are expected to
consist of the following:
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The stock purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to holders of the stock
purchase units, or may require the holders of the stock purchase units to make periodic payments to
us. Any such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts
may require holders to secure their obligations under the stock purchase contract in a specified
manner. Alternatively, stock purchase contracts may require holders of the stock purchase
contracts to satisfy their obligations thereunder when the stock purchase contracts are issued.
Our obligations to settle such pre-paid stock purchase contracts on the relevant settlement date
may constitute indebtedness. Accordingly, pre-paid stock purchase contracts may be issued under
the indenture. For a summary of the terms of the indenture, see Description of Debt Securities.
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Guarantee of American
American may guarantee unconditionally our obligations under the stock purchase contracts or
stock purchase units and, if applicable, any related collateral arrangements and depositary or
other arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If American guarantees
these obligations, we will tell you in the applicable prospectus supplement and describe the terms
of the guarantee in such prospectus supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable
prospectus supplement, such guarantee will be enforceable without any need to first enforce the
stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be, against AMR, and will be an
unsecured obligation of American.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell securities from time to time in one or more transactions separately or as units
with other securities. We may sell the securities of or within any series to or through agents,
underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms or other third parties or directly to one or more
purchasers or through a combination of any of these methods. We may issue securities as a dividend
or distribution. In some cases, we or dealers acting with us or on our behalf may also purchase
securities and reoffer them to the public. We may also offer and sell, or agree to deliver,
securities pursuant to, or in connection with, any option agreement or other contractual
arrangement.
Agents
We may use agents to sell securities. We will name any agent involved in offering or selling
securities, and disclose any commissions that we will pay to the agent, in the applicable
prospectus supplement. 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. Our agents may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of any of the
securities that they offer or sell.
Underwriters
We may sell securities to underwriters. If we use underwriters, the underwriters will acquire
the securities for their own account, including without limitation through underwriting, purchase,
security lending, repurchase or other agreements with us. Unless we tell you otherwise in the
applicable prospectus supplement, the underwriters may resell those 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. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states
otherwise, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any series of securities will be subject
to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities
if any are purchased. The underwriters may change any initial public offering price and any
discounts or concessions they give to dealers.
Dealers
We may use a dealer to sell the securities. If we use a dealer, we, as principal, will sell
the securities to the dealer who will then sell the securities to the public at varying prices that
the dealer will determine at the time it sells our securities.
Direct Sales
We may solicit directly offers to purchase the securities, and we may sell securities directly
to purchasers without the involvement of agents, underwriters or dealers. We will describe the
terms of our direct sale in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Other Means of Distribution
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 principals for their own accounts
or as our agents in connection with a remarketing of such securities following their purchase or
redemption or otherwise. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities
Act in connection with the securities they remarket.
We may engage in at the market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with
Rule 415(a)(4).
We may authorize our agents, dealers and underwriters to solicit offers by certain
institutions to purchase the securities at the public offering price under delayed delivery
contracts. If we use delayed delivery contracts, we will
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disclose that we are using them in the applicable prospectus supplement and will tell you when
we will demand payment and delivery of the securities under the delayed delivery contracts. These
delayed delivery contracts will be subject only to the conditions that we describe in the
prospectus supplement.
With or without the involvement of agents, underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms or other
third parties, we may utilize the Internet or other electronic bidding or ordering systems for the
pricing and allocation of securities. Such a system may allow bidders to directly participate,
through electronic access to an auction site, by submitting conditional offers to buy that are
subject to acceptance by us. The use of such a system may affect the price or other terms at which
such securities are sold. The final offering price at which securities would be sold, and the
allocation of securities among bidders, would be based in whole or in part on the results of the
bidding process or auction. Many variations of the Internet auction or pricing and allocating
systems are likely to be developed in the future, and we may utilize such systems in connection
with the sale of securities. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement how any
auction or bidding process will be conducted to determine the price or any other terms of the
securities, how potential investors may participate in the process and, where applicable, the
nature of the obligations of any agent, underwriter, dealer or remarketing firm with respect to the
auction or ordering system.
Derivative Transactions and Hedging
We may enter into derivative or other hedging transactions involving the securities with third
parties, or sell securities not covered by the prospectus to third parties in privately-negotiated
transactions. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with those
derivative transactions, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the
applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions, or may lend securities in
order to facilitate short sale transactions by others. If so, the third party may use securities
pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open
borrowings of securities, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivative
or hedging transactions to close out any related open borrowings of securities. The third party in
such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus
supplement (or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part).
We may effect sales of securities in connection with forward sale, option or other types of
agreements with third parties. Any distribution of securities pursuant to any forward sale
agreement may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions that may take place through
a stock exchange, including block trades or ordinary brokers transactions, or through
broker-dealers acting either as principal or agent, or through privately-negotiated transactions,
or through an underwritten public offering, or through a combination of any such methods of sale,
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to such prevailing market
prices or at negotiated or fixed prices.
We may loan or pledge securities to third parties that in turn may sell the securities using
this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or, if we default in the case of a pledge,
may offer and sell the securities from time to time using this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement. Such third parties may transfer their short positions to investors in our
securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities offered by this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or otherwise.
General Information
Until the distribution of the securities is completed, rules of the SEC may limit the ability
of underwriters and other participants in the offering to bid for and purchase the securities. As
an exception to these rules, the underwriters in certain circumstances are permitted to engage in
certain transactions that stabilize the price of the securities. Such transactions consist of bids
or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities. If the
underwriters create a short position in the securities in connection with the offering, i.e., if
they sell more securities than are set forth on the cover page of the applicable prospectus
supplement, the underwriters may reduce that short position by purchasing securities in the open
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impose a penalty bid on certain underwriters. This means that if the underwriters purchase
the securities in the open market to reduce the underwriters short position or to stabilize the
price of the securities, they may reclaim the amount of the selling concession from the
underwriters who sold those securities as part of the offering. In general, purchases of a
security for the purpose of stabilization or to reduce a short position could cause the price of
the security to be higher than it might be in the absence of such purchases. The imposition of a
penalty bid might also have an effect on the price of a security to the extent that it were to
discourage resales of the security.
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, each series of securities will
be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market, other than our common
stock which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as of the date of this prospectus. We may
elect to list any other series of securities on any exchange or market, but we are not obligated to
do so. Any underwriters to whom the securities are sold for a public offering may make a market in
those securities. However, those underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue
any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of,
or the trading market for, any of the securities.
Any underwriters, agents, dealers 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,
or to contribute with respect to payments they may be required to make.
Any underwriters, dealers, agents, remarketing firms and third parties may be customers of,
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 AMR and, if applicable, American by their General
Counsel and for any agents, underwriters or dealers by Shearman & Sterling LLP, 599 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or other counsel that we may name in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Shearman & Sterling LLP from time to time represents American and AMR with respect to
certain matters.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of AMR and American appearing in AMRs and Americans
Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including schedules appearing
therein), and AMR and American managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 included therein, have been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon
included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and managements
assessment are, and audited financial statements and AMR and American managements assessments of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to be included in subsequently filed
documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining
to such financial statements and managements assessments (to the extent covered by consents filed
with the SEC) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PROSPECTUS
American Airlines, Inc.
Debt Securities
Debt Warrants
By this prospectus, we may offer from time to time the securities described in this prospectus
separately or together in any combination.
We will provide specific terms of any securities to be offered in a supplement to this
prospectus. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this
prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully
before you invest.
Unless we state otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we will not list any of these securities
on any securities exchange.
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more agents, underwriters, dealers
or other third parties or directly to one or more purchasers on a continuous or delayed basis.
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 August 11, 2006
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement and those documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with
different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by
this prospectus in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to
make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the
information contained in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement or any document
incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the
applicable document. Neither the delivery of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement nor any
distribution of securities pursuant to this prospectus or any prospectus supplement shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the information set
forth or incorporated into this prospectus or such prospectus supplement by reference or in our
affairs since the date of this prospectus or such prospectus supplement. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we and our parent, AMR
Corporation (AMR), filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf process, we are registering an
unspecified amount of each class of the securities described in this prospectus, and we may sell
any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we
offer 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. If there is any inconsistency between the information in
this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the
applicable prospectus supplement. You should carefully read both this prospectus and any
applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the
heading Where You Can Find More Information.
The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the
registration statement, provides additional information about us, AMR, and the securities to be
offered. The registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement, can be
obtained from the SEC, as described below under Where You Can Find More Information.
In this prospectus, references to American, the Company, we, us and our refer to
American Airlines, Inc. and references to AMR refer to our parent, AMR Corporation.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We and AMR file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements (in the case of AMR
only) and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the SECs
Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information
on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. SEC filings of
AMR and American are also available from the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, which
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC relating
to the securities to be offered. This prospectus does not contain all of the information we have
included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and we refer you to the omitted information. The
statements this prospectus makes pertaining to the content of any contract, agreement or other
document that is an exhibit to the registration statement necessarily are summaries of their
material provisions and does not describe all exceptions and qualifications contained in those
contracts, agreements or documents. You should read those contracts, agreements or documents for
information that may be important to you. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are
available at the SECs Public Reference Room or through its Internet site.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus certain documents that we and AMR file with
the SEC, which means:
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The following documents listed below that we and AMR have previously filed with the SEC
(Commission File Numbers 001-02691 and 001-08400, respectively) are incorporated by reference
(other than portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K):
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February 7, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 14, 2006
March 3, 2006
March 27, 2006
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February 7, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 14, 2006
March 3, 2006
March 24, 2006
March 27, 2006
March 31, 2006
April 5, 2006
April 6, 2006
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All documents filed by us and AMR under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) (excluding any information
furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K), from the date of this
prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities shall also be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
You can obtain any of the filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus through us or
from the SEC through the SECs Internet site or at the address listed above. You may request
orally or in writing, without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents which are incorporated
in this prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into such documents). Requests for such copies should be
directed to AMR Corporation, 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., MD 5651, Fort Worth, Texas 76155, Attention:
Investor Relations (Telephone: (817) 967-2970)
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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 Exchange Act, which represent our expectations or beliefs
concerning future events. When used in this prospectus and in documents incorporated herein by
reference, the words believes, expects, plans, anticipates, indicates, forecast,
guidance, outlook, may , will, should and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals are
forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectations concerning operations
and financial conditions, including changes in capacity, revenues, and costs; future financing
plans and needs; overall economic and industry conditions; plans and objectives for future
operations; and the impact on us of our results of operations in recent years and the sufficiency
of our 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.
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All forward-looking statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference
herein 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 our actual results to differ materially from our expectations.
In addition to those discussed under the caption Risk Factors in an applicable prospectus
supplement and in Item 1A of the most recent annual report on Form 10-K of each of AMR and American
as well as in Item 1A of any quarterly reports of each of AMR or American since the date of the
most recent annual report on Form 10-K of each of AMR or American and other possible factors not
listed, the following factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in forward-looking statements: our materially weakened financial condition, resulting
from our significant losses in recent years; our ability to generate additional revenues and
significantly reduce our costs; changes in economic and other conditions beyond our control, and
the volatile results of our operations; our substantial indebtedness and other obligations; our
ability to satisfy existing financial or other covenants in certain of our credit agreements;
continued high fuel prices and further increases in the price of fuel, and the availability of
fuel; the fiercely competitive business environment we face, and historically low fare levels;
competition with reorganized and reorganizing carriers; our reduced pricing power; our likely need
to raise additional funds and our ability to do so on acceptable terms; changes in our business
strategy; government regulation of our business; conflicts overseas or terrorist attacks;
uncertainties with respect to our international operations; outbreaks of a disease (such as Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or avian flu) that affects travel behavior; uncertainties with
respect to our relationships with unionized and other employee work groups; increased insurance
costs and potential reductions of available insurance coverage; our ability to retain key
management personnel; potential failures or disruptions of our computer, communications or other
technology systems; changes in the price of AMRs common stock; and our ability to reach acceptable
agreements with third parties.
Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in our and AMRs
filings with the SEC, including but not limited to our and AMRs Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 and our and AMRs Annual Reports on Form 10-K,
as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
THE COMPANY
American, the principal subsidiary of AMR, was founded in 1934 and is the largest scheduled
passenger airline in the world. At the end of 2005, American provided scheduled jet service to
approximately 150 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 wide range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system.
The postal address for both Americans and AMRs principal executive offices is P.O. Box
619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (Telephone: 817-963-1234). Americans and
AMRs Internet address is http://www.aa.com. Information on Americans and AMRs website is not
incorporated into this prospectus and is not a part of this prospectus.
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RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the ratios of earnings to fixed charges of American and AMR for
the periods indicated:
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In April 2001, the board of directors of American approved the unconditional
guarantee by American (the American Guarantee) of the existing debt obligations of AMR. As
such, as of December 31, 2001, American unconditionally guaranteed through the life of the
related obligations approximately $676 million of unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $573
million of secured debt of AMR. The impact of these unconditional guarantees is not included
in the above computation. For the year ended December 31, 2001, earnings were not sufficient
to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $2,584 million to achieve a
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For the year ended December 31, 2001, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $2,900 million to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2002, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $636 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $538
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2002, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $3,749
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2002, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $3,946 million to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2003, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $936 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $503
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2003, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $1,475
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2003, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $1,379 million to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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At December 31, 2004, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $1,260 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $466
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2004, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $898
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2004, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $841 million to achieve a ratio of earnings
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At December 31, 2005, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $1,232 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $428
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2005, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $956
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2005, AMR earnings were not sufficient to cover
fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $926 million to achieve a ratio of earnings
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At June 30, 2006, Americans exposure under the American Guarantee was
approximately $1,128 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $408
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For purposes of the table, earnings represents consolidated income from continuing
operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, cumulative effect of accounting change and
fixed charges (excluding interest capitalized). Fixed charges consists of interest expense
(including interest capitalized), amortization of debt expense and the portion of rental expense we
deem representative of the interest factor.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as we may describe otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the
net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes, including, among other
possible uses, the repayment or repurchase of short-term or long-term debt or lease obligations,
the acquisition of aircraft and other capital expenditures. We may also use the proceeds for
temporary investments until we need them for general corporate purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
Introduction
We may elect to offer unsecured debt securities. We will issue the debt securities in one or
more series under an indenture, which we refer to as the indenture, to be entered into, between
us and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. The debt securities may include debentures, notes or
other kinds of unsecured debt obligations. The debt securities will rank equal in right of payment
with all of our other unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness. The amount of debt securities that
we can issue under the indenture is unlimited.
The description of the terms of the debt securities and indenture in this prospectus is a
summary. When we offer to sell a series of debt securities, we will summarize in a prospectus
supplement the particular terms of such series of debt securities that we believe will be the most
important to your decision to invest in such series of debt securities. As the terms of such
series of debt securities may differ from the summary in this prospectus, the summary in this
prospectus is subject to and qualified by reference to the summary in such prospectus supplement,
and you should rely on the summary in such prospectus supplement instead of the summary in this
prospectus if the summary in such prospectus supplement is different from the summary in this
prospectus. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the debt securities, and the indenture,
and not the summaries in this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, which define your rights as
a holder of debt securities of such series. There may be other provisions in such debt securities
and the indenture that are also important to you. You should carefully read these documents for a
full description of the terms of such debt securities. The indenture is filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More Information
for information on how to obtain a copy of the indenture.
In this description, we 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.
The debt securities will not be secured by any of our property or assets. Accordingly, your
ownership of debt securities will mean that you will be one of our unsecured creditors. Unless we
tell you otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture does not limit the amount
of other indebtedness or securities that may be issued by us or any of our subsidiaries. In
addition, unless we tell you otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture does
not contain any financial covenants or restrictions on the payment of dividends, the incurrence of
debt, securing our debt or the issuance or repurchase of our debt securities, or any covenants or
other provisions to afford protection to holders of debt securities in the event of a highly
leveraged transaction or a change in control.
Specific Terms of Debt Securities
We may issue the debt securities in one or more series through an indenture that supplements
the indenture or through a resolution of our board of directors or an authorized committee of our
board of directors.
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A prospectus supplement will describe specific terms relating to the series of debt securities
then being offered. These terms may include some or all of the following:
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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; |
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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method of determining such
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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; |
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the circumstances, if any, in which payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest
on such debt securities may be deferred; |
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the place or places where any principal, premium or interest payments may be made; |
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any optional redemption or other early payment 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 or prepay such debt
securities; |
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any provisions obligating American to repurchase or otherwise redeem such debt
securities pursuant to sinking fund or analogous provisions, upon the occurrence of a
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the amount of discount, if any, with which such debt securities will be issued; |
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if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies, composite currency or currencies
or currency units of payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such debt
securities or in which the debt securities are denominated; |
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if applicable, the time period within which, the manner in which and the terms and
conditions upon which a holder of a debt security can select the payment currency or
currencies; |
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any index, formula or other method to be used for determining the amount of any payments
on such debt securities; |
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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; |
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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; |
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any changes to or additional events of default or covenants; |
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any additions or changes to the indenture relating to a series of debt securities
necessary to permit or facilitate issuing the series in bearer form, registrable or not
registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons; |
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any provisions for the payment of additional amounts on debt securities, including
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
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any provisions modifying the defeasance or covenant defeasance provisions that apply to
such debt securities; |
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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; |
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if temporary global debt securities are issued, any special terms and conditions for
payments thereon and for exchanges or transfers of beneficial interests therein; |
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appointment of any paying agent(s); |
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the terms and conditions of any obligation or right we would have or any option you
would have to convert or exchange the debt securities into other securities or cash or
property of American or any other person and any changes to the indenture to permit or
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if other than the laws of New York, the law governing such debt securities and the
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(Section 3.1 of the indenture)
Debt securities may also be issued under the indenture upon the exercise of warrants. See
Description of Debt Warrants.
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 the bearer of a bearer debt security as the holder
of that debt security. (Section 1.1 of the indenture)
One or more series of debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated
principal amount. Such a series of debt securities is issued at an original issue discount.
Typically, a debt security that is 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. 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, 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 other specific terms 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.
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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
commodities, derivatives, securities exchange or other index; a foreign currency or currencies or
one or more composite currencies or currency units; or any other variable or variables or any
relationship between any variables or combination of variables. Holders of such debt securities
may receive a principal payment or a payment of interest that is greater than or less than the
amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value of the
applicable index, formula or other factor or changes in any applicable 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 other
specific terms and certain special federal income tax and other considerations applicable to such
debt securities.
One or more series of debt securities may be variable rate debt securities that may be
exchangeable for fixed rate debt securities, or fixed rate debt securities exchangeable for
variable rate debt securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe specific terms,
federal income tax considerations and certain other important information.
We may issue debt securities of a particular series at different times. In addition, we may
issue debt securities within a series with terms different from the terms of other debt securities
of that series.
We may, in certain circumstances, without notice to or consent of the holders of the debt
securities, issue additional debt securities having the same terms and conditions as the debt
securities issued under this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, so that such
additional debt securities and the debt securities offered under this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement form a single series, and references in this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement to the debt securities shall include, unless the context otherwise requires,
any further debt securities issued as described in this paragraph. We refer to such issuance of
additional debt securities as a further issue.
Purchasers of debt securities after the date of any further issue will not be able to
differentiate between the debt securities sold as part of the further issue and previously issued
debt securities. If we were to issue debt securities with a greater amount of original issue
discount, persons that are subject to United States federal income taxation, who purchase debt
securities after such further issue, may be required to accrue greater amounts of original issue
discount than they would otherwise have accrued with respect to the debt securities. This may
affect the price of outstanding debt securities as a result of a further issue.
Subject to applicable law, we or any of our affiliates may at any time purchase or repurchase
debt securities of any series in any manner and at any price. Debt securities of any series
purchased by us or any of our affiliates may be held or surrendered by the purchaser of the debt
securities for cancellation.
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 any 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
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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.
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:
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You must look to your own bank or broker or other financial intermediary for payments on
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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. |
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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. |
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The depositarys 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 depositarys 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. |
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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 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
American, AMR 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:
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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.
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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 registrars 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 registrars 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)
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 designated 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)
Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, any moneys or
governmental obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the trustee or any paying
agent, or then held by us in trust, for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest or other amounts on any debt security that remains unclaimed for two years after such
principal, premium, if any, or interest or other amounts has become due and payable will, at our
request, be repaid to us. After repayment to us, holders of such debt securities will be entitled
to seek payment only from us as a general unsecured creditor.
