Confirmation of Base Call Option Transaction, dated March 16, 2021, between Centennial Resource Production, LLC and Mizuho Markets Americas LLC
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
To: | Centennial Resource Production, LLC 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80202 Attn: Will Weidig and George Glyphis | |
From: | Mizuho Markets Americas LLC c/o Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as agent 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | |
Re: | Base Capped Call Transaction | |
Date: | March 16, 2021 |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction) among Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (MMA) (with Mizuho Securities USA LLC (MSUSA) acting as agent) (Dealer), Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Counterparty) and Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Parent). This communication constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. MMA is acting as principal in its capacity as Dealer hereunder and MSUSA, its affiliate, is acting as agent for MMA, in its capacity as Dealer hereunder, and Counterparty hereunder. MMA is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case, as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern and in the event of any inconsistency between terms defined in the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Parent and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the Agreement) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine, (ii) the election of an executed guarantee of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Guarantor) dated as of the Trade Date in substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule 1 as a Credit Support Document, (iii) the election of Guarantor as Credit Support Provider in relation to Dealer and (iv) the election that the Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Dealer, (a) with a Threshold Amount of 3% of the shareholders equity of Dealers ultimate parent on the Trade Date, (b) Specified Indebtedness having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealers banking business, (c) the phrase , or becoming capable at such time of being declared, shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, and (d) the following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement: Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the relevant party to make payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such partys receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.).
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.
The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty or Parent are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
Trade Date: | March 16, 2021 | |
Effective Date: | March 19, 2021, or such other date as agreed by the parties in writing. | |
Components: | The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Options and Expiration Date set forth in Annex A to this Confirmation. The exercise, valuation and settlement of the Transaction will be effected separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement. | |
Option Style: | European, as described under Procedures for Exercise below. | |
Option Type: | Call | |
Seller: | Dealer | |
Buyer: | Counterparty | |
Shares: | The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD $0.0001 per share (Ticker Symbol: CDEV). | |
Number of Options: | For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation. | |
Option Entitlement: | One Share per Option | |
Strike Price: | USD 6.2790 | |
Cap Price: | USD 8.4525; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be reduced to an amount less than the Strike Price in connection with any commercially reasonable adjustment by the Calculation Agent under this Confirmation. | |
Number of Shares: | As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Number of Options and (ii) the Option Entitlement. | |
Premium: | USD 6,480,000.00; Dealer and Counterparty hereby agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement that is within the Counterpartys control) occurs or is designated with respect to any Transaction and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer the amount calculated under Section 6(d) and Section 6(e) or otherwise under the Agreement (calculated as if the Transactions terminated on such Early Termination Date were the sole Transactions under the Agreement) or (b) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or otherwise under the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero. |
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Premium Payment Date: | The Effective Date | |
Exchange: | Nasdaq Capital Market | |
Related Exchange: | All Exchanges |
Procedures for Exercise:
Expiration Time: | The Valuation Time | |
Expiration Date: | For any Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Valid Day, the next following Scheduled Valid Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Valid Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that in no event shall the Expiration Date be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the Number of Options for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date, shall designate the Scheduled Valid Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Options for such Component and may determine the Relevant Price in a commercially reasonable manner based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Valid Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Valid Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Valid Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Valid Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. | |
Final Termination Date: | May 26, 2028 | |
Automatic Exercise: | Applicable, which means that the Number of Options for the relevant Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component if at such time such Component is In-the-Money, unless Buyer notifies Seller (in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur with respect to such Component, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply with respect to such Component. In-the-Money means, in respect of any Component, that the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date for such Component is greater than the Strike Price for such Component. | |
Valuation Time: | At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner. |
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Valuation Date: | For any Component, the Expiration Date therefor. | |
Market Disruption Event: | Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be, in clause (ii) thereof.
Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term Scheduled Closing Time in the fourth line thereof. |
Settlement Terms: |
Settlement Method Election: | Applicable; provided that (a) Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the term Physical Settlement with the term Net Share Settlement, (b) Counterparty must make a single irrevocable election for all Components and (c) if Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, such Settlement Method Election would be effective only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such Settlement Method Election that (i) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (ii) such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. If Counterparty is electing Combination Settlement, Counterparty shall also specify a specified dollar amount (the Specified Cash Amount) in the notice specifying its election of Combination Settlement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Sections 9 and 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in respect of such election. | |
Electing Party: | Counterparty | |
Settlement Method Election Date: | The second Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled Expiration Date for the Component with the earliest scheduled Expiration Date. | |
Default Settlement Method: | Net Share Settlement | |
Net Share Settlement: | With respect to any Component, if Net Share Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty on the Settlement Date, a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to (i) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. | |
Cash Settlement: | With respect to any Component, if Cash Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the Settlement Date, an amount of cash (the Cash Settlement Amount) equal to the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component. |
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Combination Settlement: | With respect to any Component, if Combination Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will pay or deliver, as the case may be, to Counterparty on the Settlement Date: | |
(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (A) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction and (B) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component; and | ||
(ii) a number of Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to (A) the excess of (1) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component over the (2) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date. | ||
Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. | ||
Daily Option Value: | For any Component, an amount equal to (i) the Number of Options in such Component, multiplied by (ii) the Option Entitlement, multiplied by (iii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date of such Component and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Expiration Date; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (iii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Component shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. | |
Valid Day: | A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Scheduled Valid Day: | A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Business Day: | Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed in the State of New York. | |
Relevant Price: | On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page CDEV <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) (the VWAP) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method substantially similar to the method for determining the VWAP). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours. | |
Settlement Date: | For all Components of the Transaction, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest scheduled Expiration Date. |
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Settlement Currency: | USD | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Net Share Settlement. | |
Representation and Agreement: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions, obligations and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as an affiliate of the Issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)). |
Adjustments:
Method of Adjustment: | Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the parties hereto agree that any Share repurchases by Parent, whether pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (Rule 10b-18), Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act or pursuant to forward contracts or accelerated stock repurchase contracts or similar derivatives transactions on customary terms, at prevailing market prices, volume-average weighted prices or commercially reasonable discounts thereto shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events, so long as any such repurchases do not account for an aggregate number of Shares that exceeds 15% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date. |
Extraordinary Events:
New Shares: | In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, (a) the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or their respective successors), and (b) the following phrase shall be inserted immediately prior to the period: and (iii) of a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes the Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. | |
Merger Events: | Applicable | |
Consequences of Merger Events: | ||
(a) Share-for-Share: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | |
(c) Share-for-Combined: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that the Calculation Agent may elect Component Adjustment for all or part of the Transaction | |
Tender Offer: | Applicable; provided that the definition of Tender Offer in Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions will be amended by replacing the phrase greater than 10% and less than 100% of the outstanding voting shares of the Issuer in the third and fourth line thereof with greater than 20% and less than 100% of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer. |
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Consequences of Tender Offers: | ||
(a) Share-for-Share: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(c) Share-for-Combined: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
Consequences of Announcement Events: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to Tender Offer shall be replaced by references to Announcement Event and references to Tender Offer Date shall be replaced by references to date of such Announcement Event in the definition of Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth in Section 12.3(d), (y) the words whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event shall be inserted prior to the word which in the seventh line, and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, determine whether the relevant Announcement Event has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall adjust the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction accordingly to take into account such economic effect on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the final Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that (i) any adjustment in respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event and shall not be duplicative with any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement and (ii) in making any adjustment the Calculation Agent shall solely take into account changes in stock price, volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate, and liquidity relevant to the Shares or to such Transaction. An Announcement Event shall be an Extraordinary Event for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable; provided further that upon the Calculation Agent making an adjustment, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to the terms of any Component upon any Announcement Event, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the terms of such Component upon any announcement regarding the same event that gave rise to the original Announcement Event regarding the abandonment of any such event to the extent necessary to reflect the economic effect of such subsequent announcement on the Transaction. | |
Announcement Event: | (i) The public announcement (whether by Parent, a subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of Parent, or a Valid Third Party Entity (any such person or entity, a Relevant Party)) of any transaction or event that the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to be completed and that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such transaction or event is reasonably likely to be completed, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration whether the relevant announcement by such party has had a material effect on the Shares and/or options on the Shares), or the announcement by a Relevant Party of any intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (ii) the public announcement by a Relevant Party of any potential acquisition or disposition by Parent and/or its subsidiaries where the |
