Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 11, 2021, between Electronic Arts Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

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EX-4.2 2 d17744dex42.htm EX-4.2 EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

1.850% Senior Notes due 2031

2.950% Senior Notes due 2051

 

 

Second Supplemental Indenture

Dated as of February 11, 2021

to

Indenture dated as of February 24, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGE  
ARTICLE 1       
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION       

Section 1.01 . Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02 . Conflicts with Base Indenture

     9  
ARTICLE 2       
FORM OF NOTES       

Section 2.01 . Form of Notes

     9  
ARTICLE 3       
THE NOTES       

Section 3.01 . Amount; Series; Terms

     9  

Section 3.02 . Denominations

     10  

Section 3.03 . Book-entry Provisions for Global Securities

     10  

Section 3.04 . Additional Notes; Repurchases

     11  

Section 3.05 . No Sinking Fund

     12  
ARTICLE 4       
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES       

Section 4.01 . Optional Redemption

     12  

Section 4.02 . Purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event

     13  
ARTICLE 5       
COVENANTS AND REMEDIES       

Section 5.01 . Limitation on Liens

     15  

Section 5.02 . Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions

     18  

Section 5.03 . Events of Default

     19  

Section 5.04 . Modification and Waiver

     20  

Section 5.05 . References In Base Indenture

     21  

Section 5.06 . Maintenance of Office or Agency

     21  

Section 5.07 . Legal Holidays

     21  

Section 5.08 . Defeasance and Discharge

     21  

Section 5.09 No Additional Amounts. No Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to the Notes

     21  

Section 5.10 SEC Reports. Section 3.4 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes

     21  

 

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ARTICLE 6       
MISCELLANEOUS       

Section 6.01 . Confirmation of Indenture

     22  

Section 6.02 . Counterparts

     22  

Section 6.03 . Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial

     22  

Section 6.04 . Recitals by the Company

     23  

Exhibit A Form of 2031 Note

     A-1  

Exhibit B Form of 2051 Note

     B-1  

 

 

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 11, 2021 (“Second Supplemental Indenture”), to the Indenture dated as of February 24, 2016 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, other than with respect to a particular Series of debt securities, the “Base Indenture” and, as amended, modified and supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and among ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes:

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Base Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of senior debt securities to be issued in one or more Series as provided in the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery, and desires and has requested the Trustee to join it in the execution and delivery, of this Second Supplemental Indenture in order to establish and provide for the issuance by the Company of a Series of Securities designated as its 1.850% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and a Series of Securities designated as its 2.950% Senior Notes due 2051 (the “2051 Notes” and, together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”), on the terms set forth herein;

WHEREAS, Section 8.1(h) of the Base Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be entered into by the parties for such purpose without notice to or the consent of any Securityholder, provided certain conditions are met;

WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Base Indenture for the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been met; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the parties, in accordance with its terms, and a valid amendment of, and supplement to, the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes have been done;

NOW, THEREFORE:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture. To the extent terms are defined in both this Second Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, the applicable definition in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall control. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Second Supplemental Indenture refer to this Second Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

 

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As used herein, the following terms have the specified meanings:

2031 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

2051 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Additional Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Agent Members” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(f) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, at the time of determination, the lesser of (1) the fair market value of the Principal Property (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) subject to such transaction, and (2) the total obligation (discounted to the present value at the implicit interest factor, determined in accordance with GAAP, included in the rental payments) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes as well as maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction. In the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such present value shall be the lesser of (i) the present value determined assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the present value shall also include the amount of the penalty, but shall not include any rent that would be required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be terminated) and (ii) the present value assuming no such termination.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Base Indenture” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Business Day” when used with respect to any Note, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in

 

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Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the adoption of a plan by the Board of Directors relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution; (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate of the total voting power of the Company’s Voting Shares or other Voting Shares into which the Company’s Voting Shares are reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed beneficial owner of, or to own beneficially, (A) any securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such person or any Affiliates of such person until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange thereunder, or (B) any securities if such beneficial ownership (i) arises solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, and (ii) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D (or any successor schedule) under the Exchange Act; or (4) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Shares of the Company or such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other Property, other than any such transaction where the Company’s Voting Shares outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Shares (measured by voting power) of the surviving person or any direct or indirect parent company of any surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction.

Change of Control Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Change of Control Offer” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Change of Control Payment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Event.

Company” means the party named as such in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and thereafter means the successor.

Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the applicable Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture (assuming such Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes (assuming such Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date).

 

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Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture, (1) if the Company obtains four or more applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of the applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four and more than one applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of all applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date or (3) if only one Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such quotation.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as shown on or reflected on the Company’s most recent internal consolidated balance sheet, including relevant footnotes thereto (without duplication), prepared in accordance with GAAP, after giving effect to any acquisitions or dispositions occurring subsequent to the date of such balance sheet.

Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the designated corporate trust office of any successor trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

delivered,” with respect to any notice to be given to a Holder pursuant to the Indenture, shall mean notice (x) given to the Depository (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depository or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices or procedures at the Depository (in the case of a Global Security) or (y) mailed to such Holder by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Registrar’s books. Notice so “delivered” shall be deemed to include any notice to be “mailed” or “given,” as applicable, under the Indenture

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03 of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

 

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guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee,” when used as a verb, has a correlative meaning.

Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under: (1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; (2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and (3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including, without limitation, indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments but not including Non-recourse Obligations), if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon an unconsolidated balance sheet of such Person (but does not include contingent liabilities which appear only in a footnote to a balance sheet).

Indenture” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, as may be appointed from time to time by the Company; provided, however, that if any Reference Treasury Dealer ceases to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer.

Initial 2031 Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Initial 2051 Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Initial Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of S&P); or, if applicable, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Substitute Rating Agency.

Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, or other security interest or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any lease in the nature thereof).

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Non-recourse Obligation” means Indebtedness or other obligations substantially related to (1) the acquisition of assets not previously owned by the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company or (2) the financing of a project involving the development or expansion of the Properties of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company, as to which the obligee with respect to such Indebtedness or obligation has no recourse to the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or such Subsidiary’s assets other than the assets which were acquired with the proceeds of such transaction or the project financed with the proceeds of such transaction (and the proceeds thereof).

Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Par Call Date” means with respect to the 2031 Notes, November 15, 2030, the date that is three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2031 Notes and, with respect to the 2051 Notes, August 15, 2050, the date that is six months prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2051 Notes.

Primary Treasury Dealer” means a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States of America.

Principal Property” means (1) those real properties (and adjacent facilities) of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries located at each of 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California, United States and 4330 Sanderson Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and (2) any building, structure or other facility, together with the land upon which it is erected and any fixtures which are a part of the building, structure or other facility, located in the United States, and owned or leased or to be owned or leased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and in each case the net book value of which as of that date exceeds $50 million, other than any such land, building, structure or other facility or portion thereof which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors) by resolution determines in good faith not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise.

Property” means any property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including shares of Capital Stock.

 

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Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 9, 2021, including the base prospectus dated November 20, 2020 and as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated February 9, 2021, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

Rating Agency” means Moody’s and S&P; provided that if either Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the applicable Series of Notes publicly available, “Rating Agency” shall include a Substitute Rating Agency appointed by the Company.

Rating Category” means (i) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (ii) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (iii) the equivalent of any such category of S&P or Moody’s used by a Substitute Rating Agency.

Ratings Event” means that the applicable Series of Notes ceases to be rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any day during the Trigger Period. If either Rating Agency is not providing a rating of that Series of Notes on any day during the Trigger Period for any reason (subject, for the avoidance of doubt, to the Company’s right to engage a Substitute Rating Agency as provided herein), the rating of such Rating Agency for such Series of Notes shall be deemed to have ceased to be Investment Grade during the Trigger Period.

Record Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(d) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Reference Treasury Dealer means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., each of their respective successors, and any other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption calculated as if the Stated Maturity of such Note was the applicable Par Call Date; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any domestic Subsidiary of the Company other than any of the Company’s less than 80%-owned Subsidiaries if the common stock of such Subsidiary is traded on any national securities exchange or on the over-the-counter markets.

 

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S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its successors.

Second Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Subsidiary” of any specified Person means any corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.

Substitute Rating Agency” means a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, or both of them, as the case may be.

Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding that Redemption Date) of the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue. In determining this rate, the Independent Investment Banker shall assume a price for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

Trigger Period” means the period commencing on the earlier of (a) the first public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or (b) the public announcement by the Company of its intention to effect a Change of Control, and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the applicable Series of Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible rating downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies on such 60th day, such extension to last with respect to each such Rating Agency until the date on which such Rating Agency considering such possible downgrade either (x) rates the applicable Series of Notes below Investment Grade or (y) publicly announces that it is no longer considering the Notes for possible downgrade, provided that no such extension shall occur if on such 60th day the applicable Series of Notes is rated Investment Grade by at least one of such Rating Agencies in question and is not subject to review for possible downgrade by such Rating Agency).

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended.

Voting Shares” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date means the Capital Stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

 

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Section 1.02. Conflicts with Base Indenture. In the event that any provision of this Second Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Base Indenture, such provision of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall control.

ARTICLE 2

FORM OF NOTES

Section 2.01. Form of Notes. The 2031 Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and the 2051 Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, both of which are hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of the Indenture.

ARTICLE 3

THE NOTES

Section 3.01. Amount; Series; Terms. (a) There is hereby created and designated two Series of Securities under the Base Indenture: the title of the 2031 Notes shall be “1.850% Senior Notes due 2031,” and the title of the 2051 Notes shall be “2.950% Senior Notes due 2051.” The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and govern the terms of, the Notes and shall not apply to any other Series of Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Series of Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements.

(b) The aggregate principal amount of 2031 Notes that initially may be authenticated and delivered under this Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Initial 2031 Notes”) shall be limited to $750,000,000, and the aggregate principal amount of 2051 Notes that initially may be authenticated and delivered under this Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Initial 2051 Notes” and, together with the Initial 2031 Notes, the Initial Notes) shall be limited to $750,000,000, subject, in each case, to increase as set forth in Section 3.04 of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

(c) The Stated Maturity of the 2031 Notes shall be February 15, 2031 and the Stated Maturity of the 2051 Notes shall be February 15, 2051. The Notes shall be payable and may be presented for payment, purchase, redemption, registration of transfer and exchange, without service charge (subject to Section 2.7 of the Base Indenture), at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office.

