As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8,March 24, 1999
Registration No. 333-333-71975
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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NIKE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon 93-0584541
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
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One Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453
(503) 671-6453
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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John F. Coburn III
Assistant General Counsel
One Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453
(503) 671-6453
(Name, address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Gregory K. Miller
Tracy K. Edmonson
Latham & Watkins
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900
San Francisco, California 94111-2562
(415) 391-0600
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to
time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as determined by
the Registrant.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of
Title of Each Class of Amount to be Offering Aggregate Offering Registration
Securities to be Registered Registered Price Per Unit(2) Price(2) Fee
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Debt Securities........ $300,000,000(1) 100% $300,000,000 $83,400.00
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(1) Or, if any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, such
greater principal amount as shall result in an aggregate offering price
equal to $300,000,000.
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, which
is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o).
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The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus
included in this Registration Statement is a combined Prospectus which relates
to Registration Statement No. 333-15953, as amended, previously filed by the
Registrant on Form S-3. This Registration Statement also constitutes Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 with respect to Registration Statement No. 333-
15953,333-15953,
as amended, pursuant to which $200,000,000 in securities remain to be issued; a
filing fee of $60,606.00 was previously paid with respect to such $200,000,000
aggregate offering price of securities under such prior registration statement.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 8,MARCH 24, 1999
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus
is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to
buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
$500,000,000
[LOGO APPEARS HERE]
NIKE, Inc.
Debt Securities
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We may from time to time sell up to $500,000,000 aggregate initial
offering price of our debt securities. These debt securities may consist of
notes, debentures or other types of debt. We will provide specific terms of
these debt securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you invest.
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These securities have not been approved by the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any state securities commission, nor have these
organizations determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus is , 1999.
We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give
any information or to make any representation other than those contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus
supplement. You must not rely upon any information or representation not
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying
prospectus supplement as if we had authorized it. This prospectus and the
accompanying prospectus supplement are not an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which
they relate. This prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement are not
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or
solicitation in that jurisdiction. The information contained in this prospectus
and the accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate as of the dates on their
covers. When we deliver this prospectus or a supplement or make a sale pursuant
to this prospectus, we are not implying that the information is current as of
the date of the delivery or sale.
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Table of Contents
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The Company........................................................ 3
About this Prospectus.............................................. 3
Where You Can Find More Information................................ 3
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.................. 4
Use of Proceeds.................................................... 6
Selected Financial Data............................................Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges................................. 7
Description of Debt Securities..................................... 87
Plan of Distribution............................................... 1817
Legal Matters...................................................... 18
Experts............................................................ 18
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THE COMPANY
Our principal business activity involves the design, development
and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear, apparel, accessories and
equipment. We sell our products to approximately 18,000 retail accounts in the
United States and through a mix of independent distributors, licensees and
subsidiaries in approximately 110 countries around the world. Virtually all of
our products are manufactured by independent contractors. Most of our footwear
products are produced outside the United States, while our apparel products are
produced both in the United States and abroad.
We were incorporated in 1968 under the laws of the state of Oregon.
Our principal executive offices are located at One Bowerman Drive, Beaverton,
Oregon 97005-6453, and our telephone number is (503) 671-6453.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a "shelf" registration
process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of
the debt securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to
a total dollar amount of $500,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a
general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell
securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific
information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may
also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should
read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with
additional information described under the next heading "Where You Can Find
More Information."
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and
other information with the Commission. You can inspect and copy these reports,
proxy statements and other information at the public reference facilities of
the Commission in Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549; 7
World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048; and Suite 1400,
Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. You can
also obtain copies of these materials from the public reference section of the
Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed
rates. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on
the public reference rooms. The Commission also maintains a web site that
contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding registrants that file electronically with it (http://www.sec.gov).
You can inspect reports and other information we file at the office of the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
We have filed a registration statement and related exhibits with
the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The registration
statement contains additional information about us and the debt securities. You
may inspect the registration statement and exhibits
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without charge at the office of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and you may obtain copies from the Commission at
prescribed rates.
