Prospectus excerpt: We are offering 4,400,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1000th ownership interest in a share of our 6.40% Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share) (the ÙSeries E Preferred Stockˆ). As a holder of depositary shares, you will be entitled to all proportional rights and preferences of the Series E Preferred Stock (including dividend, voting, redemption and liquidation rights). You must exercise such rights through the depositary.
We will pay dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock, when, as, and if declared by our board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board. Dividends will accrue and be payable from the date of issuance at a rate of 6.40% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2013. Upon payment of any dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock, holders of depositary shares are expected to receive a proportionate payment.
Dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock will not be cumulative and will not be mandatory. If for any reason our board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board does not declare a dividend on the Series E Preferred Stock for any dividend period (as defined herein), such dividend will not accrue or be payable, and we will have no obligation to pay dividends for such dividend period, whether or not dividends are declared for any future dividend period.
We may redeem the Series E Preferred Stock at our option, in whole or in part, on December 15, 2017, or any dividend payment date thereafter, at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends. The Series E Preferred Stock also may be redeemed at our option, in whole or in part, upon the occurrence of a Ùregulatory capital treatment event,ˆ as described herein, at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.