FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

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Exhibit 4.2

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This First Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of December 15, 2015, is entered into by and among HomeAway, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HomeAway”), Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Expedia”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee hereunder (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture referred to below.

WHEREAS, HomeAway and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2014 (the “Indenture”), relating to the issuance of the 0.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, HomeAway, Expedia, and HMS 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia (“Merger Sub”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of November 4, 2015, (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub has commenced an exchange offer (the “Offer”) to acquire, subject to the conditions contained therein, any and all outstanding shares of Common Stock and, as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer, (a) Merger Sub will merge with and into HomeAway, with HomeAway being the surviving entity (the “First Step Merger”), and (b) immediately following the First Step Merger, HomeAway, as the surviving entity of the First Step Merger, will merge with and into Expedia, with Expedia being the surviving entity of such merger (the “Second Step Merger” and, together with the Offer and the First Step Merger, the “Merger”). Each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the First Step Merger (the “First Step Merger Effective Time”) will be converted into the right to receive 0.2065 shares of Expedia’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and $10.15 in cash, in each case as set forth in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, Section 14.07 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that in the event of a consolidation, merger or combination involving HomeAway, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then HomeAway or the successor or purchasing company, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 10.01(g) of the Indenture providing that, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property,” with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) upon the occurrence of such Merger Event; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event, (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 of the Indenture and (B) (x) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.01 and Section 14.02 of the Indenture shall continue to be payable in cash, (y) any shares of Common Stock that HomeAway would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.01 and Section 14.02 of the Indenture shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have received in such Merger Event and (z) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property;

WHEREAS, the Merger constitutes a Merger Event, Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change;

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10.01(b) of the Indenture, HomeAway and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture and the Notes as provided in this Supplemental Indenture without notice to, or the consent of, any Holder, in connection with providing for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture pursuant to Article 11 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, in accordance with Sections 10.01(f) and 10.01(g) of the Indenture, HomeAway and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture and the Notes as provided in this Supplemental Indenture without notice to, or consent of, any Holder, in connection with any Merger Event, to provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 14.02 of the Indenture, and make related changes to the terms of the Notes to the extent expressly required by Section 14.07 of the Indenture;


WHEREAS, each of HomeAway, Expedia and the Trustee have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, HomeAway has furnished the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate in accordance with the Indenture, stating that the Supplemental Indenture complies with Articles 10 and 11 of the Indenture, that the execution of this Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture, that all conditions precedent to the actions contemplated by the Supplemental Indenture have been complied with and that this Supplemental Indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Expedia; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of HomeAway, Expedia and the Trustee and a valid amendment of, and supplement to, the Indenture and the Notes have been done, and the entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions. (a) The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Indenture are hereby amended and restated as follows:

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, subject to Section 14.07.

Company” means Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, subject to the provisions of Article 11, shall include its successors and assigns.

Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the 25 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, 4.0% of the product of (a) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (b) the sum of (1) the product of the Daily VWAP on such Trading Day and the Equity Component and (2) the Cash Component.

Daily Settlement Amount,” for each of the 25 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, shall consist of:

(a) cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and

(b) if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of Expedia Consideration Units equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the sum of (A) the product of the Daily VWAP on such Trading Day and the Equity Component and (B) the Cash Component.

Daily VWAP” means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “EXPE <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

 

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(b) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Indenture:

Cash Component” means the cash portion of the Expedia Consideration Unit, which is $10.15 per Expedia Consideration Unit, without interest.

Equity Component” means, subject to adjustment as provided in Article 14, 0.2065 shares of Common Stock per Expedia Consideration Unit.

Equity Price Component” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03(c).

Expedia Consideration Unit” means (i) the Equity Component plus (i) the Cash Component.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT OF THE MERGER

Section 2.01. All references to (i) “share of Common Stock”, “shares of Common Stock” and “Common Stock” in Sections 3.01, 4.04(d), 7.05, 8.03, 14.01(a), 14.02(a)(iv) and 14.03(a) of the Indenture, the Face of Note (other than in the legend), the Reverse of Note, and the first sentence of the Form of Notice of Conversion attached as Attachment 1 to the Indenture are hereby amended and replaced with “Expedia Consideration Units”, (ii) “the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the” in the definition of “Trading Price” in Section 1.01 and in Section 14.01(b)(i) of the Indenture are hereby amended and replaced with “(1) the sum of (x) the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Equity Component and (y) the Cash Component and (2) the”, (iii) “Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock” in Section 14.01(b)(iv) of the Indenture are hereby amended and replaced with “sum of (x) the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Equity Component and (y) the Cash Component” and (iv) “Conversion Rate” in Sections 14.03(f), 14.04 (other than as set forth in Sections 2.06, 2.07 and 2.08 below), 14.10 and 14.11 of the Indenture are hereby amended and replaced with “Equity Component” (unless other treatment is expressly specified below).

Section 2.02. The introductory paragraph of Section 14.02(a) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (“Cash Settlement”), Expedia Consideration Units, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and Expedia Consideration Units, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 14.02.