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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 registrars 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)
Redemption
Unless we state otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities will not be
subject to any sinking fund.
The redemption features, if any, of any series of debt securities will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement. We may redeem debt securities in denominations larger than
$1,000 but, unless we tell you otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, only in integral
multiples of $1,000.
Unless we state otherwise in an applicable prospectus supplement, we will mail notice of any
redemption of debt securities at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date
to the holders. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption
date interest will cease to accrue on the debt securities or the portions called for redemption.
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:
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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 Americans obligations under the
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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
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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:
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We fail to pay interest on a debt security of such series within 30 days of its due date. |
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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. |
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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. |
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We file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization occur. |
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There occurs any other event of default described in the applicable supplemental
indenture or board resolution providing for the issuance of such series of debt securities. |
(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.
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, including, if requested by the trustee, the provision of security or
indemnity satisfaction to the trustee. (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:
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such holder must give the trustee written notice that an event of default has occurred
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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 security or indemnity to the trustee against the cost and other
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the trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice,
request and indemnity; and |
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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 request. |
(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)
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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 Americans 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 the indenture and debt securities of any series without the approval of each holder of such
debt securities who would be affected by such change. Following is a summary of those changes:
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to change the time for payment of principal of or interest on a debt security; |
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to reduce the amounts of principal of or interest on a debt security; |
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to reduce the amount of any premium payable upon the redemption of a debt security; |
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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; |
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to change the currency of payment on a debt security; |
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to impair the right to sue for payment on a debt security; |
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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; or |
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to modify the provisions relating to waiver of certain defaults or modifications of the
indenture and debt securities, other than to increase any percentage of holders required
for such waivers and modifications, or to provide that other provisions of the indenture
and debt securities may not be modified without consent of each affected holder. |
(Section 8.2 of the indenture)
Changes Not Requiring Approval. The second category of changes to the indenture and the debt
securities does not require any vote by holders of debt securities. Following is a summary of
those changes:
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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
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to add to Americans or AMRs covenants, to surrender any right or power of American, or
AMR, or to comply with any SEC requirement in connection with the qualification of the
indenture or any AMR guarantee; |
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to add additional events of default with respect to any series; |
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to add or change any provisions to the extent necessary to facilitate the issuance of
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to add, or to change or eliminate, any provision affecting debt securities not yet
issued, including to make appropriate provisions for an AMR guarantee; |
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to secure the debt securities; |
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to establish the form or terms of debt securities; |
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to provide for the electronic delivery of supplemental indentures or debt securities of any series; |
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to evidence and provide for successor or additional trustees or to facilitate the
appointment of a separate trustee or trustees for one or more series of debt securities; |
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if allowed without penalty under applicable laws and regulations, to permit payment in
respect of debt securities in bearer form in the United States; |
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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 |
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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)
Changes Requiring a Majority Vote. The third category of changes to the indenture and the
debt securities requires a vote in favor by holders of debt securities owning a majority of the
principal amount of each particular series adversely affected. This category includes other
changes to the indenture and debt securities not part of the first and second categories of changes
to the indenture and debt securities described above. (Section 8.2 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.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The indenture provides that when, among other things, all debt securities of a series not
previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation:
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will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year, or |
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are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the
trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the trustee in our name and at our
expense, |
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and we have deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee, money or certain governmental
obligations or a combination thereof in an amount to be sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
indebtedness on debt securities of such series not previously delivered to the trustee for
cancellation, for the principal, and premium, if any, and interest to the date of the deposit or to
the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, then the indenture will cease to be of
further effect with respect to such series of debt securities, and we will be deemed to have
satisfied and discharged the indenture with respect to such series of debt securities. (Section
4.1 of the indenture)
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:
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we must irrevocably deposit in trust for the holders benefit a combination of money and
certain governmental obligations specified in the indenture that will generate enough money
to pay when due the principal of and any premium or interest on the debt securities of such
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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 execution of the indenture 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
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(Sections 4.4 and 4.6 of the indenture)
If we 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 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 certain governmental obligations set aside in trust to repay such debt securities. To
achieve covenant defeasance, we must do the following:
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we must irrevocably deposit in trust for the holders benefit a combination of money and
certain governmental obligations specified in the indenture that will generate enough money
to pay when due the principal of and any premium or interest on the debt securities of such
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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. |
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(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 Americans bankruptcy),
however, holders may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall from American.
Guarantee of AMR
Our parent, AMR, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee with respect to our payment
obligations under any series of debt securities and the indenture described in the applicable
prospectus supplement, if such debt securities are non-convertible securities offered for cash by
us or on our behalf that do not satisfy the definition of investment grade securities contained
in General Instruction I.B.2 of Form S-3 (i.e., securities that are, at the time of sale, rated by
at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization in one of its generic rating
categories which signifies investment grade). We will describe the terms of such guarantee in
the applicable prospectus supplement. Such guarantee will be enforceable without any need first to
enforce the debt securities against American, and will be an unsecured obligation of AMR.
In addition, AMR may provide a full and unconditional guarantee with respect to our payment
obligations under any other series of debt securities and the indenture described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. If AMR guarantees such obligations, we will tell you in the applicable
prospectus supplement and describe the terms of the guarantee in such prospectus supplement.
Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, such guarantee will be
enforceable without any need first to enforce the debt securities against American, and will be an
unsecured obligation of AMR.
The Trustee
Wilmington Trust Company is the trustee under the indenture. Wilmington Trust Company acts as
trustee with respect to certain other financing transactions of ours and of our affiliates.
Wilmington Trust Company may from time to time provide banking or other services to us and our
affiliates.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT WARRANTS
We may elect to offer warrants to purchase debt securities (Debt Warrants). We may issue
debt warrants independently or together with any other securities, and they may be attached to or
separate from those securities. We will issue the debt warrants under warrant agreements between
us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, that we will describe in the prospectus
supplement relating to the debt warrants that we offer.
The description of our debt warrants in this prospectus is a summary. When we offer to sell
debt warrants, we will summarize in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of such debt
warrants and the applicable warrant agreement that we believe will be the most important to your
decision to invest in such debt warrants. As the terms of such debt warrants may differ from the
summary in this prospectus, the summary in this prospectus is subject to and qualified by reference
to the summary in such prospectus supplement, and you should rely on the summary in such prospectus
supplement instead of the summary in this prospectus if the summary in such prospectus supplement
is different from the summary in this prospectus. You should keep in mind, however, that it is the
warrant certificate relating to such debt warrants and the warrant agreement, and not the summaries
in this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, which defines your rights as a holder of such
debt warrants. There may be other provisions in the warrant certificate relating to such debt
warrants and the warrant agreement that are also important to you. You should carefully read these
documents for a full description of the terms of such debt warrants. Forms of these documents will
be filed with the SEC as exhibits to a report on Form 8-K or by a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More Information
for information on how to obtain copies of these documents.
A prospectus supplement will describe specific terms of the debt warrants, the warrant
agreement relating to the debt warrants and the warrant certificates representing the debt
warrants. These terms may include some or all of the following:
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the debt securities for which the debt warrants are exercisable; |
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the aggregate number of the debt warrants; |
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the principal amount of debt securities that you may purchase upon exercise of each debt
warrant, and the price or prices at which such principal amount may be purchased upon
exercise; |
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if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies, composite currency or currencies
or currency units in which such debt warrants are to be issued or for which the debt
warrants may be exercised; |
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the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the debt warrants; |
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the designation and terms of any related debt securities issued with the debt warrants,
and the number of debt warrants issued with each debt security; |
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the date, if any, from which you may separately transfer the debt warrants and the
related securities; |
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the date on which your rights to exercise the debt warrants commence, and the date on
which your rights expire; |
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the maximum or minimum number of the debt warrants which you may exercise at any time; |
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any mandatory or optional redemption provisions; |
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information with respect to book entry procedures, if any; |
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if applicable, a discussion of material federal income tax considerations; |
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the terms of the securities you may purchase upon exercise of the debt warrants; and |
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We will also describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any provisions for a change in
the exercise price or expiration date of the debt warrants and the kind, frequency and timing of
any notice to be given. You may exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of
different denominations and you may exercise debt warrants at the corporate trust office of the
warrant agent or any other office that we indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement. We
will not charge any service charges for any transfer or exchange of warrant certificates, but we
may require payment for tax or other governmental charges in connection with the exchange or
transfer. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, prior to exercise, you will not have
any of the rights of holders of the debt securities purchasable upon that exercise and will not be
entitled to payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities purchasable
upon the exercise.
Exercise of Debt Warrants
We will describe in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt warrants the principal
amount or the number of our debt securities that you may purchase for cash upon exercise of a debt
warrant, and the exercise price. You may exercise a debt warrant as described in the prospectus
supplement relating to the debt warrants at any time up to the close of business on the expiration
date stated in the prospectus supplement. Unexercised debt warrants will become void after the
close of business on the expiration date, or any later expiration date that we determine.
We will forward the debt securities purchasable upon the exercise as soon as practicable after
receipt of payment and the properly completed and executed warrant certificate at the corporate
trust office of the warrant agent or other office stated in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If you exercise less than all of the debt warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will
issue you a new warrant certificate for the remaining debt warrants.
Guarantee of AMR
Our parent, AMR, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee with respect to our payment
obligations under any debt securities for which the debt warrants described in the applicable
prospectus supplement may be exercised, if such underlying debt securities are non-convertible
securities offered for cash by us or on our behalf and do not satisfy the definition of investment
grade securities contained in General Instruction I.B.2 of Form S-3 (i.e., securities that are, at
the time of sale, rated by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization in
one of its generic rating categories which signifies investment grade). We will describe the terms
of such guarantee in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such guarantee will be enforceable
without any need first to enforce the debt warrants against American, and will be an unsecured
obligation of AMR.
In addition, AMR may provide a full and unconditional guarantee with respect to our payment
obligations under any other series of debt warrants and the applicable warrant agreement described
in the applicable prospectus supplement. If AMR guarantees such obligations, we will tell you in
the applicable prospectus supplement and describe the terms of the guarantee in such prospectus
supplement. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, such guarantee
will be enforceable without any need first to enforce the warrants against American, and will be an
unsecured obligation of AMR.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell securities from time to time in one or more transactions separately or as units
with other securities. We may sell the securities of or within any series to or through agents,
underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms or other third parties or directly to one or more
purchasers or through a combination of any of these methods. In some cases, we or dealers acting
with us or on our behalf may also purchase securities and reoffer them to the public. We may also
offer and sell, or agree to deliver, securities pursuant to, or in connection with, any option
agreement or other contractual arrangement.
Agents
We may use agents to sell securities. We will name any agent involved in offering or selling
securities, and disclose any commissions that we will pay to the agent, in the applicable
prospectus supplement. 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. Our agents may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of any of the
securities that they offer or sell.
Underwriters
We may sell securities to underwriters. If we use underwriters, the underwriters will acquire
the securities for their own account, including without limitation through underwriting, purchase,
security lending, repurchase or other agreements with us. Unless we tell you otherwise in the
applicable prospectus supplement, the underwriters may resell those 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. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states
otherwise, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any series of securities will be subject
to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities
if any are purchased. The underwriters may change any initial public offering price and any
discounts or concessions they give to dealers.
Dealers
We may use a dealer to sell the securities. If we use a dealer, we, as principal, will sell
the securities to the dealer who will then sell the securities to the public at varying prices that
the dealer will determine at the time it sells our securities.
Direct Sales
We may solicit directly offers to purchase the securities, and we may sell securities directly
to purchasers without the involvement of agents, underwriters or dealers. We will describe the
terms of our direct sale in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Other Means of Distribution
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 principals for their own accounts
or as our agents in connection with a remarketing of such securities following their purchase or
redemption or otherwise. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities
Act in connection with the securities they remarket.
We may authorize our agents, dealers and underwriters to solicit offers by certain
institutions to purchase the securities at the public offering price under delayed delivery
contracts. If we use delayed delivery contracts, we will disclose that we are using them in the
applicable prospectus supplement and will tell you when we will demand payment and delivery of the
securities under the delayed delivery contracts. These delayed delivery contracts will be subject
only to the conditions that we describe in the prospectus supplement.
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With or without the involvement of agents, underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms or other
third parties, we may utilize the Internet or other electronic bidding or ordering systems for the
pricing and allocation of securities. Such a system may allow bidders to directly participate,
through electronic access to an auction site, by submitting conditional offers to buy that are
subject to acceptance by us. The use of such a system may affect the price or other terms at which
such securities are sold. The final offering price at which securities would be sold, and the
allocation of securities among bidders, would be based in whole or in part on the results of the
bidding process or auction. Many variations of the Internet auction or pricing and allocating
systems are likely to be developed in the future, and we may utilize such systems in connection
with the sale of securities. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement how any
auction or bidding process will be conducted to determine the price or any other terms of the
securities, how potential investors may participate in the process and, where applicable, the
nature of the obligations of any agent, underwriter, dealer or remarketing firm with respect to the
auction or ordering system.
Derivative Transactions and Hedging
We may enter into derivative or other hedging transactions involving the securities with third
parties, or sell securities not covered by the prospectus to third parties in privately-negotiated
transactions. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with those
derivative transactions, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the
applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions, or may lend securities in
order to facilitate short sale transactions by others. If so, the third party may use securities
pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open
borrowings of securities, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivative
or hedging transactions to close out any related open borrowings of securities. The third party in
such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus
supplement (or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part).
We may effect sales of securities in connection with forward sale, option or other types of
agreements with third parties. Any distribution of securities pursuant to any forward sale
agreement may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions that may take place through
a stock exchange, including block trades or ordinary brokers transactions, or through
broker-dealers acting either as principal or agent, or through privately-negotiated transactions,
or through an underwritten public offering, or through a combination of any such methods of sale,
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to such prevailing market
prices or at negotiated or fixed prices.
We may loan or pledge securities to third parties that in turn may sell the securities using
this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or, if we default in the case of a pledge,
may offer and sell the securities from time to time using this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement. Such third parties may transfer their short positions to investors in our
securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities offered by this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or otherwise.
General Information
Until the distribution of the securities is completed, rules of the SEC may limit the ability
of underwriters and other participants in the offering to bid for and purchase the securities. As
an exception to these rules, the underwriters in certain circumstances are permitted to engage in
certain transactions that stabilize the price of the securities. Such transactions consist of bids
or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities. If the
underwriters create a short position in the securities in connection with the offering, i.e., if
they sell more securities than are set forth on the cover page of the applicable prospectus
supplement, the underwriters may reduce that short position by purchasing securities in the open
market. The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid on certain underwriters. This means that
if the underwriters purchase the securities in the open market to reduce the underwriters short
position or to stabilize the price of the securities, they may reclaim the amount of the selling
concession from the underwriters who sold those securities as part of the offering. In general,
purchases of a security for the purpose of stabilization or to reduce a short position could cause
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security to be higher than it might be in the absence of such purchases. The imposition of a
penalty bid might also have an effect on the price of a security to the extent that it were to
discourage resales of the security.
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, each series of securities will
be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market. We may elect to list any
other series of securities on any exchange or market, but we are not obligated to do so. Any
underwriters to whom the securities are sold for a public offering may make a market in those
securities. However, those underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any
market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of, or
the trading market for, any of the securities.
Any underwriters, agents, dealers 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,
or to contribute with respect to payments they may be required to make.
Any underwriters, dealers, agents, remarketing firms and third parties may be customers of,
engage in transactions with, or perform services for, American, AMR 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 LLP, 599 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or other counsel that we may name in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Shearman & Sterling LLP from time to time represents American and AMR with respect to
certain matters.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of American and AMR appearing in Americans and AMRs
Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including schedules appearing
therein), and American and AMR managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 included therein, have been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon
included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and managements
assessment are, and audited financial statements and American and AMR managements assessments of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to be included in subsequently filed
documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young pertaining to
such financial statements and managements assessments (to the extent covered by consents filed
with the SEC) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PROSPECTUS
American Airlines, Inc.
Pass Through Certificates
By this prospectus, we may offer from time to time pass through certificates to be issued
by one or more pass through trusts that we will form as described in this prospectus.
We will provide specific terms of any pass through certificates to be offered in a supplement
to this prospectus. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained
in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement
carefully before you invest.
We may offer and sell pass through certificates to or through one or more agents,
underwriters, dealers or other third parties or directly to one or more purchasers on a continuous
or delayed basis.
THE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES:
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supplement. |
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Will pass through payments on the equipment notes and other property that it owns, subject to
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THE EQUIPMENT NOTES:
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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 CORPORATION GUARANTEES:
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To the extent stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, our payment obligations in
respect of any equipment notes or the leases relating to any equipment 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 August 11, 2006
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement and those documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with
different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by
this prospectus in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to
make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the
information contained in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement or any document
incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the
applicable document. Neither the delivery of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement nor any
distribution of securities pursuant to this prospectus or any prospectus supplement shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the information set
forth or incorporated into this prospectus or such prospectus supplement by reference or in our
affairs since the date of this prospectus or such prospectus supplement. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we and our parent, AMR
Corporation (AMR), filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf process, we are registering an
unspecified amount of pass through certificates, and we may sell the pass through certificates in
one or more offerings. Each time we offer 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. If there is
any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus
supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement. You should
carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the
additional information described under the heading Where You Can Find More Information.
The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the
registration statement, provides additional information about us, AMR, and the securities to be
offered. The registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement, can be
obtained from the SEC, as described below under Where You Can Find More Information.
In this prospectus, references to American, the Company, we, us and our refer to
American Airlines, Inc. and references to AMR refer to our parent, AMR Corporation.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We and AMR file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements (in the case of AMR
only) and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the SECs
Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information
on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. SEC filings of
AMR and American are also available from the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, which
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC relating
to the securities to be offered. This prospectus does not contain all of the information we have
included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and we refer you to the omitted information. The
statements this prospectus makes pertaining to the content of any contract, agreement or other
document that is an exhibit to the registration statement necessarily are summaries of their
material provisions and does not describe all exceptions and qualifications contained in those
contracts, agreements or documents. You should read those contracts, agreements or documents for
information that may be important to you. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are
available at the SECs Public Reference Room or through its Internet site.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus certain documents that we and AMR file with
the SEC, which means:
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supersede this prospectus. |
The following documents listed below that we and AMR have previously filed with the SEC
(Commission File Numbers 001-02691 and 001-08400, respectively) are incorporated by reference
(other than portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K):
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AMR for the year ended December 31, 2005
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February 7, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 14, 2006
March 3, 2006
March 27, 2006
March 31, 2006
April 5, 2006
April 6, 2006
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May 3, 2006
May 18, 2006
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February 7, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 14, 2006
March 3, 2006
March 24, 2006
March 27, 2006
March 31, 2006
April 5, 2006
April 6, 2006
April 7, 2006
May 3, 2006
May 18, 2006
May 22, 2006
June 6, 2006
June 23, 2006
July 6, 2006
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All documents filed by us and American under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) (excluding any information
furnished under items 2.02 or 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K), from the date of this
prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities shall also be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
You can obtain any of the filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus through us or
from the SEC through the SECs Internet site or at the address listed above. You may request
orally or in writing, without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents which are incorporated
in this prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into such documents). Requests for such copies should be
directed to AMR Corporation, 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., MD 5651, Fort Worth, Texas 76155, Attention:
Investor Relations (Telephone: (817) 967-2970)
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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 Exchange Act, which represent our expectations or beliefs
concerning future events. When used in this prospectus and in documents incorporated herein by
reference, the words believes, expects, plans, anticipates, indicates, forecast,
guidance, outlook, may, will, should and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals are
forward-looking statements.
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Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expectations concerning operations
and financial conditions, including changes in capacity, revenues and costs; future financing plans
and needs; overall economic and industry conditions; plans and objectives for future operations;
and the impact on us of our results of operations in recent years and the sufficiency of our
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
herein 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 our actual results to differ materially from our expectations.