The Commission allows us to "incorporate by reference" the
information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and
information that we file later with the Commission will automatically update
and supersede that information. We incorporate by reference the following
documents we filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Commission file number 1-10635):
. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1998
(including information specifically incorporated by reference
into our Form 10-K from our Proxy Statement for our 1998 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders); and Form 10-K/A filed March 5, 1999;
. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended August
31, 1998 and November 30, 1998;
. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 1998
(regarding the earnings release for the first fiscal quarter
ended August 31, 1998 and providing international revenues on a
regional basis); and
. all documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this prospectus and before we stop offering the
debt securities (other than those portions of such documents
described in paragraphs (i), (k), and (l) of Item 402 of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission).
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or
telephoning us at the following address:
Investor Relations
NIKE, Inc.
One Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453
(503) 671-6453
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference
or provided in this prospectus and any supplement. We have not authorized
anyone else to provide you with different information.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain written and oral statements in this prospectus, including
the documents that we incorporate by reference, are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement
that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or
achievements, and may contain the words "believe", "anticipate", "expect",
"estimate", "project", "will be", "will continue", "will result", or words or
phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ
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materially from the forward-looking statements. We detail the risks and
uncertainties from time to time in reports we file with the Commission,
including Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K, and include, among others, the following:
. international, national and local general economic and market
conditions;
. the size and growth of the overall athletic footwear, apparel,
and equipment markets;
. intense competition among designers, marketers, distributors
and sellers of athletic footwear, apparel and equipment for
consumers and endorsers;
. demographic changes;
. changes in consumer preferences;
. popularity of particular designs, categories of products and
sports;
. seasonal and geographic demand for our products;
. the size, timing and mix of purchases of our products;
. fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results,
including, without limitation, the fact that advance "futures"
orders may not be indicative of future revenues due to the
changing mix of futures and at-once orders or due to changing
cancellation rates;
. our ability to sustain, manage or forecast our growth and
inventories;
. new product development and introduction;
. our ability to secure and protect trademarks, patents and other
intellectual property;
. performance and reliability of our products;
. our customer service;
. adverse publicity;
. the loss of significant customers or suppliers;
. our dependence on distributors;
. business disruptions;
. disruptions due to any Year 2000 noncompliance by us, our
suppliers or customers (or their suppliers or customers);
. increased costs of freight and transportation to meet delivery
deadlines;
. changes in our business strategy or development plans;
. general risks associated with doing business outside the United
States, including, without limitation, import duties, tariffs,
quotas and political and economic instability;
. changes in government regulations;
. any liability and other claims asserted against us;
. our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and
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. other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and other filings with the Commission.
These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this prospectus
may include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and
financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly
changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not
possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the
impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Investors should also be aware that while we communicate with
securities analysts from time to time, it is against our policy to disclose to
them any material non-public information or other confidential commercial
information. Accordingly, shareholders should not assume that we agree with any
statement or report issued by any analyst. Furthermore, we have a policy
against issuing or confirming financial forecasts or projections issued by
others. Thus, to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain
any projections, forecasts or opinions, these reports are not our
responsibility.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we indicate otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the debt
securities for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not
limited to, refinancing of debt, working capital, capital expenditures and
investments in subsidiaries.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data shown belowRATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Our ratios of earnings to fixed charges for andthe periods indicated
are as of
the end of, each of the years in the five-year period ended May 31, 1998 have
been derived from our consolidated financial statements, which have been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, and which have
been incorporated in this prospectus by reference. The selected consolidated
financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements, which are also incorporated in this prospectus by reference.follows:
Fiscal Year Ended May 31,
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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Statement of Income Data:
Revenues................... $3,789.7 $4,760.8 $6,470.6 $9,186.5 $9,553.1
Gross margin............... 1,488.2 1,895.6 2,563.9 3,683.5 3,487.6
Gross margin as a
percentage of Revenues.... 39.3% 39.8% 39.6% 40.1% 36.5%
Selling, general and
administrative expenses... 974.1 1,209.8 1,588.6 2,303.7 2,623.8
Selling, general and
administrative expenses as
a percentage of Revenues.. 25.7% 25.4% 24.6% 25.1% 27.5%
Net income................. 298.8 399.7 553.2 795.8 399.6
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and equivalents....... 518.8 216.1 262.1 445.4 108.6
Inventories................ 470.0 629.7 931.2 1,338.6 1,396.6
Working capital............ 1,208.4 938.4 1,259.9 1,964.0 1,828.8
Total assets............... 2,373.8 3,142.7 3,951.6 5,361.2 5,397.4
Short-term debt (1)........ 249.5 558.5 689.8 969.5 761.8
Long-term debt............. 12.4 10.6 9.6 296.0 379.4
Common shareholders'
equity.................... 1,740.9 1,964.7 2,431.4 3,155.9 3,261.6
Other Data:
Cash flow from operations.. 576.5 254.9 339.7 323.1 517.5
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)...............(1)........... 18.45 17.66 16.51 16.55 6.89
Geographic Revenues:
United States.............. $2,432.7 $2,997.9 $3,964.7 $5,529.1 $5,452.5
Europe..................... 927.3 980.4 1,334.3 1,833.7 2,143.7
Asia/Pacific............... 283.4 515.6 735.1 1,245.2 1,255.7
Canada, Latin America and
other..................... 146.3 266.9 436.5 578.5 701.2
