Regulatory Filings • Jan 15, 2026
Regulatory Filings
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between
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd, as Issuer
and
Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd.
as Trustee
Dated as of January 15, 2026
\$750,000,000 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036
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| ITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION; INDENTURE TO CONSTITUTE CONTRAC | ||
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| Section 1.1. | Definitions; Construction | |
| Section 1.2. | Indenture to Constitute Contract | 2 |
| Article 2 THE NO | OTES | 2 |
| Section 2.1. | Authorization, Amount, Terms and Issuance of Notes | 2 |
| Section 2.2. | Form and Dating | 4 |
| Section 2.3. | Execution and Authentication | 4 |
| Section 2.4. | Notes Registrar and Paying Agent | 6 |
| Section 2.5. | Paying Agent to Hold Money | 7 |
| Section 2.6. | Holder Lists | 8 |
| Section 2.7. | Transfer and Exchange | 8 |
| Section 2.8. | Replacement Notes | 12 |
| Section 2.9. | Outstanding Notes | 12 |
| Section 2.10. | Treasury Notes | 13 |
| Section 2.11. | Temporary Notes | 13 |
| Section 2.12. | Cancellation | 13 |
| Section 2.13. | Defaulted Interest | 13 |
| Section 2.14. | CUSIP; ISIN | 13 |
| Section 2.15. | Payments to be Made by Paying Agent; Deposit of Moneys | 14 |
| Section 2.16. | Agents | 15 |
| Article 3 REDEM | MPTION OF NOTES | 16 |
| Section 3.1. | Optional Redemption | 16 |
| Section 3.2. | Regulatory Event Redemption | 16 |
| Section 3.3. | Tax Redemption | 16 |
| Section 3.4. | Notice of Redemption | 17 |
| Section 3.5. | Notes Payable on Redemption Date | 18 |
| Section 3.6. | Redemption Conditions | 20 |
| Section 3.7. | No Right to Repurchase | 20 |
| Section 3.8. | No Obligation to Redeem upon Delisting | 20 |
| Article 4 CONTI | NGENT WRITE-DOWN | 20 |
| Section 4.1. | Write-Down upon Capital Adequacy Trigger Event | 20 |
| Section 4.2. | Write-Down upon a Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption | 20 |
| Section 4.3. | Write-Down upon a Trigger Event for Non-Viability | 21 |
| Section 4.4. | Failure to Deliver a Write-Down Notice | 21 |
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| Section 4.5. | Payment of Interest 21 | |
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| Section 4.6. | Partial Write-Down Procedures 22 | |
| Section 4.7. | Appointment of a Permanent or Temporary Receiver 22 | |
| Section 4.8. | Deemed Consent 22 | |
| RECOVERY OF PRINCIPAL 23 | ||
| Section 5.1. | Reversal of a Contingent Write-Down 23 | |
| Section 5.2. | Recovery of Principal Procedures 23 | |
| Section 5.3. | Equal Treatment 23 | |
| Section 5.4. | Payment of Recovered Principal 24 | |
| Section 5.5. | Expiry of Entitlement to Recovered Principal 24 | |
| RANKING 24 | ||
| Section 6.1. | Ranking 24 | |
| COVENANTS 25 | ||
| Section 7.1. | Affirmative Covenants 25 | |
| Section 7.2. | Negative Covenants 28 | |
| ENFORCEMENT EVENTS AND REMEDIES 29 | ||
| Section 8.1. | Enforcement Events and Remedies 30 | |
| Section 8.2. | Trustee's Duties 31 | |
| Section 8.3. | Judicial Proceedings Instituted by Trustee 31 | |
| Section 8.4. | Control by Holders 33 | |
| Section 8.5. | Limitation on Suits by Holders 34 | |
| Section 8.6. | Undertaking to Pay Court Costs 34 | |
| Section 8.7. | Unconditional Right to Receive Payment 35 | |
| Section 8.8. | Application of Monies Collected by Trustee 35 | |
| Section 8.9. | Waiver of Appraisal, Valuation, and Stay 36 | |
| Section 8.10. | Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver 36 | |
| ACTS OF | HOLDERS 36 | |
| Section 9.1. | Acts of Holders 36 | |
| Section 9.2. | Purposes for Which Holders' Meeting May Be Called 38 | |
| Section 9.3. | Call of Meetings by Trustee 38 | |
| Section 9.4. | The Issuer May Call Meeting 38 | |
| Section 9.5. | Persons Entitled to Vote at Meeting 39 | |
| Section 9.6. | Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meeting 39 |
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| Section 9.7. | Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meeting 40 | |
| Section 9.8. | Evidence of Action Taken by Holders 40 | |
| Section 9.9. | Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Outstanding Notes 40 |
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| Section 9.10. | Notes Owned by Certain Persons Deemed Not Outstanding 41 | |
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| Section 9.11. | Right of Revocation of Action Taken; Acts of Holders Binding 42 | |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES 42 | ||
| Section 10.1. | Amendments and Supplements to Indenture Without Consent of Holders 42 | |
| Section 10.2. | Amendments and Supplements to Indenture or Notes With Consent of Holders 43 | |
| Section 10.3. | Trustee Authorized to Join in Amendments and Supplements; Reliance on Counsel 44 |
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| Section 10.4. | Effect of Supplemental Indentures or Amendments 44 | |
| Section 10.5. | Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures 44 |
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| SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE 45 | ||
| Section 11.1. | Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture 45 | |
| Section 11.2. | Reserved 46 | |
| Section 11.3. | Survival of Obligations 46 | |
| Section 11.4. | Application of Trust Money 46 | |
| Section 11.5. | Unclaimed Monies 46 | |
| Section 11.6. | Reinstatement 46 | |
| THE | TRUSTEE 46 | |
| Section 12.1. | Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee 46 | |
| Section 12.2. | Certain Rights of Trustee 48 | |
| Section 12.3. | Notice of defaults 50 | |
| Section 12.4. | Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes 50 | |
| Section 12.5. | May Hold Notes 51 | |
| Section 12.6. | Monies Held in Trust 51 | |
| Section 12.7. | Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification 51 | |
| Section 12.8. | Eligibility 52 | |
| Section 12.9. | Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor 52 | |
| Section 12.10. | Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee 53 | |
| Section 12.11. | Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business 54 | |
| Section 12.12. | Authorization to Enter into Indenture 54 | |
| Section 12.13. | Disqualification; Conflicting Interests 54 | |
| Section 12.14. | Trustee's Application for Instructions from the Issuer 54 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 55 | ||
| Section 13.1. | Third Party Beneficiaries 55 | |
| Section 13.2. | Severability 55 | |
| Section 13.3. | Substitute Notice 55 | |
| Section 13.4. | Notices 55 | |
| Section 13.5. | Successors and Assigns 56 |
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| Section 13.6. | Section Headings | 56 |
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| Section 13.7. | Counterparts | 56 |
| Section 13.8. | Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction; Currency Indemnity | 56 |
| Section 13.9. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 57 |
| Section 13.10. | Waiver of Immunity | 57 |
| Section 13.11. | Legal Holidays | 58 |
| Section 13.12. | Limitation of Liability | 58 |
| Section 13.13. | English Language | 58 |
| Section 13.14. | Entire Agreement | 58 |
| Section 13.15. | Survival | 58 |
| Section 13.16. | Officers' Certificates and Opinions of Counsel | 58 |
| Section 13.17. | Form of Certificates and Opinions Delivered to Trustee | 59 |
| Section 13.18. | Force Majeure | 60 |
| Section 13.19. | U.S.A. Patriot Act | 60 |
| Section 13.20. | Issuer Not a U.S. Tax Obligor | 60 |
| Section 13.21. | No Set-Off | 60 |
| Appendix A | 62 | |
| Schedule I NOTIC | ES | 73 |
| Exhibit A FORM ( | OF SECURITY | 74 |
| Exhibit B FORM ( | OF TRANSFER | 87 |
| Exhibit C FORM C | OF TRANSFER RESTRICTION LEGEND | 88 |
| Exhibit D FORM | OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE | 89 |
| EXHIBIT E FORM | 1 OF WRITE DOWN NOTICE | 91 |
| EXHIBIT F FORM | OF ISSUER'S WRITE-UP NOTICE | 94 |
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This INDENTURE, dated as of January 15, 2026 (this "Indenture") by and between MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Israel (the "Issuer"), and REZNIK PAZ NEVO TRUSTS LTD., as trustee (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Trustee").
WHEREAS, the Issuer has authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036 in an aggregate principal amount of \$750,000,000 (the "Initial Notes"), issuable as provided in this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of the Notes and of this Indenture have been duly authorized and all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee, valid and binding legal obligations of the Issuer and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the covenants herein contained and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the benefit of the parties hereto and the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:
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modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of this Indenture and including any agreement, contract or document in substitution or replacement of any of the foregoing;
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restriction on the Issuer issuing notes of a different series that may have preferential rights to the Notes or notes with similar or different provisions to those described herein.
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Notes initially offered and resold to QIBs pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or initially offered and resold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes, which shall be deposited with the Depositary, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased in accordance with the Applicable Procedures by replacement of the Global Note with a new Global Note representing the aggregate principal amount outstanding of Notes initially offered and resold pursuant to Rule 144A or initially offered and resold in reliance on Regulation S and deposited with the Depositary.
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On the Issue Date, the Issuer shall issue \$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes, which shall mature, unless earlier redeemed or written down, at 100% of their principal amount on April 15, 2036 (the "Maturity Date") and shall accrue interest as set forth in this Section 2.3.
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report through the TASE announcement system (MAYA). The Issuer shall not collect negative interest from Holders of the Notes, so long as all of the following conditions have not been met, and in any case subject to the Issuer informing the Trustee and Holders of the Notes of the fulfilment of such conditions no less than 30 days prior to any Interest Payment Date: (a) a tax ruling has been received from the ITA whereby the Holders of Notes who are subject to tax in Israel in connection with interest paid on the Notes shall be allowed to offset the negative interest against other taxable income; and (b) the TASE shall have informed the Issuer that the TASE and the TASE members have made the required arrangements to allow for the payment of negative interest.
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UP, the Issuer undertakes to only appoint a person resident, organized and with its principal place of business in the State of Israel as successor Notes Registrar. The Notes Registrar shall maintain a register reflecting ownership of Definitive Registered Notes (as defined herein) (the "Notes Register") outstanding from time to time and will make payments on and facilitate transfer of Definitive Registered Notes on behalf of the Issuer, provided that in the event the Issuer is not the Notes Registrar, the register kept by, and at the registered office of, the Issuer shall prevail in the event of any discrepancy between such register and the register held by the Notes Registrar.
Section 2.5. Paying Agent to Hold Money. The Issuer will require each Paying Agent (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer in its capacity as initial Paying Agent), prior to such appointment, to agree in writing and the Issuer, solely in its capacity as Paying Agent, hereby agrees, that such Paying Agent shall hold all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of, Additional Amounts (if any) or interest on the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee, and that such Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer or any other obligor of the Notes in making any payment and at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held by such Paying Agent. If payment on any Note is not made when it becomes due and payable, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer) shall promptly notify the Issuer that it has failed to make such payment. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or an Affiliate thereof) will have no further liability for the money. Upon any insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer (including, without limitation, its bankruptcy, voluntary or judicial liquidation, composition with creditors, reprieve from payment, controlled management, fraudulent conveyance, general settlement with creditors, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally), the Trustee (or such other entity designated by the Trustee for this purpose) will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. A Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or an Affiliate thereof) shall not be obliged to make payments pursuant to
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Section 2.15 (Payments to be Made by Paying Agent; Deposit of Moneys) or Article 3 unless and until such time as it has confirmed receipt of funds sufficient to make the relevant payment.