In addition to those discussed under the caption Risk Factors in an applicable prospectus
supplement and in Item 1A of the most recent annual report on Form 10-K of each of AMR and American
as well as in Item 1A of any quarterly reports of each of AMR or American since the date of the
most recent annual report on Form 10-K of each of AMR or American and other possible factors not
listed, the following factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in forward-looking statements: Our materially weakened financial condition, resulting
from our significant losses in recent years; our ability to generate additional revenues and
significantly reduce our costs; changes in economic and other conditions beyond our control, and
the volatile results of our operations; our substantial indebtedness and other obligations; our
ability to satisfy existing financial or other covenants in certain of our credit agreements;
continued high fuel prices and further increases in the price of fuel, and the availability of
fuel; the fiercely competitive business environment we face, and historically low fare levels;
competition with reorganized and reorganizing carriers; our reduced pricing power; our likely need
to raise additional funds and our ability to do so on acceptable terms; changes in our business
strategy; government regulation of our business; conflicts overseas or terrorist attacks;
uncertainties with respect to our international operations; outbreaks of a disease (such as Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or avian flu) that affects travel behavior; uncertainties with
respect to our relationships with unionized and other employee work groups; increased insurance
costs and potential reductions of available insurance coverage; our ability to retain key
management personnel; potential failures or disruptions of our computer, communications or other
technology systems; changes in the price of AMRs common stock; and our ability to reach acceptable
agreements with third parties.
Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in our and AMRs
filings with the SEC, including but not limited to our and AMRs Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 and our and AMRs Annual Reports on Form 10-K,
as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
THE COMPANY
American, the principal subsidiary of AMR, was founded in 1934 and is the largest scheduled
passenger airline in the world. At the end of 2005, American provided scheduled jet service to
approximately 150 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 wide range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system.
The postal address for both Americans and AMRs principal executive offices is P.O. Box
619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616 (Telephone: 817-963-1234). Americans and
AMRs Internet address is http://www.aa.com. Information on Americans and AMRs website is not
incorporated into this prospectus and is not a part of this prospectus.
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RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the ratios of earnings to fixed charges of American and AMR for
the periods indicated:
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In April 2001, the board of directors of American approved the unconditional
guarantee by American (the American Guarantee) of the existing debt obligations of AMR. As
such, as of December 31, 2001, American unconditionally guaranteed through the life of the
related obligations approximately $676 million of unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $573
million of secured debt of AMR. The impact of these unconditional guarantees is not included
in the above computation. For the year ended December 31, 2001, earnings were not sufficient
to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $2,584 million to achieve a
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fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $2,900 million to achieve a ratio of
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approximately $636 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $538
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2002, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $3,749
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $3,946 million to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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approximately $936 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $503
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2003, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $1,475
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $1,379 million to achieve a ratio of
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approximately $1,260 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $466
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2004, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $898
million to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
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fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $841 million to achieve a ratio of earnings
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approximately $1,232 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $428
million with respect to secured debt of AMR. For the year ended December 31, 2005, earnings
were not sufficient to cover fixed charges. American needed additional earnings of $956
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fixed charges. AMR needed additional earnings of $926 million to achieve a ratio of earnings
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approximately $1,128 million with respect to unsecured debt of AMR and approximately $408
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For purposes of the table, earnings represents consolidated income from continuing
operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, cumulative effect of accounting change and
fixed charges (excluding interest capitalized). Fixed charges consists of interest expense
(including interest capitalized), amortization of debt expense and the portion of rental expense we
deem representative of the interest factor.
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FORMATION OF THE TRUSTS
We have entered into a pass through trust agreement (the basic agreement) with U.S. Bank
Trust National Association (as successor to 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 or cross-collateralization
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. Except to the extent set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement, 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 or
cross-collateralization or other provisions described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as set forth in an 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.
In addition, to the extent set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement, each trust may
hold (exclusively, or in combination with owned aircraft notes, leased aircraft notes or both)
equipment notes secured by aircraft engines, spare parts, appliances or other equipment or personal
property owned or to be owned by, or leased or to be leased to, American. Such equipment notes,
and the property securing them, will be subject to the considerations, terms, conditions, and other
provisions described in the applicable prospectus supplement, which considerations, terms,
conditions and other provisions will be, except as set forth in the applicable prospectus
supplement, generally analogous to those described in this prospectus with respect to the equipment
notes and the owned or leased aircraft securing them.
Also, to the extent set forth in the applicable trust supplement, a trust may hold
(exclusively, or in combination with equipment notes) pass through certificates or beneficial
interests in such certificates previously issued by a trust that holds equipment notes or other
kinds of securities.
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
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rate or other swap or other arrangement may support one or more payments on the equipment notes or
pass through certificates of one or more series. In addition, the trustee may enter into servicing,
remarketing, appraisal, put or other agreements relating to the collateral securing the equipment
notes. We will describe any such credit enhancements or other arrangements or agreements 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.
In addition, we may offer pass through certificates subject to delayed aircraft financing
arrangements, such as the following:
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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 description of the terms of the pass through certificates and basic agreement in this
prospectus is a summary. When we offer to sell a series of pass through certificates, we will
summarize in a prospectus supplement the particular terms of such series of pass through
certificates that we believe will be the most important to your decision to invest in such series
of pass through certificates. As the terms of such series of pass through certificates may differ
from the summary in this prospectus, the summary in this prospectus is subject to and qualified by
reference to the summary in such prospectus supplement, and you should rely on the summary in such
prospectus supplement instead of the summary in this prospectus if the summary in such prospectus
supplement is different from the summary in this prospectus. You should keep in mind, however,
that it is the pass through certificates, the basic agreement and the applicable trust supplement,
and not the summaries in this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, which define your rights as
a holder of pass through certificates of such series. There may be other provisions in such pass
through certificates, the basic agreement and the applicable trust supplement that are also
important to you. You should carefully read these documents for a full description of the terms of
such pass through certificates. The basic agreement is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to
the registration statement that includes this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More
Information for information on how to obtain a copy of the basic agreement. American will file
with the SEC 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 credit support 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. See Where You Can Find More Information for information on how to obtain
copies of these documents.
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The aggregate face amount of pass through certificates that we can issue under the basic
agreement is unlimited.
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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 is expected to 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 or cross-collateralization or other 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
cross-subordination or cross-collateralization arrangements, monies receivable under any credit
support agreement and any other rights or property described therein.
Except to the extent described above under Use of Proceeds or in the applicable prospectus
supplement, 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 secure additional debt or 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, to the extent set forth in the applicable trust supplement,
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.
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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 credit support arrangement. See Credit Enhancements below. Any such
intercreditor, subordination or credit support 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 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. 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 or
cross-collateralization provisions described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Reference is made to the applicable prospectus supplement for a description of the specific
series of pass through certificates being offered thereby, which may include:
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the regular distribution dates and special distribution dates applicable to such pass through certificates; |
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if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including composite currencies
or currency units) in which such pass through certificates may be denominated or payable; |
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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; |
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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; |
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a summary description of the related aircraft or other collateral securing the equipment
notes, including, if determined, whether any such aircraft is a leased aircraft or an owned
aircraft; |
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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
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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
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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 the consent of the holders of a specified percentage of aggregate
principal amount of, such equipment notes; |
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cross-default or cross-collateralization provisions in the related indentures, if any; |
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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 and other rights among the holders of pass
through certificates issued by separate trusts; |
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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; |
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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 |
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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.
Unless we state otherwise in an 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 or, to the extent set forth in the applicable
trust supplement, other property securing the related equipment notes held in the related trust.
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 under the related
indentures designated by American and will cancel the surrendered pass through certificates.
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,
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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.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT NOTES
General
The equipment notes will be owned aircraft notes or leased aircraft notes or, to the extent
described in Use of Proceeds above, equipment notes secured by certain other equipment or other
property. Such other equipment notes, and the property securing them, will be subject to the
considerations, terms, conditions, and other provisions described in the applicable prospectus
supplement, which considerations, terms, conditions and provisions will be, except as set forth in
the applicable prospectus supplement, generally analogous to those described in this prospectus
with respect to the equipment notes and the owned or leased aircraft securing them.
Owned aircraft notes and leased aircraft 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.
Americans 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 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:
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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. |
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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
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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. Americans 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 or other equipment or property, 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.
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 relating to
such aircraft, including for the purpose of financing certain modifications, alterations,
additions, improvements or replacement parts to or for such aircraft.
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
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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 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 credit support agreement described below.
Credit Support Agreements
The applicable prospectus supplement may provide that a credit support agreement 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 credit support agreement may include a letter of credit, a
bank guarantee, a revolving credit agreement, an insurance policy, surety bond or financial
guarantee, a liquidity facility 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 credit support
agreement. The institution or institutions providing any credit support agreement will be
identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable
prospectus supplement, the provider of any credit support agreement 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
Our parent, AMR, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee with respect to our payment
obligations under any series of leases and equipment notes described in the applicable prospectus
supplement, if the related series of pass through certificates are non-convertible securities
offered for cash by us or on or behalf and do not satisfy the definition of investment grade
securities contained in General Instruction I.B.2 of Form S-3 (i.e., securities that are, at the
time of sale, rated by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization in one of
its generic rating categories which signifies investment grade). We will describe the terms of
such guarantee in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such guarantee will be enforceable without
any need first to enforce any such related leases or equipment notes against American, and will be
an unsecured obligation of AMR.
In addition, AMR may provide a full and unconditional guarantee with respect to our payment
obligations under any other series of leases and equipment notes described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. If AMR guarantees such obligations, we will 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 first to enforce any
such related leases or equipment notes against American, and will be an unsecured obligation of
AMR.
LEGAL OPINIONS
Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the pass
through certificates will be passed upon for American by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, 919 Third
Avenue, New York, New York 10022 and for any agents, underwriters or dealers by Shearman & Sterling
LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Unless we tell you otherwise in the applicable
prospectus supplement, Debevoise &
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Plimpton LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP will rely on the opinions of counsel for the trustee
as to certain matters relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of such pass through
certificates by 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 LLP from time to time represents
American and AMR with respect to certain matters.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of American and AMR appearing in Americans and AMRs
Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (including schedules appearing
therein), and American and AMR managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 included therein, have been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon
included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and managements
assessment are, and audited financial statements and American and AMR managements assessments of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to be included in subsequently filed
documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining
to such financial statements and managements assessments (to the extent covered by consents filed
with the SEC) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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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 by AMR and American Airlines, Inc. in connection with the
issuance and distribution of the securities being registered. All amounts are estimated except the
registration fee.
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300,000 |
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*AMR and American are deferring payment of the registration fee in reliance on Rule 456(b) and
Rule 457(r), except for (a) $169,818 that has already been paid with respect to securities that
were previously registered under Registration Statement No. 333-84292 and were not sold thereunder;
and (b) $132,298 that has already been paid with respect to securities that were previously
registered under Registration Statement Nos. 333-110760 and 333-110760-01, and were not sold
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended, provides in regard to indemnification of directors and
officers as follows:
§ 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance
(a) A corporation shall have power to 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 (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person 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 expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person 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 the persons conduct was unlawful. 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 the person 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 the persons conduct was unlawful.
(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person
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 expenses (including attorneys fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best
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interests of the corporation and except that 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 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 persons
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 persons 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.
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(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 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 corporations obligation to advance expenses (including
attorneys fees).
Article VII of each of AMRs and American Airlines, Inc.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
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l 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.
Section 3. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper. (a) Any indemnification of a
director or officer of the corporation under Section l 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 l 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 l 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 l 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 corporations 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 l 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 persons 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 l 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 l 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
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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 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 DGCL, 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:
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(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 directors 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 §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 §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 AMRs and American Airlines, Inc.s certificates of incorporation provide in
regard to the limitation of liability of directors and officers as follows:
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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 directors 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.
AMRs and American Airlines, Inc.s directors and officers are also insured against claims
arising out of the performance of their duties in such capacities.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
A list of Exhibits filed herewith is contained on the Index to Exhibits and is incorporated herein
by reference
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Financial Statement Schedules: |
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC
have been omitted because they are not required, amounts which would otherwise be required to be
shown regarding any item are not material, are inapplicable, or the required information has
already been provided elsewhere in the registration statement.
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:
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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;
(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 SEC 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 paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrants pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
that is part of the registration statement.
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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. |
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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. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any
purchaser: |
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be
part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of
and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as
part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made
pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information
required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included
in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first
used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of
the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to
be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the
registration statement to which that that prospectus relates, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective
date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date.
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of such undersigned
registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method
used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, such undersigned registrant will
be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to
such purchaser: |
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of such undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of such
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about such undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of such undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by such undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(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 registrants annual reports pursuant to section 13(a)
or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plans 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
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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) Warrants and Rights Offerings.
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake to supplement the applicable prospectus, after
the expiration of any subscription period, to set forth the results of any subscription offer, any
transactions by any underwriters during such subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed
securities to be purchased by such underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering
thereof. If any public offering by such underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those
set forth on the cover page of the applicable prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed
to set forth the terms of such offering.
(d) Competitive Bids.
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake (1) to use their 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 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.
(e) SEC Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrants 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 registrants will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by them is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(f) Registration Statement Permitted by Rule 430A under the Securities Act.
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that:
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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 registrants
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. |
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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. |
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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 11th day of August,
2006.
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AMR CORPORATION
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GARY F. KENNEDY |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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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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/s/ Gerard J. Arpey
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/s/ Thomas W. Horton
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Finance and Planning and
Chief Financial Officer
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Edward A. Brennan |
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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 11th day of August,
2006.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
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GARY F. KENNEDY |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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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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/s/ Gerard J. Arpey
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/s/ Thomas W. Horton
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Executive Vice President
Finance and Planning and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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1.1
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Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Securities of AMR Corporation* |
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Form of Distribution Agreement relating to Debt Securities of AMR Corporation* |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Common Stock of AMR Corporation* |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Preferred Stock of AMR Corporation* |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Warrants of AMR Corporation* |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Stock Purchase Contracts of AMR Corporation* |
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| Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Stock Purchase Units of AMR Corporation* |
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| Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Securities of American Airlines, Inc.* |
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| Form of Distribution Agreement relating to Debt Securities of American Airlines, Inc.* |
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| Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Warrants of American Airlines, Inc.* |
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| Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to Pass Through Certificates of American Airlines, Inc.* |
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3.1
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| Certificate of Incorporation of AMR Corporation, as amended (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to AMR
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 33-55191, with amendments filed as
Exhibit 3.1 to AMR Corporations Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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| By-Laws of AMR Corporation, amended as of April 24, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to AMR
Corporations Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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| Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2004, relating to Debt Securities of AMR Corporation (filed
as Exhibit 4(a)(1) to AMR Corporations Report on Form 8-K dated February 13, 2004, and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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| Form of Debt Security to be issued by AMR Corporation* |
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| Form of Guarantee of American Airlines, Inc. with respect to Debt Securities of AMR Corporation** |
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| Form of Deposit Agreement of AMR Corporation* |
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| Form of Deposit Receipt for Depositary Shares of AMR Corporation* |
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| Form of Guarantee of American Airlines, Inc. with respect to Depositary Shares of AMR
Corporation* |
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4.7
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| Form of Warrant Agreement of AMR Corporation* |
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4.8
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| Form of Warrant to be issued by AMR Corporation* |
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4.9
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| Form of Guarantee of American Airlines, Inc. with respect to Warrants of AMR Corporation* |
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4.10
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| Form of Stock Purchase Contract to be issued by AMR Corporation* |
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4.11
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| Form of Guarantee of American Airlines, Inc. with respect to Stock Purchase Contracts of AMR
Corporation* |
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Exhibit |
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4.12
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| Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4(c) to AMR Corporations Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 33-38393, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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4.13
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| Form of Indenture relating to Debt Securities of American Airlines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 4.13
to American Airlines, Inc.s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File Nos. 333-110760 and
333-110760-01, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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4.14
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| Form of Debt Security to be issued by American Airlines, Inc.* |
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4.15
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| Form of Guarantee of AMR Corporation with respect to Debt Securities of American Airlines, Inc.** |
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4.16
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| Form of Warrant Agreement of American Airlines, Inc.* |
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4.17
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4.18
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| Form of Guarantee of AMR Corporation with respect to Debt Warrants of American Airlines, Inc.* |
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4.19
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| Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2002, relating to Pass Through Trust
Certificates of American Airlines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to American Airlines, Inc.s
Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-84292, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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4.20
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| Form of Pass Through Trust Certificate to be issued by American Airlines, Inc.* |
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4.21
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| Instrument of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance, dated as of June 30, 2003, between
American Airlines, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association (as successor-in-interest to State
Street) and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (filed as Exhibit 4.21 to American Airlines,
Inc.s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File Nos. 333-110760 and 333-110760-01, and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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4.22
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| Form of Guarantee of AMR Corporation with respect to Pass Through Trust Certificates of American
Airlines, Inc.** |
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5.1
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| Opinion of Gary F. Kennedy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for AMR Corporation and
American Airlines, Inc.** |
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5.2
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| Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, counsel for American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Corporation,
relating to Pass Through Certificates** |
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12.1
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| Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each year in the
five-year period ended December 31, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 12 to AMR Corporations Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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12.2
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| Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005 (filed as Exhibit 12 to AMR Corporations Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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12.3
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| Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each year in the
five-year period ended December 31, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 12 to American Airlines, Inc.s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference) |
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12.4
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| Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005 (filed as Exhibit 12 to American Airlines, Inc.s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference) |
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23.1
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| Consent of Ernst & Young LLP** |
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23.2
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| Consent of Gary F. Kennedy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for AMR Corporation and
American Airlines, Inc. (included in Exhibit 5.1)** |
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Exhibit |
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23.3
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| Consent of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, counsel for American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.2)** |
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24.1
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| Powers of Attorney (AMR Corporation)** |
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24.2
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| Powers of Attorney (American Airlines, Inc.)** |
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25.1
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| Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee under the Indenture
for Debt Securities of AMR Corporation** |
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25.2
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| Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee under the Indenture
for Debt Securities of American Airlines, Inc.** |
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25.3
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| Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Pass Through
Trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement** |
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26.1
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| Invitation for Competitive Bids* |
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To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K pursuant to
Item 601 of Regulation S-K. |
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Exhibit 4.3
GUARANTEE
from
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
as Guarantor
to
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
Dated as of [ ], 20[ ]
GUARANTEE
This Guarantee (this Guarantee) made and entered into as of [ ], 20[ ], from
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., 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 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, a Delaware banking
corporation (the Trustee). Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2004, between AMR Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the Company) and the Trustee, as supplemented by [description of Indenture
Supplement] (the Indenture).
RECITALS
The Guarantor is the wholly owned subsidiary 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, the Guarantor does hereby covenant and agree 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; it has the power to enter into and perform this Guarantee and to own
its corporate property and assets; it has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Guarantee by proper corporate action; and neither this Guarantee, nor the authorization, execution,
delivery and performance hereof, nor 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,
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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, (i) 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,
all in accordance with the terms of such Security and the Indenture and (ii) the full and prompt
payment of interest on the overdue principal and interest, if any, on such Security, at the rate
specified in the Indenture but only to the extent lawful; 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 and
present 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;
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(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 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 for any reason 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;
(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, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, 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;
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(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;
(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,
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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 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) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, 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 Person or (ii) in the case of a merger or
consolidation where the Guarantor is not the surviving Person and in the case of any such 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
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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:
(a) to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Guarantor is required to file the
same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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 of 1939, as amended (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
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financial officer, or principal accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the
Guarantors 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.]
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
SECTION 4.1 Notices. All notices required under the terms and conditions of this
Guarantee shall be in writing and in English, and any such notice may be given by United States
mail, courier service or facsimile or any other customary means of communication, and any such
notice shall be effective when delivered (or, 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 such transmission was received), to the Guarantor
addressed to it at American Airlines, Inc., MD 5566, P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport,
Texas 75261-9616, Attention: Treasurer. The Guarantor, by notice to the Trustee, may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
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 [Officers Certificate].
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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, to the maximum extent permitted by law, 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 them 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.
SECTION 5.4 Limitation of Guarantors Liability. Any term or provision of this
Guarantee notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations guaranteed hereunder by
the Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed by the Guarantor
without rendering this Guarantee void or voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
SECTION 5.5 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Successors and Assigns. 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. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, this Guarantee shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the
Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Holders and
the Trustee and its respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 5.6 Severability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any
provision of this Guarantee which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the 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.
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SECTION 5.7 Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
AND 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 SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be executed in its corporate
name, as of the date first above written.