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consideration exceeds 30% of the market capitalization of Parent as of the date of such announcement (an Acquisition Transaction) (iii) the public announcement by a Relevant Party of an intention by Parent or such other Relevant Party to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event, Tender Offer or Acquisition Transaction, or (iv) any subsequent public announcement by a Relevant Party of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention. For purposes of this definition of Announcement Event, Merger Event shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the remainder of the definition of Merger Event in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of Reverse Merger therein shall be disregarded). | ||
Valid Third Party Entity: | In respect of any transaction or event, any third party (or any subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of such a third party) that has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction or event (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such third party has such a bona fide intent, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement by such third party on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares). | |
Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences: | Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Parent shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant Merger Date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Shares would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers of assets or other transactions that cause Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration and (ii) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be received by the holders of Shares that affirmatively make such an election. | |
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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Additional Disruption Events: |
(a) Change in Law: | Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word regulation in the second line thereof with the words (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute), (ii) replacing the phrase the interpretation in the third line thereof with the phrase , or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation, (iii) by adding the phrase and/or type of commercially reasonable Hedge Position that would be entered into by a commercially reasonable dealer after the word Shares in clause (X) thereof, (iv) by immediately following the word Transaction in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date assuming the dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position., (v) adding the words or holding, acquiring or disposing of Shares or any Hedge Positions relating to, after the words obligations under in clause (Y) thereof and (vi) adding the words provided that, in the case of clause (Y) hereof and any law, regulation or interpretation, the consequence of such law, regulation or interpretation is applied equally by Dealer to all of its similarly situated counterparties and/or similar transactions. after the semi-colon in the last line thereof. | |
(b) Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
(c) Insolvency Filing: | Applicable | |
(d) Hedging Disruption: | Applicable; provided that Hedging Disruption shall be amended in its entirety to mean that a Hedging Party is unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to (A) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) it deems necessary to hedge the equity price risk of entering into and performing its obligations with respect to the Transaction, or (B) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction(s) or asset(s), provided that any such inability that is incurred solely due to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption; provided further that Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words to terminate the Transaction, the words or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption. | |
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging: | Not Applicable | |
Hedging Party: | Dealer | |
Determining Party: | For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer; provided that, when making any determination or calculation as Determining Party, Dealer shall be bound by the same obligations relating to required acts of the Calculation Agent as set forth in Section 1.40 of the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation as if Determining Party were the Calculation Agent. | |
Following any determination or calculation by Determining Party hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, Determining Party will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will Determining Party be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or |
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confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. All calculations and determinations made by Determining Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. | ||
Non-Reliance: | Applicable | |
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: | Applicable | |
Additional Acknowledgments: | Applicable | |
3. Calculation Agent: | Dealer; provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer is the sole Defaulting Party, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to replace Dealer as the Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. | |
Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such adjustment, determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such adjustment, determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. | ||
All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
4. Account Details:
Dealer Payment Instructions:
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Counterparty Payment Instructions: To be advised.
5. Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
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6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty or Parent:
To: | Centennial Resource Production, LLC 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80202 | |||
Attn: | Will Weidig | |||
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer | ||||
(720) 499-1465 | ||||
with a copy to: | ||||
Centennial Resource Production, LLC 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80202 | ||||
Attn: | George Glyphis | |||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
(720) 499-1443 |
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Mariano Gaut, Managing Director
Telephone: (212) 205-7608
Email: ***@***
With a copy to:
Mizuho Markets Americas LLC
c/o Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as agent
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: US Equity Derivatives Notices
Telephone: (646) 949-9531
Email: ***@***
For the avoidance of doubt, any notice or other communication delivered by electronic messaging system, e-mail or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be in writing.
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty and Parent each represent and warrant to and for the benefit of, and agree with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date (A) none of Counterparty, Parent and their respective officers and directors is aware of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Parent and Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) On the Trade Date, (A) the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a restricted period, as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (Regulation M), and (B) Counterparty and Parent are not
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engaged in any distribution, as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than (i) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) or Rule 102(c)(1)(i) of Regulation M and (ii) the distribution of the Exchangeable Notes.
(iii) On the Trade Date, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any affiliate or affiliated purchaser (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares.
(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).
(v) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.
(vi) Counterparty and Parent are not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(vii) Counterparty and Parent are not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, (A) the value of the total assets of each of Counterparty and Parent is greater than the sum of the total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and the capital of Counterparty or Parent, respectively, (B) the capital of each of Counterparty and Parent is adequate to conduct the business of Counterparty and Parent, and Counterpartys and Parents entry into the Transaction will not impair its capital, (C) Counterparty and Parent have the ability to pay their debts and obligations as such debts mature and do not intend to, or do not believe that it will, incur debt beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature, (D) Counterparty and Parent are not insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code)) and (E) Counterparty and Parent would each be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares for the Transaction in compliance with the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation.