Section 2.6. Holder Lists. The Notes Registrar will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable and in accordance with the Applicable Procedures the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Registered Holders (including, Holders of Global Notes and Holders of Definitive Registered Notes, if any). In the event that the Issuer no longer serves as Paying Agent, the Issuer will furnish to each Paying Agent a list of the names, addresses and outstanding balances of, (i) with respect to the Notes (other than Definitive Registered Notes), the Depositary at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and (ii) with respect to the Definitive Registered Notes, the Holders of Definitive Registered Notes, in each case, as of the Regular Record Date preceding such Interest Payment Date and in such form and as of such date as the Paying Agent may reasonably require. If the Trustee is not the Notes Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at such times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Registered Holders.
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authenticate or cause to be authenticated and deliver or cause to be delivered back to the Issuer replacement Definitive Registered Notes in exchange for or in lieu of Definitive Registered Notes of like tenor and of like form which become mutilated, destroyed, defaced, stolen or lost upon payment by the claimant of the expenses incurred in connection therewith and on such terms as to evidence and indemnity as the Issuer and Trustee may reasonably require, and mutilated or defaced Definitive Registered Notes must be surrendered before replacements will be issued.
Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 2.8 (Replacement Notes) and Section 2.11 (Temporary Notes) hereof. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Global Note or a Definitive Registered Note other than as provided in this Section 2.7(b). Book-Entry Interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.7(c) (General Provisions Applicable to Transfer and Exchange of Book-Entry Interests in the Global Notes) or Section 2.7(d) (Exchange of Book-Entry Interests for Definitive Registered Notes) hereof.
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If any Holder of a Definitive Registered Note proposes to transfer such Note to another person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Registered Note, then, upon receipt by the Notes Registrar of the following documentation,
the Issuer shall replace the Definitive Registered Note of the Holder transferring such Note with new Definitive Registered Notes to reflect the transfer in the amount of Notes represented thereby and register such Definitive Registered Notes in the names of the Holder transferring such Definitive Registered Note and the person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Registered Note.
(g) Transfer Restrictions. The following transfer restrictions shall apply to all Global Notes and Definitive Registered Notes issued under this Indenture, unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
Each Holder of a Note, by its acceptance thereof, agrees to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such security, prior to the date (the "Resale Restriction Termination Date") that is one year after the later of the date of the original issue and the last date on which the Issuer or any of its Affiliates was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto), only (a) pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act; (b) for so long as the Notes thereof are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person such Holder reasonably believes is a QIB that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; (c) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions
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and that are either (i) conducted on TASE-UP or (ii) otherwise in compliance with Regulation S; or (d) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; subject in each of the foregoing cases to compliance with any applicable state securities laws, and any applicable local laws and regulations.
(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all Book-Entry Interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Registered Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased, written down or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.12 (Cancellation) hereof.
To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Registered Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.3 (Execution and Authentication) hereof.
No service charge will be made by the Issuer or the Notes Registrar to a Holder of a Book-Entry Interest in a Global Note, a Registered Holder of a Global Note or a Holder of a Definitive Registered Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer and the Notes Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer taxes, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve, documentary or other similar tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Section 2.11 (Temporary Notes) or Article 3 (Redemption of Notes) hereof).
The Notes Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
All Definitive Registered Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Definitive Registered Notes will be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Definitive Registered Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
All new Global Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (Form and Dating – Global Notes) will be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes surrendered upon such issuance.
The Notes Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer into its register kept at its registered office of any Definitive Registered Notes: (A) for a period of 15 days prior to any date fixed for the redemption of the Notes under Section 3.2; or (B) for a period of 15 days prior to the Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date. Any such transfer will be made without charge to the Holder, other than any taxes, duties and governmental charges payable in connection with such transfer.
The Trustee, any Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Registered Holders as the absolute owners of the Notes for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such
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Notes and for all other purposes (it being understood that payments to Holders of Book-Entry Interests shall be made through the Depositary as the Holder of the Global Notes), and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
All certifications and certificates required to be submitted to the Issuer, the Trustee or the Notes Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.7 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under Applicable Law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.
Section 2.8. Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Notes Registrar or the Issuer and the Issuer receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuer will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee and any Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer and the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Issuer and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
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(c) If a Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or an Affiliate thereof) holds, on a Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, money sufficient to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.10. Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
Section 2.11. Temporary Notes. Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.12. Cancellation. Without derogating from Section 3.7 (No Right to Repurchase), any Notes held by the Issuer shall automatically be cancelled, and the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee and the Notes Registrar a certificate of cancellation detailing all Notes redeemed, written down or purchased by the Issuer. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes for which it has paid or that have been cancelled. The Issuer will cause any Notes so purchased and cancelled to be withdrawn from the Depositary. The Issuer undertakes to promptly inform the TASE (as long as the Notes are admitted to trading on the TASE-UP) upon any such cancellation.
Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest. If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner to the persons who are Holders on a subsequent date (each such date a "Special Record Date"), at the rate provided in the Notes and this Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, such payments shall be made by the Paying Agent in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 2.15 (Payments to be Made by Paying Agent; Deposit of Moneys). The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The relevant Special Record Date for payment of such defaulted interest shall be set in accordance with the Applicable Procedures. At least 15 days before a Special Record Date (unless otherwise required by the Applicable Procedures), the Issuer shall provide a notice to Holders in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, pursuant to Section 13.4 (Notices), that states such Special Record Date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
Section 2.14. CUSIP; ISIN. The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use a "CUSIP" number and/or an "ISIN" (or any equivalent thereof issued by the TASE) and, if so, such CUSIP
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number or ISIN (or any equivalent thereof issued by the TASE) shall be included in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN (or any equivalent thereof issued by the TASE) printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification details printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN (or any equivalent thereof issued by the TASE).
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Payment Date, such defaulted principal, Additional Amounts (if any) and/or interest shall be paid to the Holder in whose name such Outstanding Note is registered at the close of business on the Special Record Date determined by the Trustee as provided. The Issuer shall pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with the making of payments by wire transfer.
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eligible under this Section 2.16. The Issuer shall give written notice of any such appointment to all Holders in the manner provided in Section 13.4(b) (Notices). The Issuer may appoint itself as any Agent, without the approval of the Trustee prior to the occurrence of an Enforcement Event.
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therefor; provided, however, that any payment of interest or Additional Amount on any Note for which the Interest Payment Date is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holder of such Note registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Note.
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such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 7.1(a) hereof.
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require a write-down of principal as a result of the Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption (the "Write-Down Tier 2 Securities") at the rate required by the Relevant Regulator such that, immediately following such write-down and the substantially concurrent write-down of all Write-Down Tier 2 Securities on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate principal amount of such obligations outstanding), taken together with any other actions that have affected or will affect the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio, the Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption shall no longer exist and the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio shall equal or exceed 5.00%. Such a write-down may be in part (a "Partial Write-Down") or in full (a "Full Write-Down"). In the case of a Partial Write-Down, (A) that portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes written down shall automatically be deemed cancelled and all references to the original principal amount of the Notes appearing on the Notes or in this Indenture will be construed accordingly; and (B) except as set forth herein, the provisions of this Indenture shall continue to apply, and interest shall only continue to accrue and be payable, with respect to that portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes not subject to such Partial Write-Down or any prior Partial Write-Down. In the case of a Full Write-Down, the entire principal amount of the Notes will be automatically written down to zero and the Notes shall be deemed cancelled.
Section 4.3. Write-Down upon a Trigger Event for Non-Viability. If the Contingent Write-Down is due to the occurrence of a Trigger Event for Non-Viability, the entire principal amount of the Notes will be automatically written down to zero and the Notes shall be deemed cancelled.
Section 4.4. Failure to Deliver a Write-Down Notice. Any failure by the Issuer to deliver a Write-Down Notice to Holders of the Notes shall not affect the application of any Contingent Write-Down or constitute a default on the part of the Issuer for any purpose and shall not entitle Holders of the Notes to any claim for compensation.
Section 4.5. Payment of Interest. In the case of any Contingent Write-Down, the Issuer will pay any accrued and unpaid interest on that portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Written-Down Notes deemed to have been written down and cancelled (the "Written-Down Amount") if and only to the extent that such interest accrued to the Holders thereof on or before the day prior to the date of the relevant Write-Down Notice. Payment of such accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be made in cash on the relevant Write-Down Date to the Holders of Written-Down Notes on the Write-Down Date, which shall be the record date for purposes of such payment, in accordance with a timetable to be coordinated with TASE in light of the Applicable Procedures and TASECH bylaws in effect at such time, and shall be deemed final and absolute payment of all the Issuer's obligations to Holders of the Written-Down Notes in respect of the Written-Down Amount. Written-Down Amounts shall no longer bear interest or be subject to repayment, and no Holder of Written-Down Notes, or the Trustee acting on any such Holder's behalf, will have any rights against the Issuer with respect to the payment of principal or interest or any other amount on or in respect of such Written-Down Amount or any other obligation in respect of the Written-Down Amount, subject to any recovery of principal. For the avoidance of doubt, interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Written-Down Notes not deemed to have been written down and cancelled shall continue to accrue and such interest and principal shall be payable on the relevant payment dates.
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Section 4.6. Partial Write-Down Procedures. In the case of a Partial Write-Down in accordance with Section 4.2 above: (i) trading in the Notes shall be suspended from the date of the Write-Down Notice until the Write-Down Date; and (ii) the Issuer shall announce in an immediate report: (1) the rate of the Partial Write-Down expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the principal amount of the Notes to be written down by the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; (2) the rate of the Partial Write-Down expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the principal amount of the Notes to be written down by the original principal amount of the Notes; (3) the amount of interest, if any, that will be paid on the Notes to be written down; and (4) the rate of the interest to be paid expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the amount of interest that will be paid on the Notes to be written down by the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Trading with respect to that portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes not subject to such Partial Write-Down shall resume following the actual completion of the Partial Write-Down. If the Issuer makes a Write-Down of the Notes (in part or in full), it will write down on a substantially concurrent basis (i) the Notes and (ii) all Write-Down Tier 2 Securities on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate principal amount of such securities outstanding). For the avoidance of doubt, a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event may occur on more than one occasion and the Issuer may carry out more than one Partial Write-Down of the Notes between the Issue Date and the Maturity Date.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, a Contingent Write-Down shall not occur if a temporary or permanent receiver (or a functionary with similar powers) has been appointed in respect of the Issuer by a court of competent jurisdiction prior to the relevant Write-Down Date and such appointment has not been cancelled on or prior to the Business Day prior to the relevant Write-Down Date (in which case, the Issuer shall notify TASE at least one Business Day prior to the relevant Write-Down Date of the appointment of such receiver or functionary). In any event, interest shall no longer continue to accrue with respect to that portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes subject to the relevant Write-Down Notice on or after the date of such Write-Down Notice. In the event that the appointment of a receiver (or functionary with similar powers) is cancelled, the Contingent Write-Down shall resume and the Write-Down Date shall be no earlier than the fifth (5th) Business Day following such cancellation.