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exv4w15
Exhibit 4.15
GUARANTEE
from
AMR CORPORATION
as Guarantor
to
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
Dated as of [ ], 20[ ]
GUARANTEE
This Guarantee (this Guarantee) made and entered into as of [ ], 20[ ], 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 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, a Delaware banking corporation (the
"Trustee). Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in
the Indenture, dated as of [ ], 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, the Guarantor does hereby covenant and agree 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; it has the power to enter into and perform this Guarantee and to own
its corporate property and assets; it has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Guarantee by proper corporate action; and neither this Guarantee, nor the authorization, execution,
delivery and performance hereof, nor 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
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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, (i) 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,
all in accordance with the terms of such Security and the Indenture and (ii) the full and prompt
payment of interest on the overdue principal and interest, if any, on such Security, at the rate
specified in the Indenture but only to the extent lawful; 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 and
present 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;
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(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 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 for any reason 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;
(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, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, 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;
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(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;
(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
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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 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) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, 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 Person or (ii) in the case of a merger or
consolidation where the Guarantor is not the surviving Person and in the case of any such 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
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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:
(a) to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Guarantor is required to file the same
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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 of 1939, as amended (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
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(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 Guarantors 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.]
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
SECTION 4.1 Notices. All notices required under the terms and conditions of this
Guarantee shall be in writing and in English, and any such notice may be given by United States
mail, courier service or facsimile or any other customary means of communication, and any such
notice shall be effective when delivered (or, 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 such transmission was received), to the Guarantor
addressed to it at AMR Corporation, MD 5566, P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas
75261-9616, Attention: Treasurer. The Guarantor, by notice to the Trustee, may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
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 [Officers Certificate].
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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, to the maximum extent permitted by law, 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 them 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.
SECTION 5.4 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Successors and Assigns. 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. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, this Guarantee shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the
Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Holders and
the Trustee and its respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 5.5 Severability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any
provision of this Guarantee which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the 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 5.6 Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
AND 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 SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 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
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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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be executed in its corporate
name, as of the date first above written.
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exv4w22
Exhibit 4.22
GUARANTEE
from
AMR CORPORATION
as Guarantor
to
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Pass Through Trustee, Subordination Agent and Loan Trustee
[and
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as Owner Participant
and
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as Owner Trustee]
Dated as of
GUARANTEE
This Guarantee (this Guarantee) made and entered into as of [ ], 20 [ ], 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 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its individual capacity
(U.S. Bank Trust) and as Pass Through Trustee, Subordination Agent, and Loan Trustee [, the Owner
Participant referred to in the Participation Agreement referred to below, the Owner Trustee, and
the holders of the Equipment Notes from time to time] (collectively, together with their successors
and permitted assigns, the Beneficiaries and, individually, a Beneficiary).
RECITALS
[American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor
(together with its successors and permitted assigns, the Company) is entering into [that certain
Participation Agreement, dated as of , (the Participation Agreement), among
the Company, the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee, the Loan Trustee, the Pass Through Trustee,
U.S. Bank Trust and the Subordination Agent relating to [Aircraft description] [Property
description]. Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to
them in Appendix A to the Participation Agreement, or, if not defined therein, in the Pass Through
Trust Agreement.]
or
[American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor
(together with its successors and permitted assigns, the Company) is entering into [that
certain Participation Agreement, dated as of , (the Participation
Agreement), among the Company, the Pass Through Trustee, the Subordination Agent, the Loan
Trustee and U.S. Bank Trust relating to [Aircraft description] [Property description]. Defined
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A to the
Participation Agreement, or, if not defined therein, in the Pass Through Trust Agreement.]
It is a condition precedent to the obligations of the Beneficiaries to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Participation Agreement that the Guarantor execute and deliver
this Guarantee.
Accordingly, for and in consideration of the premises and of other good and valuable
consideration, the Guarantor does hereby covenant and agree with the Beneficiaries from and after
the execution of the Participation Agreement as follows:
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; it has the power to enter into and perform this Guarantee and to
own its corporate property and assets; it has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Guarantee by proper corporate action; and neither this Guarantee, nor the authorization,
execution, delivery and performance hereof, nor 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 to each of the Beneficiaries, as their respective interests may appear, the full and
prompt payment by the Company, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the
stated payment date thereof, by acceleration, or otherwise, of, and the faithful performance and
compliance with, all payment obligations of the Company under the Participation Agreement, [the
Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass Through Trust Agreement(s)]1 and the other
[Company Operative Documents] owed to the Beneficiaries strictly in accordance with the terms
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thereof, however created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, primary or secondary,
absolute or contingent, joint or several, and whether now or hereafter existing or due or to
become due (such payment obligations, the Obligations). If for any reason the Company shall
fail punctually to pay any such Obligations, 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 payment date thereof, by acceleration, 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 and
present guarantee of payment and not of collectability. Such obligations shall remain in full
force and effect until the Obligations are finally, indefeasibly and unconditionally paid in full
in accordance with the terms of the Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,]
[the Pass Through Trust Agreement(s)] and the other [Company Operative Documents], 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 Participation
Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass Through Trust Agreement(s)] or the
other [Company Operative Documents], 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 Participation Agreement, [the
Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass Through Trust Agreement(s)] or the other [Company
Operative Documents];
(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 Obligation or of the time for
performance of any obligations, covenants or agreements under or arising out of the
Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass Through Trust
Agreement(s)] or the other [Company Operative Documents] or the extension or the renewal of
any thereof;
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(e) the modification or amendment (whether material or otherwise) of any obligation,
covenant or agreement set forth in the Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment
Notes,] or the other [Company Operative Documents];
(f) the taking or the omission to take any of the actions referred to in this
Guarantee or in the Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass
Through Trust Agreement(s)] or the other [Company Operative Documents];
(g) any failure, omission or delay on the part of, or the inability of, the
Beneficiaries for any reason to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy
conferred on such Beneficiaries or any other [Person] [person, firm or corporation] in this
Guarantee or in the Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass
Through Trust Agreement(s)] or the other [Company Operative Documents];
(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 Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,]
[the Pass Through Trust Agreement(s)] or the other [Company Operative Documents] or the
disaffirmance of the Participation Agreement, [the Lease,] [the Equipment Notes,] [the Pass
Through Trust Agreement(s)] or any other [Company Operative Documents] in any such
proceeding; it being specifically understood, consented and agreed to, to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, 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;
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(k) the release, substitution or replacement of any security for the performance or
observation of any of the Obligations;
(l) any assignment, transfer, [sub]lease or other arrangement by which the Company
transfers possession of or loses control of the use of the [Aircraft description] [Property
description];
(m) 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;
(n) any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or a guarantor; or
(o) 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
any Beneficiary, or its successors and assigns, in respect of any matter whatsoever shall in any
way impair the rights of the Beneficiaries 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 any Beneficiary 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 Beneficiaries 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 Beneficiaries to take action or otherwise proceed against the Company, (b) to require the
Beneficiaries to proceed against or exhaust any security granted by the Company [or the Owner
Trustee] or (c) to require the Beneficiaries otherwise to enforce, assert or exercise any other
right, power or remedy that may be available to the Beneficiaries. The Guarantor agrees to pay
all costs, expenses and fees, including all reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, that may be
incurred by the Beneficiaries in enforcing or attempting to enforce this Guarantee or protecting
the rights of the Beneficiaries following any default on the part of the Guarantor hereunder,
whether the same shall be enforced by suit or otherwise.
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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 Beneficiaries may have against
the Company until all of the Obligations 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
Obligations.
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 Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Beneficiaries for any reason whatsoever, whether
upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the 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 to Proceed Against the Guarantor. In the event of a default in
any payment of any Obligation owed to any Beneficiaries, notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, such Beneficiaries shall have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or
otherwise, to enforce their rights under this Guarantee without first instituting a legal
proceeding against 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 Person or (ii) in the case of a merger or
consolidation where the Guarantor is not the surviving Person and in the case of any such 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 Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant
and] the Loan 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
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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:
(a) to file with the Pass Through Trustee, within 30 days after the Guarantor is
required to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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 Pass Through 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 of 1939, as amended (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 Pass Through 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 Pass Through Trust Agreement, as may be required from time to time
by such rules and regulations;
(c) to transmit to all Holders of the Pass Through Certificates within 30 days after
the filing thereof with the Pass Through 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
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(d) to deliver to the Pass Through 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 Guarantors 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 Trust Supplement.]
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
SECTION 4.1. Notices. All notices required under the terms and conditions of this
Guarantee shall be in writing and in English, and any such notice may be given by United States
mail, courier service or facsimile or any other customary means of communication, and any such
notice shall be effective when delivered (or, 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 such transmission was received), to the Guarantor
addressed to it at AMR Corporation, MD 5566, P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas
75261-9616, Attention: Treasurer. The Guarantor, by notice to the Beneficiaries, may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The Guarantor shall
provide the Pass Through 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 [Officers Certificate].
SECTION 5.2. Remedies Not Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to
the Beneficiaries is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but, to
the maximum extent permitted by law, 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
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as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Beneficiaries to exercise any
remedy reserved to them 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.
SECTION 5.3. Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Successors and Assigns. 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. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, this Guarantee shall be binding upon the successors and permitted
assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of
the Beneficiaries and its respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 5.4. Severability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any
provision of this Guarantee which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the 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 5.5. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK AND 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 SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be executed in is corporate
name, as of the date first above written.
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exv5w1
Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of AMR Corporation]
August 11, 2006
AMR Corporation
4333 Amon Carter Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
American Airlines, Inc.
4333 Amon Carter Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
(filed August 11, 2006)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(AMR) and of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (American), 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 August 11, 2006) on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement). The
Registration Statement relates to (a) securities of AMR (the AMR Securities), including (i) debt
securities of AMR (AMR Debt Securities); (ii) common stock of AMR, par value $1.00 per share
(Common Stock); (iii) preferred stock of AMR, without par value (Preferred Stock); (iv)
depositary shares of AMR (Depositary Shares), representing fractional interests in AMR Debt
Securities or shares of Preferred Stock, such Depositary Shares evidenced by depositary receipts
(Depositary Receipts) deposited with a depositary pursuant to a depositary agreement (Deposit
Agreement); (v) warrants of AMR (AMR Warrants), representing rights to purchase AMR Debt
Securities, Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other securities, property, or assets pursuant to one
or more warrant agreements (AMR Warrant Agreements); (vi) stock purchase contracts of AMR (Stock
Purchase Contracts), representing rights to purchase Preferred Stock, Common Stock or other
securities, property, or assets; and (vii) stock purchase units of AMR (Stock Purchase Units),
representing ownership of Stock Purchase Contracts and AMR Debt Securities, undivided beneficial
ownership interests in AMR Debt Securities, Depositary Shares representing fractional interests in
AMR Debt Securities, or shares of Preferred Stock or debt obligations of third parties, including
U.S. Treasury Securities; (b) securities of American (American Securities), including (i) debt
securities of American (American Debt Securities); (ii) debt warrants of American (American Debt
Warrants), representing rights to purchase American Debt Securities, pursuant to one or more
warrant agreements (American Debt Warrant Agreements); and (iii) 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, to
leases with American or to both; and (c) (i) guarantees by AMR that may be issued in connection
with one or more American Securities (AMR Guarantees) and (ii) guarantees by American that may be
issued in connection with one or more AMR Securities (American Guarantees, and collectively with
the AMR Securities, the American Securities, and the AMR Guarantees, the Securities), all of
which may be issued and sold from time to time in one or more series.
The AMR Debt Securities may be issued and sold under an indenture (the AMR Indenture), dated
as of February 1, 2004, between AMR and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement as Exhibit 4.1. The American Debt Securities may be issued
and sold under an indenture (the American Indenture) to be entered into between American and
Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, substantially in the form incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement as Exhibit 4.13. The Pass Through Certificates may be issued and sold under
a pass through trust agreement (the Pass Through Trust Agreement), dated as of March 21, 2002,
between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor-in-interest to State
Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association), as trustee, incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement as Exhibit 4.19. The AMR Indenture and any supplemental
indenture thereto, AMR Debt Securities, Depositary Shares, Depositary Receipts, Deposit Agreements,
AMR Warrants, AMR Warrant Agreements, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units, the American
Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, American Debt Securities, American Debt Warrants,
American Debt Warrant Agreements, Pass Through Certificates, Pass Through Trust Agreement and any
trust supplement thereto, AMR Guarantees, and American Guarantees, are herein referred to
collectively as the Operative Documents.
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. AMR is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
2. AMR has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under (i) any AMR Security, (ii) any AMR Guarantee issued in connection with an
American Security, and (iii) any other Operative Document to which AMR is a party.
3. American is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
4. American has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its obligations under (i) any American Security, (ii) any American Guarantee issued in
connection with an AMR Security, and (iii) any other Operative Document to which American is
a party.
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5. The AMR Indenture has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by AMR.
Assuming that (i) the AMR Indenture has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the
relevant trustee, and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such trustee,
enforceable against such trustee in accordance with its terms and (ii) the terms of the AMR
Debt Securities have been duly established in accordance with the AMR Indenture and so as
not to violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation or result in a default under or
breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon AMR and so as to comply with any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction
over AMR, when the AMR Debt Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued, and
delivered as contemplated by the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement
relating thereto and in accordance with the AMR Indenture and any underwriting agreement or
distribution agreement and any other Operative Document relating to such issuance, against
payment of the consideration fixed therefor by AMRs Board of Directors or a duly authorized
committee thereof, the AMR Debt Securities will be validly issued and will constitute valid
and binding obligations of AMR enforceable against AMR in accordance with their terms.
6. When (i) the terms of the issuance, sale, and related matters of the Common Stock
have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action of AMRs Board of Directors
or a duly authorized committee thereof, so as not to violate any applicable law, rule or
regulation or result in a default under or a breach of any agreement or instrument binding
upon AMR and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or
governmental body having jurisdiction over AMR and (ii) certificates for the shares of
Common Stock have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as contemplated by
the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance
with any underwriting agreement and any Operative Document relating to such issuance,
against payment of the consideration fixed therefor by AMRs Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof, the Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid, and non-assessable.
7. When (i) the terms of the Preferred Stock and of its issuance, sale, and related
matters have been duly established in conformity with AMRs Amended Certificate of
Incorporation, and authorized and approved by all necessary action of AMRs Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, so as not to violate any applicable law,
rule or regulation or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument
binding upon AMR and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any
court or governmental body having jurisdiction over AMR; (ii) a Certificate of Designation
fixing and determining the terms of the Preferred Stock has been filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware; and (iii) certificates for the shares of the Preferred Stock
have been duly executed, authenticated, issued, and delivered as contemplated by the
Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto and in accordance with
any underwriting agreement and any Operative Document relating to such issuance, against
payment of the consideration fixed therefor by AMRs Board of Directors or a duly authorized
committee thereof, the Preferred Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
and non-assessable.
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8. When (i) the terms of the Depositary Shares and of their issuance, sale, and related
matters have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action of AMRs Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, so as not to violate any applicable law,
rule, or regulation or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument
binding upon AMR and so as to comply with any applicable requirement or restriction imposed
by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over AMR; (ii) the Deposit Agreement
relating to the Depositary Shares and the Depositary Receipts have been duly authorized,
executed, authenticated, if required, and delivered by AMR and such depositary as shall have
been duly appointed by AMR (the Depositary); (iii) (a) the AMR Debt Securities relating to
the Depositary Shares have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued, and
delivered as contemplated in paragraph 5 above or (b) the shares of Preferred Stock relating
to the Depositary Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable as contemplated in paragraph 7 above and, in the case of either (a) or (b),
have been deposited with the Depositary under the applicable Deposit Agreement; and (iv) the
Depositary Receipts have been duly executed, countersigned, registered, and delivered
against the deposit of the AMR Debt Securities or the shares of Preferred Stock, as the case
may be, relating to the Depositary Shares, as contemplated by the Registration Statement and
any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with the terms of the Deposit
Agreement, any underwriting agreement and any other Operative Document relating to such
issuance, against payment of the consideration fixed therefor by AMRs Board of Directors or
a duly authorized committee thereof, the Depositary Receipts will be validly issued and will
entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified therein and in the Deposit Agreement.
9. When (i) the terms of the AMR Warrants and of their issuance, sale, and related
matters (including matters with respect to the AMR Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Common
Stock or other securities, property, or assets, as the case may be, that are the subject of
the AMR Warrants) have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action of AMRs
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, so as not to violate any
applicable law, rule, or regulation or result in a default under or a breach of any
agreement or instrument binding upon AMR and so as to comply with any requirement or
restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over AMR; (ii) the
AMR Warrant Agreement or agreements relating to the AMR Warrants have been duly authorized
and validly executed and delivered by AMR and such warrant agent as shall have been
appointed by AMR; and (iii) the AMR Warrants or certificates representing the AMR Warrants
have been duly executed, authenticated, if required, issued, and delivered as contemplated
by the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in
accordance with the terms of the AMR Warrant Agreement, any underwriting agreement, and any
other Operative Document relating to such issuance, against payment of the consideration
fixed therefor by AMRs Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, the AMR
Warrants will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of AMR enforceable against
AMR in accordance with their terms.
10. When (i) the terms of the Stock Purchase Contracts and of their issuance, sale, and
related matters (including matters with respect to the Preferred Stock, Common
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Stock or other securities, property, or assets, as the case may be, that are the
subject of the Stock Purchase Contracts) have been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary action of AMRs Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, so as
not to violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation or result in a default under or a
breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon AMR and so as to comply with any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction
over AMR and (ii) the Stock Purchase Contracts or certificates representing Stock Purchase
Contracts have been duly executed, authenticated, if required, issued, and delivered as
contemplated by the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto,
and in accordance with the terms of any underwriting agreement and any Operative Document
relating to such issuance, against payment of the consideration fixed therefor by AMRs
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, the Stock Purchase Contracts will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of AMR enforceable against AMR in
accordance with their terms.
11. When (i) the terms of the Stock Purchase Units and of their issuance, sale and
related matters (including matters with respect to the Stock Purchase Contracts and the AMR
Debt Securities or interests therein, Depositary Shares, Preferred Stock, or other debt
obligations, as the case may be, that are the subject of the Stock Purchase Units) have been
duly authorized and approved by all necessary action of AMRs Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof, so as not to violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation
or result in a default under or a breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon AMR and
so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental
body having jurisdiction over AMR; (ii) the Deposit Agreement relating to the Stock Purchase
Units has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by AMR and the Depositary
appointed by AMR; and (iii) the Stock Purchase Units or certificates representing the Stock
Purchase Units have been duly executed, authenticated, if required, issued, and delivered as
contemplated by the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto,
and in accordance with the terms of any underwriting agreement and any Operative Document
relating to such issuance, against payment of the consideration fixed therefor by AMRs
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, the Stock Purchase Units will be
duly authorized and validly issued.
12. When (i) an AMR Guarantee has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary
action of AMRs Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, so as not to
violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation or result in a default under or a breach of
any agreement or instrument binding upon AMR and so as to comply with any requirement or
restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over AMR; and (ii)
such AMR Guarantee has been duly executed, issued, and delivered as contemplated by the
Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance
with the terms of any Operative Document relating to such issuance, such AMR Guarantee will
constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of AMR enforceable against AMR in
accordance with its terms.
13. The execution and delivery of the American Indenture have been duly authorized by
American. Assuming that (i) the American Indenture has been duly
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authorized, executed, and delivered by the relevant trustee, and constitutes the valid
and binding obligation of such trustee, enforceable against such trustee in accordance with
its terms and (ii) the terms of the American Debt Securities have been duly established in
accordance with the American Indenture and so as not to violate any applicable law, rule, or
regulation or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding
upon American and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court
or governmental body having jurisdiction over American, when (a) the American Indenture has
been duly executed and delivered by American and (b) the American Debt Securities have been
duly executed, authenticated, issued, and delivered as contemplated by the Registration
Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto and in accordance with the American
Indenture and any underwriting agreement or distribution agreement and any Operative
Document relating to such issuance, against payment of the consideration fixed therefor by
Americans Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, the American Debt
Securities will be validly issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of
American enforceable against American in accordance with their terms.