(ix) To Parents and Counterpartys knowledge, no U.S. state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares; provided that no such representation shall be made by Parent or Counterparty with respect to any rules and regulations applicable to Dealer (including FINRA) arising from Dealers status as a regulated entity under applicable law.
(x) Counterparty and Parent (A) are capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing, (C) each have total assets of at least $50 million.
(b) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an eligible contract participant as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
(c) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly,
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each of Counterparty and Parent represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
(d) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a financial institution, swap participant and financial participant within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a settlement payment within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a swap agreement, as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a transfer within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(vii) hereof; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.
(f) Counterparty and Parent understand that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.
8. Other Provisions:
(a) Right to Extend. Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Options for each such Component or postpone the Expiration Date of any Component if Dealer determines, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, that such further division or postponement would be necessary or advisable to preserve a commercially reasonable dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity with respect to the Transaction in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable such a dealer to purchase or sell Shares or enter into swap or other derivatives transactions with respect to Shares in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity with respect to the Transaction in a manner that would, if such dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be compliant and consistent with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements generally applicable to transactions of the type of the Transaction, or with related policies and procedures adopted by Dealer in good faith so long as such policies and procedures are generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner; provided that in no event shall any Expiration Date for any Component be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date.
(b) Additional Termination Events. Promptly (but in any event within ten Scheduled Trading Days) following any repurchase, redemption or exchange (which exchange occurs prior to January 3, 2028) of any of the Counterpartys 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Exchangeable Notes) issued pursuant to the Counterpartys indenture, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture (together, the Indenture), each to be dated March 19, 2021 among the Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee,
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Counterparty may notify Dealer in writing of (i) such repurchase, redemption or exchange, (ii) the number of Exchangeable Notes so repurchased, redeemed or exchanged and (iii) the number of Shares underlying each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes (any such notice, a Repurchase Notification and any such event, a Repurchase Event). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of (x) any Repurchase Notification, within the applicable time period set forth in the preceding sentence, and (y) a written representation and warranty by Counterparty and Parent that, as of the date of such Repurchase Notification, Counterparty and Parent are not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph. Upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notification and the related written representation and warranty, Dealer shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repurchase Notification as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Repurchase Options) equal to the lesser of (A) 50% of the aggregate number of Shares underlying the number of Exchangeable Notes specified in such Repurchase Notification, divided by the Option Entitlement and (B) the aggregate Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the aggregate Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repurchase Options on a pro rata basis across all Components, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and an aggregate Number of Options equal to the number of Repurchase Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 above, Increased Cost of Hedging shall be applicable to the extent resulting from Dealer not having received a Repurchase Notification (accompanied by the related written representation and warranty described above) within ten Scheduled Trading Days of a Repurchase Event.
(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to all holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterpartys control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within the Counterpartys control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a Payment Obligation), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) as of the date of such election, Counterparty represents that is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and that such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (c) Dealer agrees, in its commercially reasonable discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of such Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment. | |
Share Termination Delivery Property: | A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall, in good |
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faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price. | ||
Share Termination Unit Price: | The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider a variety of factors, including the market price of the Share Termination Delivery Units and/or the purchase price paid in connection with the commercially reasonable purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property. | |
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the Exchange Property), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent. | |
Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions and the provisions set forth opposite the caption Representation and Agreement in Section 2 will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction. |
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith and commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of legal counsel, the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonable hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction (the Hedge Shares) cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (B) provide accountants comfort letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry; provided, however, that, if Parent elects clause (i) above but Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Parent; provided that Dealer has given Parent reasonable notice of its
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determination and provided Parent with reasonable opportunity to satisfy Dealers concerns; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer using reasonable best efforts to include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, as is reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any customary liquidity discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); provided that no comfort letter or accountants consent shall be required to be delivered in connection with any private placements; or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the then-prevailing market price at one or more times on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(e) Repurchase Notices. Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is less than 252.9 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 21.3 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, if such repurchase would constitute material non-public information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, Parent shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. In the event that Parent fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including direct losses relating to Dealers commercially reasonable hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Parent or Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Parent or Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all commercially reasonable expenses (including commercially reasonable outside counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Parent) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Parent or Counterparty, in each case relating to or arising out of such failure. Parent and Counterparty shall be relieved from liability under this Section 8(e) to the extent that the Indemnified Party fails promptly to notify Parent or Counterparty of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder (it being understood that any such notice delivered within 30 calendar days of the commencement of any such action shall be deemed to have been delivered promptly for such purpose), if and to the extent that Parent or Counterparty is materially prejudiced by such delayed notification. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Parent and Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the extent any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is conclusively found in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Dealers gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Transfer and Assignment. Any of Dealer, Parent or Counterparty may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of each other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to (A) without the consent of Counterparty or Parent, any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealers credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations would be guaranteed by Dealer or Dealers ultimate parent or (B) with Counterpartys consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) any person (including any affiliate of Dealer not satisfying clause (A)) or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed by a person (a Designated Transferee), in either case under this clause (B), with a rating for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated
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indebtedness at least equivalent to Dealers (or its guarantors), provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (B), in no event shall the credit rating of the Designated Transferee or of its guarantor (whichever is higher) be lower than A3 from Moodys Investor Service, Inc. or its successor or A- from Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor; provided further that after any such transfer or assignment, (i) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from such transferee or assignee an amount or number of Shares, as applicable, less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment, and (iii) Dealer shall cause the transferee or assignee, prior to becoming a party to the Transaction, to provide Counterparty with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8 (or successor form), as applicable, and make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by the Counterparty to permit Counterparty to determine that the results described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this proviso will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment. At any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any applicable business combinations statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an Excess Ownership Position), if Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Valid Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the Terminated Portion) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists following such partial termination. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the beneficial ownership test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, Dealer Group) beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.
In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty or Parent of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the Transfer Options), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:
(A) with respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty and Parent shall not be released from any notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;
(B) any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a U.S. person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)), and the transferee or assignee shall provide Dealer with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 prior to becoming a party to the Transaction;
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(C) such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any commercially reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party, Counterparty and Parent as are commercially reasonably requested and commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee on any payment date an amount or number of Shares under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount or number of Shares that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;
(E) Dealer shall not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from the transferee or assignee any amount less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment;
(F) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(G) without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and
(H) Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall be responsible for all commercially reasonable costs and expenses, including commercially reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty or Parent, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Dealers obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty and Parent to the extent of any such performance.
(g) Staggered Settlement. If Dealer determines in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion that the number of Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder on any Settlement Date would result in an Excess Ownership Position, then Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty prior to such Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver any Shares due to be delivered on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:
(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver hereunder on the Settlement Date among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and
(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; provided that in no event shall any Staggered Settlement Date be a date later than the Final Termination Date.
(h) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) and 6(f) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
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(j) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterpartys bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterpartys bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
(k) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 16, 2021, among Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters party thereto (the Underwriters)) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, the Early Unwind Date), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the Early Unwind) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(l) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
(m) Amendments to Equity Definitions and the Agreement. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:
(i) solely for purposes of applying the Equity Definitions and for purposes of this Confirmation, any reference in the Equity Definitions to a Strike Price shall be deemed to be a reference to either of the Strike Price or the Cap Price, or both, as appropriate;
(ii) for the purpose of any adjustment under Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, the first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: If Calculation Agent Adjustment is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares (provided that such event is not based on (x) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (y) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations) and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to any one or more of:, and the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words diluting or concentrative and the words (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing such latter phrase with the words (provided that solely in the case of Section 11.2(e)(i), (ii)(A) and (iv), no adjustments will be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner, but, for the avoidance of doubt, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(ii)(B) through (D), (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii), adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares);
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(iii) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting the words in the determination of the Calculation Agent, a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares and replacing these words with in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on such Shares; and (2) adding at the end thereof ; provided that such event is not based on (i) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (ii) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations;
(iv) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated as follows: any other corporate event involving the Parent that in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent has a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on the Shares; provided that such corporate event involving the Issuer is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations.;
(v) Section 12.7(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words (and in any event within five Exchange Business Days) by the parties after appearing after the words agreed promptly and replacing with the words by the parties on or prior to; and
(vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing either party may elect with (x) Dealer may elect or, (y) solely with respect to a Change in Law, if Counterparty and Parent represent to Dealer in writing at the time of such election that (i) they are not aware of any material nonpublic information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) Counterparty is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws, Counterparty may elect.