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Total Revenues............. $3,789.7 $4,760.8 $6,470.6 $9,186.5 $9,553.1
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(1) Short-term debt consists of current portion of long-term debt, notes
payable and interest-bearing accounts payable.
(2) In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission, for
purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings
represent income from operations before fixed charges and taxes, and fixed
charges represent interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount
and a share of rental expense which is deemed to be representative of the
interest factor.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
This prospectus describes certain general terms and provisions of
our debt securities. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt
securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement
to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the supplement whether the
general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a
particular series of debt securities.
We may offer under this prospectus up to $500,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of debt securities, or if debt securities are issued at a
discount, or in a foreign currency or composite currency, such principal
amount as may be sold for an initial public offering price of up to
$500,000,000. The debt securities will represent our direct, unsecured
obligations and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness, unless otherwise specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
The debt securities offered hereby will be issued under an
indenture between us and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee. We
have summarized select portions of the indenture below. The summary is not
complete. We have filed a copy of the indenture as an exhibit to the
registration statement and you should read the indenture for provisions that
may be important to you. In the summary below, we have included references to
the section numbers of the indenture so that you can easily locate these
provisions. Capitalized terms used in the summary below have the meanings
specified in the indenture.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by
or pursuant to a resolution of our Board of Directors and detailed or
determined in the manner provided in an officers' certificate or by a
supplemental indenture. (Section 2.2) The particular terms of each series of
debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to the
series, including any pricing supplement.
We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the
indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various
maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. We will set forth in a
prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement) relating to any
series of debt securities being offered, the initial offering price, the
aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities:
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. the title of the debt securities;
. the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate
principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities;
. any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt
securities;
. the date or dates on which we will pay the principal on the
debt securities;
. the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or
the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any
commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial
index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the
date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or
dates on
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which interest will commence and be payable and any
regular record date for the interest payable on any interest
payment date;
. the place or places where principal of, premium, and interest
on the debt securities will be payable;
. the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt
securities;
. any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt
securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions
or at the option of a holder of debt securities;
. the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will
repurchase the debt securities at the option of the holders of
debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of
these repurchase obligations;
. the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued,
if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof;
. whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of
certificated debt securities or global debt securities;
. the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other
than the principal amount;
. the currency of denomination of the debt securities;
. the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units
in which payment of principal of, premium and interest on the
debt securities will be made;
. if payments of principal of, premium or interest on the debt
securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency
units other than that or those in which the debt securities are
denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect
to these payments will be determined;
. the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of,
premium or interest on the debt securities will be determined,
if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index
based on a currency or currencies other than that in which the
debt securities are denominated or designated to be payable or
by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange
index or financial index;
. any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt
securities;
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. any addition to or change in the Events of Default described in
this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt
securities and any change in the acceleration provisions
described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect
to the debt securities;
. any addition to or change in the covenants described in this
prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt
securities;
. any other terms of the debt securities, which may modify or
delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that
series; and
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. any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange
rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the
debt securities. (Section 2.2)
We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than
their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of
acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will
provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other
special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities
in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if
the principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt securities
is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or
units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections,
general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect
to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or
foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Payment of Interest and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global
securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, as
Depositary (the "Depositary"), or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to
any debt security represented by a global debt security as a "book-entry debt
security"), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will
refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a
"certificated debt security"), as described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Except as described under "Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry
System" below, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated
form.