(d) The 2031 Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 1.850% per annum and the 2051 Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 2.950% per annum, in each case beginning on February 11, 2021 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to or for which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as further provided in the form of 2031 Note annexed hereto as Exhibit A and form of 2051 Note annexed hereto as Exhibit B. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day

 

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year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Interest Payment Dates for the Notes shall be February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2021, and the “Record Date” for any interest payable on each such Interest Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding February 1 and August 1, respectively; provided that upon the Stated Maturity of each Series of Notes interest shall be payable on such Stated Maturity from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided, and shall include the required payment of principal or premium, if any; and provided further, the “Record Date” for any interest, principal, or premium, if any, payable on the Stated Maturity of each Series of Notes shall be the immediately preceding February 1. If any Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity or other payment date with respect to the Notes is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date that such payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on that payment for the period from and after that Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity or other payment date, as the case may be, to the date of that payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

(e) The Notes of each Series shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities, deposited with the Trustee as custodian for the Depository or its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in Section 3.03 of this Second Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture.

(f) Payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on a Global Security registered in the name of or held by the Depository or its nominee shall be made in immediately available funds to the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Global Security. If the Notes of a Series are no longer represented by a Global Security, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on certificated Notes of such Series in definitive form may, at the Company’s option, be made by (i) check mailed directly to Holders at their registered addresses or (ii) upon request of any Holder of at least $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes of such Series, wire transfer to an account located in the United States of America maintained by the payee.

Section 3.02. Denominations. The Notes of each Series shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $2,000 and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Section 3.03. Book-entry Provisions for Global Securities. (a) Each Global Security authenticated under the Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depository designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depository or nominee thereof or custodian therefor. Each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of the Indenture.

(b) Subject to Section 2.7 of the Base Indenture, any exchange of a Global Security for other Notes may be made in whole or in part, and all Notes issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depository for such Global Security shall direct in writing to the Trustee.

 

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(c) Every Note authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Note is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depository for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.03(f) below, the registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under the Indenture or the Notes.

(e) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Section 2.7 of the Base Indenture, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of certificated Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, with such reasonable adjustments, if any, to the forms of 2031 Note and 2051 Note set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto, respectively, as may be necessary or advisable to reflect that such definitive Notes are not Global Securities.

(f) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depository (collectively, the “Agent Members”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the Depository or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and the Depository or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company or the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depository, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.

Section 3.04. Additional Notes; Repurchases. The Company may, from time to time, subject to compliance with any other applicable provisions of the Indenture, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the Notes, create and issue pursuant to the Indenture additional 2031 Notes or additional 2051 Notes (together, the “Additional Notes”) having terms and conditions identical to those of the Initial 2031 Notes or the Initial 2051 Notes, as applicable, and ranking equally and ratably with the Initial 2031 Notes or the Initial 2051 Notes, as applicable, except that Additional Notes of a Series:

(i) may have a different issue date from the Initial 2031 Notes or the Initial 2051 Notes, as applicable;

(ii) may have a different issue price from the Initial 2031 Notes or the Initial 2051 Notes, as applicable; and

 

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(iii) may have a different amount of interest payable on the first Interest Payment Date after issuance than is payable on the Initial 2031 Notes or the Initial 2051 Notes, as applicable;

provided that if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the outstanding Notes of the applicable Series for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes shall have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. Such Additional Notes may be consolidated and form a single series with, and shall have the same terms as to ranking, redemption, waivers, amendments or otherwise, as the Initial 2031 Notes or the Initial 2051 Notes, as applicable, and shall vote together as one class on all matters with respect to the 2031 Notes or the 2051 Notes, as the case may be.

The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so purchased (other than Notes purchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and such Notes shall no longer be considered outstanding under the Indenture upon their purchase.

Section 3.05. No Sinking Fund. The Notes shall not be subject to any sinking fund.

ARTICLE 4

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 4.01. Optional Redemption. (a) Subject to Section 1.02 hereof, the provisions of Article IX of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture, shall apply to the Notes.

(b) At any time before November 15, 2030, in the case of the 2031 Notes, or before August 15, 2050, in the case of the 2051 Notes, Notes of such Series shall be redeemable, as a whole at any time or from time to time in part, at the Company’s option, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of such Notes, less accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Notes, discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 12.5 basis points, in the case of the 2031 Notes, and 15.0 basis points, in the case of the 2051 Notes, plus in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Notes.

(c) On or after November 15, 2030, in the case of the 2031 Notes, or on or after August 15, 2050, in the case of the 2051 Notes, Notes of such Series shall be redeemable, as a whole at any time or from time to time in part, at the Company’s option, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Notes to be redeemed, plus in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Notes.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding Section 4.01(b) and Section 4.01(c) above, installments of interest on Notes that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Redemption Date shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Record Date in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and the Indenture.

(e) On and after the Redemption Date for a Series of Notes, interest shall cease to accrue on such Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any. If less than all of the Notes of the applicable Series are to be redeemed, the Notes of a Series to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata or by lot and, in the case of Notes represented by a Global Security, in accordance with the procedures of the Depository; provided, however, that in no event shall Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less be redeemed in part.

(f) Notice of any redemption shall be delivered at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Notes to be redeemed. Such notice shall state the Redemption Price (if known) or the formula pursuant to which the Redemption Price is to be determined if the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time the notice is given. If the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time such notice is to be given, the actual Redemption Price, calculated as described above in Section 4.01(b) or Section 4.01(c), as applicable, shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee no later than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as provided in the Indenture, the Notes called for redemption shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the applicable Redemption Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s option and discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent.