14. When (i) the terms of the American Debt Warrants and of their issuance, sale, and
related matters (including matters with respect to the American Debt Securities that are the
subject of the American Debt Warrants) have been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary action of Americans Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, so
as not to violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation or result in a default under or a
breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon American and so as to comply with any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction
over American; (ii) the American Debt Warrant Agreement or agreements relating to the
American Debt Warrants have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by
American and the warrant agent appointed by American; and (iii) the American Debt Warrants
or certificates representing the American Debt Warrants have been duly executed,
authenticated, if required, issued, and delivered as contemplated by the Registration
Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with the terms
of any underwriting agreement and any Operative Document relating to such issuance, against
payment of the consideration fixed therefor by Americans Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof, the American Debt Warrants will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of American enforceable against American in accordance with their terms.
15. When (i) an American Guarantee has been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary action of Americans Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof so
as not to violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation or result in a default under or a
breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon American and so as to comply with any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction
over American; and (ii) such American Guarantee has been duly executed, issued, and
delivered as contemplated by the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement
relating thereto, and in accordance with the terms of any Operative Document relating to
such issuance, such American Guarantee will constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of American enforceable against American in accordance with its terms.
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16. The Pass Through Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by American.
My opinions set forth in paragraphs 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 above are limited by
and subject to the effects of (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization and moratorium laws, and other similar laws relating to or affecting
lessors or creditors rights or remedies generally; (ii) general equitable principles (whether
such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), including, without limitation,
concepts of good faith, diligence, reasonableness, and fair dealing, and standards of materiality;
and (iii) in the case of indemnity, contribution, or exculpation provisions, limitations arising
under applicable law or public policy
I express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of
New York (except that I express no opinion with respect to any state securities or blue sky
laws), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and the federal laws of the United
States of America.
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.
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exv5w2
Exhibit 5.2
August 11, 2006
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 August 11, 2006)
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 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), of a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(filed August 11, 2006) (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 one or more trusts formed by
the Company on a delayed basis from time to time in one or more series under a Pass Through Trust
Agreement (the Pass Through Trust Agreement), dated as of March 21, 2002, between the
Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor-in-interest to 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 on Form S-3 filed by
the Company and AMR on March 14, 2002 (File No. 333-84292). The obligations of the Company under
the Leases (in the case of Aircraft or other property leased to the Company) or the Equipment Notes
(in the case of Aircraft or other property 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 filed as Exhibit 4.22 to the Registration Statement (each, a Guarantee).
Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings specified in the Pass Through
Trust Agreement.
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 Pass Through Trust Agreement, the form of Guarantee, the form of Pass Through Trust
Certificate included in the Pass Through Trust Agreement and such other records, documents,
certificates, and other instruments, and have made such investigations of law, as in our judgment
are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below.
In all such examinations, we have assumed, without independent investigation or inquiry, 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 Pass Through Trust Agreement
and the form of 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. Further, we have assumed that (i) a supplement or supplements supplementing the
Prospectus will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Pass Through
Certificates of each series, (ii) the Pass Through Certificates of each series will be
issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and solely in the
manner stated in the Prospectus and the applicable supplement or supplements to the Prospectus, and
(iii) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to the Pass
Through Certificates of each series will have been duly authorized and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto.
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, 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 and 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 (c) 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
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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 compliance
with then applicable law, such Guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of AMR,
enforceable against AMR in accordance with its terms.
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
and moratorium laws, and other similar laws relating to or affecting lessors or creditors rights
or remedies generally; (ii) general equitable principles (whether such principles are
considered in a proceeding at law or equity), including, without limitation, concepts of good
faith, diligence, reasonableness, and fair dealing, and standards of materiality; and (iii)
in the case of indemnity, contribution, or exculpation provisions, limitations arising under
applicable law or public policy.
Our opinions expressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above are limited to the laws of the State of New
York, as currently in effect, except that we express no opinion with respect to any state
securities or blue sky laws.
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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 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 hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
and the use of our name under the caption Legal Opinions 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.
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/s/ Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent
to the references to our firm under the caption Experts in this Registration
Statement (Form S-3) of AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc. for the registration of debt
securities, common stock, preferred stock, depository shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts,
guarantees, and stock purchase units of AMR Corporation, and guarantees, debt securities, debt
warrants and pass through certificates of American Airlines, Inc. and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our reports dated February 22, 2006, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc., AMR Corporation
and American Airlines, Inc. managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of AMR
Corporation and American Airlines, Inc., included in their Annual Reports (Form 10-Ks) for the year
ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Dallas, Texas
August 7, 2006
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EXHIBIT
24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of AMR Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary
F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to
execute and deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Gerard J. Arpey
Gerard J. Arpey
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ John W. Bachmann
John W. Bachmann
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ David L. Boren |
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David L. Boren
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Edward A. Brennan |
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Edward A. Brennan
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Armando M. Codina |
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Armando M. Codina
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Earl G. Graves |
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Earl G. Graves
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Ann McLaughlin Korologos |
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Ann McLaughlin Korologos
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Michael A. Miles |
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Michael A. Miles
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Philip J. Purcell |
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Philip J. Purcell
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Ray M. Robinson |
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Ray M. Robinson
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Judith Rodin |
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Judith Rodin
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Matthew K. Rose |
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Matthew K. Rose
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of AMR Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Corporation),
does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and
Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her
name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of the Corporation (including, without
limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary shares
representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants to
purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities, property
or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating the Corporation
to sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of the Corporation of securities of
American Airlines, Inc. (American)), (ii) securities of American (including, without limitation,
debt securities, pass through certificates and guarantees by American of securities issued by the
Corporation) and (iii) any other securities that may be described from time to time in the
Registration Statement by means of a post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as the Securities), such
Securities 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 American, as
the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Roger T. Staubach |
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Roger T. Staubach
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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EXHIBIT
24.2
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of American Airlines, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton,
Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D. MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
re-substitution, to execute and deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for
all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Gerard J. Arpey |
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Gerard J. Arpey
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ John W. Bachmann
John W. Bachmann
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ David L. Boren
David L. Boren
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Edward A. Brennan
Edward A. Brennan
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Armando M. Codina
Armando M. Codina
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Earl G. Graves
Earl G. Graves
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Michael A. Miles
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Michael A. Miles |
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Philip J. Purcell
Philip J. Purcell
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Ray M. Robinson
Ray M. Robinson
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Witness: |
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Matthew K. Rose
Matthew K. Rose
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a Director of American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Horton, Gary F. Kennedy, Charles D.
MarLett and Kenneth W. Wimberly, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to execute and
deliver in his or her name, place and stead:
(a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Corporation 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), (i) securities of AMR Corporation (AMR) (including,
without limitation, debt securities; shares of common stock; shares of preferred stock; depositary
shares representing fractional interests in shares of preferred stock or debt securities; warrants
to purchase debt securities, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets, as well as other types of warrants; stock purchase contracts obligating AMR to
sell, and holders to purchase, shares of preferred stock or common stock or other securities,
property or assets; stock purchase units; and guarantees of AMR of securities of the Corporation),
(ii) securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, debt securities, pass through
certificates and guarantees by the Corporation of securities issued by AMR) and (iii) any other
securities that may be described from time to time in the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment thereto (such securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) above
being collectively referred to as the Securities), such Securities 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, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee
of either thereof; and
(b) any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments of any
kind whatsoever) to the Registration Statement;
and any and all other documents and instruments in connection with the Registration Statement and
any amendments thereto 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 to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC and any other regulatory authority; and the undersigned does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully 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 2nd
day of August, 2006.
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/s/ Roger T. Staubach
Roger T. Staubach
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/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
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exv25w1
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) __
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation of organization if not a U.S.
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
national bank) |
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1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
(302) 651-1000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Carolyn McKinney Afshar
Vice President and Counsel
Wilmington Trust Company
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
(302) 651-1360
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent of service)
AMR
CORPORATION AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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Delaware |
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
75-1825172
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13-1502798 |
P.O. Box 619616
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616
(817) 963-1234
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Indenture dated 2/1/2004 relating to Debt Securities for AMR
(Title of the indenture securities)
ITEM 1. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION. |
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Furnish the following information as to the trustee: |
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(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. State Bank Commissioner
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20 Exchange Place, Room 6014 555 East Loockerman Street, Suite 210
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New York, New York 10005 Dover, Delaware 19901 |
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(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. |
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If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation: |
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Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and information
available to the trustee, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee. |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS. |
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List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification. |
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A copy of the Charter of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 1), which includes the
certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence business (Exhibit
2) and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to exercise corporate trust
powers (Exhibit 3). |
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A copy of the existing By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 4). |
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Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act (Exhibit 6). |
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A copy of the latest Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 7). |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee,
Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, has duly
caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of Wilmington and State of Delaware on the ___day of , 2006.
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[SEAL]
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY |
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Attest: /s/ Mary Kay Pupillo
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Assistant Secretary
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Name: Roseline K. Maney |
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EXHIBIT 1*
AMENDED CHARTER
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware
As existing on May 9, 1987
* Exhibit 1 also constitutes Exhibits 2 and 3.
Amended Charter
or
Act of Incorporation
of
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington Trust Company, originally incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of the
State of Delaware, entitled An Act to Incorporate the Delaware Guarantee and Trust Company,
approved March 2, A.D. 1901, and the name of which company was changed to Wilmington Trust
Company by an amendment filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on March 18, A.D. 1903, and
the Charter or Act of Incorporation of which company has been from time to time amended and changed
by merger agreements pursuant to the corporation law for state banks and trust companies of the
State of Delaware, does hereby alter and amend its Charter or Act of Incorporation so that the same
as so altered and amended shall in its entirety read as follows:
First: - The name of this corporation is Wilmington Trust Company.
Second: - The location of its principal office in the State of Delaware is at Rodney
Square North, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle; the name of its resident
agent is Wilmington Trust Company whose address is Rodney Square North, in said City. In
addition to such principal office, the said corporation maintains and operates branch
offices in the City of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, the Town of Newport, New Castle
County, Delaware, at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at Greenville, New Castle County
Delaware, and at Milford Cross Roads, New Castle County, Delaware, and shall be empowered to
open, maintain and operate branch offices at Ninth and Shipley Streets, 418 Delaware Avenue,
2120 Market Street, and 3605 Market Street, all in the City of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Delaware, and such other branch offices or places of business as may be authorized
from time to time by the agency or agencies of the government of the State of Delaware
empowered to confer such authority.
Third: - (a) The nature of the business and the objects and purposes proposed to be
transacted, promoted or carried on by this Corporation are to do any or all of the things
herein mentioned as fully and to the same extent as natural persons might or could do and in
any part of the world, viz.:
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To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any Court of law or
equity and to make and use a common seal, and alter the seal at pleasure, to
hold, purchase, convey, mortgage or otherwise deal in real and personal estate
and property, and to appoint such officers and agents as the business of the
Corporation shall require, to make by-laws not inconsistent with the
Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State, to discount bills,
notes or other evidences of debt, to receive deposits of money, or securities
for money, to buy gold and silver bullion and foreign coins, to buy and sell
bills of exchange, and generally to use, exercise and enjoy all the powers,
rights, privileges and franchises incident to a corporation which are proper or
necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation hereby
created. |
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To insure titles to real and personal property, or any estate
or interests therein, and to guarantee the holder of such property, real or
personal, against any claim or claims, adverse to his interest therein, and to
prepare and give certificates of |
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title for any lands or premises in the State of Delaware, or elsewhere. |
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To act as factor, agent, broker or attorney in the receipt,
collection, custody, investment and management of funds, and the purchase,
sale, management and disposal of property of all descriptions, and to prepare
and execute all papers which may be necessary or proper in such business. |
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To prepare and draw agreements, contracts, deeds, leases,
conveyances, mortgages, bonds and legal papers of every description, and to
carry on the business of conveyancing in all its branches. |
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To receive upon deposit for safekeeping money, jewelry, plate,
deeds, bonds and any and all other personal property of every sort and kind,
from executors, administrators, guardians, public officers, courts, receivers,
assignees, trustees, and from all fiduciaries, and from all other persons and
individuals, and from all corporations whether state, municipal, corporate or
private, and to rent boxes, safes, vaults and other receptacles for such
property. |
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To act as agent or otherwise for the purpose of registering,
issuing, certificating, countersigning, transferring or underwriting the stock,
bonds or other obligations of any corporation, association, state or
municipality, and may receive and manage any sinking fund therefor on such
terms as may be agreed upon between the two parties, and in like manner may act
as Treasurer of any corporation or municipality. |
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To act as Trustee under any deed of trust, mortgage, bond or
other instrument issued by any state, municipality, body politic, corporation,
association or person, either alone or in conjunction with any other person or
persons, corporation or corporations. |
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To guarantee the validity, performance or effect of any
contract or agreement, and the fidelity of persons holding places of
responsibility or trust; to become surety for any person, or persons, for the
faithful performance of any trust, office, duty, contract or agreement, either
by itself or in conjunction with any other person, or persons, corporation, or
corporations, or in like manner become surety upon any bond, recognizance,
obligation, judgment, suit, order, or decree to be entered in any court of
record within the State of Delaware or elsewhere, or which may now or hereafter
be required by any law, judge, officer or court in the State of Delaware or
elsewhere. |
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To act by any and every method of appointment as trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor,
administrator, guardian, bailee, or in any other trust capacity in the
receiving, holding, managing, and disposing of any and all estates and
property, real, personal or mixed, and to be appointed as such trustee, trustee
in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor,
administrator, guardian or bailee by any persons, corporations, court, officer,
or authority, in the State of Delaware or elsewhere; and whenever this
Corporation is so appointed by any person, corporation, court, officer or
authority such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, |
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assignee in bankruptcy,
executor, administrator, guardian, bailee, or in any other trust capacity,
it shall not be required to give bond with surety, but its capital stock
shall be taken and held as security for the performance of the duties
devolving upon it by such appointment. |
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And for its care, management and trouble, and the exercise of
any of its powers hereby given, or for the performance of any of the duties
which it may undertake or be called upon to perform, or for the assumption of
any responsibility the said Corporation may be entitled to receive a proper
compensation. |
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To purchase, receive, hold and own bonds, mortgages,
debentures, shares of capital stock, and other securities, obligations,
contracts and evidences of indebtedness, of any private, public or municipal
corporation within and without the State of Delaware, or of the Government of
the United States, or of any state, territory, colony, or possession thereof,
or of any foreign government or country; to receive, collect, receipt for, and
dispose of interest, dividends and income upon and from any of the bonds,
mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital stock, securities, obligations,
contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other property held and owned by it,
and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital stock, securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of
indebtedness and other property, any and all the rights, powers and privileges
of individual owners thereof, including the right to vote thereon; to invest
and deal in and with any of the moneys of the Corporation upon such securities
and in such manner as it may think fit and proper, and from time to time to
vary or realize such investments; to issue bonds and secure the same by pledges
or deeds of trust or mortgages of or upon the whole or any part of the property
held or owned by the Corporation, and to sell and pledge such bonds, as and
when the Board of Directors shall determine, and in the promotion of its said
corporate business of investment and to the extent authorized by law, to lease,
purchase, hold, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey real and
personal property of any name and nature and any estate or interest therein. |
(b) In furtherance of, and not in limitation, of the powers conferred by the laws of
the State of Delaware, it is hereby expressly provided that the said Corporation shall also
have the following powers:
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To do any or all of the things herein set forth, to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any part of the world. |
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To acquire the good will, rights, property and franchises and
to undertake the whole or any part of the assets and liabilities of any
person, firm, association or corporation, and to pay for the same in cash,
stock of this Corporation, bonds or otherwise; to hold or in any manner to
dispose of the whole or any part of the property so purchased; to conduct in
any lawful manner the whole or any part of any business so acquired, and to
exercise all the powers necessary or convenient in and about the conduct and
management of such business. |
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To take, hold, own, deal in, mortgage or otherwise lien, and to
lease, sell, exchange, transfer, or in any manner whatever dispose of property,
real, personal |
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To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of every
kind with any person, firm, association or corporation, and, without limit as
to amount, to draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue
promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures, and
other negotiable or transferable instruments. |
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To have one or more offices, to carry on all or any of its
operations and businesses, without restriction to the same extent as natural
persons might or could do, to purchase or otherwise acquire, to hold, own, to
mortgage, sell, convey or otherwise dispose of, real and personal property, of
every class and description, in any State, District, Territory or Colony of the
United States, and in any foreign country or place. |
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It is the intention that the objects, purposes and powers
specified and clauses contained in this paragraph shall (except where otherwise
expressed in said paragraph) be nowise limited or restricted by reference to or
inference from the terms of any other clause of this or any other paragraph in
this charter, but that the objects, purposes and powers specified in each of
the clauses of this paragraph shall be regarded as independent objects,
purposes and powers. |
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Fourth: - (a) The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is forty-one million (41,000,000) shares, consisting of:
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One million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred stock, par value
$10.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as Preferred Stock); and |
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Forty million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as Common Stock). |
(b) Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series as
may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors each of said series to be
distinctly designated. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be alike in
every particular, except that there may be different dates from which dividends, if any,
thereon shall be cumulative, if made cumulative. The voting powers and the preferences and
relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any
and all other series at any time outstanding; and, subject to the provisions of subparagraph
1 of Paragraph (c) of this Article Fourth, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is
hereby expressly granted authority to fix by resolution or resolutions adopted prior to the
issuance of any shares of a particular series of Preferred Stock, the voting powers and the
designations, preferences and relative, optional and other special rights, and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such series, including, but without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the following:
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The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of
Preferred Stock which shall constitute such series, which number may be
increased (except where otherwise provided by the Board of Directors) or
decreased (but not below the
number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by like action
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The rate and times at which, and the terms and conditions on
which, dividends, if any, on Preferred Stock of such series shall be paid, the
extent of the preference or relation, if any, of such dividends to the
dividends payable on any other class or classes, or series of the same or other
class of stock and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or
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The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series to convert the same into or exchange the same for, shares of any other
class or classes or of any series of the same or any other class or classes of
stock of the Corporation and the terms and conditions of such conversion or
exchange; |
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Whether or not Preferred Stock of such series shall be subject
to redemption, and the redemption price or prices and the time or times at
which, and the terms and conditions on which, Preferred Stock of such series
may be redeemed. |
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The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, merger, consolidation,
distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or winding-up, of the Corporation. |
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The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase
account, if any, to be provided for the Preferred Stock of such series; and |
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The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series of
Preferred Stock which may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing
include the right, voting as a series or by itself or together with other
series of Preferred Stock or all series of Preferred Stock as a class, to elect
one or more directors of the Corporation if there shall have been a default in
the payment of dividends on any one or more series of Preferred Stock or under
such circumstances and on such conditions as the Board of Directors may
determine. |
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(1) After the requirements with respect to preferential
dividends on the Preferred Stock (fixed in accordance with the provisions of
section (b) of this Article Fourth), if any, shall have been met and after the
Corporation shall have complied with all the requirements, if any, with respect
to the setting aside of sums as sinking funds or redemption or purchase
accounts (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this
Article Fourth), and subject further to any conditions which may be fixed in
accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article Fourth, then and
not otherwise the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such
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After distribution in full of the preferential amount, if any,
(fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article
Fourth), to be distributed to the holders of Preferred Stock in the event of
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, distribution or sale of assets,
dissolution or winding-up, of the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the
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distribution to stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares
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Except as may otherwise be required by law or by the provisions
of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted by the Board of Directors
pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth, each holder of Common Stock
shall have one vote in respect of each share of Common Stock held on all
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(d) No holder of any of the shares of any class or series of stock or of options,
warrants or other rights to purchase shares of any class or series of stock or of other
securities of the Corporation shall have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for
any unissued stock of any class or series or any additional shares of any class or series to
be issued by reason of any increase of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation of
any class or series, or bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures or other securities
convertible into or exchangeable for stock of the Corporation of any class or series, or
carrying any right to purchase stock of any class or series, but any such unissued stock,
additional authorized issue of shares of any class or series of stock or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for stock, or carrying any right to purchase stock, may be
issued and disposed of pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors to such persons,
firms, corporations or associations, whether such holders or others, and upon such terms as
may be deemed advisable by the Board of Directors in the exercise of its sole discretion.
(e) The relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of Preferred Stock in
relation to the relative powers, preferences and rights of each other series of Preferred
Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in the
resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to authority granted in section (b) of this
Article Fourth and the consent, by class or series vote or otherwise, of the holders of such
of the series of Preferred Stock as are from time to time outstanding shall not be required
for the issuance by the Board of Directors of any other series of Preferred Stock whether or
not the powers, preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors as senior to, or on a parity with, the powers, preferences and rights of such
outstanding series, or any of them; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may
provide in the resolution or resolutions as to any series of Preferred Stock adopted
pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth that the consent of the holders of a majority
(or such greater proportion as shall be therein fixed) of the outstanding shares of such
series voting thereon shall be required for the issuance of any or all other series of
Preferred Stock.