Certificated Debt Securities. You may transfer or exchange
certificated debt securities at the trustee's office or paying agencies in
accordance with the terms of the indenture. No service charge will be made for
any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection with a transfer or exchange.
You may transfer certificated debt securities and the right to
receive the principal of, premium and interest on certificated debt securities
only by surrendering the old certificate representing those certificated debt
securities and either we or the trustee will reissue the old certificate to the
new holder or we or the trustee will issue a new certificate to the new holder.
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Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System. Each global debt
security representing book-entry debt securities will be deposited with, or on
behalf of, the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a
nominee of the Depositary.
The Depositary has indicated it intends to follow the following
procedures with respect to book-entry debt securities.
Ownership of beneficial interests in book-entry debt securities
will be limited to persons that have accounts with the Depositary for the
related global debt security ("participants") 10
or persons that may hold
interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a global debt security,
the Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system,
the participants' accounts with the respective principal amounts of the book-entrybook-
entry debt securities represented by the global debt security beneficially
owned by such participants. The accounts to be credited will be designated by
any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the
book-entry debt securities. Ownership of book-entry debt securities will be
shown on, and the transfer of the ownership interests will be effected only
through, records maintained by the Depositary for the related global debt
security (with respect to interests of participants) and on the records of
participants (with respect to interests of persons holding through
participants). The laws of some states may require that certain purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. These
laws may impair the ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in
book-entry debt securities.
So long as the Depositary for a global debt security, or its
nominee, is the registered owner of that global debt security, the Depositary
or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder
of the book-entry debt securities represented by such global debt security for
all purposes under the indenture. Except as described herein, beneficial owners
of book-entry debt securities will not be entitled to have securities
registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical
delivery of a certificate in definitive form representing securities and will
not be considered the owners or holders of those securities under the
indenture. Accordingly, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture,
each person beneficially owning book-entry debt securities must rely on the
procedures of the Depositary for the related global debt security and, if that
person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which
that person owns its interest.
We understand, however, that under existing industry practice, the
Depositary will authorize the persons on whose behalf it holds a global debt
security to exercise certain rights of holders of debt securities, and the
indenture provides that we, the trustee and our respective agents will treat as
the holder of a debt security the persons specified in a written statement of
the Depositary with respect to that global debt security for purposes of
obtaining any consents or directions required to be given by holders of the
debt securities pursuant to the indenture. (Section 2.14.6)
We will make payments of principal of, and premium and interest on
book-entry debt securities to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may
be, as the registered holder of the related global debt security. (Section
2.14.5) NIKE, the trustee and any other agent of ours or agent of the trustee
will not have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records
relating to or
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payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a global debt
security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to
such beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the Depositary, upon receipt of any payment of
principal of, premium or interest on a global debt security, will immediately
credit participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to the
respective amounts of book-entry debt securities held by each participant as
shown on the records of the Depositary. We also expect that payments by
participants to owners of beneficial interests in book-entry debt securities
held through those participants will be governed by standing customer
instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the
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securities
held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street
name", and will be the responsibility of those participants.
We will issue certificated debt securities in exchange for each
global debt security if the Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to
continue as Depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act, and a successor Depositary registered as a clearing agency under
the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days. In addition, we may at
any time and in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the book-entry
debt securities of any series represented by one or more global debt securities
and, in that event, we will issue certificated debt securities in exchange for
the global debt securities of that series. Global debt securities will also be
exchangeable by the holders for certificated debt securities if an Event of
Default with respect to the book-entry debt securities represented by those
global debt securities has occurred and is continuing. Any certificated debt
securities issued in exchange for a global debt security will be registered in
such name or names as the Depositary shall instruct the trustee. We expect that
such instructions will be based upon directions received by the Depositary from
participants with respect to ownership of book-entry debt securities relating
to such global debt security.