Section 4.02. Purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event. (a) If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs with respect to a Series of Notes, unless the Company shall have exercised its option to redeem the Notes of such Series pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Second Supplemental Indenture, each Holder of the Notes of such Series shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Notes of such Series at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to, but excluding, the repurchase date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event with respect to a Series of Notes or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control or event that may constitute the Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice (the “Change of Control Notice”) to each Holder of such Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering (the “Change of Control Offer”) to repurchase such Notes on the repurchase date

 

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specified in the notice at the option of the Holders, which date (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered. The Change of Control Notice shall, if delivered prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Company’s obligation to repurchase the Notes is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:

(i) accept for payment all the Notes or portions of the Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Notice;

(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate repurchase price in respect of all the Notes or portions of the Notes properly tendered; and

(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes being repurchased by the Company.

(c) The Paying Agent shall promptly deliver to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the repurchase price for the Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes surrendered.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 4.02, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer in connection with a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in connection with such Change of Control Repurchase Event in the manner and at the times required and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such a Change of Control Offer made by the Company, and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.

(e) If Holders of not less than 95% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes of a Series validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company pursuant to Section 4.02(d) above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company shall have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described in Section 4.02(b) above, to redeem all Notes of such Series that remain outstanding following such purchase at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

 

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(f) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with any repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.02, the Company shall comply with those securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.02 by virtue thereof; provided that the Company otherwise uses commercially reasonable efforts to permit Holders to exercise their rights and to fulfill its obligations in the time and in the manner specified in this Section 4.02 to the extent permitted by such securities laws or regulations.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS AND REMEDIES

Section 5.01. Limitation on Liens. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or incur any Lien upon any Principal Property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether now existing or owned or hereafter created or acquired), in order to secure any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries unless prior to or at the same time, the Notes (together with, at the Company’s option, any other Indebtedness or guarantees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries ranking equally in right of payment with the Notes or such guarantee) are equally and ratably secured with or, at the Company’s option, prior to, such secured Indebtedness, until such time as such Indebtedness or guarantees are no longer secured by such Lien or such Principal Property is no longer owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) The foregoing restriction in Section 5.01(a) above shall not apply to:

(1) Liens on Principal Property existing with respect to any Person at the time such Person becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

(2) Liens existing on Principal Property at the time of acquisition thereof or at the time of acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Person then owning such Principal Property whether or not such existing Liens were given to secure the payment of the purchase price of the Principal Property to which they attach;

(3) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(4) Liens existing on the date of issuance of the Initial Notes;

(5) Liens on Principal Property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Principal Properties of a Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of the merger, consolidation, or sale, lease, other disposition or other such transaction;

 

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(6) Liens created in connection with a project financed with, and created to secure, a Non-recourse Obligation;

(7) Liens created to secure the Notes;

(8) Liens imposed by law or arising by operation of law, such as materialmens’, workmen or repairmen, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanic’s Liens and other similar Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue by more than 60 calendar days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review and Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution;

(9) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies on Principal Property not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(10) Liens to secure the performance of obligations with respect to statutory or regulatory requirements, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance or return of money bonds and other obligations of a like nature;

(11) pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or similar legislation and Liens of judgment thereunder which are not currently dischargeable, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations, or deposits in connection with obtaining or maintaining self-insurance or to obtain the benefits of any law, regulation or arrangement pertaining to workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, social security or similar matters, or deposits of cash or obligations of the United States of America to secure surety, appeal or customs bonds, or deposits in litigation or other proceedings such as, but not limited to, interpleader proceedings;

(12) Liens consisting of easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property, and defects and irregularities in the title thereto, landlords’ Liens and other similar Liens none of which interfere materially with the use of the Principal Property covered thereby in the ordinary course of business and which do not, in the Company’s opinion, materially detract from the value of such Properties;

(13) Liens in favor of the United States of America or any state, territory or possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States of America or any state, territory or possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of constructing or improving the Principal Property subject to such Liens;

 

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(14) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction, acquisition (including acquisition through merger or consolidation), purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, Principal Property (including shares of Capital Stock), plant or equipment of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Lien shall not extend to any other Principal Property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred (other than Principal Property affixed or appurtenant thereto), and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien shall not be incurred more than 18 months after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the Principal Property subject to the Lien;

(15) Liens incurred to secure cash or investment management or custodial services in the ordinary course of business or on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(16) Liens on the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary that is not a Restricted Subsidiary;

(17) Liens securing Hedging Obligations designed to protect the Company from fluctuations in interest rates, currencies, equities or the price of commodities and not for speculative purposes;

(18) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit in the ordinary course of business that encumber cash, documents and other Principal Property relating to such letters of credit and proceeds thereof;

(19) leases or subleases granted to other persons and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or the business of any of its Subsidiaries and which do not secure any indebtedness;

(20) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code filings or similar filings relating to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(21) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection within the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(22) licenses of intellectual property entered into in the ordinary course of business (including, intercompany licensing of intellectual property between ourselves and any of our subsidiaries and between our subsidiaries in connection with cost-sharing arrangements, distribution, marketing, make-sell or other similar arrangements) and which do not secure any indebtedness;

(23) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of real property or personal property;

 

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(24) Liens on Principal Property incurred in connection with any transaction permitted under Section 5.02 below; or

(25) any extensions, renewals or replacements of any Lien referred to in clauses (1) through (24) above without increase of the principal of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien (except to the extent of any fees or other costs associated with any such extension, renewal or replacement); provided, however, that any Liens permitted by any of clauses (1) through (24) above shall not extend to or cover any Principal Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the Principal Property specified in such clauses and improvements to such Principal Property.