(f) Subject to the provisions of section (e), shares of any series of Preferred Stock
may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall determine
and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
(g) Shares of Common Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors of
the Corporation shall determine and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors.
(h) The authorized amount of shares of Common Stock and of Preferred Stock may, without
a class or series vote, be increased or decreased from time to time by the affirmative vote
of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
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Fifth: - (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted and
managed by a Board of Directors. The number of directors constituting the entire Board
shall be not less than five nor more than twenty-five as fixed from time to time by vote of
a majority of the whole Board, provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be
reduced so as to shorten the term of any director at the time in office, and provided
further, that the number of directors constituting the whole Board shall be twenty-four
until otherwise fixed by a majority of the whole Board.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in
number as the then total number of directors constituting the whole Board permits, with the
term of office of one class expiring each year. At the annual meeting of stockholders in
1982, directors of the first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at
the next succeeding annual meeting, directors of the second class shall be elected to hold
office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting and directors of the
third class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding
annual meeting. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any newly
created directorships resulting from any increase in the directors, may be filled by the
Board of Directors, acting by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than
a quorum, and any directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election of
directors. At such election, the stockholders shall elect a successor to such director to
hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been
chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of
directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or Act of Incorporation or the
By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that some lesser percentage may be
specified by law, this Charter or Act of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation),
any director or the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed at any time
without cause, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (considered for this purpose as one class) cast at a meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose.
(d) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board of Directors or
by any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors. Such nominations shall
be made by notice in writing, delivered or mailed by first class United States mail, postage
prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days
prior to any meeting of the stockholders called for the election of directors; provided,
however, that if less than 21 days notice of the meeting is given to stockholders, such
written notice shall be delivered or mailed, as prescribed, to the Secretary of the
Corporation not later than the close of the seventh day following the day on which notice of
the meeting was mailed to stockholders. Notice of nominations which are proposed by the
Board of Directors shall be given by the Chairman on behalf of the Board.
(e) Each notice under subsection (d) shall set forth (i) the name, age, business
address and, if known, residence address of each nominee proposed in such notice, (ii) the
principal occupation or employment of such nominee and (iii) the number of shares of stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by each such nominee.
(f) The Chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to
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the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he
should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall
be disregarded.
(g) No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or special
meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, and the power of
stockholders to consent in writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any action is
specifically denied.
Sixth: - The Directors shall choose such officers, agents and servants as may be
provided in the By-Laws as they may from time to time find necessary or proper.
Seventh: - The Corporation hereby created is hereby given the same powers, rights and
privileges as may be conferred upon corporations organized under the Act entitled An Act
Providing a General Corporation Law, approved March 10, 1899, as from time to time amended.
Eighth: - This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a private Act.
Ninth: - This Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
Tenth: - The Board of Directors, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board,
may designate any of their number to constitute an Executive Committee, which Committee, to
the extent provided in said resolution, or in the By-Laws of the Company, shall have and may
exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and shall have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to
be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Eleventh: - The private property of the stockholders shall not be liable for the
payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
Twelfth: - The Corporation may transact business in any part of the world.
Thirteenth: - The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to
make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation by a vote of the majority of the entire
Board. The stockholders may make, alter or repeal any By-Law whether or not adopted by
them, provided however, that any such additional By-Laws, alterations or repeal may be
adopted only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (considered for this purpose as one class).
Fourteenth: - Meetings of the Directors may be held outside of the State of Delaware at
such places as may be from time to time designated by the Board, and the Directors may keep
the books of the Company outside of the State of Delaware at such places as may be from time
to time designated by them.
Fifteenth: - (a) (1) In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, and
except as otherwise expressly provided in sections (b) and (c) of this Article
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defined) with or into (i) any Interested Stockholder
(as hereinafter defined) or (ii) any other corporation (whether or not itself
an Interested Stockholder), which, after
such merger or consolidation, would be an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined)
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any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to or with
any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder of
any assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market
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the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary
(in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of any securities of
the Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for cash, securities or
other property (or a combination thereof) having an aggregate fair market value
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the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation, or |
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any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock
split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or consolidation
of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any similar transaction
(whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder)
which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate
share of the outstanding shares of any class of equity or convertible
securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly
owned by any Interested Stockholder, or any Affiliate of any Interested
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shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, considered for the purpose of this Article Fifteenth as
one class (Voting Shares). Such affirmative vote shall be required
notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that some lesser
percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities
exchange or otherwise.
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Fifteenth shall mean any transaction which is referred to in any one or more of
clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph 1 of the section (a). |
(b) The provisions of section (a) of this Article Fifteenth shall not be applicable to
any particular business combination and such business combination shall require only such
affirmative vote as is required by law and any other provisions of the Charter or Act of
Incorporation or By-Laws if such business combination has been approved by a majority of the
whole Board.
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Interested Stockholder shall mean, in respect of any business
combination, any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) who or
which as of the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote
on such business combination, or immediately prior to the consummation of
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time within two years prior thereto was the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of not less than 10% of the then outstanding voting
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is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded in
any share of capital stock of the Corporation which were at any time
within two years prior thereto beneficially owned by any Interested
Stockholder, and such assignment or succession shall have occurred in
the course of a transaction or series of transactions not involving a
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which such person or any of its Affiliates or
Associates has (i) the right to acquire (whether such right is
exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), pursuant to
any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise,
or (ii) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
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which are beneficially owned, directly or
indirectly, by any other person with which such first mentioned person
or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement
or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
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The outstanding Voting Shares shall include shares deemed owned
through application of paragraph (3) above but shall not include any other
Voting Shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise
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given those terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
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equity security (as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on
December 31, 1981) is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that for the
purposes of the definition of Investment Stockholder set forth in paragraph
(2) of this section (c), the term Subsidiary shall mean only a corporation
of which a majority of each class of equity security is owned, directly or
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(d) majority of the directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the
purposes of this Article Fifteenth on the basis of information known to them, (1) the number
of Voting Shares beneficially owned by any person (2) whether a person is an Affiliate or
Associate of another, (3) whether a person has an agreement, arrangement or understanding
with another as to the matters referred to in paragraph (3) of section (c), or (4) whether
the assets subject to any business combination or the consideration received for the
issuance or transfer of securities by the Corporation, or any Subsidiary has an aggregate
fair market value of $1,000,000 or more.
(e) Nothing contained in this Article Fifteenth shall be construed to relieve any
Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
Sixteenth: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and in addition to any other vote that may
be required by law, this Charter or Act of Incorporation by the By-Laws), the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (considered for this
purpose as one class) shall be required to amend, alter or repeal any provision of Articles
Fifth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth or Sixteenth of this Charter or Act of Incorporation.
Seventeenth:
(a) a Director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the
extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the
Delaware General Corporation Laws as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
(b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect
any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to
any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
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EXHIBIT 4
BY-LAWS
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
As existing on December 16, 2004
BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
ARTICLE 1
Stockholders Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the
third Thursday in April each year at the principal office at the Company or at such other date,
time or place as may be designated by resolution by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any
time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President.
Section 3. Notice. Notice of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given by
mailing to each stockholder at least ten (10) days before said meeting, at his last known address,
a written or printed notice fixing the time and place of such meeting.
Section 4. Quorum. A majority in the amount of the capital stock of the Company
issued and outstanding on the record date, as herein determined, shall constitute a quorum at all
meetings of stockholders for the transaction of any business, but the holders of a smaller number
of shares may adjourn from time to time, without further notice, until a quorum is secured. At
each annual or special meeting of stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote,
either in person or by proxy, for each share of stock registered in the stockholders name on the
books of the Company on the record date for any such meeting as determined herein.
ARTICLE 2
Directors
Section 1. Management. The affairs and business of the Company shall be managed by
or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Number. The authorized number of directors that shall constitute the
Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by or pursuant to a resolution passed by a
majority of the Board of Directors within the parameters set by the Charter of the Company. No more
than two directors may also be employees of the Company or any affiliate thereof.
Section 3. Qualification. In addition to any other provisions of these Bylaws, to be
qualified for nomination for election or appointment to the Board of Directors, a person must have
not attained the age of sixty-nine years at the time of such election or appointment, provided
however, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may waive such qualification as to a
particular candidate otherwise qualified to serve as a director upon a good faith determination by
such committee that such a waiver is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
The Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall not be qualified to continue to
serve as directors upon the termination of their service in those offices for any reason.
Section 4. Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a majority of its
members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or
the President.
Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and
shall be called upon the written request of a majority of the directors.
Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the directors elected and qualified shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors.
Section 7. Notice. Written notice shall be sent by mail to each director of any
special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of any change in the time or place of any regular
meeting, stating the time and place of such meeting, which shall be mailed not less than two days
before the time of holding such meeting.
Section 8. Vacancies. In the event of the death, resignation, removal, inability to
act or disqualification of any director, the Board of Directors, although less than a quorum, shall
have the right to elect the successor who shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of
the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred, and until such directors successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified.
Section 9. Organization Meeting. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after
its election by the stockholders shall appoint an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and shall elect from its own members a Chairman of
the Board, a Chief Executive Officer and a President, who may be the same person. The Board of
Directors shall also elect at such meeting a Secretary and a Chief Financial Officer, who may be
the same person, and may appoint at any time such committees as it may deem advisable. The Board
of Directors may also elect at such meeting one or more Associate Directors. The Board of
Directors, or a committee designated by the Board of Directors may elect or appoint such other
officers as they may deem advisable.
Section 10. Removal. The Board of Directors may at any time remove, with or without
cause, any member of any committee appointed by it or any associate director or officer elected by
it and may appoint or elect his successor.
Section 11. Responsibility of Officers. The Board of Directors may designate an
officer to be in charge of such departments or divisions of the Company as it may deem advisable.
Section 12. Participation in Meetings. The Board of Directors or any committee of
the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee, as
the case may be, by conference telephone, video facilities or other communications equipment. Any
action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof may be taken without a meeting if all of the members of the Board of Directors or the
committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed
with the minutes of the Board of Directors or such committee.
ARTICLE 3
Committees of the Board of Directors
Section 1. Audit Committee.
(A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of not more than five (5) members, who shall be
selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall be an officer or
employee of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board.
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(B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the Audit Services Division in all
matters however subject to the approval of the Board of Directors; it shall consider all matters
brought to its attention by the officer in charge of the Audit Services Division, review all
reports of examination of the Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor
employed for that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect
thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the Company as it shall deem
desirable.
(C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever its Chairperson, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a majority of the Committees members shall
deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business. A majority of the Committees members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The acts of the majority at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall constitute action by the Committee.
Section 2. Compensation Committee.
(A) The Compensation Committee shall be composed of not more than five (5) members, who shall
be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall be an officer or
employee of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
(B) The Compensation Committee shall in general advise upon all matters of policy concerning
compensation, including salaries and employee benefits.
(C) The Compensation Committee shall meet whenever and wherever its Chairperson, the Chairman
of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a majority of the Committees members
shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business. A majority of the Committees
members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The acts of the majority at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall constitute action by the Committee.
Section 3. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(A) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be composed of not more than five
members, who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall
be an officer or employee of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors.
(B) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall provide counsel and make
recommendations to the Chairman of the Board and the full Board with respect to the performance of
the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, candidates for membership on the Board
of Directors and its committees, matters of corporate governance, succession planning for the
Companys executive management and significant shareholder relations issues.
(C) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall meet whenever and wherever its
Chairperson, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or a majority
of the Committees members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business. A
majority of the
Committees members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The acts of the
majority at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall constitute action by the Committee.
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Section 4. Other Committees. The Company may have such other committees with such
powers as the Board may designate from time to time by resolution or by an amendment to these
Bylaws.
Section 5. Associate Directors.
(A) Any person who has served as a director may be elected by the Board of Directors as an
associate director, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
(B) Associate directors shall be entitled to attend all meetings of directors and participate
in the discussion of all matters brought to the Board of Directors, but will not have a right to
vote.
Section 6. Absence or Disqualification of Any Member of a Committee. In the absence
or disqualification of any member of any committee created under Article III of these Bylaws, the
member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not
he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to
act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
ARTICLE 4
Officers
Section 1. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have such further authority and powers and shall
perform such duties the Board of Directors may assign to him from time to time.
Section 2. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the
powers and duties pertaining to the office of Chief Executive Officer conferred or imposed upon him
by statute, incident to his office or as the Board of Directors may assign to him from time to
time. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the
powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board.
Section 3. President. The President shall have the powers and duties pertaining to
the office of the President conferred or imposed upon him by statute, incident to his office or as
the Board of Directors may assign to him from time to time. In the absence of the Chairman of the
Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall have the powers and duties of the
Chairman of the Board.
Section 4. Duties. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President, as designated by the Board of Directors, shall carry into effect all legal directions of
the Board of Directors and shall at all times exercise general supervision over the interest,
affairs and operations of the Company and perform all duties incident to his office.
Section 5. Vice Presidents. There may be one or more Vice Presidents, however
denominated by the Board of Directors, who may at any time perform all of the duties of the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and/or the President and such other powers and
duties incident to their respective offices or as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or the officer in charge of the department or
division to which they are assigned may assign to them from time to time.
Section 6. Secretary. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of notice of meetings
of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, as well as the committees thereof, to the keeping
of accurate minutes
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of all such meetings, recording the same in the minute books of the Company and
in general notifying the Board of Directors of material matters affecting the Company on a timely
basis. In addition to the other notice requirements of these Bylaws and as may be practicable
under the circumstances, all such notices shall be in writing and mailed well in advance of the
scheduled date of any such meeting. He shall have custody of the corporate seal, affix the same to
any documents requiring such corporate seal, attest the same and perform other duties incident to
his office.
Section 7. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general
supervision over all assets and liabilities of the Company. He shall be custodian of and
responsible for all monies, funds and valuables of the Company and for the keeping of proper
records of the evidence of property or indebtedness and of all transactions of the Company. He
shall have general supervision of the expenditures of the Company and periodically shall report to
the Board of Directors the condition of the Company, and perform such other duties incident to his
office or as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President may assign to him from time to time.
Section 8. Controller. There may be a Controller who shall exercise general
supervision over the internal operations of the Company, including accounting, and shall render to
the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee at appropriate times a report relating to the general
condition and internal operations of the Company and perform other duties incident to his office.
There may be one or more subordinate accounting or controller officers however denominated,
who may perform the duties of the Controller and such duties as may be prescribed by the
Controller.
Section 9. Audit Officers. The officer designated by the Board of Directors to be in
charge of the Audit Services Division of the Company, with such title as the Board of Directors
shall prescribe, shall report to and be directly responsible to the Audit Committee and the Board
of Directors.
There shall be an Auditor and there may be one or more Audit Officers, however denominated,
who may perform all the duties of the Auditor and such duties as may be prescribed by the officer
in charge of the Audit Services Division.
Section 10. Other Officers. There may be one or more officers, subordinate in rank
to all Vice Presidents with such functional titles as shall be determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors, who shall ex officio hold the office of Assistant Secretary of the Company and
who may perform such duties as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the department or
division to which they are assigned.
Section 11. Powers and Duties of Other Officers. The powers and duties of all other
officers of the Company shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, subject to
the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or
the President and the officer in charge of the department or division to which they are assigned.
Section 12. Number of Offices. Any one or more offices of the Company may be held by
the same person, except that (A) no individual may hold more than one of the offices of Chief
Financial Officer, Controller or Audit Officer and (B) none of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President may hold any office mentioned in Section 12(A).
ARTICLE 5
Stock and Stock Certificates
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Section 1. Transfer. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the
Company and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded.
Section 2. Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a
certificate signed by or in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, of the Company, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Company. The
corporate seal affixed thereto, and any of or all the signatures on the certificate, may be a
facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent
or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same
effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Duplicate
certificates of stock shall be issued only upon giving such security as may be satisfactory to the
Board of Directors.
Section 3. Record Date. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix in advance a
record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any
meeting of stockholders and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any
dividend, or to any allotment of rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
conversion or exchange of capital stock, or in connection with obtaining the consent of
stockholders for any purpose, which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days
preceding the date of any meeting of stockholders or the date for the payment of any dividend, or
the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining such consent.
ARTICLE 6
Seal
The corporate seal of the Company shall be in the following form:
Between two concentric circles the words Wilmington Trust Company
within the inner circle the words Wilmington, Delaware.
ARTICLE 7
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year.
ARTICLE 8
Execution of Instruments of the Company
The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President,
however denominated by the Board of Directors, shall have full power and authority to enter into,
make, sign, execute, acknowledge and/or deliver and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall
have full power and authority to attest and affix the corporate seal of the Company to any and all
deeds, conveyances, assignments, releases, contracts, agreements, bonds, notes, mortgages and all
other instruments incident to the business of this Company
or in acting as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, agent or in any other fiduciary or
representative capacity by any and every method of appointment or by whatever person, corporation,
court officer or authority in the State of Delaware, or elsewhere, without any specific authority,
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ratification, approval or confirmation by the Board of Directors, and any and all such instruments
shall have the same force and validity as though expressly authorized by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 9
Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees
Directors and associate directors of the Company, other than salaried officers of the Company,
shall be paid such reasonable honoraria or fees for attending meetings of the Board of Directors as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Directors and associate directors who
serve as members of committees, other than salaried employees of the Company, shall be paid such
reasonable honoraria or fees for services as members of committees as the Board of Directors shall
from time to time determine and directors and associate directors may be authorized by the Company
to perform such special services as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine in
accordance with any guidelines the Board of Directors may adopt for such services, and shall be
paid for such special services so performed reasonable compensation as may be determined by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 10
Indemnification
Section 1. Persons Covered. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any
person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a
proceeding) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative,
is or was a director or associate director of the Company, a member of an advisory board the Board
of Directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries may appoint from time to time or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of
another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or
non-profit entity that is not a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, including service with
respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably
incurred by such person. The Company shall be required to indemnify such a person in connection
with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized by the Board of
Directors.
The Company may indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law
as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or threatened to
be made a party or is otherwise involved in any proceeding by reason of the fact that he, or a
person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was an officer, employee or agent of the
Company or a director, officer, employee or agent of a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company,
against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person. The
Company may indemnify any such person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated
by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Advance of Expenses. The Company shall pay the expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding involving a person who is or may be indemnified pursuant to Section 1 in
advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by such
a person in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of
an undertaking by that person to repay all
amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be
indemnified under this Article 10 or otherwise.
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Section 3. Certain Rights. If a claim under this Article 10 for (A) payment of
expenses or (B) indemnification by a director, associate director, member of an advisory board the
Board of Directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries may appoint from time to time or a
person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity that is not a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, is not paid in full within sixty days
after a written claim therefor has been received by the Company, the claimant may file suit to
recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled
to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the
burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of
expenses under applicable law.
Section 4. Non-Exclusive. The rights conferred on any person by this Article 10
shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under
any statute, provision of the Charter or Act of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 5. Reduction of Amount. The Companys obligation, if any, to indemnify any
person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by
any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity.
Section 6. Effect of Modification. Any amendment, repeal or modification of the
foregoing provisions of this Article 10 shall not adversely affect any right or protection
hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE 11
Amendments to the Bylaws
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, and any new Bylaw or
Bylaws adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by a vote of a majority
of all the members of the Board of Directors then in office.
ARTICLE 12
Miscellaneous
Whenever used in these Bylaws, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include
the singular unless the context requires otherwise and the use of either gender shall include both
genders.
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EXHIBIT 6
Section 321(b) Consent
Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, Wilmington Trust
Company hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District
authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY |
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Dated: 8/10/2006
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By:
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/s/ Roseline K. Maney
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Name: Roseline K. Maney |
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Title: Vice President |
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EXHIBIT 7
NOTICE
This form is intended to assist state nonmember banks and
savings banks with state publication requirements. It has not been
approved by any state banking authorities. Refer to your
appropriate state banking authorities for your state publication
requirements.