We have obtained the foregoing information in this section
concerning the Depositary and the Depositary's book-entry system from sources
we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of
this information.
No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement,
the debt securities will not contain any provisions which may afford holders of
the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in
the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction
results in a change in control).
Covenants
Unless we state otherwise in (a) the applicable prospectus
supplement and in a supplement to the indenture, (b) a board resolution, or (c)
an officers' certificate delivered pursuant to the indenture, the debt
securities will not contain any restrictive covenants, including covenants
restricting us or any of our subsidiaries from incurring, issuing, assuming or
guarantying any indebtedness secured by a lien on any of our or our
subsidiaries' property or capital stock, or restricting us or any of our
subsidiaries from entering into any sale and leaseback transactions.
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Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
We may not consolidate with or merge into, or convey, transfer or
lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, any person (a
"successor person"), and we may not permit any person to merge into, or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to us,
unless:
. the successor person is a corporation, partnership, trust or
other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of
any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes our
obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture;
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. immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of
Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or
both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and
be continuing under the indenture; and
. certain other conditions are met. (Section 5.1)
Events of Default
"Event of Default" means with respect to any series of debt
securities, any of the following:
. default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security
of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance
of that default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire
amount of such payment is deposited by us with the trustee or
with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day
period);
. default in the payment of principal of or premium on any debt
security of that series when due and payable;
. default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as
due in respect of any debt security of that series;
. default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or
warranty by us in the indenture (other than a covenant or
warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the
benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series),
which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after
we receive written notice from the trustee or we and the
trustee receive written notice from the holders of at least 25%
in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that
series as provided in the indenture;
. an event of default under any of our Debt (including a default
with respect to debt securities of any series other than that
series) or any Subsidiary, whether that Debt exists today or is
created at a later date, if
. the default results from our failure to pay the Debt when
it becomes due;
. the principal amount of the Debt, together with the
principal amount of any other Debt in default for failure
to pay principal at stated final maturity or the maturity
of which has been accelerated, totals $100 million or more
at any one time outstanding; and
. the Debt is not discharged or the acceleration is not
rescinded or annulled within 10 days after we receive
written notice as provided in the indenture;
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. certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and
. any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt
securities of that series that is described in the applicable
prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus.
No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt
securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any
other series of debt securities. (Section 6.1) An Event of Default may
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also be
an event of default under our bank credit agreements in existence from time to
time and under certain guaranties by us of any subsidiary indebtedness. In
addition, certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may
also be an event of default under some of our other indebtedness outstanding
from time to time.
If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any
series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or
the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of that series may, by written notice to us (and to the trustee if
given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal
(or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that
portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that
series) and premium of all debt securities of that series. In the case of an
Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization, the principal (or such specified amount) and premium of all
outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable
without any declaration or other act by the trustee or any holder of
outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration
with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before the
trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of the money due, the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of
that series may, subject to our having paid or deposited with the trustee a sum
sufficient to pay overdue interest and principal which has become due other
than by acceleration and certain other conditions, rescind and annul such
acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of
accelerated principal and premium with respect to debt securities of that
series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. (Section 6.2)
For information as to waiver of defaults see the discussion under "--
Modification and Waiver" below. We refer you to the prospectus supplement
relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the
particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal
amount of the discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
and the continuation of an Event of Default.
The indenture provides that the trustee will be under no obligation
to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of
any holder of outstanding debt securities, unless the trustee receives
indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. (Section
7.1(e)) Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series shall have
the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred
on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series. (Section
6.12)
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to
institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture
or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the
indenture, unless:
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. that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice
of a continuing Event of Default with respect to debt
securities of that series; and
. the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of that series have made written
request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the trustee to
institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not
have received from the holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding
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debt securities of that series a
direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to
institute the proceeding within 60 days. (Section 6.7)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holder of any debt security will
have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal
of, premium and any interest on that debt security on or after the due dates
expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of
payment. (Section 6.8)
The indenture requires us, within 90 days after the end of our
fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the
indenture. (Section 4.3) The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold
notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any Default or Event
or Default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with
respect to debt securities of that series if it in good faith determines that
withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities.