(c) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 5.01(a) above, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to incur Indebtedness secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5.01(a) above without equally and ratably securing the Notes; provided that, after giving effect to such Indebtedness and the retirement of any Indebtedness secured by Liens (other than Liens described in clauses (1) through (25) of Section 5.01(b) above) that is being retired substantially concurrently with such incurrence, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness secured by Liens (not including Liens permitted under clauses (1) through (25) of Section 5.01(b) above), together with all Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to Section 5.02(b) below, does not exceed 7.5% of the Company’s Consolidated Total Assets. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries also may, without equally and ratably securing the Notes, create or incur Liens that extend, renew, substitute or replace (including successive extensions, renewals, substitutions or replacements), in whole or in part, any Lien permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence.

Section 5.02. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction for the sale and leasing back of any Principal Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, unless:

(1) such transaction was entered into prior to the date of issuance of the Initial Notes;

(2) such transaction was for the sale and leasing back to the Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries of any Principal Property by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) such transaction involves a lease for not more than three years (or which may be terminated by the Company or its Subsidiaries within a period of not more than three years);

(4) the Company would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien with respect to such sale and leaseback transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to Section 5.01(b) above; or

 

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(5) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary applies an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale of such Principal Property to the purchase of other Principal Property or assets used or useful in the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to the retirement of Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes (including the Notes) within 365 days before or after the effective date of any such sale and leaseback transaction, provided that, in lieu of applying such amount to the retirement of pari passu Indebtedness, the Company may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation, such Notes to be credited at the cost thereof to the Company.

(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 5.02(a) above, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into any sale and leaseback transaction which would otherwise be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5.02(a) above, if after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt with respect to such transactions (not including Attributable Debt permitted under clauses (1) through (5) of Section 5.02(a) above), together with all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 5.01(c) above, does not exceed 7.5% of the Company’s Consolidated Total Assets.

Section 5.03. Events of Default. (a) Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to a Series of Notes:

(1) default for 30 days in payment of any interest installment due and payable on any Note of such Series;

(2) a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on any Note of such Series when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise;

(3) a failure by the Company to repurchase Notes of such Series tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event in conformity with Section 4.02 of this Second Supplemental Indenture;

(4) default in the Company’s performance of any other covenant or agreement in respect of the Notes of such Series for 90 days after written notice has been given either to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes of such Series then outstanding;

(5) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its Property, (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (v) admits in writing its inability to generally pay its debts as such debts become due; or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; and

(6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its Property or (iii) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company; or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws; and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.

 

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(b) Any notice of Default given by the Trustee or Holders under this Section must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.”

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 and 6.2 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice thereof shall have been given to the Trustee in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Base Indenture by the Company, the Paying Agent, any Holder or an agent of any Holder and such notice references the Notes and the Indenture.

Section 5.04. Modification and Waiver. Article VIII of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Section 5.04, shall apply to the Notes. Section 8.1 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. In lieu thereof, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may amend or modify the Indenture or enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect) with respect to any Series of Notes without notice to or the consent of any Holder of Notes of such Series in order to:

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, provided that the interests of the Holders are not adversely affected;

(b) conform the text of the Indenture or the Notes to any corresponding provision of the “Description of Notes” or the “Description of the Debt Securities” sections of the Prospectus, as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate;

(c) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes of such Series, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.04 of this Second Supplemental Indenture;

(d) provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations in the case of a merger or consolidation and the Company’s discharge upon such assumption provided that Article IV of the Base Indenture is complied with;

(e) add covenants or make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes of such Series;

(f) add guarantees with respect to the Notes of such Series;

(g) provide for uncertificated Notes of such Series in addition to or in place of certificated Notes of such Series;

(h) secure the Notes of such Series;

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(j) make any change that does not adversely affect the interests of any Holder of Notes of such Series; or

(k) maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 5.05. References In Base Indenture. References to “clause (d) or (e) of Section 5.1,” “Section 5.1(a) or (b),” “Section 5.1(d) or (e)” and “clause (c) of Section 5.1” in the Base Indenture shall be deemed to refer to “Section 5.03(a)(5) or Section 5.03(a)(6),” “Section 5.03(a)(1) or Section 5.03(a)(2),” “Section 5.03(a)(5) or Section 5.03(a)(6)” and “Section 5.03(a)(4)” of this Second Supplemental Indenture, respectively.

Section 5.06. Maintenance of Office or Agency. In accordance with Section 3.2 of the Base Indenture, the Company shall maintain an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment, redemptions or repurchase and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served (which initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office). The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office.

Section 5.07. Legal Holidays. Section 10.7 of the Base Indenture shall be amended with respect to the Notes by deleting the initial dependent clause in the first sentence thereof.

Section 5.08. Defeasance and Discharge. Article VII of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

Section 5.09 No Additional Amounts. No Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to the Notes. Section 3.5 of the Base Indenture shall therefore not apply to the Notes.

