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SECTION 3. The Bonds shall be registered bonds without coupons. The Trustee shall be the registrar and paying agent for the
Bonds, which duties it hereby accepts. Bonds may be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof.
The forms of Bonds shall be substantially as follows:
[FORM OF MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY 3.92% FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS 2012 SERIES D DUE 2042]
PPN:
No. R-___ $_________________
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER,
THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS
THE TRUSTEE MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.
MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY
3.92% MORTGAGE BONDS
2012 SERIES D DUE 2042
Principal Amount: $____________
Authorized Denomination: $100,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Regular Record Date: close of business on the 15th calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date
Original Issue Date: December 12, 2012
Stated Maturity: December 15, 2042
Interest Payment Dates: June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2013.
Interest Rate: 3.92% per annum
MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY (hereinafter called the “Company”), a corporation of the State of Michigan, for
value received, hereby promises to pay to ___________, or registered assigns, the sum of _________ Dollars ($_________) on the
Stated Maturity specified above, in the coin or currency of the United States of America, and to pay interest thereon from the Original Issue
Date specified above, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date as specified above, commencing on June 15, 2013 and on the Stated Maturity at the Interest Rate per
annum specified above until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, and on any overdue principal and Make-Whole
Amount (defined below) and, to the extent lawful, on any overdue installment of interest. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this bond is registered at
the close of business on the Regular Record Date as specified above next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided that any interest
payable at Stated Maturity or on a Redemption Date (defined below) will be paid to the person to whom principal is payable. Except as
otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the
holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the person in whose name this bond is registered at the close of business on
a special record date for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to holders of bonds of
this series not less than 10 days prior to such special record date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange, if any,
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