R E P O R T O F C O N D I T I O N
Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of the
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
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WILMINGTON |
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Name of Bank
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in the State of DELAWARE , at the close of business on March 31, 2006.
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Thousands of dollars |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions: |
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Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coins |
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217,381 |
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Interest-bearing balances |
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0 |
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Held-to-maturity securities |
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2,196 |
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Available-for-sale securities |
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1,484,798 |
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Federal funds sold in domestic offices |
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308,258 |
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Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
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18,106 |
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Loans and lease financing receivables: |
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Loans and leases held for sale |
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0 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income |
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6,996,935 |
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LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
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84,213 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve |
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6,912,722 |
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Assets held in trading accounts |
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0 |
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Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
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136,800 |
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Other real estate owned |
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199 |
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Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
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2,398 |
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Customers liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding |
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0 |
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Intangible assets: |
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a. Goodwill |
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1,946 |
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b. Other intangible assets |
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6,419 |
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Other assets |
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255,830 |
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Total assets |
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9,347,053 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Deposits: |
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In domestic offices |
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7,543,642 |
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Noninterest-bearing |
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850,133 |
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Interest-bearing |
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6,693,509 |
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Federal funds purchased in domestic offices |
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125,340 |
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
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342,226 |
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Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) |
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Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases: |
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353,398 |
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Banks liability on acceptances executed and outstanding |
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185,160 |
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Total liabilities |
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EQUITY CAPITAL |
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Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
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Common Stock |
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500 |
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113,816 |
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708,490 |
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797,287 |
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Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) __
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation of organization if not a U.S. national bank)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
(302) 651-1000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Carolyn McKinney Afshar
Vice President and Counsel
Wilmington Trust Company
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
(302) 651-1360
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent of service)
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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13-1502798 |
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 619616
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616
(817) 963-1234
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Form of Indenture relating to Debt Securities for American Airlines
(Title of the indenture securities)
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ITEM 1.
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GENERAL INFORMATION. |
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Furnish the following information as to the trustee: |
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(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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State Bank Commissioner |
20 Exchange Place, Room 6014
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New York, New York 10005
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Dover, Delaware 19901 |
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(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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ITEM 2.
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AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. |
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If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation: |
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Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and information
available to the trustee, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee. |
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ITEM 16.
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LIST OF EXHIBITS. |
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List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification. |
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A copy of the Charter of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 1), which includes the
certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence business (Exhibit
2) and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to exercise corporate trust
powers (Exhibit 3). |
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A copy of the existing By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 4). |
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Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act (Exhibit 6). |
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A copy of the latest Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company (Exhibit 7). |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee,
Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, has duly
caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of Wilmington and State of Delaware on the 11th day of August, 2006.
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY |
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Attest: /s/ Mary Kay Pupillo
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Assistant Secretary
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Name: Roseline K. Maney |
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EXHIBIT 1*
AMENDED CHARTER
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware
As existing on May 9, 1987
*Exhibit 1 also constitutes Exhibits 2 and 3.
Amended Charter
or
Act of Incorporation
of
Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington Trust Company, originally incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of the
State of Delaware, entitled An Act to Incorporate the Delaware Guarantee and Trust Company,
approved March 2, A.D. 1901, and the name of which company was changed to Wilmington Trust
Company by an amendment filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on March 18, A.D. 1903, and
the Charter or Act of Incorporation of which company has been from time to time amended and changed
by merger agreements pursuant to the corporation law for state banks and trust companies of the
State of Delaware, does hereby alter and amend its Charter or Act of Incorporation so that the same
as so altered and amended shall in its entirety read as follows:
First: - The name of this corporation is Wilmington Trust Company.
Second: - The location of its principal office in the State of Delaware is at Rodney
Square North, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle; the name of its resident
agent is Wilmington Trust Company whose address is Rodney Square North, in said City. In
addition to such principal office, the said corporation maintains and operates branch
offices in the City of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, the Town of Newport, New Castle
County, Delaware, at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at Greenville, New Castle County
Delaware, and at Milford Cross Roads, New Castle County, Delaware, and shall be empowered to
open, maintain and operate branch offices at Ninth and Shipley Streets, 418 Delaware Avenue,
2120 Market Street, and 3605 Market Street, all in the City of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Delaware, and such other branch offices or places of business as may be authorized
from time to time by the agency or agencies of the government of the State of Delaware
empowered to confer such authority.
Third: - (a) The nature of the business and the objects and purposes proposed to be
transacted, promoted or carried on by this Corporation are to do any or all of the things
herein mentioned as fully and to the same extent as natural persons might or could do and in
any part of the world, viz.:
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To sue and be sued, complain and defend in any Court of law or
equity and to make and use a common seal, and alter the seal at pleasure, to
hold, purchase, convey, mortgage or otherwise deal in real and personal estate
and property, and to appoint such officers and agents as the business of the
Corporation shall require, to make by-laws not inconsistent with the
Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State, to discount bills,
notes or other evidences of debt, to receive deposits of money, or securities
for money, to buy gold and silver bullion and foreign coins, to buy and sell
bills of exchange, and generally to use, exercise and enjoy all the powers,
rights, privileges and franchises incident to a corporation which are proper or
necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation hereby
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To insure titles to real and personal property, or any estate
or interests therein, and to guarantee the holder of such property, real or
personal, against any claim or claims, adverse to his interest therein, and to prepare and give
certificates of |
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title for any lands or premises in the State of Delaware, or elsewhere. |
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To act as factor, agent, broker or attorney in the receipt,
collection, custody, investment and management of funds, and the purchase,
sale, management and disposal of property of all descriptions, and to prepare
and execute all papers which may be necessary or proper in such business. |
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To prepare and draw agreements, contracts, deeds, leases,
conveyances, mortgages, bonds and legal papers of every description, and to
carry on the business of conveyancing in all its branches. |
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To receive upon deposit for safekeeping money, jewelry, plate,
deeds, bonds and any and all other personal property of every sort and kind,
from executors, administrators, guardians, public officers, courts, receivers,
assignees, trustees, and from all fiduciaries, and from all other persons and
individuals, and from all corporations whether state, municipal, corporate or
private, and to rent boxes, safes, vaults and other receptacles for such
property. |
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To act as agent or otherwise for the purpose of registering,
issuing, certificating, countersigning, transferring or underwriting the stock,
bonds or other obligations of any corporation, association, state or
municipality, and may receive and manage any sinking fund therefor on such
terms as may be agreed upon between the two parties, and in like manner may act
as Treasurer of any corporation or municipality. |
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To act as Trustee under any deed of trust, mortgage, bond or
other instrument issued by any state, municipality, body politic, corporation,
association or person, either alone or in conjunction with any other person or
persons, corporation or corporations. |
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To guarantee the validity, performance or effect of any
contract or agreement, and the fidelity of persons holding places of
responsibility or trust; to become surety for any person, or persons, for the
faithful performance of any trust, office, duty, contract or agreement, either
by itself or in conjunction with any other person, or persons, corporation, or
corporations, or in like manner become surety upon any bond, recognizance,
obligation, judgment, suit, order, or decree to be entered in any court of
record within the State of Delaware or elsewhere, or which may now or hereafter
be required by any law, judge, officer or court in the State of Delaware or
elsewhere. |
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To act by any and every method of appointment as trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor,
administrator, guardian, bailee, or in any other trust capacity in the
receiving, holding, managing, and disposing of any and all estates and
property, real, personal or mixed, and to be appointed as such trustee, trustee
in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, assignee in bankruptcy, executor,
administrator, guardian or bailee by any persons, corporations, court, officer,
or authority, in the State of Delaware or elsewhere;
and whenever this Corporation is so appointed by any person, corporation,
court, officer or authority such trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver,
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assignee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian, bailee,
or in any other trust capacity, it shall not be required to give bond with
surety, but its capital stock shall be taken and held as security for the
performance of the duties devolving upon it by such appointment. |
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And for its care, management and trouble, and the exercise of
any of its powers hereby given, or for the performance of any of the duties
which it may undertake or be called upon to perform, or for the assumption of
any responsibility the said Corporation may be entitled to receive a proper
compensation. |
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To purchase, receive, hold and own bonds, mortgages,
debentures, shares of capital stock, and other securities, obligations,
contracts and evidences of indebtedness, of any private, public or municipal
corporation within and without the State of Delaware, or of the Government of
the United States, or of any state, territory, colony, or possession thereof,
or of any foreign government or country; to receive, collect, receipt for, and
dispose of interest, dividends and income upon and from any of the bonds,
mortgages, debentures, notes, shares of capital stock, securities, obligations,
contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other property held and owned by it,
and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages, debentures,
notes, shares of capital stock, securities, obligations, contracts, evidences of
indebtedness and other property, any and all the rights, powers and privileges
of individual owners thereof, including the right to vote thereon; to invest
and deal in and with any of the moneys of the Corporation upon such securities
and in such manner as it may think fit and proper, and from time to time to
vary or realize such investments; to issue bonds and secure the same by pledges
or deeds of trust or mortgages of or upon the whole or any part of the property
held or owned by the Corporation, and to sell and pledge such bonds, as and
when the Board of Directors shall determine, and in the promotion of its said
corporate business of investment and to the extent authorized by law, to lease,
purchase, hold, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey real and
personal property of any name and nature and any estate or interest therein. |
(b) In furtherance of, and not in limitation, of the powers conferred by the laws of
the State of Delaware, it is hereby expressly provided that the said Corporation shall also
have the following powers:
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To do any or all of the things herein set forth, to the same
extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any part of the world. |
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To acquire the good will, rights, property and franchises and
to undertake the whole or any part of the assets and liabilities of any
person, firm, association or corporation, and to pay for the same in cash,
stock of this Corporation, bonds or otherwise; to hold or in any manner to
dispose of the whole or any part of the property so purchased; to conduct in
any lawful manner the whole or any part of any business so acquired, and to
exercise all the powers necessary or convenient in and about the conduct and
management of such business. |
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To take, hold, own, deal in, mortgage or otherwise lien, and to
lease, sell, exchange, transfer, or in any manner whatever dispose of property,
real, personal
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To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of every
kind with any person, firm, association or corporation, and, without limit as
to amount, to draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue
promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants, bonds, debentures, and
other negotiable or transferable instruments. |
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To have one or more offices, to carry on all or any of its
operations and businesses, without restriction to the same extent as natural
persons might or could do, to purchase or otherwise acquire, to hold, own, to
mortgage, sell, convey or otherwise dispose of, real and personal property, of
every class and description, in any State, District, Territory or Colony of the
United States, and in any foreign country or place. |
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It is the intention that the objects, purposes and powers
specified and clauses contained in this paragraph shall (except where otherwise
expressed in said paragraph) be nowise limited or restricted by reference to or
inference from the terms of any other clause of this or any other paragraph in
this charter, but that the objects, purposes and powers specified in each of
the clauses of this paragraph shall be regarded as independent objects,
purposes and powers. |
Fourth: - (a) The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is forty-one million (41,000,000) shares, consisting of:
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One million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred stock, par value
$10.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as Preferred Stock); and |
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Forty million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (hereinafter referred to as Common Stock). |
(b) Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series as
may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors each of said series to be
distinctly designated. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be alike in
every particular, except that there may be different dates from which dividends, if any,
thereon shall be cumulative, if made cumulative. The voting powers and the preferences and
relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any
and all other series at any time outstanding; and, subject to the provisions of subparagraph
1 of Paragraph (c) of this Article Fourth, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is
hereby expressly granted authority to fix by resolution or resolutions adopted prior to the
issuance of any shares of a particular series of Preferred Stock, the voting powers and the
designations, preferences and relative, optional and other special rights, and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such series, including, but without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the following:
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The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of
Preferred Stock which shall constitute such series, which number may be
increased (except where otherwise provided by the Board of Directors) or
decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from
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The rate and times at which, and the terms and conditions on
which, dividends, if any, on Preferred Stock of such series shall be paid, the
extent of the preference or relation, if any, of such dividends to the
dividends payable on any other class or classes, or series of the same or other
class of stock and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or
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The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series to convert the same into or exchange the same for, shares of any other
class or classes or of any series of the same or any other class or classes of
stock of the Corporation and the terms and conditions of such conversion or
exchange; |
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Whether or not Preferred Stock of such series shall be subject
to redemption, and the redemption price or prices and the time or times at
which, and the terms and conditions on which, Preferred Stock of such series
may be redeemed. |
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The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such
series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, merger, consolidation,
distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or winding-up, of the Corporation. |
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The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase
account, if any, to be provided for the Preferred Stock of such series; and |
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The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series of
Preferred Stock which may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing
include the right, voting as a series or by itself or together with other
series of Preferred Stock or all series of Preferred Stock as a class, to elect
one or more directors of the Corporation if there shall have been a default in
the payment of dividends on any one or more series of Preferred Stock or under
such circumstances and on such conditions as the Board of Directors may
determine. |
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After the requirements with respect to preferential
dividends on the Preferred Stock (fixed in accordance with the provisions of
section (b) of this Article Fourth), if any, shall have been met and after the
Corporation shall have complied with all the requirements, if any, with respect
to the setting aside of sums as sinking funds or redemption or purchase
accounts (fixed in accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this
Article Fourth), and subject further to any conditions which may be fixed in
accordance with the provisions of section (b) of this Article Fourth, then and
not otherwise the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such
dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors. |
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After distribution in full of the preferential amount, if any,
(fixed in accordance
with the provisions of section (b) of this Article Fourth), to be
distributed to the holders of Preferred Stock in the event of voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or
winding-up, of the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the Corporation, tangible
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distribution to stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them
respectively. |
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Except as may otherwise be required by law or by the provisions
of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted by the Board of Directors
pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth, each holder of Common Stock
shall have one vote in respect of each share of Common Stock held on all
matters voted upon by the stockholders. |
(d) No holder of any of the shares of any class or series of stock or of options,
warrants or other rights to purchase shares of any class or series of stock or of other
securities of the Corporation shall have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for
any unissued stock of any class or series or any additional shares of any class or series to
be issued by reason of any increase of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation of
any class or series, or bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures or other securities
convertible into or exchangeable for stock of the Corporation of any class or series, or
carrying any right to purchase stock of any class or series, but any such unissued stock,
additional authorized issue of shares of any class or series of stock or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for stock, or carrying any right to purchase stock, may be
issued and disposed of pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors to such persons,
firms, corporations or associations, whether such holders or others, and upon such terms as
may be deemed advisable by the Board of Directors in the exercise of its sole discretion.
(e) The relative powers, preferences and rights of each series of Preferred Stock in
relation to the relative powers, preferences and rights of each other series of Preferred
Stock shall, in each case, be as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in the
resolution or resolutions adopted pursuant to authority granted in section (b) of this
Article Fourth and the consent, by class or series vote or otherwise, of the holders of such
of the series of Preferred Stock as are from time to time outstanding shall not be required
for the issuance by the Board of Directors of any other series of Preferred Stock whether or
not the powers, preferences and rights of such other series shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors as senior to, or on a parity with, the powers, preferences and rights of such
outstanding series, or any of them; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may
provide in the resolution or resolutions as to any series of Preferred Stock adopted
pursuant to section (b) of this Article Fourth that the consent of the holders of a majority
(or such greater proportion as shall be therein fixed) of the outstanding shares of such
series voting thereon shall be required for the issuance of any or all other series of
Preferred Stock.
(f) Subject to the provisions of section (e), shares of any series of Preferred Stock
may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall determine
and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
(g) Shares of Common Stock may be issued from time to time as the Board of Directors of
the Corporation shall determine and on such terms and for such consideration as shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors.
(h) The authorized amount of shares of Common Stock and of Preferred Stock may, without
a class or series vote, be increased or decreased from time to time by the affirmative vote
of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
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Fifth: - (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted and
managed by a Board of Directors. The number of directors constituting the entire Board
shall be not less than five nor more than twenty-five as fixed from time to time by vote of
a majority of the whole Board, provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be
reduced so as to shorten the term of any director at the time in office, and provided
further, that the number of directors constituting the whole Board shall be twenty-four
until otherwise fixed by a majority of the whole Board.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in
number as the then total number of directors constituting the whole Board permits, with the
term of office of one class expiring each year. At the annual meeting of stockholders in
1982, directors of the first class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at
the next succeeding annual meeting, directors of the second class shall be elected to hold
office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting and directors of the
third class shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding
annual meeting. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any newly
created directorships resulting from any increase in the directors, may be filled by the
Board of Directors, acting by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than
a quorum, and any directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election of
directors. At such election, the stockholders shall elect a successor to such director to
hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been
chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of
directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or Act of Incorporation or the
By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that some lesser percentage may be
specified by law, this Charter or Act of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation),
any director or the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed at any time
without cause, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (considered for this purpose as one class) cast at a meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose.
(d) Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board of Directors or
by any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors. Such nominations shall
be made by notice in writing, delivered or mailed by first class United States mail, postage
prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days
prior to any meeting of the stockholders called for the election of directors; provided,
however, that if less than 21 days notice of the meeting is given to stockholders, such
written notice shall be delivered or mailed, as prescribed, to the Secretary of the
Corporation not later than the close of the seventh day following the day on which notice of
the meeting was mailed to stockholders. Notice of nominations which are proposed by the
Board of Directors shall be given by the Chairman on behalf of the Board.
(e) Each notice under subsection (d) shall set forth (i) the name, age, business
address
and, if known, residence address of each nominee proposed in such notice, (ii) the
principal occupation or employment of such nominee and (iii) the number of shares of stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by each such nominee.
(f) The Chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to
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the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he
should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall
be disregarded.
(g) No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or special
meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, and the power of
stockholders to consent in writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any action is
specifically denied.
Sixth: - The Directors shall choose such officers, agents and servants as may be
provided in the By-Laws as they may from time to time find necessary or proper.
Seventh: - The Corporation hereby created is hereby given the same powers, rights and
privileges as may be conferred upon corporations organized under the Act entitled An Act
Providing a General Corporation Law, approved March 10, 1899, as from time to time amended.
Eighth: - This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a private Act.
Ninth: - This Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
Tenth: - The Board of Directors, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board,
may designate any of their number to constitute an Executive Committee, which Committee, to
the extent provided in said resolution, or in the By-Laws of the Company, shall have and may
exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and shall have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to
be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Eleventh: - The private property of the stockholders shall not be liable for the
payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
Twelfth: - The Corporation may transact business in any part of the world.
Thirteenth: - The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to
make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation by a vote of the majority of the entire
Board. The stockholders may make, alter or repeal any By-Law whether or not adopted by
them, provided however, that any such additional By-Laws, alterations or repeal may be
adopted only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or
more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (considered for this purpose as one class).
Fourteenth: - Meetings of the Directors may be held outside of the State of Delaware at
such places as may be from time to time designated by the Board, and the Directors may keep
the books of the Company outside of the State of Delaware at such places as may be from time
to time designated by them.
Fifteenth: - (a) (1) In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, and
except as otherwise expressly provided in sections (b) and (c) of this Article
Fifteenth:
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any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary (as hereinafter |
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defined) with or into (i) any Interested Stockholder
(as hereinafter defined) or (ii) any other corporation (whether or not itself
an Interested Stockholder), which, after such merger or consolidation, would be
an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of an Interested Stockholder, or |
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any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to or with
any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder of
any assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market
value of $1,000,000 or more, or |
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the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary
(in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of any securities of
the Corporation or any Subsidiary to any Interested Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for cash, securities or
other property (or a combination thereof) having an aggregate fair market value
of $1,000,000 or more, or |
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the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation, or |
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any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock
split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or consolidation
of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any similar transaction
(whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder)
which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate
share of the outstanding shares of any class of equity or convertible
securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is directly or indirectly
owned by any Interested Stockholder, or any Affiliate of any Interested
Stockholder, |
shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, considered for the purpose of this Article Fifteenth as
one class (Voting Shares). Such affirmative vote shall be required
notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that some lesser
percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities
exchange or otherwise.
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The term business combination as used in this Article
Fifteenth shall mean any transaction which is referred to in any one or more of
clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph 1 of the section (a). |
(b) The provisions of section (a) of this Article Fifteenth shall not be applicable to
any particular business combination and such business combination shall require only such
affirmative vote as is required by law and any other provisions of the Charter or Act
of Incorporation or By-Laws if such business combination has been approved by a majority of
the whole Board.