Section 5.10 SEC Reports. Section 3.4 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the Company shall, to the extent required by Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the filing with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than confidential filings, documents subject to confidential treatment and correspondence with the SEC); provided that the delivery of materials to the Trustee by electronic means or filing of documents via the EDGAR system (or any successor electronic filing system) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR (or such successor system), it being understood that delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein and the Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have

 

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been filed pursuant to the EDGAR system (or its successor). In the event the Company is at any time no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it shall, for so long as the Notes remain outstanding, provide copies to the Trustee of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports which the Company would have been required to file with the SEC if the Company had continued to be subject to such Sections 13 or 15(d).

ARTICLE 6

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.01. Confirmation of Indenture. The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Base Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

Section 6.02. Counterparts. This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Second Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

Section 6.03. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND EACH HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Company and the Trustee hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any federal or State court located in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York in any suit, action or proceeding based on or arising out of or relating to this Second Supplemental Indenture or any Notes and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be determined in any such court. Each of the Company and the Trustee irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Company and the Trustee agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company or the Trustee, as applicable, and may be enforced in any courts to the jurisdiction of which the Company or the Trustee, as applicable, is subject by a suit upon such judgment, provided, that service of process is effected upon the Company or the Trustee, as applicable, in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law.

 

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Section 6.04. Recitals by the Company. The recitals in this Second Supplemental Indenture are made by the Company only and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or the proceeds thereof. All of the provisions contained in the Base Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Notes and of this Second Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like effect as if set forth herein in full.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
By:  

/s/ Roch LeBlanc

  Name:   Roch LeBlanc
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Lauren Costales

  Name:   Lauren Costales
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page – Second Supplemental Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF 2031 NOTE

(FACE OF 2031 NOTE)

THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED IN GLOBAL FORM AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC, TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF AND OF THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

 

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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

1.850% Senior Notes due 2031

 

No. ________________    CUSIP No.: 285512AE9
   ISIN No.: US285512AE93
   Initially $________________

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities attached hereto on February 15, 2031.

Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15.

Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the reverse hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.

 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE

OF AUTHENTICATION:

U.S. Bank National Association,

as Trustee, certifies that this is

one of the Securities referred to

in the Indenture.

By:                                                                                           Dated:                                       

Authorized Signatory

  

 

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(REVERSE OF 2031 NOTE)

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

1.850% Senior Notes due 2031

(1) Interest. Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture referred to below, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the interest rate per annum shown above. The Company shall pay interest semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2021. Interest on the Securities of this Series shall accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date to or for which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from February 11, 2021. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

(2) Method of Payment. The Company shall pay interest on the Securities of this Series (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are registered Holders of Securities of this Series at the close of business on the Record Date next preceding the Interest Payment Date even though such Securities are canceled after the Record Date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Note shall be made in immediately available funds to the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of this Global Security.

(3) Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Trustee”), shall act as Paying Agent, transfer agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, transfer agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The Company may act as Paying Agent, transfer agent, Registrar or co-registrar.

(4) Indenture. This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are a “Series” of “Securities” under the Indenture (as defined below). The Company issued the Securities of this Series under an Indenture dated as of February 24, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 11, 2021 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), in each case between the Company and the Trustee. The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the Company and constitute the Series designated on the face hereof as the “1.850% Senior Notes due 2031,” initially limited to $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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(5) Redemption. The Company may redeem the Securities of this Series in whole at any time or from time to time in part prior to their Stated Maturity, at its option, pursuant to the following terms:

(a) At any time before November 15, 2030, the Redemption Price shall be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this Series to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of such Securities, less accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Securities, discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 12.5 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

(b) At any time on or after November 15, 2030, the Redemption Price shall be equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this Series to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Redemption Date shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Record Date in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and the Indenture.

On and after the Redemption Date for the Securities, interest shall cease to accrue on such Securities or any portion thereof called for redemption, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any. On or before the Redemption Date for the Securities, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or a Paying Agent, funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of the Securities to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest, if any. If less than all of the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be selected in accordance with the procedures of the Depository; provided, however, that in no event shall Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less be redeemed in part.

Notice of any redemption shall be delivered at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed. Such notice shall state the Redemption Price (if known) or the formula pursuant to which the Redemption Price is to be determined if the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time the notice is given. If the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time such notice is to be given, the actual Redemption Price, calculated as set forth in the Indenture, shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate of the Company delivered to the Trustee no later than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as provided in the Indenture, the Securities called for redemption shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the applicable Redemption Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

 

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(6) Change of Control Repurchase Event. If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs with respect to the Securities of this Series, unless the Company shall have exercised its option pursuant to Section (5) hereof to redeem the Securities of this Series, each Holder of the Securities of this Series shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Securities of such Series at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such Securities to, but excluding, the repurchase date.

Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event with respect to the Securities of this Series or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control or event that may constitute the Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice (the “Change of Control Notice”) to each Holder of the Securities, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering (the “Change of Control Offer”) to repurchase such Securities on the repurchase date specified in the notice at the option of the Holders, which date (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered. The Change of Control Notice shall, if delivered prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Company’s obligation to repurchase the Securities is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:

(i) accept for payment all the Securities or portions of the Securities properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Notice;

(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate repurchase price in respect of all the Securities or portions of the Securities properly tendered; and

(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities properly accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of the Securities being repurchased by the Company.