(n) Governing Law. THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(o) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent or Determining Party is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent or Determining Party shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.
(p) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle the Transaction, except in circumstances where cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to deliver or receive cash) or in those circumstances in which holders of Shares would also receive cash.
(q) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(r) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer.
(s) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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(t) Tax Matters. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty and Parent each agree to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty and Parent, as applicable, a U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto). Such forms or documents shall be delivered upon (i) execution of this Confirmation, (ii) Counterparty, Parent or Dealer, as applicable, learning that any such tax form previously provided by it has become obsolete or incorrect, and (iii) reasonable request of the other party.
(u) Payee Tax Representations.
(i) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the representations below:
It is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware and is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, disregarded as an entity separate from Parent, its sole owner.
(ii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Parent makes the representations below:
It is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and is a corporation and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii).
(iii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Dealer makes the representations below:
Dealer is a U.S. limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, it is a Disregarded Entity of Mizuho Americas LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, Mizuho Americas LLC has elected to be classified as a corporation.
(v) Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Indemnifiable Tax, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a FATCA Withholding Tax). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(w) Incorporation of ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol Provisions. To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on November 2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the 871(m) Protocol), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, references to each Covered Master Agreement in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, and references to the Implementation Date in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of this Transaction.
(x) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty and Parent understand, acknowledge and agree that: (A) at any time on or prior to the final Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of the Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.
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(y) U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (the Protocol), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement, the Dealer shall be deemed a Regulated Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed an Adhering Party; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the Bilateral Agreement), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the Bilateral Terms) of the form of bilateral template entitled Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. GSIBs and Corporate Groups) published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity. In the event that, after the date of the Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Agreement and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the QFC Stay Terms), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to the Agreement include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other. In addition, the parties agree that the terms of this paragraph shall be incorporated into any related covered affiliate credit enhancements, with all references to Dealer replaced by references to the covered affiliate support provider.
QFC Stay Rules means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.818, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the stay-and-transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.
(z) Financial Assistance. Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that the Transaction may constitute a purchase of Parents equity securities. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that, pursuant to the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), Counterparty, Parent and/or their respective subsidiaries would be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent, Counterparty or any of their respective subsidiaries receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that they may be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent or Counterparty receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under programs or facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the purpose of providing liquidity to the financial system (together with loans, loan guarantees or direct loans under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act, Governmental Financial Assistance). Accordingly, Counterparty and Parent represent and warrant that they and their respective subsidiaries have not applied for, and prior to the termination or settlement of the Transaction shall not apply for, Governmental Financial Assistance under any governmental program or facility that (a) is established under the CARES Act or the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires, as a condition of such Governmental Financial Assistance, that Counterparty, Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Parent. Counterparty and Parent further represent and warrant that the Premium is not being paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with funds received under or pursuant to any program or facility, including the U.S. Small Business Administrations Paycheck Protection Program, that (a) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires under such applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility) that such funds be used for specified or enumerated purposes that do not include the purchase of this Transaction.
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(aa) Role of Agent.
(i) MSUSA received or will receive other remuneration from MMA in relation to this Confirmation and the Transaction hereunder. The amount and source of such other remuneration will be furnished upon written request.
(ii) Counterparty understands and agrees that MSUSA will act as agent for MMA with respect to the Transaction and has no obligation, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction. MSUSA shall have no responsibility or personal liability to Counterparty arising from any failure by MMA to pay or perform any obligations hereunder or to monitor or enforce compliance by MMA or Counterparty with any obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, any obligations to maintain collateral. MSUSA is so acting solely in its capacity as agent for MMA pursuant to instructions from MMA. Each of MMA and Counterparty agrees to proceed solely against the other to collect or recover any securities or monies owing to it in connection with or as a result of the Transaction.
(bb) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Agreement, all communications relating to each Transaction or the Agreement shall be transmitted exclusively through MSUSA at the address provided in Section 6(b) above.
(cc) MMA hereby provides notice that the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 does not protect Counterparty and MMA is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by sending to us a letter or telex substantially similar to this facsimile, which letter or telex sets forth the material terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates your agreement to those terms.