Section 4.8. Deemed Consent. By its acquisition of the Notes, each Holder and beneficial owner of the Notes shall be deemed to have (i) consented to any Contingent Write-Down of the Notes (and acknowledged that a Contingent Write-Down resulting from the occurrence of a Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption or a Trigger Event for Non-Viability may occur without any further action or consent on the part of such Holder or beneficial owner or the Trustee); and (ii) undertaken to take, and authorized, directed and requested the Issuer, the Trustee, the Depositary and any intermediary through which it holds such Notes to take, any and all necessary action, if required, to implement any Contingent Write-Down on the terms set out herein. No Contingent Write-Down shall constitute an event of default or a breach of the Issuer's obligations or duties or a failure to perform by the Issuer in any manner whatsoever nor shall any Contingent Write-Down entitle the Holders of Notes to petition for the insolvency or dissolution of the Issuer.
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Section 5.1. Reversal of a Contingent Write-Down. In the event that, following any Contingent Write-Down completed in accordance with Section 4.2 and Section 4.3 of this Indenture, the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio increases above the minimum CET 1 Ratio determined for the Issuer by the Relevant Regulator from time to time, the Issuer shall be entitled, in its sole and absolute discretion, to announce the reversal, in whole or in part, of any Contingent Write-Down (provided that if the applicable Contingent Write-Down was a result of the occurrence of a Trigger Event for Non-Viability, the reversal of the Contingent Write-Down, in whole or in part, shall also be subject to the approval of the Relevant Regulator), provided that, if the Notes are then listed on TASE-UP, the bylaws of the TASE and the TASECH permit the payment of Recovered Principal in the manner contemplated herein (otherwise, the Issuer shall not be entitled to announce the reversal of the Contingent Write-Down).
Section 5.2. Recovery of Principal Procedures. Upon its election to reverse, in whole or in part, any Contingent Write-Down, the Issuer shall deliver a written notice substantially in the form set out in Exhibit F hereto, or such other form as shall be agreed with the TASE in accordance with Applicable Procedures, to the Trustee directly and to the Holders of the Notes through an immediate report on the ISA's website (Magna) and the TASE announcement system (MAYA) (or, if the Notes were held in definitive form, by the Issuer to the Trustee directly and to the Holders at their addresses shown on the register for the Notes) (the "Write-Up Notice") specifying: (1) the principal amount of the Written-Down Notes to be recovered (the "Recovered Principal"); (2) the rate of the Recovered Principal expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the principal amount of the Recovered Principal by the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; (3) the rate of the Recovered Principal expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the Recovered Principal by the original principal amount of the Notes; (4) the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of Holders for the Recovered Principal, which shall be (i) no earlier than the date of the Write-Up Notice (in case of the reversal (in full or in part) of a Partial Write-Down (the "Partial Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery") and (ii) the Write-Down Date in the case of the reversal (in full or in part) of a Full Write-Down (the "Full Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery" and, together with the Partial Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery, the "Holders Eligible for Recovery"); and (5) the date for payment of the Recovered Principal to the Holders Eligible for Recovery (which date shall not be later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the Write-Up Notice). In no event shall the Holders Eligible for Recovery be entitled to any payments other than payments of Recovered Principal; in particular, no payment of interest shall be made in respect of the Recovered Principal for any period after the relevant Write-Down Date or otherwise as a result of delivering a Write-Up Notice.
Section 5.3. Equal Treatment. The Recovered Principal with regard to the Written-Down Notes shall be in an amount such that the recovery of the Holders Eligible for Recovery in respect of the Written-Down Notes is proportionate to the recovery of all Holders of Write-Down Tier 2 Securities written down on a pro rata basis together with the Written-Down Notes. The payment of Recovered Principal shall be made in cash; provided, however, that if any Holder Eligible for Recovery no longer maintains a securities account at TASECH or the
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relevant TASECH member, or is otherwise unable to be identified, the amount of Recovered Principal payable to such Holder shall be returned to the Issuer within 30 days and no such holder, or the Trustee acting on any such Holder's behalf, will have any rights against the Issuer, nor shall the Issuer have any further obligation or duty whatsoever, on or in respect of such amount. The amount of any Recovered Principal shall be such that the payment thereof to the Holders Eligible for Recovery, taken together with all substantially concurrent payments made to the Holders of other Write-Down Tier 2 Securities written down on a pro rata basis together with the Written-Down Notes, shall not cause the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio to drop below the minimum capital ratio determined for the Issuer by the Relevant Regulator at the time of such payment, taking into consideration those of the Issuer's capital instruments with an order of seniority and conditions as to the write-down of principal that are similar to the Written-Down Notes. Following any Contingent Write-Down, the Issuer shall not write up any Write-Down Tier 2 Securities unless it does so on a pro rata basis with a write-up of the Written-Down Notes.
Section 5.4. Payment of Recovered Principal. The payment of Recovered Principal following a Contingent Write-Down may occur on more than one date, provided that the total Recovered Principal, in the aggregate, shall not exceed the total principal amount of the Notes originally written down. Furthermore, any decision by the Issuer to effect or not to effect any payment of Recovered Principal on any occasion shall not preclude it from effecting or not effecting a payment of Recovered Principal on any other occasion. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be obliged to effect the reversal of any Contingent Write-Down.
Section 5.5. Expiry of Entitlement to Recovered Principal. The Issuer shall be entitled to announce the reversal of any Contingent Write-Down and to make a payment of Recovered Principal to the Holders Eligible for Recovery thereof until the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date for the Notes, (ii) the date on which the Notes are redeemed pursuant to a Regulatory Event Redemption or Tax Redemption and (iii) the date that is seven (7) years from the applicable Write-Down Date.
Section 6.1. Ranking. The Notes will constitute the Issuer's direct, unsecured and subordinated obligations ranking pari passu without any preference among themselves. In the event of the winding-up or administration of the Issuer, if the Notes have not previously been written down in full according to their terms, then the claims of the Trustee (on behalf of the Holders of the Notes but not the rights and claims of the Trustee in its personal capacity under this Indenture and the Holders of the Notes against the Issuer, in respect of such Notes (including any damages or other amounts (if payable)) shall:
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(c) rank senior to the Issuer's Ordinary Shares, preference shares, Additional Tier 1 capital securities and any junior subordinated obligations (including Junior Obligations) or other securities which in each case either by law rank, or by their terms are expressed to rank, junior to the Notes.
In the event of the winding-up of the Issuer or liquidation, if any amount in respect of the Notes is paid to the Holders of such Notes or to the Trustee (including any damages or other amounts (if payable)) before the claims of Senior Creditors, then such payment or distribution shall be held by such Holders or the Trustee in trust to be applied in the following order: (i) to the amounts due to the Trustee in connection with this Indenture and the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts under this Indenture; (ii) in payment of all claims of Senior Creditors outstanding at the commencement of, or arising solely by virtue of, a winding-up of the Issuer to the extent that such claims shall be admitted in the winding-up and shall not be satisfied out of the Issuer's other resources; and (iii) in payment of Notes issued under this Indenture. By accepting the Notes, each Holder agrees to be bound by this Indenture's subordination provisions and irrevocably authorizes the Issuer's liquidator to perform on behalf of the Holder the above subordination trust.
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of Israel, unless such withholding or deduction is required by Applicable Law or by regulation or governmental policy having the force of law. If any such Taxes imposed by the State of Israel or the taxing authority of the State of Israel are so withheld or deducted, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts as will result in receipt by the Holders of such amounts as would have been received by them had no such Taxes imposed by the State of Israel or the taxing authority of the State of Israel been withheld or deducted (the "Additional Amounts"), except that no Additional Amounts will be payable to a Holder or a beneficial owner with respect to:
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Treasury Regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder ("FATCA"), any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction to implement FATCA, any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted or published in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement with respect thereto, or any agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under FATCA;
No Additional Amounts will be paid to a Holder that is a fiduciary, partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of any payment to the extent that, under the laws of the State of Israel or taxing authority of the State of Israel, such payment would be required to be included in the income for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, partner or beneficial owner been the Holder thereof.
If any Taxes are imposed on any payments on the Notes, the Issuer or the Withholding Agent will make such withholding or deduction as required by Applicable Law and remit the full amount so deducted or withheld to the relevant authority as and when required in accordance with Applicable Law.
The Issuer will promptly pay when due any present or future stamp, or documentary taxes which are imposed by the State of Israel or taxing authority of the State of Israel, in connection with the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of each Note or any other document or instrument.
Wherever in this Indenture, the Notes or the Description of the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal, purchase prices in connection with a purchase of Notes (including any premium), interest or any other amount payable on the Notes, such reference will be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts as described under this Section 7.1(d) to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
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The Trustee shall accept such Officers' Certificates and Opinions of Counsel as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 7.2(a) in which event it will be conclusive and binding on the Holders.
Upon any consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the Issuer's assets in accordance with this Section 7.2(a) the successor company will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such successor company had been named as the Issuer herein and thereafter the Issuer shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Issuer will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.
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(a) Winding-up. If a Winding-up Event occurs before the occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event, subject to the prior consent of the Relevant Regulator, the Notes will become immediately due and payable.
For the avoidance of doubt, as the principal amount of the Notes will become immediately due and payable upon a Winding-up Event that occurs before the occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event, neither the Trustee nor the Holders of the Notes are required to declare such principal amount to be due and payable; provided however that the preceding sentence shall not exempt the Trustee from the requirement to formally demand payment as a pre-condition to commence any action against the Issuer, under Applicable Law.
A "Winding-up Event", with respect to the Notes, shall occur if a permanent liquidator is appointed to the Issuer or an order is granted by a court of competent jurisdiction for the liquidation of the Issuer and the aforesaid appointment or order is not revoked within 30 days from the date of such appointment or grant.
(b) Limited remedies for breach of obligations. If the Issuer defaults in the payment of any principal or interest due in respect of the Notes or any of them and such default continues for a period of 14 days in either case, the Trustee may, subject to Applicable Law, upon giving such prior written notice as is required under Applicable Law (and in any event, not less than seven (7) Business Days' notice) to the Issuer, institute proceedings against the Issuer under Applicable Law for the Issuer's winding-up, dissolution or liquidation but may take no other action in respect of such default.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Trustee may, upon giving such prior written notice as is required under Applicable Law (and in any event, not less than seven (7) Business Days' notice) to the Issuer, institute such proceedings against the Issuer under Applicable Law as it sees fit to enforce any term, obligation or condition binding on the Issuer under the Notes or this Indenture (other than any payment obligations of the Issuer arising from the Notes or this Indenture) provided that the Issuer shall not as a consequence of such steps, actions and/or proceedings be obliged to pay any sum or sums sooner than the same would otherwise have been payable by it, except for (a) under a final dissolution, winding-up or liquidation order, or (b) with the prior approval of the Relevant Regulator.