If Holders of not less than 95% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this Series validly tender and do not withdraw such Securities in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company pursuant to Section 4.02(d) of the Second Supplemental Indenture, purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company shall have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Securities of this Series that remain outstanding following such purchase at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

 

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The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with any repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section (6), the Company shall comply with those securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section (6) by virtue thereof; provided that the Company otherwise uses commercially reasonable efforts to permit Holders to exercise their rights and to fulfill its obligations in the time and in the manner specified in this Section (6) to the extent permitted by such securities laws or regulations.

(7) Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Securities of this Series are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Securities may be registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company shall not be required (A) to transfer or exchange any Securities subject to redemption during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the electronic delivery or mailing of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such electronic delivery or mailing or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

(8) Defeasance. Subject to certain conditions as provided in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities of this Series and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the Securities of this Series to their Stated Maturity.

(9) Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for all purposes, except that interest (other than Defaulted Interest) shall be paid to the Person that was the registered Holder on the relevant Record Date for such payment of interest.

(10) Amendments and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions, (i) the Indenture or the Securities of this Series may be amended or supplemented with respect to this Series with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of this Series; and (ii) any existing default with respect to the Securities of this Series may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of this Series. Without the consent of any Securityholder of this Series, the Indenture or the Securities of this Series may be amended or supplemented in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Second Supplemental Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, to provide for assumption of Company obligations to Securityholders of this Series or to provide for uncertificated Securities of this Series in addition to or in place of certificated Securities of this Series , to provide for guarantees with respect to, or security for, the Securities of this Series, or to comply with the TIA or to add additional covenants or additional rights or benefits to the Securityholders of this Series, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder of this Series.

 

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(11) Remedies. If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this Series may, by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee if given by the Holders, declare all the Securities of this Series to be due and payable immediately. Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities of this Series except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require an indemnity before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this Series may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power with respect to the Securities of this Series. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders of this Series notice of any Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines in good faith that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Trustee.

(12) Trustee Dealings with Company. Subject to the provisions of the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee. The Trustee shall initially be U.S. Bank National Association.

(13) No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

(14) Authentication. This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

(15) Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

(16) Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers (or as to the accuracy of ISIN numbers or similar numbers) as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

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THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF THE INDENTURE, WHICH HAS IN IT THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY, IN TWELVE-POINT TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO: INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR, ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065, Telephone: (650) 628-0255.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint ________________ agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

Dated: ________________________________ Signed: _______________________________________________

(Sign exactly as your name appears on                                                                                              

the other side of this Security)                                                                                                            

Signature Guarantee: ________________________________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is ________________ DOLLARS ($________________). The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for certificated Securities or a part of another Global Security have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of decrease

in principal amount

of this Global Security

 

Amount of increase

in principal amount

of this Global Security

  

Principal amount of

this Global Security

following such

decrease (or

increase)

  

Signature of

authorized signatory of

Trustee

 

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REPURCHASE EXERCISE NOTICE UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL REPURCHASE EVENT

To: Electronic Arts Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event with respect to the Company and hereby directs the Company to pay, or cause the Trustee to pay,                  an amount in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities, or the portion thereof (which is $2,000 principal amount or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, to be repurchased plus interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the repurchase date, except as provided in the Indenture. The undersigned hereby agrees that the Securities will be repurchased as of the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof and the Indenture.

Dated: ________________________________

Signature: _____________________________

Principal amount to be repurchased (at least $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof):                 

Remaining principal amount following such repurchase:                 

By: ________________________________

        Authorized Signatory

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF 2051 NOTE

(FACE OF 2051 Note)

THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED IN GLOBAL FORM AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC, TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF AND OF THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

 

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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

2.950% Senior Notes due 2051

 

No. ________________    CUSIP No.: 285512AF6
   ISIN No.: US285512AF68
   Initially $________________

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities attached hereto on February 15, 2051.

Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15.

Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the reverse hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.

 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE

OF AUTHENTICATION:

U.S. Bank National Association,

as Trustee, certifies that this is

one of the Securities referred to

in the Indenture.

By:                                                                               Dated:                                                   

Authorized Signatory

  

 

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(REVERSE OF 2051 NOTE)

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

2.950% Senior Notes due 2051

(1) Interest. Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture referred to below, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the interest rate per annum shown above. The Company shall pay interest semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2021. Interest on the Securities of this Series shall accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date to or for which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from February 11, 2021. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

(2) Method of Payment. The Company shall pay interest on the Securities of this Series (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are registered Holders of Securities of this Series at the close of business on the Record Date next preceding the Interest Payment Date even though such Securities are canceled after the Record Date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Note shall be made in immediately available funds to the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of this Global Security.

(3) Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Trustee”), shall act as Paying Agent, transfer agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, transfer agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The Company may act as Paying Agent, transfer agent, Registrar or co-registrar.

(4) Indenture. This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are a “Series” of “Securities” under the Indenture (as defined below). The Company issued the Securities of this Series under an Indenture dated as of February 24, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 11, 2021 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), in each case between the Company and the Trustee. The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the Company and constitute the Series designated on the face hereof as the “2.950% Senior Notes due 2051,” initially limited to $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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(5) Redemption. The Company may redeem the Securities of this Series in whole at any time or from time to time in part prior to their Stated Maturity, at its option, pursuant to the following terms:

(a) At any time before August 15, 2050, the Redemption Price shall be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this Series to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of such Securities, less accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Securities, discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 15.0 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

(b) At any time on or after August 15, 2050, the Redemption Price shall be equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this Series to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Securities that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a Redemption Date shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Record Date in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and the Indenture.