Yours faithfully, | ||||
MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Adam Hopkins | |||
Name: | Adam Hopkins | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC, acting solely as Agent in connection with this Confirmation | ||||
By: | /s/ Mariano Gaut | |||
Name: | Mariano Gaut | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
Agreed and Accepted By: | ||||
Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||
By | /s/ George S. Glyphis | |||
Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | |||
Assistant Secretary | ||||
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. | ||||
By | /s/ George S. Glyphis | |||
Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | |||
Assistant Secretary |
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Schedule 1
Guaranty
Guaranty, dated as of [ ], [ ] by Mizuho Bank, Ltd., a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of Japan (the Guarantor), in favor of [ ] (the Counterparty).
1. Guaranty. In connection with certain equity derivative transactions by and between Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (Mizuho Obligor), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor, and the Counterparty and related terms evidenced by a trade confirmation dated on or about [ ], [ ] (the Confirmation), the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guaranties to the Counterparty, its successors and assigns the prompt payment when due, subject to any applicable grace period under such Confirmation(s), of all present and future obligations and liabilities of all kinds of Mizuho Obligor to the Counterparty arising out of such Confirmations (the Obligations). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Guaranty shall have in this Guaranty the respective meanings provided for them in the relevant Confirmation.
2. Absolute Guaranty. The Guarantors obligations hereunder shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, or extent of any collateral therefor or by any other circumstance relating to the Obligations which might vary the risk of the Guarantor or otherwise constitute a defense to this Guaranty. Further, the Guarantor shall not be discharged, nor shall its liability be affected, by any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Counterparty makes no representation or warranty in respect of any such circumstance and has no duty or responsibility whatsoever to the Guarantor in respect of the management and maintenance of the Obligations or any collateral therefor. The Counterparty shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to the Obligations in the event that Mizuho Obligor becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Counterparty so to file shall not affect the Guarantors obligations hereunder. This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection. In the event that any payment by Mizuho Obligor or the Guarantor in respect of any Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever, the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder in respect of such Obligations as if such payment had not been made.
3. Consents, Waivers and Renewals. The Guarantor agrees that the Counterparty may at any time and from time to time, either before or after the maturity thereof, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of, exchange or surrender any collateral for, or renew any of the Obligations, and may also make any agreement with Mizuho Obligor or with any other party to or person liable on any of the Obligations, or interested therein, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of the terms thereof or of any agreement between the Counterparty and Mizuho Obligor or any such other party or person, without in any way impairing or affecting this Guaranty. The Guarantor agrees that the Counterparty may resort to the Guarantor for payment of any of the Obligations, whether or not the Counterparty shall have resorted to any collateral security, or shall have proceeded against any other obligor principally or secondarily obligated with respect to any of the Obligations.
4. Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay on demand all out-of-pocket expenses, including without limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements of Counterpartys counsel, in any way relating to the enforcement or protection of the rights of the Counterparty hereunder; provided, that the Guarantor shall not be liable for any expenses of the Counterparty if no payment under this Guaranty is due.
5. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation in consequence of its payment of any of the Obligations until all the Obligations shall have been paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Counterparty and shall forthwith be paid to the Counterparty to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured. Subject to the foregoing, upon payment of all the Obligations, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Counterparty against Mizuho Obligor, and the Counterparty agrees to take at the Guarantors expense such steps as the Guarantor may reasonably request to implement such subrogation.
6. Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect and be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns until all the Obligations have been satisfied in full. If any of the present or future Obligations are guaranteed by persons, partnerships or corporations in addition to the Guarantor, the death, release or discharge, in whole or in part, or the bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of one or more of them shall not discharge or affect the liabilities of the Guarantor under this Guaranty.
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7. No Waiver; Cumulative Rights. No failure on the part of the Counterparty to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Counterparty of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to the Counterparty or allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Counterparty from time to time.
8. Waiver of Notice. The undersigned waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty, presentment to or demand of payment from anyone whomsoever liable upon any of the Obligations, presentment, promptness, diligence, order, notice of nonpayment by Mizuho Obligor, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of any sale of collateral security and all other notices whatsoever.
9. Representations and Warranties.
(a) | The Guarantor is a Japanese corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Japan and has full corporate power to execute, deliver and perform this Guaranty. |
(b) | The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not contravene any provision of the Guarantors certificate of incorporation or By-laws, as amended to date, or any law, regulation, rule, decree, order, judgement or contractual restriction binding on the Guarantor or its assets. |
(c) | All consents, licenses, clearances, authorizations and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with, any governmental authority or regulatory body necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty have been obtained and remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Guaranty. |
(d) | This Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles. |
10. Assignment. Neither the Guarantor nor the Counterparty may assign its rights or interests or delegate its obligations hereunder to any other person without the prior written consent of the Guarantor or the Counterparty, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Counterparty may assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to an assignee or transferee to which it has transferred its interests and obligations under the Confirmation pursuant to the terms thereof.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. (a) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE.