(c) No other remedies. Other than the limited remedies specified herein, no remedy against the Issuer will be available to the Trustee (acting on behalf of the Holders of the Notes) or the Holders of the Notes, whether for the recovery of amounts owing in respect of such Notes or under this Indenture or in respect of any breach by the Issuer of any of its obligations under or in respect of the terms of the Notes or under this Indenture in relation thereto.
Under the terms of the Notes, a Contingent Write-Down or exercise of discretionary powers by the relevant resolution authority and/or any relevant regulatory authority with respect to the Notes will not constitute a Winding-Up Event or a default under the terms of the Notes or failure to perform by the Issuer in any manner whatsoever.
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Section 8.2. Trustee's Duties. The Issuer shall deliver written notice to the Trustee as soon as practicable but no later than thirty (30) days of becoming aware of the occurrence of an Enforcement Event. In case of an Enforcement Event under this Indenture of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice at the corporate trust office of the Trustee, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. For these purposes, an "Enforcement Event" shall occur (i) upon the occurrence of a Winding-Up Event, or (ii) if default is made by the Issuer in the payment of any principal or interest due in respect of the Notes or any of them and the default continues for a period of 14 days in either case, as described under Section 8.1 (Enforcement Events and Remedies). The Majority Holders, through a decision taken by the Holders in accordance with this Indenture, may not waive any past Enforcement Event specified in clauses (i) and (ii) in the preceding sentence.
If an Enforcement Event occurs and is continuing with respect to the Notes, the Trustee will have no obligation to take any action at the direction of any Holders of the Notes, unless they have offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole discretion. The Majority Holders, through a decision taken by the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders), shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding in the name of and on the behalf of the Trustee for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to such securities. However, this direction (a) must not be in conflict with any rule of Applicable Law or this Indenture and (b) must not be unjustly prejudicial to the Holder(s) of such Notes not taking part in the direction, in the case of either (a) or (b) as determined by the Trustee in its sole discretion.
The Trustee will, within ninety (90) days of an Enforcement Event with respect to the Notes, give to each affected Holder of the Notes notice of any Enforcement Event known to the Trustee, unless the Enforcement Event has been cured or waived.
(a) Collection of Indebtedness; Trustee Entitled to Bring Suit. Subject to Section 13.12 (Limitation of Liability), if an Enforcement Event shall have occurred and be continuing, then the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, subject to Section 8.3 (Remedies Upon an Enforcement Event) and Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders), shall be entitled and empowered to institute any suits, actions or other proceedings at law and in equity or otherwise for the collection of the sums due and unpaid in respect of the Notes, and may prosecute such claim or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in any manner provided by Applicable Law, whether before or after or during the pendency of any proceedings for the enforcement of any of the Trustee's rights or the rights of the Holders under this Indenture, and such power of the Trustee shall not be affected by any sale hereunder or by the exercise of any other right, power or remedy for the enforcement of the provisions of this Indenture.
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of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors' or other similar committee.
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Trustee shall have no obligation to make any determination with respect to any such conflict, personal liability or undue prejudice.
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Section 8.7. Unconditional Right to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal of, Additional Amounts (if any) or interest on any Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date fixed for such Note), or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 8.8. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 8 in respect of the Notes, either directly or through any other person acting on behalf of the Trustee, together with any other monies which may then be held by the Trustee under any of the provisions of this Indenture as security for the Notes (other than monies at the time required to be held in a separate account for the payment of specific Notes at their stated maturities or at a time fixed for the redemption thereof pursuant to Article 11) shall be applied in the following order from time to time, on the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in the case of a distribution of such monies on account of principal, Additional Amounts (if any), or interest, upon presentation of the Outstanding Notes, and stamping thereon of payment, if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due to the Trustee or any other Agent, or any of their predecessors under Section 12.7 (Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification);
SECOND: In case the unpaid principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall not have become due, to the payment of any interest (including any Additional Amounts) in default, together with interest (at the rates specified in the Notes in respect of overdue payments and to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) on such payments of overdue interest;
THIRD: In case the unpaid principal amount of a portion of the Outstanding Notes shall have become due, first to the payment of accrued interest (including any Additional Amounts) on all Outstanding Notes in the order of the due dates of the payments thereof, together with interest (at the rates specified in the respective Notes in respect of overdue payments and to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) on such payments of overdue interest, and next to the payment of the unpaid principal amount and Additional Amounts (if any) of all Notes then due;
FOURTH: In case the unpaid principal amount of all the Outstanding Notes shall have become due, to the payment of the whole amount then due and unpaid upon the Outstanding Notes for principal, Additional Amounts (if any) and interest, together with interest (at the rates specified in the respective Notes in respect of overdue payments and to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) on such overdue principal, Additional Amounts (if any) and interest; and
FIFTH: In case the unpaid principal amount of all of the Outstanding Notes shall have become due, and all of the Outstanding Notes shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash or cash equivalents, any surplus then remaining shall be paid to the Issuer or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct;
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provided, however, that all payments in respect of the Notes to be made pursuant to priorities "SECOND" through "FOURTH" of this Section 8.8 shall be made ratably to the Holders of Notes entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference, based upon the ratio of (x) the unpaid principal amount of the Notes in respect of which such payments are to be made that are held by each such Holder and (y) the unpaid principal amount of all Outstanding Notes in respect of which such payments are to be made.
Section 8.9. Waiver of Appraisal, Valuation, and Stay . To the full extent it may lawfully do so, the Issuer, for itself and for any other person who may claim through or under it, hereby:
Section 9.1. Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture or the Notes to be given or taken by Holders (collectively, an "Act" of such Holders, which term also shall refer to the
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instruments or record evidencing or embodying the same), including any Act for which a specified percentage of the principal amount of the Outstanding Notes is required, may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such percentage of Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing or, alternatively, may be embodied in and evidenced by the record of Holders of Outstanding Notes voting in favor thereof, either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of this Article 9, or a combination of such instruments and any such record. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments of record are delivered to the Trustee and, when specifically required herein or under the Notes, to the Issuer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and the Notes and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 9.1. Any record of any meeting of Holders shall be proved in the manner set forth in Section 9.7 (Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meeting).
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proceed to cause the meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Issuer may determine the time and place in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 9.2 (Purposes for Which Holders' Meeting May Be Called) by giving notice thereof as provided in Section 13.4(b) (Notices).
Section 9.5. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meeting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders, a person shall be (a) a Holder, as of the record date for participation in the meeting, of one or more Outstanding Notes with respect to which such meeting is being held or (b) a person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for the Holder or Holders of such Notes by a Holder of one or more such Notes on the record date for participation in the meeting. The only persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Issuer and its counsel.
Section 9.6. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meeting. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders, in regard to proof of the holding of Outstanding Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate. Such regulations may provide that written instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the proof specified in Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders) or other proof. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of Outstanding Notes shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders) and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner specified in said Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders) or by having the signature of the person executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any bank, banker, trust company or firm satisfactory to the Trustee.
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persons holding or representing Outstanding Notes with respect to which such meeting is being held in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to take action upon the business for the transaction of which such meeting was called shall be necessary to constitute a quorum; provided, however, that if less than a quorum shall be present at any meeting, the Majority Holders represented at the meeting may adjourn such meeting with the same effect, for all intents and purposes, as though a quorum had been present.
Section 9.7. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meeting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of Outstanding Notes shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Outstanding Notes or of their representatives by proxy and the identification details and principal amounts of the Outstanding Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two (2) inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken at such meeting and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section 9.3 (Call of Meetings by Trustee). The record shall show the identification details of the Outstanding Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Issuer and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
Section 9.8. Evidence of Action Taken by Holders. Whenever in this Indenture or the Notes it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage or a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action) the fact that at the time of taking any such action the Holders of such specified percentage or majority have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, (b) by the record of the Holders of Outstanding Notes voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of this Article 9, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders, and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments and/or such record are delivered to the Trustee, and where expressly required, to the Issuer.
Section 9.9. Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Outstanding Notes. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.2 (Certain Rights of Trustee) and Section 9.6 (Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meeting) hereof, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or his agent or proxy and proof of the holding by any person of any of the Outstanding Notes shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:
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Section 9.10. Notes Owned by Certain Persons Deemed Not Outstanding. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other act under this Indenture or the Notes, Notes which are owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only Notes for which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actually received written notice of such ownership shall be so disregarded. The Issuer shall furnish the Trustee, upon its reasonable request, with an Officers' Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Issuer to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above-described persons, and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers' Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that the Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. Notes so owned which
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have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 9.10 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee that the pledgee has the right to vote such Notes and that the pledgee is not an Affiliate of the Issuer. In case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee, taken upon the advice of counsel, shall be full protection to the Trustee.
Section 9.11. Right of Revocation of Action Taken; Acts of Holders Binding. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders), of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes specified in this Indenture or the Notes in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note the identification details of which is shown by evidence to be included in the Outstanding Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders), revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any outstanding Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note, and of any Note issued in exchange therefor or in place thereof, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange therefor or in place thereof. Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders of all the Notes affected by such action.
Section 10.1. Amendments and Supplements to Indenture Without Consent of Holders. This Indenture may be amended or supplemented by the Issuer and the Trustee at any time and from time to time without the consent of the Holders by a Supplemental Indenture authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors or similar governing body of the Issuer filed with, and in form satisfactory to, the Trustee, solely for one or more of the following purposes:
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In executing any amendment, waiver or Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture or the Notes, the Trustee will be entitled to receive an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of international legal counsel of recognized standing, each stating that such amendment, waiver or Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture, that it is not inconsistent with the terms of the Indenture, and that it is valid and binding upon the Issuer in accordance with its terms.
Section 10.2. Amendments and Supplements to Indenture or Notes With Consent of Holders. Except as specified in Section 10.1 (Amendments and Supplements to Indenture Without Consent of Holders), the Issuer, when authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, and the Trustee, together, may amend this Indenture or the Notes with the consent of the Majority Holders for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders under this Indenture or waiving any past default or non-compliance with any provision, provided that, without the consent of the Holders of at least 90% of the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
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(j) make any changes to Section 10.2(a) through Section 10.2(i) herein.
The Issuer shall mail to Holders of the Notes prior written notice of any amendment proposed to be adopted under this Section 10.2. After an amendment under this Section 10.2 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all such Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 10.2.
In executing any amendment, waiver or Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture or the Notes, the Trustee will be entitled to receive an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of international legal counsel of recognized standing, each stating that such amendment, waiver or Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture, that it is not inconsistent with the terms of the Indenture, and that it is valid and binding upon the Issuer in accordance with its terms.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of the Notes under this Section 10.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
Any change to the payment schedule of principal or the interest rate, the Stated Maturity and the currency of payment of principal or interest shall also be subject to the prior approval of the TASE, to the extent required under the Applicable Procedures.
Section 10.3. Trustee Authorized to Join in Amendments and Supplements; Reliance on Counsel. The Trustee is authorized to, and shall, join with the Issuer in the execution and delivery of any Supplemental Indenture or amendment permitted by this Article 10 and in so doing shall receive and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such amendment, waiver or Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that it is not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture, and that it is valid and binding upon the Issuer in accordance with its terms. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any Supplemental Indenture or amendment which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or the Notes. The Trustee's consent shall be obtained if any such Supplemental Indenture or amendment could adversely affect its rights.