On and after the Redemption Date for the Securities, interest shall cease to accrue on such Securities or any portion thereof called for redemption, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest, if any. On or before the Redemption Date for the Securities, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or a Paying Agent, funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of the Securities to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest, if any. If less than all of the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be selected in accordance with the procedures of the Depository; provided, however, that in no event shall Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less be redeemed in part.

Notice of any redemption shall be delivered at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed. Such notice shall state the Redemption Price (if known) or the formula pursuant to which the Redemption Price is to be determined if the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time the notice is given. If the Redemption Price cannot be determined at the time such notice is to be given, the actual Redemption Price, calculated as set forth in the Indenture, shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate of the Company delivered to the Trustee no later than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as provided in the Indenture, the Securities called for redemption shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the applicable Redemption Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

 

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(6) Change of Control Repurchase Event. If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs with respect to the Securities of this Series, unless the Company shall have exercised its option pursuant to Section (5) hereof to redeem the Securities of this Series, each Holder of the Securities of this Series shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Securities of such Series at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such Securities to, but excluding, the repurchase date.

Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event with respect to the Securities of this Series or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control or event that may constitute the Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice (the “Change of Control Notice”) to each Holder of the Securities, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering (the “Change of Control Offer”) to repurchase such Securities on the repurchase date specified in the notice at the option of the Holders, which date (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered. The Change of Control Notice shall, if delivered prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Company’s obligation to repurchase the Securities is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:

(i) accept for payment all the Securities or portions of the Securities properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Notice;

(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate repurchase price in respect of all the Securities or portions of the Securities properly tendered; and

(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of the Securities being repurchased by the Company.

If Holders of not less than 95% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this Series validly tender and do not withdraw such Securities in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company pursuant to Section 4.02(d) of the Second Supplemental Indenture, purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company shall have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Securities of this Series that remain outstanding following such purchase at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

 

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The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with any repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section (6), the Company shall comply with those securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section (6) by virtue thereof; provided that the Company otherwise uses commercially reasonable efforts to permit Holders to exercise their rights and to fulfill its obligations in the time and in the manner specified in this Section (6) to the extent permitted by such securities laws or regulations.

(7) Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Securities of this Series are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Securities may be registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company shall not be required (A) to transfer or exchange any Securities subject to redemption during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the electronic delivery or mailing of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such electronic delivery or mailing or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

(8) Defeasance. Subject to certain conditions as provided in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities of this Series and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the Securities of this Series to their Stated Maturity.

(9) Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for all purposes, except that interest (other than Defaulted Interest) shall be paid to the Person that was the registered Holder on the relevant Record Date for such payment of interest.

(10) Amendments and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions, (i) the Indenture or the Securities of this Series may be amended or supplemented with respect to this Series with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of this Series; and (ii) any existing default with respect to the Securities of this Series may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of this Series. Without the consent of any Securityholder of this Series, the Indenture or the Securities of this Series may be amended or supplemented in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Second Supplemental Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, to provide for assumption of Company obligations to Securityholders of this Series or to provide for uncertificated Securities of this Series in addition to or in place of certificated Securities of this Series , to provide for guarantees with respect to, or security for, the Securities of this Series, or to comply with the TIA or to add additional covenants or additional rights or benefits to the Securityholders of this Series, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder of this Series.

 

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(11) Remedies. If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this Series may, by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee if given by the Holders, declare all the Securities of this Series to be due and payable immediately. Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities of this Series except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require an indemnity before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this Series may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power with respect to the Securities of this Series. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders of this Series notice of any Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines in good faith that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Trustee.

(12) Trustee Dealings with Company. Subject to the provisions of the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee. The Trustee shall initially be U.S. Bank National Association.

(13) No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

(14) Authentication. This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

(15) Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

(16) Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers (or as to the accuracy of ISIN numbers or similar numbers) as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

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THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF THE INDENTURE, WHICH HAS IN IT THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY, IN TWELVE-POINT TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO: INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR, ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065, Telephone: (650) 628-0255.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint ________________ agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

 

Dated:  

 

   Signed:   

 

        (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

Signature Guarantee: ________________________________

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is ________________ DOLLARS ($________________). The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for certificated Securities or a part of another Global Security have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of decrease

in principal amount

of this Global Security

 

Amount of increase

in principal amount

of this Global Security

  

Principal amount of

this Global Security

following such

decrease (or

increase)

  

Signature of

authorized signatory of

Trustee

 

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REPURCHASE EXERCISE NOTICE UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL REPURCHASE EVENT

To: Electronic Arts Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event with respect to the Company and hereby directs the Company to pay, or cause the Trustee to pay,                  an amount in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities, or the portion thereof (which is $2,000 principal amount or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, to be repurchased plus interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the repurchase date, except as provided in the Indenture. The undersigned hereby agrees that the Securities will be repurchased as of the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof and the Indenture.

 

  Dated: ________________________________

  Signature: _____________________________

Principal amount to be repurchased (at least $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof):                 

Remaining principal amount following such repurchase:                 

 

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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