(Section 7.5)
Modification and Waiver
We and the trustee may modify and amend the indenture with the
consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or
amendments. We and the trustee may not make any modification or amendment
without the consent of the holder of each affected debt security then
outstanding if that amendment will:
. change the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent
to an amendment or waiver;
. reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest
(including default interest) on any debt security;
. reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed
maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or
postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or
analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt
securities;
. reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon
acceleration of maturity;
. waive a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or
interest on any debt security (except a rescission of
acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the
holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a
waiver of the payment default that resulted from that
acceleration);
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. make the principal of or premium or interest on any debt
security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt
security;
. make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating
to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities
to receive payment of the principal of, premium and interest on
those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement
of any payment and to waivers or amendments; or
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. waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security or
change any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of
any debt securities. (Section 9.3)
Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series
may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive our
compliance with provisions of the indenture. (Section 9.2) The holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series
may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of that series waive
any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its
consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or
any interest on any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of
any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any
related payment default that resulted from the acceleration. (Section 6.13)
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise
provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be
discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of
any series (except for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange
of debt securities of the series, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt
securities of the series, and to maintain paying agencies and certain
provisions relating to the treatment of funds held by paying agents). We will
be so discharged upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or
U.S. Government Obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a
single currency other than U.S. Dollars, Foreign Government Obligations, that,
through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms,
will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants to pay and discharge each
installment of principal, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking
fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated
maturity of such payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and
those debt securities.
This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have
delivered to the trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel
stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United
States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the
indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal
income tax law, in either case to the effect that holders of the debt
securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United
States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and
discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same
amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case
if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. (Section 8.3)
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Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that,
unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt
securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:
. we may omit to comply with the restrictive covenants contained
in Sections 4.2, 4.3 through 4.6 and Section 5.1 of the
indenture, as well as any additional
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covenants contained in a
supplement to the indenture, a board resolution or an officers'
certificate delivered pursuant to the indenture; and
. Events of Default under Section 6.1(e) of the indenture will
not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to
the debt securities of that series.
The conditions include:
. depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. Government
Obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a
single currency other than U.S. Dollars, Foreign Government
Obligations, that, through the payment of interest and
principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in
an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants to pay principal,
premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments
in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated
maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the
indenture and those debt securities; and
. delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect
that the holders of the debt securities of that series will not
recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income
tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant
defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income
tax in the same amount and in the same manner and at the same
times as would have been the case if the deposit and related
covenant defeasance had not occurred. (Section 8.4)
Covenant Defeasance and Events of Default. In the event we exercise
our option not to comply with certain covenants of the indenture with respect
to any series of debt securities and the debt securities of that series are
declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
amount of money and/or U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government
Obligations on deposit with the trustee will be sufficient to pay amounts due
on the debt securities of that series at the time of their stated maturity but
may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of that series
at the time of the acceleration resulting from the Event of Default. However,
we will remain liable for those payments.
"Foreign Government Obligations" means, with respect to debt
securities of any series that are denominated in a currency other than U.S.
Dollars:
. direct obligations of the government that issued or caused to
be issued such currency for the payment of which obligations
its full faith and credit is pledged, which are not callable or
redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof; or
. obligations of a person controlled or supervised by or acting
as an agency or instrumentality of that government the timely
payment of which is
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unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation
by that government, which are not callable or redeemable at the
option of the issuer thereof.
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Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
(Section 10.10)
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell debt securities to or through underwriters and also may
sell debt securities directly to other purchasers or through agents.
We may distribute the debt securities from time to time in one or
more transactions:
. at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
. at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
. at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
. at negotiated prices.
In connection with the sale of debt securities, we, or the
purchasers of debt securities for whom the underwriters may act as agents, may
compensate underwriters in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
Underwriters may sell the debt securities to or through dealers, and those
dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for
whom they may act as agent. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in
the distribution of debt securities may be deemed to be underwriters under the
Securities Act, and any discounts or commissions they receive from us and any
profit they realize on resale of the debt securities may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We will
describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any compensation we pay to
underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of debt securities, and
any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to
participating dealers.