Section 10.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures or Amendments. Upon the execution of any Supplemental Indenture or amendment to the Notes permitted under this Article 10, this Indenture or such Notes shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such Supplemental Indenture or amendment shall form a part of this Indenture or such Notes, as the case may be, for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes therefor or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
Section 10.5. Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any Supplemental Indenture pursuant to this Article 10 may, and shall if required by the Issuer or the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Issuer and the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such Supplemental Indenture and, in such case, suitable notation may be made upon Outstanding Notes after proper
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presentation and demand. If the Issuer or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Issuer and the Trustee, to any such Supplemental Indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes, each at the expense of the Issuer.
Section 11.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. Except as set forth in Section 11.3 (Survival of Obligations), this Indenture shall be discharged and cease to be of further effect as to all Outstanding Notes and the Trustee, on written demand and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:
For the avoidance of doubt, the distribution and payments to Holders prior to the maturity or the Redemption Date as set forth above will not include any present value adjustment, break cost or any other premium on such amounts. All funds that remain unclaimed for one year will be paid to the Issuer upon its written request, and thereafter Holders must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors.
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Section 11.3. Survival of Obligations. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Section 11.1 (Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture), the obligations of the Issuer and the Trustee under this Article 11 and under Section 2.2 (Form and Dating), Section 2.4 (Notes Registrar and Paying Agent), Section 2.5 (Paying Agent to Hold Money), Section 2.7 (Transfer and Exchange), Section 2.8 (Replacement Notes), Section 8.10 (Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver), Section 12.7 (Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification), Section 12.9 (Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor), Section 13.8 (Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Currency Indemnity), Section 13.9 (Waiver of Jury Trial), Section 13.10 (Waiver of Immunity) and Section 13.12 (Limitation of Liability) and the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.4 (Application of Trust Money) shall survive.
Section 11.4. Application of Trust Money. (a) The Trustee shall hold in trust all monies deposited with it pursuant to this Article 11 and shall apply such deposited monies through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of the principal of, Additional Amounts (if any) and interest on the Notes.
Section 11.5. Unclaimed Monies. Monies deposited with the Trustee pursuant to this Article 11 which remain unclaimed two years following the date payment thereof becomes due shall, at the request of the Issuer, if at such time no Enforcement Event shall have occurred and be continuing, or if Notes shall have been indefeasibly repaid in full as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, be paid to the Issuer, and the Holders of the Notes for which such deposit was made shall thereafter be limited to a claim against the Issuer.
Section 11.6. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any monies in accordance with this Article 11 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit of monies shall have occurred pursuant to this Article 11 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply such monies in accordance with this Article 11; provided, however, that, if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, Additional Amounts (if any) or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the monies held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent.
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Section 12.5. May Hold Notes. The Trustee or any other agent of the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may deal with the Issuer, and the Issuer may deal with the Trustee, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or such other agent.
Section 12.6. Monies Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by Applicable Law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money or the management of money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Issuer.
Section 12.7. Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnification. (a) The Issuer hereby agrees:
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indemnifications and releases from liability granted hereunder to the Trustee shall extend to its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns.
Section 12.8. Eligibility. (a) There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall (a) be a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the State of Israel, (b) be authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, (c) maintain insurance up to at the least the amount of NIS 20 million; and (d) have a corporate trust office in the State of Israel, to the extent there is such an institution eligible and willing to serve. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to Applicable Law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.8 it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 12. None of the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of any entity controlled by the Issuer or any of the foregoing shall serve as Trustee hereunder.
Section 12.9. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article 12 shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 12.10 (Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee).
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(iii) the Trustee have failed to eliminate a conflicting interest or to resign as required by Section 12.13;
then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer by a resolution of its Board of Directors may remove the Trustee, or (B) any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note for at least six Months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Section 12.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee. (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; provided that, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder or under the Notes.
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Section 12.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 12, without the execution and filing of any instrument or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.
Section 12.12. Authorization to Enter into Indenture. The Trustee is hereby authorized to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Holders this Indenture, and each Holder agrees to be bound by all of the agreements of the Trustee contained therein.
Section 12.13. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within any Applicable Law, the Trustee shall (i) either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent, within the time periods, and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, any Applicable Law and this Indenture and (ii) provide notice of such conflicting interest to the Issuer.
Section 12.14. Trustee's Application for Instructions from the Issuer. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Issuer may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than five Business Days after the date any officer of the Issuer actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.
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addresses as they appear on the records of the Notes Registrar, unless stated otherwise in the Notes Register kept by, and at the registered office of the Issuer.
Section 13.5. Successors and Assigns. All of the covenants, promises and agreements in this Indenture by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and permitted assigns, regardless of whether so expressed.
Section 13.6. Section Headings. Captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture.
Section 13.7. Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Indenture by signing any such counterpart by manual or electronic signature. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law.
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the Issuer, at its address referred to in Section 13.4(b) (Notices), such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee or any other Person to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Issuer in any other jurisdiction.
Section 13.9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE THEREOF MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO SUCH PERSON AT SUCH PERSON'S ADDRESS FOR PURPOSES OF NOTICE HEREUNDER.
Section 13.10. Waiver of Immunity. To the extent that the Issuer has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attached prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, the Issuer hereby irrevocably waives, to the
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fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Indenture and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, agrees that the waivers set forth in this Section 13.10 shall have the fullest scope permitted under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 of the United States and are intended to be irrevocable for the purposes of such Act.
Section 13.11. Legal Holidays. If any date for the payment of principal of Additional Amounts (if any) or interest on the Notes is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the first Business Day thereafter.
Section 13.12. Limitation of Liability. (a) The obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture and the Notes are solely the obligations of the Issuer and no recourse shall be had against any employee, officer, director, Affiliate, agent or servant of the Issuer with respect to the Notes or this Indenture, any of the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder or any obligation of the Issuer for the payment of any amount payable hereunder or thereunder for any claim based on, arising out of or relating to the Notes or this Indenture.
(b) Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee or any Agent (or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns) be liable under or in connection with this Indenture for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including lost profits, loss of goodwill, reputation, business opportunity, or anticipated saving whether or not the likelihood of such loss or damage was known to the Trustee or any Agent and regardless of the form of action.
Section 13.13. English Language. All documents to be furnished or communications to be given or made under this Indenture shall be in the English language or, if in another language, shall be accompanied by a certified translation into English, which translation shall be the governing version among the parties hereto.
Section 13.14. Entire Agreement. This Indenture, together with any other agreements executed in connection herewith, is intended by the parties hereto as a final expression of their agreement as to the matters covered hereby and is intended as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions hereof.
Section 13.15. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Issuer contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
Section 13.16. Officers' Certificates and Opinions of Counsel. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Trustee that the Trustee take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate of the Issuer (and the Trustee may conclusively rely on such Officers' Certificate) stating that all conditions precedent (if any) provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent (if any) have been complied with; provided, however, that, in the case of any particular application or request as to which the furnishing of documents, certificates or opinions is specifically required by any
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provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. The Trustee shall not be liable for any such action it takes or omits to take (i) in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, or (ii) as a result of not having received such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel as of the time of its action or omission.
Section 13.17. Form of Certificates and Opinions Delivered to Trustee. (a) In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons may certify or give an opinion as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but shall not be required to, be consolidated and form one instrument.
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Section 13.18. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, epidemics or pandemics and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 13.19. U.S.A. Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
Section 13.20. Issuer Not a U.S. Tax Obligor. The Issuer represents that it is not a U.S. Tax Obligor. For the purposes of this Section 13.20, a "U.S. Tax Obligor" means: (a) a Person that is resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (b) a Person some or all of whose payments under the Notes or this Indenture are from sources within the U.S. for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Section 13.21. No Set-Off. Subject to Applicable Law, no Holder of the Notes may exercise, claim or plead any right of set-off, compensation or retention in respect of any amount owed to it by the Issuer arising under, or in connection with, the Notes and this Indenture and each Holder of Notes shall, by virtue of its holding a Note, be deemed to have waived all such rights of set-off, compensation or retention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any amounts due and payable to any Holder of the Notes by the Issuer in respect of, or arising under, the Notes or this Indenture are discharged by set-off, such Holder shall, subject to Applicable Law, immediately pay to the Issuer an amount equal to the amount of such discharge (or, in the event of the Issuer's winding-up or administration, the Issuer's liquidator or administrator, as the case may be) and, until such time as payment is made, shall hold an amount equal to such amount in trust for the Issuer (or the Issuer's liquidator or administrator, as the case may be) and, accordingly, any such discharge shall be deemed not to have taken place. By its acquisition of the Notes, each Holder agrees to be bound by these provisions relating to waiver of set-off.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as at the date first above written.
| By: |
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| Name: Adi Shachaf |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
| By |
| Name: Racheli Friedman |
| Title: Chief Legal Counsel |
| REZNIK PAZ NEVO TRUSTS LTD. |
| By |
| Name: Hagar Shaul |
Title: VP & Legal Counsel
[Signature page to Indenture]
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"Act" when used with respect to any Holder, shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 9.1 (Acts of Holders) of this Indenture.
"Additional Amounts" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 7.1(d) (Affirmative Covenants—Taxation) of this Indenture.
"Additional Notes" shall mean any Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to a Person, any other Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person.
"Agent" shall mean any Notes Registrar or Paying Agent.
"Applicable Law" shall mean, with respect to any Person, property or matter, any of the following applicable thereto: any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of common law, order, decree, Governmental Approval related to the Issuer, whether in effect as of the date of this Indenture or thereafter and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, any pertaining to mining licenses or permits and exploration licenses or permits) with which such Person is obligated, or has formally agreed, to comply.
"Applicable Procedures" shall mean (i) the bylaws of the TASE and the regulations promulgated thereunder that apply to securities listed for trading on the TASE-UP, including the relevant provisions of the bylaws of the TASE-UP and (ii) any instructions received by the Issuer from the TASE with respect to the Notes.
"Authentication Order" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.3(a) (Execution and Authentication) of this Indenture.
"Authorized Officer" shall mean (i) in the case of any corporation or limited liability company, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, a vice president, the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or any director of such corporation or limited liability company; and (ii) in the case of any general or limited partnership, any Person authorized by the general partner (or such other Person that is responsible for the management of such partnership) to take the applicable action on behalf of such partnership or any officer (with a title specified in clause (i) above) or Authorized Officer of such partnership's managing general partner (or such other Person that is responsible for the management of such managing general partner).
"Board of Directors" shall mean, with respect to any corporation, either the board of directors of such corporation or any committee of such board of directors duly authorized to act therefor, and, with respect to any limited liability company, either the board of directors or members of such limited liability company or any committee of such board of directors or members duly authorized to act therefor.
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"Book-Entry Interest" shall mean a beneficial interest in a Global Note held through a Participant.
"Business Day" shall mean any weekday, other than one on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close in Tel Aviv, Israel, or in New York City, New York, United States of America (provided that in relation to any date for payment under this Indenture, "Business Day" means a day on which the Bank of Israel clears transactions in U.S. Dollars).