(b) Section 13(b) of the Agreement (as defined in the Confirmation) is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty, the words each party in line two of such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Guarantor and the words either party in line eleven of such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Counterparty.
(c) The Guarantor irrevocably consents to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 14 of this Guaranty. Nothing in this Guaranty will affect the right of the Counterparty to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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12. Taxes. Section 2(d) of the Agreement is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, (i) the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty, (ii) any references in such Section to defined terms shall have the same meanings as defined in the Agreement, except that for purposes hereof (A) all references in such defined terms to the words this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the word Guaranty, and (B) the references in such defined terms to the words or a Credit Support Document shall be deemed to be deleted, (iii) the words Section 2(d) in such Section shall be deemed to refer to such Section as incorporated herein, (iv) other references in such Section to Sections of the Agreement shall continue to refer to such Sections and (v) X in such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Guarantor and Y in such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Counterparty.
13. Contractual Currency. Section 8 of the Agreement is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty and the words Section 8 in such Section shall refer to such Section as incorporated herein; provided, however, that in line two of Section 8(a) of the Agreement, the words this Agreement shall continue to refer to the Agreement.
14. Notices. Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, (a) the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty and (b) the address and numbers of the Guarantor described in line three of Section 12(a) of the Agreement shall be deemed to be the following:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | ||
Global Markets Coordination Department | ||
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, | ||
Tokyo, Japan 100-8176 | ||
Attention: Mitsuhisa Hirose | ||
Facsimile number: | (813) 3211-5848 | |
Telephone number: | (813) 6838-6258 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has executed this Guaranty on the date specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this Guaranty.
MIZUHO BANK, LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Hiroshi Minegishi | |
Title: | Joint General Manager | |
Global Markets Coordination Department | ||
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. |
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Annex A
For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Options and Expiration Date is set forth below.
Component Number | Number of Options | Expiration Date | ||
1 | 298,614 | February 3, 2028 | ||
2 | 298,614 | February 4, 2028 | ||
3 | 298,614 | February 7, 2028 | ||
4 | 298,614 | February 8, 2028 | ||
5 | 298,614 | February 9, 2028 | ||
6 | 298,614 | February 10, 2028 | ||
7 | 298,614 | February 11, 2028 | ||
8 | 298,614 | February 14, 2028 | ||
9 | 298,614 | February 15, 2028 | ||
10 | 298,614 | February 16, 2028 | ||
11 | 298,614 | February 17, 2028 | ||
12 | 298,614 | February 18, 2028 | ||
13 | 298,614 | February 22, 2028 | ||
14 | 298,614 | February 23, 2028 | ||
15 | 298,614 | February 24, 2028 | ||
16 | 298,614 | February 25, 2028 | ||
17 | 298,614 | February 28, 2028 | ||
18 | 298,614 | February 29, 2028 | ||
19 | 298,614 | March 1, 2028 | ||
20 | 298,614 | March 2, 2028 | ||
21 | 298,614 | March 3, 2028 | ||
22 | 298,614 | March 6, 2028 | ||
23 | 298,614 | March 7, 2028 | ||
24 | 298,614 | March 8, 2028 | ||
25 | 298,614 | March 9, 2028 | ||
26 | 298,615 | March 10, 2028 | ||
27 | 298,615 | March 13, 2028 | ||
28 | 298,615 | March 14, 2028 | ||
29 | 298,615 | March 15, 2028 | ||
30 | 298,615 | March 16, 2028 | ||
31 | 298,615 | March 17, 2028 | ||
32 | 298,615 | March 20, 2028 | ||
33 | 298,615 | March 21, 2028 | ||
34 | 298,615 | March 22, 2028 | ||
35 | 298,615 | March 23, 2028 | ||
36 | 298,615 | March 24, 2028 | ||
37 | 298,615 | March 27, 2028 | ||
38 | 298,615 | March 28, 2028 | ||
39 | 298,615 | March 29, 2028 | ||
40 | 298,615 | March 30, 2028 |
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