We may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and
agents who participate in the distribution of debt securities against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Latham & Watkins of San Francisco, California, and James C. Carter,
our General Counsel, each will issue an opinion about certain legal matters
with respect to the debt securities for NIKE. Any underwriters will be advised
about the other issues relating to any offering by their own legal counsel.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this
Prospectus by reference to NIKE, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended May 31, 1998, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The expenses to be paid by us in connection with the distribution
of the securities being registered are as set forth in the following table:
Securities and Exchange Commission Fee....................... $ 83,400
*Rating Agency Fees........................................... 60,000
*Legal Fees and Expenses...................................... 200,000
*Accounting Fees and Expenses................................. 50,000
*Printing Expenses............................................ 50,000
*Blue Sky Fees................................................ 5,000
*Trustee/Issuing & Paying Agent Fees and Expenses............. 5,000
*Miscellaneous................................................ 21,600
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Total....................................................... $475,000
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* Estimated
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "OBCA") permits a
corporation to include in its articles of incorporation a provision
indemnifying a director if (a) the conduct of the individual was in good faith;
(b) the individual reasonably believed that the individual's conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation, or at least not opposed to its best
interests; and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had
no reasonable cause to believe the individual's conduct was unlawful. In
addition, the OBCA provides that, unless limited by its articles of
incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to
which the director was a party because of being a director of the corporation
against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the
proceedings. The Company's articles of incorporation do not limit such right of
indemnification. Section 60.411 of the OBCA also provides that a corporation
has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual
against any liability asserted against or incurred by the individual who is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or who, while a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, even if the
corporation had no power to indemnify the individual against such liability
under the provisions of Sections 60.391 or 60.394.
Article VIII of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company provides as follows:
A. The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify to the
fullest extent not prohibited by law any person who is made or
threatened to be made a party to, witness in, or otherwise
involved in, any action, suit or proceeding, whether
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civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, legislative,
formal or informal, internal or external or otherwise
(including an action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of
the Corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
or a fiduciary within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to any employee
benefit plan of the Corporation, or serves or served at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent or as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan, of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise. Any indemnification provided pursuant to this
Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any rights to which the
person indemnified may otherwise be entitled under any articles
of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, statute, policy of
insurance, vote of shareholders or Board of Directors, or
otherwise, which exists at or subsequent to the time such
person incurs or becomes subject to such liability and expense.
B. To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, no director of the
Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or
its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a
director. No amendment or repeal of this Article VIII, nor the
adoption of any provision of these Restated Articles of
Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, nor a change
in the law, shall adversely affect any right or protection that
is based upon this Paragraph B and pertains to conduct that
occurred prior to the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption
or change. No change in the law shall reduce or eliminate the
rights and protections set forth in this Paragraph B unless the
change in the law specifically requires such reduction or
elimination. If the Oregon Business Corporation Act is amended
after this Article VIII becomes effective to authorize
corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal
liability of directors of the Corporation, then the liability
of directors of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited
to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Oregon Business
Corporation Act as so amended.
Article 9 of the Company's Third Restated Bylaws (the "Company's
Bylaws") provides for indemnification of the Company's officers and directors
to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, the Company is not obligated
to make any indemnification in connection with (i) any claim made against any
director or officer for which payment is required to be made to or on behalf of
the director or officer under any insurance policy, except with respect to any
excess amount to which the director or officer is entitled beyond the amount of
payment under such insurance policy, or (ii) any proceeding initiated by the
director or officer, or any proceeding by the director or officer against the
Company or its directors, officers, employees or other persons entitled to be
indemnified by the Company, unless the Company is expressly required by law to
make the indemnification or certain other requirements are met. Article 9,
Section (k) of the Company's Bylaws provides that the Company may purchase
insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be indemnified
pursuant to Article 9 upon approval by the Company's Board of Directors.
The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with all
directors and executive officers of the Company relating to their positions as
such. The agreements provide generally that the
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Company will indemnify the party thereto for liability arising from third-party
proceedings, for proceedings by or in the right of the Company and otherwise to
the fullest extent not prohibited by law, subject to certain exclusions. The
Company also maintains liability insurance for directors and officers of the
Company acting within their capacities as such.
Item 16. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
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*1.01 Form of Underwriting Agreement.