"Calculation Agent" means (a) an independent financial institution of international standing or an Independent Financial Adviser (in each case, that is not an Affiliate of the Issuer) as appointed by the Issuer at the expense of the Issuer, or, (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to appoint a party as referred to under (a), the Issuer or an affiliate thereof. All determinations and any calculations made by the Calculation Agent for the purposes of calculating the applicable U.S. Treasury Rate shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders of the Notes, the Issuer and the Trustee, absent manifest error.
"Capital Adequacy Trigger Event" means either (i) a Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption; or (ii) a Trigger Event for Non-Viability.
"Capital Regulations" means, at any time, the laws, regulations, requirements, standards, guidelines and policies relating to capital adequacy and/or minimum requirements for regulatory capital, own funds and eligible liabilities and/or loss absorbing capacity and/or calculation of risk weighted assets of credit institutions of either (i) the Relevant Regulator and/or (ii) any other national or international authority, in each case then in effect in Israel (or in such other jurisdiction in which the Issuer may be organized or domiciled) and applicable to the Issuer or the Group including, as at the date hereof, PCB 202 and related technical standards.
"Capital Stock" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares of stock, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), such Person's equity including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.
"CET 1 Ratio" means the Issuer's Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, in accordance with PCB 202 and the transitional provisions set forth in PCB 299, and in accordance with PCB 201.
"Clearstream" shall mean Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.
"Code" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 7.1(d) (Affirmative Covenants—Taxation) of this Indenture.
"Comparable Treasury Issue" means, with respect to the Reset Period, the U.S. Treasury security or securities selected by the Issuer with a maturity date on or about the last day of the Reset Period and that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance
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with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars and having a maturity of five years.
"Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to the Reset Date, (i) the arithmetic average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the Reset Date (calculated on the Reset Determination Date), after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, (ii) if fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations are received, the arithmetic average of all such quotations, or (iii) if fewer than two such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations are received, then such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation as quoted in writing to the Calculation Agent by a Reference Treasury Dealer.
"Contingent Write-Down" shall mean the write-down of the Notes following the occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event.
"day" shall mean a calendar day, unless otherwise stated.
"Debt" shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i) its liabilities for borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, Notes, debentures or similar instruments; (ii) its liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such Person (excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business but including, without limitation, all liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to any such property); (iii) all liabilities for borrowed money secured by any security with respect to any property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed or otherwise become liable for such liabilities); and (iv) any guarantee or indemnity against financial loss of such Person with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of (i) through (iii) above.
"Definitive Registered Note" means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Registered Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.2(c) and Section 2.7 (Transfer and Exchange) of this Indenture in exchange for a Book-Entry Interest and in a minimum principal amount at maturity of \$200,000 and integral multiples of \$1,000 in excess thereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
"Depositary" shall mean Mizrahi Tefahot Nominee Company Ltd. as depositary until a successor replaces it and thereafter shall mean the successor serving hereunder.
"Enforcement Event" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.2.
"Euroclear" shall mean Euroclear Bank SA/NV.
"FATCA" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 7.1(d) (Affirmative Covenants) of this Indenture.
"Full Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery" shall mean those Holders who appear on the Notes Register on the Write-Down Date.
"Global Notes" means, individually and collectively, each of the Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, that will be issued
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in an initial amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes initially resold in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.2 and Section 2.7 hereof.
"Governmental Approval" shall mean all governmental orders, approvals, authorizations, consents, decrees, licenses, permits, leases, production leases, rights of way rulings, exemptions, permits, waivers, filings, or registrations by or with all Governmental Authorities.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean the State of Israel and any other government or political subdivision thereof exercising competent jurisdiction over the Issuer, including all agencies, boards and instrumentalities of such governments and political subdivisions.
"Governor" means the Governor of the Bank of Israel.
"Group" refers to Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
"Holder" shall mean, a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the register maintained in accordance with Section 2.4 of this Indenture.
"Holders Eligible for Recovery" shall mean the Full Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery together with the Partial Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery.
"Indenture" shall mean this Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, between the Issuer and the Trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
"Independent Financial Adviser" means an independent financial institution of international repute or an independent financial adviser with appropriate expertise appointed by the Issuer at its own expense.
"Initial Notes" shall have the meaning given to that term in the preamble to this Indenture.
"Initial Purchasers" shall mean the Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.
"Interest Payment Date" has the meaning given in Section 2.3(d).
"Internal Revenue Service" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America.
"ISA" has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(b).
"ITA" has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(b).
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"Israeli Tax Ordinance" shall mean the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961.
"Issue Date" shall mean January 15, 2026, the date of issuance and delivery of the Initial Notes.
"Issuer" shall have the meaning given to that term in the preamble to this Indenture.
"Junior Obligations" means the obligations of the Issuer in respect of any junior subordinated obligations or other securities which in each case either by law rank, or by their terms are expressed to rank, junior to the Notes.
"Majority Holders" shall mean, with respect to any action or consent of Holders to be taken under this Indenture, Holders holding at least 50% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes and Additional Notes (voting together as a single class).
"Margin" has the meaning given to it in Section 2.3(c).
"Maturity Date" shall have the meaning given to that term Section 2.3(b) (Execution and Authentication) of this Indenture.
"Month" shall mean a calendar month.
"Nominee Company" means Mizrahi Tefahot Nominee Company Ltd. (Hevra Lerishumim) (or any other nominee company appointed by the Issuer for such purpose).
"Notes Registrar" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.4 (Notes Registrar and Paying Agent) of this Indenture.
"Notes" shall mean the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes and "Note" shall mean any of the foregoing. "Notes Register" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.4 (Notes Registrar and Paying Agent) of this Indenture.
"Officers' Certificate" shall mean a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer or Authorized Officers of the Issuer.
"Opinion of Counsel" shall mean a written opinion of counsel for any Person either expressly referred to herein or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which may include, without limitation, counsel for the Issuer, whether or not such counsel is an employee of the Issuer.
"Outstanding Notes", "Outstanding" or "outstanding" when used in connection with any Notes shall mean, as of the time in question, all Notes authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except (a) Notes theretofore cancelled or required to be cancelled under Section 2.12 (Cancellation) of this Indenture, (b) Notes for which provision for payment shall have been made pursuant to this Indenture and (c) Notes in substitution for which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that in
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determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture as of any date, Notes owned by the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding.
"Parity Obligations" means (i) any debt, bonds or capital securities issued by the Issuer, by Tefahot Issuance or by any other member of the Group from time to time and recognized by the Relevant Regulator as the Issuer's Tier 2 Capital, either in full or in part, under the Capital Regulations, and (ii) any other obligations of the Issuer that by law rank, or are expressed to rank, pari passu with any such obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, securities issued by the Issuer, by Tefahot Issuance or another member of the Group recognized as of the date hereof by the Relevant Regulator as the Issuer's Tier 2 Capital under the Capital Regulations include Tefahot Issuance's outstanding (Series 53) Subordinated Notes, (Series 65) Subordinated Notes, (Series 69) Subordinated Notes, (Series 71) Subordinated Notes due 2031, 2033, 2034 and 2036 and one Series of Tier 2 Subordinated Notes (U.S. dollar denominated) of the Issuer due 2031.
"Partial Write-Down Holders Eligible for Recovery" shall mean those Holders who appear on the Notes Register on the date on which the Write-Up Notice is sent to the Trustee and the Holders.
"Participant" shall mean, with respect to the Depositary, a member of the TASE.
"Paying Agent" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.4 (Notes Registrar and Paying Agent) of this Indenture.
"PCB" shall mean the Israeli Proper Conduct of Banking Business and the Directives enumerated therein, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time, and any successor equivalent.
"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Pricing Date" shall mean January 8, 2026.
"Proceeding" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.3(b) (Trustee May File Proofs of Claim; Appointment of Trustee as Attorney-in-Fact in Judicial Proceedings) of this Indenture.
"Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2026, between the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers.
"QIB" shall mean a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
"Recovered Principal" means the principal amount of the Written-Down Notes to be recovered.
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"Redemption Date" shall mean any date for redemption of Notes established pursuant to Article 3 (Redemption of Notes) of this Indenture.
"Redemption Price" shall mean an amount equal to the sum of (a) the principal amount of Notes being redeemed pursuant to Article 3 (Redemption of Notes) of this Indenture, (b) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the applicable Redemption Date, and (c) all Additional Amounts accrued thereon (if any) through the applicable Redemption Date.
"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and the Reset Date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the bid and offered prices for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Reset Determination Date.
"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of up to five banks selected by the Issuer (following, where practicable, consultation with the Calculation Agent), or the Affiliates of such banks, which are (i) primary U.S. Treasury securities dealers, and their respective successors, or (ii) market makers in pricing corporate bond issues denominated in U.S dollars.
"Registered Holder" shall mean, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Notes Register; provided that the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof shall not be deemed a Holder for purposes of any Act of the Holders.
"Regular Record Date" means 5:00 p.m., Tel Aviv time, on the sixth calendar day immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date.
"Regulation S" shall mean Regulation S under the Securities Act.
"Regulatory Approval" means the written approval, obtained in advance, of the Relevant Regulator.
"Regulatory Capital Criteria" means (i) the Notes will be replaced with capital of equal or higher quality on terms that are sustainable for the income capacity of the Issuer (alternative offerings may be carried out simultaneously but not after the instrument has been redeemed); or (ii) the Issuer has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Relevant Regulator that its capital ratio, following the exercise of the relevant redemption, would be substantially above the minimum capital requirements (as stated in PCB 201, 202 and 299).
"Regulatory Event" means a change (or pending change which the Relevant Regulator considers to be sufficiently certain) in the regulatory classification of the Notes by the Relevant Regulator or otherwise, that occurs on or after the Pricing Date and that does, or would be likely to, result in some of or the entire outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes at any time being excluded from, or ceasing to qualify as Tier 2 Capital of the Group (whether on an individual or a consolidated basis).
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"Relevant Regulator" means the Israeli Banking Supervision Department or any successor entity or such other authority having primary supervisory authority with respect to prudential matters concerning the Issuer or the Group.
"Reset Date" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.3(c) in this Indenture.
"Reset Determination Date" means the date falling two Business Days prior to the Reset Date.
"Reset Period" means the period from (and including) the Reset Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.
"Responsible Officer" shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any vice president, assistant vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
"Rule 144A" shall mean Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"Senior Creditors" means creditors of the Issuer: (i) that are unsubordinated creditors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, public deposits held by the Issuer from time to time, whether collateralized or not collateralized); or (ii) that are subordinated creditors (whether in the event of a winding-up or administration of the Issuer or otherwise), other than (x) those whose claims by law rank, or by their terms are expressed to rank, pari passu with or junior to the claims of the Holders of the Notes or (y) those whose claims are in respect of Parity Obligations or Junior Obligations.
"Special Record Date" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.13 (Defaulted Interest) of this Indenture.
"Stated Maturity" shall mean, with respect to any note, the date specified in such note as the fixed date on which the principal of such note is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" shall mean, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) the Issuer, (b) the Issuer and one or more Subsidiaries, or (c) one or more Subsidiaries.
"Supervisor of Banks" shall mean the Israeli Supervisor of Banks.