Section 2.03. Section 14.03(c) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(c) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “Effective Date”) and the amount (the “Stock Price”) equal to the sum of (i) the price (the “Equity Price Component”) paid (or deemed to be paid) for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Equity Component in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change and (ii) the Cash Component. If the holders of the Common Stock receive in exchange for their Common Stock only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Equity Price Component shall be the cash amount paid for a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Equity Component in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change. Otherwise, the Equity Price Component shall be the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of a share of Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change and (y) the Equity

 

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Component. The Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments to the Stock Price, in its good faith determination, to account for any adjustment to the Equity Component that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Equity Component where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs, during such five consecutive Trading Day period.

Section 2.04. Section 14.03(d) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(d) Intentionally omitted.

Section 2.05. Section 14.03(e) is hereby amended by (a) deleting the phrase “Additional Shares of Common Stock” and replacing it with “Additional Shares”, (b) deleting the phrase “25.8799 shares of Common Stock” and replacing it with “25.8799 Expedia Consideration Units” and (c) deleting the clause “, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.04”.

Section 2.06. The introductory paragraph of Section 14.04 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “equal to the Conversion Rate” and replacing it with “equal to the product of the Conversion Rate and the Equity Component”.

Section 2.07. Section 14.04(c) of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate” and replacing it with “a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of the Conversion Rate and the Equity Component”.

Section 2.08. Section 14.04(d) of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate” and replacing it with “a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of the Conversion Rate and the Equity Component”.

Section 2.09. Section 14.05 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “the Conversion Rate” each time it appears and replacing it with “the Conversion Rate or the Equity Component”.

Section 2.10. In accordance with Section 14.07 of the Indenture, Section 14.07 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 14.07. Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock. (a) In the case of:

(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),

(ii) any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company,

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or

(iv) any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, the Company or the Successor Company or purchasing company, as the case may be, will execute with the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, a supplemental indenture providing that at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of Expedia Consideration Units equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property”, with each

 

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unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one Expedia Consideration Unit is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 10.01(g) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have received in such Merger Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.

If the Merger Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (i) the portion of the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible allocable to the Equity Component of an Expedia Consideration Unit shall be deemed to be (x) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election or (y) if no holders of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. If the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (A) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.03), multiplied by the sum of (I) the product of the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Merger Event and the Equity Component and (II) the Cash Component and (B) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 14. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 15.

(b) When the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 14.07, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the Note Register provided for in this Indenture, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 14.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, Expedia Consideration Units or a combination of cash and Expedia Consideration Units, as applicable, as set forth in Section 14.01 and Section 14.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.

 

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(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

(e) Upon the consummation of any Merger Event, references to “Common Stock” shall be deemed to refer to any Reference Property that constitutes capital stock after giving effect to such Merger Event.

Section 2.12. Section 14.09 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “the Conversion Rate” each time it appears and replacing it with “the Conversion Rate or the Equity Component”.

Section 2.13. Section 14.12 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “the Conversion Rate” each time it appears and replacing it with “the Conversion Rate or the Equity Component”.

Section 2.14. All references in the Indenture and the Note to “HomeAway, Inc.” are hereby amended and replaced with “Expedia, Inc.” (unless other treatment is expressly specified above).

ARTICLE III

AGREEMENT TO ASSUME OBLIGATIONS

Section 3.01. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the Second Step Merger (the “Second Step Merger Effective Time”) pursuant to Sections 11.01 and 11.03 of the Indenture, Expedia (i) hereby assumes all of HomeAway’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, including, without limitation, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes, the due and punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon conversion of the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture and the Notes to be performed by the Company, and to be bound as the Company by all other provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and (ii) is hereby substituted for HomeAway with the same effect as if Expedia had been named in the Indenture and the Notes as the Company.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 4.01. Effectiveness of Amendments. Article II hereof shall be effective immediately upon the First Step Merger Effective Time. Article III shall be effective immediately upon the Second Step Merger Effective Time. HomeAway and Expedia agree to notify the Trustee in writing of the occurrence of such effective times.

Section 4.02. Concerning the Trustee. The Trustee assumes no duties, responsibilities, or liabilities by reason of this Supplemental Indenture other than as set forth in the Indenture. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of (i) the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture, (ii) the correctness of any of the provisions contained herein, or (iii) the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by HomeAway and Expedia. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, the Trustee is not charged with knowledge of the Merger Agreement or any terms thereof.

Section 4.03. Supplemental Indenture Controls. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall control.

Section 4.04. Representations and Warranties. HomeAway and Expedia each represent that (a) it has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture and to perform its obligations under the Indenture, (b) it is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (c) both before and immediately after giving effect to both the Merger and this Supplemental Indenture, no Default or Event of Default has or will have occurred or be continuing, and (d) this Supplemental Indenture is executed and delivered pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture and does not require the consent of Holders.

 

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Section 4.05. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Section 4.06. Execution in Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile or PDF shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

Section 4.07. Confirmation of Indenture. Except as amended and supplemented hereby, the Indenture is hereby ratified, confirmed and reaffirmed in all respects. The Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

Section 4.08. Headings. The titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 4.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan, or debt agreement other than the Indenture for purposes of the Notes. Any such indenture, loan, or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 4.10. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements made by HomeAway and Expedia in this Supplemental Indenture shall be binding upon their respective successors and assigns, whether expressed or not.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed.

 

EXPEDIA, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Mark D. Okerstrom

  Name:   Mark D. Okerstrom
  Title:   Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

HOMEAWAY, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Lynn Atchison

  Name:   Lynn Atchison
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Paula Oswald

  Name:   Paula Oswald
  Title:   Vice President

 

 

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