(c) For the purposes of this Article Fifteenth:
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Interested Stockholder shall mean, in respect of any business
combination, any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) who or
which as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
notice of and to vote on such business combination, or immediately prior to the
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is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 10% of the Voting Shares, or |
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is an Affiliate of the Corporation and at any
time within two years prior thereto was the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of not less than 10% of the then outstanding voting
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is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded in
any share of capital stock of the Corporation which were at any time
within two years prior thereto beneficially owned by any Interested
Stockholder, and such assignment or succession shall have occurred in
the course of a transaction or series of transactions not involving a
public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933. |
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which such person or any of its Affiliates and
Associates (as hereafter defined) beneficially own, directly or
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which such person or any of its Affiliates or
Associates has (i) the right to acquire (whether such right is
exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), pursuant to
any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise,
or (ii) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding, or |
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which are beneficially owned, directly or
indirectly, by any other person with which such first mentioned person
or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement
or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation. |
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The outstanding Voting Shares shall include shares deemed owned
through application of paragraph (3) above but shall not include any other
Voting Shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise of
conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise. |
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Affiliate and Associate shall have the respective meanings
given those terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on December 31, 1981. |
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any class of equity security (as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on
December 31, 1981) is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation;
provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of Investment
Stockholder set forth in paragraph (2) of this section (c), the term
Subsidiary shall mean only a corporation of which a majority of each class of
equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation. |
(d) majority of the directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the
purposes of this Article Fifteenth on the basis of information known to them, (1) the number
of Voting Shares beneficially owned by any person (2) whether a person is an Affiliate or
Associate of another, (3) whether a person has an agreement, arrangement or understanding
with another as to the matters referred to in paragraph (3) of section (c), or (4) whether
the assets subject to any business combination or the consideration received for the
issuance or transfer of securities by the Corporation, or any Subsidiary has an aggregate
fair market value of $1,000,000 or more.
(e) Nothing contained in this Article Fifteenth shall be construed to relieve any
Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
Sixteenth: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter or Act of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and in addition to any other vote that may
be required by law, this Charter or Act of Incorporation by the By-Laws), the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (considered for this
purpose as one class) shall be required to amend, alter or repeal any provision of Articles
Fifth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth or Sixteenth of this Charter or Act of Incorporation.
Seventeenth:
(a) a Director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the
extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the
Delaware General Corporation Laws as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
(b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect
any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to
any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
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EXHIBIT 4
BY-LAWS
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
As existing on December 16, 2004
BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
ARTICLE 1
Stockholders Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the
third Thursday in April each year at the principal office at the Company or at such other date,
time or place as may be designated by resolution by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any
time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President.
Section 3. Notice. Notice of all meetings of the stockholders shall be given by
mailing to each stockholder at least ten (10) days before said meeting, at his last known address,
a written or printed notice fixing the time and place of such meeting.
Section 4. Quorum. A majority in the amount of the capital stock of the Company
issued and outstanding on the record date, as herein determined, shall constitute a quorum at all
meetings of stockholders for the transaction of any business, but the holders of a smaller number
of shares may adjourn from time to time, without further notice, until a quorum is secured. At
each annual or special meeting of stockholders, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote,
either in person or by proxy, for each share of stock registered in the stockholders name on the
books of the Company on the record date for any such meeting as determined herein.
ARTICLE 2
Directors
Section 1. Management. The affairs and business of the Company shall be managed by
or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Number. The authorized number of directors that shall constitute the
Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by or pursuant to a resolution passed by a
majority of the Board of Directors within the parameters set by the Charter of the Company. No more
than two directors may also be employees of the Company or any affiliate thereof.
Section 3. Qualification. In addition to any other provisions of these Bylaws, to be
qualified for nomination for election or appointment to the Board of Directors, a person must have
not attained the age of sixty-nine years at the time of such election or appointment, provided
however, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may waive such qualification as to a
particular candidate otherwise qualified to serve as a director upon a good faith determination by
such committee that such a waiver is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
The Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall not be qualified to continue to
serve as directors upon the termination of their service in those offices for any reason.
Section 4. Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet at the principal office of
the Company or elsewhere in its discretion at such times to be determined by a majority of its
members, or at the call of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or
the President.
Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and
shall be called upon the written request of a majority of the directors.
Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the directors elected and qualified shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors.
Section 7. Notice. Written notice shall be sent by mail to each director of any
special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of any change in the time or place of any regular
meeting, stating the time and place of such meeting, which shall be mailed not less than two days
before the time of holding such meeting.
Section 8. Vacancies. In the event of the death, resignation, removal, inability to
act or disqualification of any director, the Board of Directors, although less than a quorum, shall
have the right to elect the successor who shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of
the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred, and until such directors successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified.
Section 9. Organization Meeting. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after
its election by the stockholders shall appoint an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and shall elect from its own members a Chairman of
the Board, a Chief Executive Officer and a President, who may be the same person. The Board of
Directors shall also elect at such meeting a Secretary and a Chief Financial Officer, who may be
the same person, and may appoint at any time such committees as it may deem advisable. The Board
of Directors may also elect at such meeting one or more Associate Directors. The Board of
Directors, or a committee designated by the Board of Directors may elect or appoint such other
officers as they may deem advisable.
Section 10. Removal. The Board of Directors may at any time remove, with or without
cause, any member of any committee appointed by it or any associate director or officer elected by
it and may appoint or elect his successor.
Section 11. Responsibility of Officers. The Board of Directors may designate an
officer to be in charge of such departments or divisions of the Company as it may deem advisable.
Section 12. Participation in Meetings. The Board of Directors or any committee of
the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee, as
the case may be, by conference telephone, video facilities or other communications equipment. Any
action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof may be taken without a meeting if all of the members of the Board of Directors or the
committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed
with the minutes of the Board of Directors or such committee.
ARTICLE 3
Committees of the Board of Directors
Section 1. Audit Committee.
(A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of not more than five (5) members, who shall be
selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall be an officer or
employee of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board.
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(B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the Audit Services Division in all
matters however subject to the approval of the Board of Directors; it shall consider all matters
brought to its attention by the officer in charge of the Audit Services Division, review all
reports of examination of the Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor
employed for that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect
thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the Company as it shall deem
desirable.
(C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever its Chairperson, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a majority of the Committees members shall
deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business. A majority of the Committees members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The acts of the majority at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall constitute action by the Committee.
Section 2. Compensation Committee.
(A) The Compensation Committee shall be composed of not more than five (5) members, who shall
be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall be an officer or
employee of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
(B) The Compensation Committee shall in general advise upon all matters of policy concerning
compensation, including salaries and employee benefits.
(C) The Compensation Committee shall meet whenever and wherever its Chairperson, the Chairman
of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a majority of the Committees members
shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business. A majority of the Committees
members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The acts of the majority at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall constitute action by the Committee.
Section 3. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(A) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be composed of not more than five
members, who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall
be an officer or employee of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors.
(B) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall provide counsel and make
recommendations to the Chairman of the Board and the full Board with respect to the performance of
the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, candidates for membership on the Board
of Directors and its committees, matters of corporate governance, succession planning for the
Companys executive management and significant shareholder relations issues.
(C) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall meet whenever and
wherever its Chairperson, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, or a majority of the Committees members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction
of its business. A majority of the Committees members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The acts of the majority at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall
constitute action by the Committee.
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Section 4. Other Committees. The Company may have such other committees with such
powers as the Board may designate from time to time by resolution or by an amendment to these
Bylaws.
Section 5. Associate Directors.
(A) Any person who has served as a director may be elected by the Board of Directors as an
associate director, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
(B) Associate directors shall be entitled to attend all meetings of directors and participate
in the discussion of all matters brought to the Board of Directors, but will not have a right to
vote.
Section 6. Absence or Disqualification of Any Member of a Committee. In the absence
or disqualification of any member of any committee created under Article III of these Bylaws, the
member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not
he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to
act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
ARTICLE 4
Officers
Section 1. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have such further authority and powers and shall
perform such duties the Board of Directors may assign to him from time to time.
Section 2. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the
powers and duties pertaining to the office of Chief Executive Officer conferred or imposed upon him
by statute, incident to his office or as the Board of Directors may assign to him from time to
time. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the
powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board.
Section 3. President. The President shall have the powers and duties pertaining to
the office of the President conferred or imposed upon him by statute, incident to his office or as
the Board of Directors may assign to him from time to time. In the absence of the Chairman of the
Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall have the powers and duties of the
Chairman of the Board.
Section 4. Duties. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President, as designated by the Board of Directors, shall carry into effect all legal directions of
the Board of Directors and shall at all times exercise general supervision over the interest,
affairs and operations of the Company and perform all duties incident to his office.
Section 5. Vice Presidents. There may be one or more Vice Presidents, however
denominated by the Board of Directors, who may at any time perform all of the duties of the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and/or the President and such other powers and
duties incident to their respective offices or
as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President or the officer in charge of the department or division to which they are assigned may
assign to them from time to time.
Section 6. Secretary. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of notice of meetings
of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, as well as the committees thereof, to the keeping
of accurate minutes
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of all such meetings, recording the same in the minute books of the Company and
in general notifying the Board of Directors of material matters affecting the Company on a timely
basis. In addition to the other notice requirements of these Bylaws and as may be practicable
under the circumstances, all such notices shall be in writing and mailed well in advance of the
scheduled date of any such meeting. He shall have custody of the corporate seal, affix the same to
any documents requiring such corporate seal, attest the same and perform other duties incident to
his office.
Section 7. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general
supervision over all assets and liabilities of the Company. He shall be custodian of and
responsible for all monies, funds and valuables of the Company and for the keeping of proper
records of the evidence of property or indebtedness and of all transactions of the Company. He
shall have general supervision of the expenditures of the Company and periodically shall report to
the Board of Directors the condition of the Company, and perform such other duties incident to his
office or as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President may assign to him from time to time.
Section 8. Controller. There may be a Controller who shall exercise general
supervision over the internal operations of the Company, including accounting, and shall render to
the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee at appropriate times a report relating to the general
condition and internal operations of the Company and perform other duties incident to his office.
There may be one or more subordinate accounting or controller officers however denominated,
who may perform the duties of the Controller and such duties as may be prescribed by the
Controller.
Section 9. Audit Officers. The officer designated by the Board of Directors to be in
charge of the Audit Services Division of the Company, with such title as the Board of Directors
shall prescribe, shall report to and be directly responsible to the Audit Committee and the Board
of Directors.
There shall be an Auditor and there may be one or more Audit Officers, however denominated,
who may perform all the duties of the Auditor and such duties as may be prescribed by the officer
in charge of the Audit Services Division.
Section 10. Other Officers. There may be one or more officers, subordinate in rank
to all Vice Presidents with such functional titles as shall be determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors, who shall ex officio hold the office of Assistant Secretary of the Company and
who may perform such duties as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the department or
division to which they are assigned.
Section 11. Powers and Duties of Other Officers. The powers and duties of all other
officers of the Company shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, subject to
the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or
the President and the officer in charge of the department or division to which they are assigned.
Section 12. Number of Offices. Any one or more offices of the Company may be held by
the same person, except that (A) no individual may hold more than one of the offices of Chief
Financial Officer, Controller or Audit Officer and (B) none of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President may hold any office mentioned in Section 12(A).
ARTICLE 5
Stock and Stock Certificates
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Section 1. Transfer. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the
Company and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded.
Section 2. Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a
certificate signed by or in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, of the Company, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Company. The
corporate seal affixed thereto, and any of or all the signatures on the certificate, may be a
facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent
or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same
effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Duplicate
certificates of stock shall be issued only upon giving such security as may be satisfactory to the
Board of Directors.
Section 3. Record Date. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix in advance a
record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any
meeting of stockholders and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any
dividend, or to any allotment of rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
conversion or exchange of capital stock, or in connection with obtaining the consent of
stockholders for any purpose, which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days
preceding the date of any meeting of stockholders or the date for the payment of any dividend, or
the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with obtaining such consent.
ARTICLE 6
Seal
The corporate seal of the Company shall be in the following form:
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Between two concentric circles the words Wilmington Trust Company
within the inner circle the words Wilmington, Delaware. |
ARTICLE 7
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year.
ARTICLE 8
Execution of Instruments of the Company
The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President,
however denominated by the Board of Directors, shall have full power and authority to enter into,
make, sign, execute, acknowledge and/or deliver and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall
have full power and authority to attest and affix the corporate seal of the Company to any and all
deeds, conveyances, assignments, releases, contracts, agreements, bonds, notes, mortgages and all
other instruments incident to the business of this Company or in acting as executor, administrator,
guardian, trustee, agent or in any other fiduciary or representative capacity by any and every
method of appointment or by whatever person, corporation, court officer or authority in the State
of Delaware, or elsewhere, without any specific authority,
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ratification, approval or confirmation
by the Board of Directors, and any and all such instruments shall have the same force and validity
as though expressly authorized by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 9
Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees
Directors and associate directors of the Company, other than salaried officers of the Company,
shall be paid such reasonable honoraria or fees for attending meetings of the Board of Directors as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Directors and associate directors who
serve as members of committees, other than salaried employees of the Company, shall be paid such
reasonable honoraria or fees for services as members of committees as the Board of Directors shall
from time to time determine and directors and associate directors may be authorized by the Company
to perform such special services as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine in
accordance with any guidelines the Board of Directors may adopt for such services, and shall be
paid for such special services so performed reasonable compensation as may be determined by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 10
Indemnification
Section 1. Persons Covered. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any
person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a
proceeding) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative,
is or was a director or associate director of the Company, a member of an advisory board the Board
of Directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries may appoint from time to time or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of
another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or
non-profit entity that is not a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, including service with
respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably
incurred by such person. The Company shall be required to indemnify such a person in connection
with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized by the Board of
Directors.
The Company may indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law
as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or threatened to
be made a party or is otherwise involved in any proceeding by reason of the fact that he, or a
person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was an officer, employee or agent of the
Company or a director, officer, employee or agent of a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company,
against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person. The
Company may indemnify any such person in connection with a proceeding (or
part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by
the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Advance of Expenses. The Company shall pay the expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding involving a person who is or may be indemnified pursuant to Section 1 in
advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by such
a person in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of
an undertaking by that person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined
that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 10 or otherwise.
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Section 3. Certain Rights. If a claim under this Article 10 for (A) payment of
expenses or (B) indemnification by a director, associate director, member of an advisory board the
Board of Directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries may appoint from time to time or a
person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity that is not a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, is not paid in full within sixty days
after a written claim therefor has been received by the Company, the claimant may file suit to
recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled
to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the
burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of
expenses under applicable law.
Section 4. Non-Exclusive. The rights conferred on any person by this Article 10
shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under
any statute, provision of the Charter or Act of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 5. Reduction of Amount. The Companys obligation, if any, to indemnify any
person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by
any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity.
Section 6. Effect of Modification. Any amendment, repeal or modification of the
foregoing provisions of this Article 10 shall not adversely affect any right or protection
hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE 11
Amendments to the Bylaws
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, and any new Bylaw or
Bylaws adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by a vote of a majority
of all the members of the Board of Directors then in office.
ARTICLE 12
Miscellaneous
Whenever used in these Bylaws, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include
the singular unless the context requires otherwise and the use of either gender shall include both
genders.
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EXHIBIT 6
Section 321(b) Consent
Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, Wilmington Trust
Company hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District
authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY |
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Dated: 8/11/2006
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By: /s/Roseline K. Maney |
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Name: Roseline K. Maney |
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Title: Vice President |
EXHIBIT 7
NOTICE
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This form is intended to assist state nonmember banks and
savings banks with state publication requirements. It has not been
approved by any state banking authorities. Refer to your
appropriate state banking authorities for your state publication
requirements. |
R E P
O R T O F C O N D I T I O N
Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of the
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WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
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of
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WILMINGTON
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Name of Bank
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in the State of DELAWARE , at the close of business on March 31, 2006.
ASSETS
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Thousands of dollars |
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions: |
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Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coins |
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217,381 |
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Interest-bearing balances |
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0 |
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Held-to-maturity securities |
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2,196 |
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Available-for-sale securities |
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1,484,798 |
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Federal funds sold in domestic offices |
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308,258 |
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Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
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18,106 |
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Loans and lease financing receivables: |
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Loans and leases held for sale....................................0 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income.........6,996,935 |
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LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.............84,213 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve |
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6,912,722 |
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Assets held in trading accounts |
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0 |
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Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
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136,800 |
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Other real estate owned |
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199 |
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Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
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2,398 |
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Customers liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding |
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0 |
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Intangible assets: |
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a. Goodwill |
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1,946 |
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b. Other intangible assets |
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6,419 |
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Other assets |
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255,830 |
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Total assets |
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9,347,053 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Deposits: |
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In domestic offices |
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7,543,642 |
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Noninterest-bearing . . . . . . . . 850,133 |
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Interest-bearing. . . . .. . . . . . 6,693,509 |
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Federal funds purchased in domestic offices |
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125,340 |
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
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342,226 |
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Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) |
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0 |
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Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases: |
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353,398 |
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Banks liability on acceptances executed and outstanding |
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0 |
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Subordinated notes and debentures |
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0 |
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Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) |
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185,160 |
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Total liabilities |
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8,549,766 |
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EQUITY CAPITAL |
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Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
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0 |
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Common Stock |
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500 |
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Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
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113,816 |
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a. Retained earnings |
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708,490 |
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b. Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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(25,519 |
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Total equity capital |
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797,287 |
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Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital |
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9,347,053 |
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exv25w3
Exhibit 25.3
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)
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
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800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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55402 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Alison D.B. Nadeau
U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 603-6553
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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AMR Corporation
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American Airlines, Inc. |
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
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Delaware
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization |
75-1825172
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13-1502798 |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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P.O. Box 619616
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P.O. Box 619616 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, TX
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Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, TX |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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75261-9616
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75261-9616 |
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(Zip Code)
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(Zip Code) |
Pass-Through Certificates
(Title of the Indenture Securities)
FORM T-1
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Item 1.
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GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. |
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject. |
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
Yes
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Item 2.
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AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe
each such affiliation. |
None
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Items 3-15
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Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustees knowledge, the
obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee. |
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Item 16.
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LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
eligibility and qualification. |
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A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.* |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
business.* |
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3. |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers.* |
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4. |
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A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.* |
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A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. |
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6. |
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The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6. |
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Report of Condition of the Trustee as of December 31, 2005 published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority,
attached as Exhibit 7. |
* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on
S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 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 Boston,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 10th of August, 2006.
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By: |
/s/ Alison D.B. Nadeau
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Alison D.B. Nadeau |
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Vice President |
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By:
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/s/ David W. Doucette |
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David W. Doucette |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by
Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: August 10, 2006
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By: |
/s/ Alison D.B. Nadeau
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Alison D.B. Nadeau |
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Vice President |
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By:
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/s/ David W. Doucette |
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David W. Doucette |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 3/31/2006
($000s)
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3/31/2006 |
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Assets |
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Cash and Due From Depository Institutions |
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$ |
7,050,967 |
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Securities |
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39,215,391 |
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Federal Funds |
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3,114,744 |
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Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |
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135,184,791 |
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Fixed Assets |
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1,737,385 |
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Intangible Assets |
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11,754,046 |
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Other Assets |
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10,882,988 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
208,940,312 |
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Liabilities |
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Deposits |
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$ |
132,810,195 |
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Fed Funds |
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12,304,517 |
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Treasury Demand Notes |
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0 |
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Trading Liabilities |
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252,318 |
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Other Borrowed Money |
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28,673,468 |
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Acceptances |
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0 |
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Subordinated Notes and Debentures |
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6,432,494 |
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Other Liabilities |
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6,859,284 |
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Total Liabilities |
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$ |
187,332,276 |
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Equity |
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Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |
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$ |
1,029,155 |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
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18,200 |
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Surplus |
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11,804,040 |
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Undivided Profits |
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8,756,641 |
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Total Equity Capital |
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$ |
21,608,036 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |
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$ |
208,940,312 |
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To the best of the undersigneds determination, as of the date hereof, the above financial
information is true and correct.
U.S. Bank National Association
By: /s/ Alison D.B. Nadeau
Alison D.B. Nadeau
Vice President
Date: August 10, 2006
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