"Supplemental Indenture" shall mean an indenture supplemental to this Indenture entered into by the Issuer and the Trustee for the purpose of establishing, in accordance with this Indenture, the title, form and terms of the Notes.
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"TASE" shall mean the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.
"TASE-UP" shall mean the system for trading securities by institutional investors of the TASE, also known as the TACT Institutional.
"TASECH" shall mean the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd.
"Tax" and "Taxes" means, with respect to payments on the Notes, all present and future taxes, levies, imposts, withholdings (including backup withholdings), duties, assessments or governmental charges of any nature whatsoever (including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto).
"Tax Event" has the meaning given to it in Section 3.3(a).
"Tefahot Issuance" shall mean Mizrahi Tefahot Issuance Company Ltd.
"Tier 2 Capital" has the meaning set forth in PCB 202.
"Transfer Restriction Legend" shall mean a legend substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this Indenture.
"Treasury" shall mean the United States Department of the Treasury.
"Trigger Event for Non-Viability" means the earlier of (a) a notice in writing addressed to the Issuer from the Relevant Regulator that, in its opinion, a write-down of the Notes is necessary to avoid the Issuer reaching the point of non-viability; and (b) a notice in writing addressed to the Issuer from the Relevant Regulator of a decision to inject capital from the public sector, or provide equivalent support, without which the Issuer will reach the point of non-viability, as determined by the Relevant Regulator.
"Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption" occurs if, at any time, the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio falls or remains below 5.00%; provided that a Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption shall be deemed not to have occurred if at such time a Trigger Event for Non-Viability has occurred and is then continuing. Whether a Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption has occurred at any time shall be determined by the Issuer, and such determination shall be binding on the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes.
"Trustee" shall mean Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd., its successors and permitted assigns, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture and the Notes.
"U.S. Dollar" and the sign "\$" shall mean the lawful money of the United States.
"U.S. Tax Obligor" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 13.20 (Issuer Not a U.S. Tax Obligor).
"U.S. Treasury Rate" means, with respect to the Reset Date, the rate per annum equal to: (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the week
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immediately prior to the Reset Determination Date, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated "H.15", or any successor publication that is published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that establishes yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities", for the maturity of five years; or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week immediately prior to the Reset Determination Date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for the Reset Date.
If the U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined, for whatever reason, "U.S. Treasury Rate" means the rate in percentage per annum as notified by the Calculation Agent to the Issuer equal to the yield on U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity of five years as set forth in the most recently published statistical release designated "H.15" under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities" (or any successor publication that is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and that establishes yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities" for the maturity of five years) at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the last available date preceding the Reset Determination Date on which such rate was set forth in such release (or any successor release).
"U.S." and "United States" shall mean the United States of America.
"U.S.A. Patriot Act" shall mean the U.S.A. Patriot Act, Title III of Pub.L.107- 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001).
"Winding-up Event" has the meaning given to it in Section 8.1(a) (Enforcement Events and Remedies).
"Withholding Agent" means "Debtor" as that term is defined in Section 1 of the Israeli Income Tax Regulations (Withholding from Interest, Dividends and Certain Profits), 2005, or any successor thereto.
"Write-Down Date" means the date on which a Contingent Write-Down shall occur, which shall be no less than three (3) Business Days and no more than fifteen (15) days after the date of the applicable Write-Down Notice.
"Write-Down Notice" means a written notice substantially in the form set out in Exhibit E hereto, or such other form as shall be agreed with the TASE in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee directly and to the Holders of the Notes through an immediate report on the ISA's website (Magna) and the TASE announcement system (MAYA) (or, if the Notes are held in definitive form, by the Issuer to the Trustee directly and to the Holders at their addresses shown on the register for the Notes) specifying (i) the existence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event, and (ii) the Write-Down Date. The delivery by the Issuer of a Write-Down Notice shall constitute conclusive evidence
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as to the occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event, which shall be binding on the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes.
"Written-Down Amounts" shall mean, in the case of any Contingent Write-Down, any accrued and unpaid interest that the Issuer will pay on the portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Written-Down Notes deemed to have been written down and cancelled.
"Written-Down Notes" means the Notes written down and deemed cancelled, in whole or in part, in a Contingent Write-Down.
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Tier 2 Subordinated Notes Due 2036
ISIN Number: IL0012338088
| Principal Amount: | \$750,000,000 |
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| Maturity Date: | April 15, 2036 |
| Issue Date: | January 15, 2026 |
| Interest Rate: | Interest on the Notes will be payable at a rate per annum equal to (i) 5.8367%, from (and including) the Issue Date to (but excluding) April 15, 2031 (the "Reset Date") and (ii) the sum of the U.S. Treasury Rate determined on the Reset Determination Date and 2.10% (the "Margin"), from (and including) the Reset Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date. Interest will be calculated and payable semi-annually in arrear on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2026. |
| Registered Holder: | Mizrahi Tefahot Nominee Company Ltd. (Hevra Lerishumim) |
For value received, the undersigned, MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Israel (the "Issuer"), which term includes any successor or assign under the Indenture (as defined below), by this promissory Note (this "Note") promises to pay to Mizrahi Tefahot Nominee Company Ltd. (Hevra Lerishumim) or its registered assigns, the principal amount of \$750,000,000 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS), or if less, the aggregate unpaid and outstanding principal amount of this Note, in accordance with the applicable provisions of that certain Indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of January 15, 2026 between the Issuer, and REZNIK PAZ NEVO TRUSTS LTD., as
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Trustee (the "Trustee"), and as the same may be amended from time to time, and all other amounts owed by the Issuer to Mizrahi Tefahot Nominee Company Ltd. (Hevra Lerishumim) hereunder. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A of the Indenture.
Unless earlier redeemed or written down, principal of this Note shall be payable on April 15, 2036.
The Issuer further agrees to pay, when due and payable hereunder, Additional Amounts thereon (if any), and interest from the date hereof on the unpaid and outstanding principal amount hereof until such unpaid and outstanding principal amount shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or otherwise) at the rates of interest and at the times set forth in the Indenture, and the Issuer agrees to pay all other amounts due, including, without limitation, fees and costs, as stated in the Indenture. All amounts paid hereunder shall be in immediately available funds and in such coin or currency of the United States which, at the respective dates of payment thereof, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debt.
REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SECURITIES ENDORSED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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| executed. | IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly |
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| Dated: | |
| MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD | |
| By: Name: |
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| Title: | |
| By: Name: |
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| Title: | |
| This is one of the Notes described in the within-mentioned Indenture. | |
| REZNIK PAZ NEVO TRUSTS LTD. | |
| as Trustee | |
| By: Authorized Signatory |
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| Dated: |
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| Principal Amount: | \$750,000,000 |
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| Interest Rate: | Interest on the Notes will be payable at a rate per annum equal to (i) 5.8367%, from (and including) the Issue Date to (but excluding) April 15, 2031 (the "Reset Date") and (ii) the sum of the U.S. Treasury Rate determined on the Reset Determination Date and 2.10% (the "Margin"), from (and including) the Reset Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date. |
| Interest Payment Dates: | April 15 and October 15 of each year |
| Minimum Denominations: | \$200,000 and integral multiples of \$1,000 in excess thereof. |
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of fixed interest rate debt securities (the "Notes") of MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD (the "Issuer") issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of January 15, 2026, between the Issuer and REZNIK PAZ NEVO TRUSTS LTD. as Trustee. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Indenture. The Holders will be entitled to the benefits of, be bound by, and be deemed to have notice of, all of the provisions of the Indenture. A copy of the Indenture is on file and may be inspected at the corporate trust office of the Trustee at 14 Yad Harutzim Street, Tel Aviv, 6770007, Israel and at the principal office of the Issuer.
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principal of, Additional Amounts (if any) and/or interest due on such Interest Payment Date, such defaulted principal, Additional Amounts (if any) and/or interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names Outstanding Notes are registered at the close of business on a subsequent date (each such date, a "Special Record Date"), which shall not be less than five days preceding the date of payment of such defaulted principal, Additional Amounts (if any) and/or interest, established by a notice given by the Trustee to the registered owners of the Notes in accordance with Section 13.4(b) (Notices) of the Indenture not less than 15 days prior to the Special Record Date or, if the Special Record Date is less than 15 days after the applicable Interest Payment Date, such shorter period.
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the Issuer of such mutilated Note for cancellation, and each of the Issuer and the Trustee may require indemnity therefor reasonably satisfactory to it. If any Note shall be reported lost, stolen or destroyed, evidence as to the ownership and the loss, theft or destruction thereof shall be submitted to the Trustee. If such evidence shall be satisfactory to both the Trustee and the Issuer and indemnity satisfactory to both shall be given, the Issuer shall execute, and thereupon the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Note of like tenor, interest rate, maturity and denomination. The cost of providing any substitute Note under the provisions of Section 2.8 (Replacement Notes) of the Indenture shall be borne by the Holder for whose benefit such substitute Note is provided. If any such mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Note shall have matured or be about to mature, the Issuer may, with the consent of the Trustee, pay to the Holder thereof the principal amount of such Note upon the maturity thereof and compliance with the aforesaid conditions by such Holder, without the issuance of a substitute Note therefor, and likewise pay to the Holder the amount of the unpaid interest, if any, which would have been paid on a substitute Note had one been issued.
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and that require a write-down of principal as a result of the Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption (the "Write-Down Tier 2 Securities") at the rate required by the Relevant Regulator such that, immediately following such write-down and the substantially concurrent write-down of all Write-Down Tier 2 Securities on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate principal amount of such obligations outstanding), taken together with any other actions that have affected or will affect the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio, the Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption shall no longer exist and the Issuer's CET 1 Ratio shall equal or exceed 5.00%. Such a write-down may be in part (a "Partial Write-Down") or in full (a "Full Write-Down"). In the case of a Partial Write-Down, (A) that portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes written down shall automatically be deemed cancelled and all references to the original principal amount of the Notes appearing on the Notes or in the Indenture will be construed accordingly; and (B) except as set forth herein, the provisions of the Indenture shall continue to apply, and interest shall only continue to accrue and be payable, with respect to that portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes not subject to such Partial Write-Down or any prior Partial Write-Down. In the case of a Full Write-Down, the entire principal amount of the Notes will be automatically written down to zero and the Notes shall be deemed cancelled.
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Date; and (ii) the Issuer shall announce in an immediate report: (1) the rate of the Partial Write-Down expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the principal amount of the Notes to be written down by the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; (2) the rate of the Partial Write-Down expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the principal amount of the Notes to be written down by the original principal amount of the Notes; (3) the amount of interest, if any, that will be paid on the Notes to be written down; and (4) the rate of the interest to be paid expressed as a percentage computed by dividing the amount of interest that will be paid on the Notes to be written down by the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Trading with respect to that portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes not subject to such Partial Write-Down shall resume following the actual completion of the Partial Write-Down. If the Issuer makes a Write-Down of the Notes (in part or in full), it will write down on a substantially concurrent basis (i) the Notes and (ii) all Write-Down Tier 2 Securities on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate principal amount of such securities outstanding). For the avoidance of doubt, a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event may occur on more than one occasion and the Issuer may carry out more than one Partial Write-Down of the Notes between the Issue Date and the Maturity Date.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Article 8 (Enforcement Events and Remedies) of the Indenture, if a Winding-up Event occurs before the occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event, subject to the prior consent of the Relevant Regulator, the Notes will become immediately due and payable.