**4.01 Indenture, dated as of December 13, 1996, between NIKE, Inc. and The
First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee.
*4.02 Form of Debt Security.
**5.01 Opinion of James C. Carter.
**5.02 Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
**12.01 Statement regarding Computation of Ratios.
23.01 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
**23.02 Consent of James C. Carter (included in Exhibit 5.01).
**23.03 Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.02).
**24.01 Powers of Attorney (contained on Page II-5).
**25.01 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 of The First National
Bank of Chicago.
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* To*To be filed by amendment or by a report on Form 8-K Pursuant to Regulation S-
K, Item 601(b).
**Previously filed.
Item 17. Undertakings
(a)We hereby undertake:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above may be contained in
periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) We hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of our annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
NIKE pursuant to the provisions described in this registration statement
above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of NIKE in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted against us by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
(j) We hereby undertake to file an application for the purpose of determining
the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310
of the Trust indenture Act (the "Act") in accordance with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the
Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Beaverton, Oregon, on February 8,March 24, 1999.
NIKE, INC.
By /s/ Lindsay D. Stewart
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Lindsay D. Stewart
Vice President, Law and Corporate
Affairs
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose
signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Lindsay D. Stewart
with full power of substitution and full power to act without the other, his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration statement on Form
S-3 and any or all amendments thereto (including without limitation any post-
effective amendments thereto), and any registration statement for the same
offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and
to file each of the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and
purposes, as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to registration statement has been signed by each of the following
persons in the capacities andindicated on the dates indicated.March 24, 1999.
Signature Title
Date
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/s/ Philip H. Knight*
_____________________________________ Chairman of the Board and Chief
February 8, 1999
- ------------------------Philip H. Knight Executive Officer, and Director
Philip H. Knight
/s/ Robert E. Harold*
_____________________________________ Interim Chief Financial Officer
February 8, 1999
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Robert E. Harold
/s/*
_____________________________________ Director
William J. Bowerman
*
_____________________________________ Director February 8, 1999
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William J. Bowerman
/s/
Thomas E. ClarkClarke
*
_____________________________________ Director
February 8, 1999
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Thomas E. ClarkeJill K. Conway
*
_____________________________________ Director
Ralph D. Denunzio
*
_____________________________________ Director
Richard K. Donahue
*
_____________________________________ Director
Delbert J. Hayes
*
_____________________________________ Director
Douglas G. Houser
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Signature Title
Date
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/s/ Jill K. Conway*
________________________________ Director February 8, 1999
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Jill K. Conway
/s/ Ralph D. Denunzio Director February 8, 1999
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Ralph D. Denunzio
/s/ Richard K. Donahue Director February 8, 1999
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Richard K. Donahue
/s/ Delbert J. Hayes Director February 8, 1999
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Delbert J. Hayes
/s/ Douglas G. Houser Director February 8, 1999
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Douglas G. Houser
/s/
John E. Jaqua
*
________________________________ Director February 8, 1999
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John E. Jaqua
/s/
Kenichi Ohmae
*
________________________________ Director February 8, 1999
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Kenichi Ohmae
/s/
Charles W. Robinson
*
________________________________ Director February 8, 1999
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Charles W. Robinson
/s/
John R. Thompson, Jr.
*
________________________________ Director February 8, 1999
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John R. Thompson, Jr.
/s/ A. Michael Spence Director February 8, 1999
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A. Michael Spence
*By:/s/ Lindsay D. Stewart
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Lindsay D. Stewart
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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*1.01 Form of Underwriting Agreement.
**4.01 Indenture, dated as of December 13, 1996, between NIKE, Inc. and The
First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee.
*4.02 Form of Debt Security.
**5.01 Opinion of James C. Carter.
**5.02 Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
**12.01 Statement regarding Computation of Ratios.
23.01 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
**23.02 Consent of James C. Carter (included in Exhibit 5.01).
**23.03 Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.02).
**24.01 Powers of Attorney (contained on Page II-5).
**25.01 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 of The First National
Bank of Chicago.
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* To be filed by amendment or by a report on Form 8-K Pursuant to Regulation
S-
K,S-K, Item 601(b).
**Previously filed.
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