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(i) The Issuer may, in its sole discretion, redeem the Notes then outstanding, in whole but not in part, at any time during the period commencing on (and including) January 15, 2031 (three months before the Reset Date) and ending on (and
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including) the Reset Date at 100% of the then outstanding principal amount together with accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption (an "Optional Redemption"). The Issuer shall not be entitled to carry out an Optional Redemption of the Notes following any Contingent Write-Down, unless any and all Written-Down Amounts have been paid in cash to the Holders Eligible for Recovery as Recovered Principal.
(i) If, as a result of (i) any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations, notices or rulings promulgated under the laws of the State of Israel or by a taxing authority of the State of Israel affecting taxation, or (ii) any change in the official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations, notices or rulings referred to in (i), which change or amendment becomes effective or, in the case of a change in official position, is announced on or after the Issue Date, or (iii) involuntary delisting of the Notes from the TASE-UP, (a) the Issuer would not be entitled to claim a deduction in computing its taxation liabilities in the State of Israel or taxing authority of the State of Israel in respect of any payment to be made on the next Interest Payment Date, or the value or amount of such deduction to the Issuer would be reduced, (b) the Issuer is required to pay Additional Amounts, or (c) the applicable tax treatment of the Notes would be materially affected (each such event or change in tax law or regulation or the official application thereof, a "Tax Event"), the Issuer may, in its sole discretion, at any time, redeem the Notes then outstanding, in whole but not in part, at 100% of the then outstanding principal amount, together with accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Amounts with respect to the amount to be paid on redemption (a "Tax Redemption").
The Issuer may only redeem the Notes pursuant to the Optional Redemption, Regulatory Event Redemption or Tax Redemption if it complies with the notice requirements described in Section 3.4 (Notice of Redemption) of the Indenture and if the conditions set forth in Section 3.6 (Redemption Conditions) of the Indenture are satisfied.
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without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the address specified on Schedule I attached to the Indenture.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby transfers to
| (PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS OF TRANSFEREE) | |
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| \$ this |
principal amount of these Notes due 2036, and all rights with respect thereto, and irrevocably constitutes and appoints as attorney to transfer Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution. |
| Dated | |
| Signed | |
| Notes due 2036: | |
| (i) The signature on this transfer form must correspond to the name as it appears on the face of these Notes due 2036. |
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| she signs (e.g., executor). | A representative of the Holder shall state the capacity in which he or (ii) |
| Registrar, may | The signature of the Person effecting the transfer shall conform to any (iii) list of duly authorized specimen signatures supplied by the registered Holder or shall be certified by a bank which is a member of or in such other manner as the Paying Agent, acting in its capacity as transfer agent or the Trustee, acting in its capacity as Notes require. |
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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A")), (2) AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY) ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND THAT ARE EITHER (I) CONDUCTED ON TASE-UP OR (II) OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHTS PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER (I) PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (B) OR (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM AND (II) IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.
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| MIZRAHI TEFAHOT BANK LTD |
|---|
| 7 Jabotinsky Street |
| Ramat Gan |
| 5252007 |
| Israel |
| REZNIK PAZ NEVO TRUSTS LTD., as TRUSTEE |
| 14 Yad Harutzim Street |
| Tel Aviv, |
| 6770007, |
| Israel |
| Re: \$750,000,000 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036 of Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd |
| Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of January 15, 2026 (the "Indenture"), between Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd, organized under the laws of Israel (the "Issuer") and Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd., as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. |
| , (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of \$ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"), to (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: |
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which such person exercises sole investment discretion, and such person and each such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred Definitive Registered Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.
| [Insert Name of Transferor] | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | ||
| Name | ||
| Title | ||
| Dated: |
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[Issuer Letterhead]
To: [The Trustee Contact Information] [The TASE Contact Information]
Cc: [The Paying Agent Contact
Information]
Re: Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd \$750,000,000 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036 (ISIN: IL0012338088) – Notice to the Trustee and the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the Occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event [and confirmation of the Suspension Date]2
This notice is in relation to Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd's (the "Issuer") \$750,000,000 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036 (ISIN: IL0012338088) issued on January 15, 2026 (the "Notes") pursuant to the Indenture, dated January 15, 2026, between the Issuer and Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd., as Trustee (the "Trustee") (the "Indenture"), and pursuant to the offering memorandum dated January 8, 2026. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
The Issuer hereby notifies the TASE, the Trustee, and the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the Notes3 that a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event has occurred with respect to the Notes. Such Capital Adequacy Trigger Event has occurred because [the Issuer's CET1 Ratio as of [Date],4 as determined by the Issuer was less than 5.00%] [or] [a notice in writing as of [Date]5 was addressed to the Issuer from the Relevant Regulator that, in its opinion, a write-down of the Notes is necessary to avoid the Issuer reaching the [point of non-viability]] [or] [a decision as of [Date]6 was taken to inject capital from the public sector, or support of equal value to the Issuer without which the Issuer will reach the point of non-viability, as determined by the Relevant Regulator].
Upon the occurrence of the Capital Adequacy Trigger Event, the terms of the Notes provide for a Contingent Write-Down of the Notes on the Write-Down Date, which is expected to be [Date].7 [As this is a Contingent Write-Down due to the occurrence of a trigger event for non-viability, the entire principal amount of the Notes shall be automatically written down to zero and the Notes shall be deemed cancelled] [or] [As this is a Contingent Write-Down due to the Issuer's CET1 Ratio falling below 5.00%, the Issuer
1 Note: Addresses to be reconfirmed prior to when notice is sent; subject to modification if Notes are in definitive form and to changes in the TASE's and the TASECH's (or successor clearing system) policies and procedures.
2 Note: to be added in the event of a Partial Write-Down.
3 Note: Holders and Beneficial Owners need to be notified through the ISA's website (Magna) and TASE's announcement system (Maya).
4 Note: To be completed with the date of the relevant Capital Adequacy Trigger Event.
5 Note: To be completed with the date of the relevant Capital Adequacy Trigger Event.
6 Note: To be completed with the date of the relevant Capital Adequacy Trigger Event.
7 Note: To be completed with the Write-Down Date.
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shall write down the [full] [or] [part of the] outstanding principal amount of the Notes and write down on a pro rata basis, any parity obligations containing conditions as to the write-down of principal that are substantially similar to those under the terms of the Notes and that require a write-down of principal as a result of the Issuer's CET1 Ratio falling below 5.00%.]8
[Accordingly, as the outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall be written down in full, the Issuer hereby instructs the TASECH to indicate to all Holders of the Notes that payments of principal and interest are no longer payable under the Notes as of the Write-Down Date and that, save for the right (subject to the Issuer's sole discretion) to recovery of principal in the event that the Issuer's CET1 Ratio increases above 5% in the future, the Notes will have no further entitlement to interest or principal as of such date.] [or] [Accordingly, as only part of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall be written down (the "Partial Write-Down"), the Issuer hereby instructs the TASECH to indicate to all Holders of the Notes that payments of principal and interest are no longer payable under part of the Notes as of the Write-Down Date and that, save for the right (subject to the Issuer's sole discretion) to recovery of principal in the event that the Issuer's CET1 Ratio increases above 5% in the future, interest shall only continue to accrue and be payable with respect to the portion of outstanding principal of the Notes not subject to such Partial Write-Down.]
[The trading in the Notes that are not subject to the Partial Write-Down shall be suspended from [date]9 (the "Suspension Date") until [date]10. Accordingly, the Issuer instructs the TASECH to suspend as of the Suspension Date all clearance and settlement of transactions in the Notes. As a result, Holders of the Notes will not be able to settle the transfer of any Notes following the Suspension Date, and any sale or other transfer of Notes that a Holder of Notes may have initiated prior to the Suspension Date that is scheduled to settle after the Suspension Date will be rejected by the TASECH and will not be settled through the TASECH. Trading in respect of the portion of outstanding principal of the Notes not subject to the Partial Write-Down shall resume following the actual completion of the Partial Write-Down.
In respect of the Partial Write-Down, please note the following:
Mizrahi Tefahot Nominee Company Ltd. (Hevra Lerishumim) has been appointed as the Nominee Company.
8 Note: To be adapted to reflect whether the Write-Down has occurred pursuant to a Trigger Event for Principal Loss Absorption (specifying whether the Write-Down shall be in full or in part to restore the Issuer's CET1 Ratio to at least 5.00% or above) or a Trigger Event for Non-Viability.
9 Note: Date on which the Write-Down Notice is sent.
10 Note: To be completed with the Write-Down Date.
11 Note: Such information to be included in respect of a Partial Write-Down only.
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Should the TASECH or any Holder or any Beneficial Owner of the Notes have any inquiries, please contact:
[Mizrahi Contact Person] [Telephone] [Fax] [Email]
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[Issuer Letterhead]
To: [The Trustee Contact Information] [The TASE Contact Information]
Cc: [The Paying Agent Contact
Information]
Re: Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd \$750,000,000 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036 (ISIN: IL0012338088) – Notice to the TASE, the Trustee, Holders and Beneficial Owners of the Recovery of Principal
This notice is in relation to Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd's (the "Issuer") \$750,000,000 5.8367% Tier 2 Subordinated Notes due 2036 (ISIN: IL0012338088) issued on January 15, 2026 (the "Notes") pursuant to the Indenture, dated January 15, 2026, between the Issuer and Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd., as Trustee (the "Trustee") (the "Indenture"), and pursuant to the offering memorandum dated January 8, 2026. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
Following the Write-Down of the Notes on [•], the Issuer's CET1 Ratio has since improved to the extent that it is now equal to or exceeds 5.00%. Accordingly, the Issuer, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, has decided to reverse the Contingent Write-Down. NIS[•] will be paid in cash to the affected noteholders who appear on the notes register on [in the case of a Write-Up following a Partial Write-Down: no earlier than the date of this Write-Up Notice] [or] [in the case of a Write-Up following a Full Write-Down: the Write-Down Date] (the "Holders Eligible for Recovery"). The Issuer hereby notifies the TASE, the Trustee, and the Holders Eligible for Recovery13 that the recovery of principal payment will be effected on [Date – no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the Write-Up Notice].
Further, in connection with the reversal of the Contingent Write-Down, the Issuer notes the following:
12 Note: Addresses to be reconfirmed prior to when notice is sent; subject to modification if Notes are in definitive form and to changes in the TASE's and the TASECH's (or successor clearing system) policies and procedures.
13 Note: Holders and Beneficial Owners need to be notified through the ISA's website (Magna) and TASE's announcement system (Maya).
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Recovered Principal by the original principal amount of the Notes].
The Issuer notes that the Holders Eligible for Recovery shall not be entitled to any payments other than payments of Recovered Principal; in particular, no payment of interest shall be made in respect of the Recovered Principal for any period after the relevant Write-Down Date or otherwise as a result of delivering this Write-Up Notice.
Should the TASE or any Holder or any Beneficial Owner of the Notes have any inquiries, please contact:
[Mizrahi Contact Person] [Telephone] [Fax] [Email]
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