WARRANT to purchase [ ] Shares of CommonStock dated as of [ ] WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. a Washington Corporation

EX-4.3 5 a2187197zex-4_3.htm EXHIBIT 4.3

EXHIBIT 4.3

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 7, 2008, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER.

 

WARRANT

 

to purchase

 

[   ]

 

Shares of Common Stock

 

dated as of [   ]

 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
a Washington Corporation

 

Issue Date: [   ]

 

1.             Definitions.  Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.

 

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Applicable Price” means the greater of (A) the greater of the Market Price per share of outstanding Common Stock on (i) the date on which the Company issues or sells any Common Stock other than Excluded Stock and (ii) the first date of the announcement of such issuance or sale and (B) the Reference Purchase Price.

 

Appraisal Procedure” means a procedure whereby two independent appraisers, one chosen by the Company and one by the Warrantholder (or if there is more than one Warrantholder, a majority in interest of Warrantholders), shall mutually agree upon the determinations then the subject of appraisal.  Each party shall deliver a notice to the other appointing its appraiser within 15 days after the Appraisal Procedure is invoked.  If within 30 days after appointment of the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the amount in

 



 

question, a third independent appraiser shall be chosen within 10 days thereafter by the mutual consent of such first two appraisers or, if such first two appraisers fail to agree upon the appointment of a third appraiser, such appointment shall be made by the American Arbitration Association, or any organization successor thereto, from a panel of arbitrators having experience in the appraisal of the subject matter to be appraised.  The decision of the third appraiser so appointed and chosen shall be given within 30 days after the selection of such third appraiser.  If three appraisers shall be appointed and the determination of one appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than twice the amount by which the other determination is disparate from the middle determination, then the determination of such appraiser shall be excluded, the remaining two determinations shall be averaged and such average shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and the Warrantholder; otherwise, the average of all three determinations shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and the Warrantholder.  The costs of conducting any Appraisal Procedure shall be borne by the Warrantholder requesting such Appraisal Procedure, except (A) the fees and expenses of the appraiser appointed by the Company and any other costs incurred by the Company shall be borne by the Company and (B) if such Appraisal Procedure shall result in a determination that is disparate by 5% or more from the Company’s initial determination, all costs of conducting such Appraisal Procedure shall be borne by the Company.

 

Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Board Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Business Combination” means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction that requires adoption by the Company’s shareholders.

 

business day means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or in the State of Washington generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.

 

Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

 “Capital Stock” means (A) with respect to any person that is a corporation or company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of such person and (B) with respect to any person that is not a corporation or company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such person.

 

Common Stock” has the meaning given to it in the recitals of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 



 

 “Company Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(2) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Convertible Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Excluded Stock” means (A) shares of Common Stock issued by the Company as a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or upon any subdivision or split-up of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock in each case which is subject to Section 13(B), or upon conversion of shares of Capital Stock (but not the issuance of such Capital Stock which will be subject to the provisions of Section 13(A)), (B) shares of Common Stock to be issued to employees, consultants and advisors of the Company pursuant to options, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards granted prior to the date of issuance of this Warrant and pursuant to options, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards granted after the date of issuance of this Warrant if the exercise price per share of Common Stock on the date of such grant equals or exceeds the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of such grant and (C) shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in connection with a dividend reinvestment, employee or shareholder stock purchase plan.

 

Exercise Approvals” means the collective reference to the Shareholder Approvals and the Regulatory Approvals.

 

Exercise Price” means an amount equal to the lower of (i) an amount equal to 115% of the average Market Price of the Common Stock during the five trading days following the public announcement of the results of the Company’s quarter ended March 31, 2008 (it being understood that if the such announcement occurs prior to the commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the first trading day following such announcement shall be the day of such announcement) and (ii) an amount equal to 115% of the Reference Purchase Price; provided, that such amount shall be reduced by $0.50 on each six-month anniversary of the date of this Warrant if the Shareholder Approvals shall not have been obtained prior to such anniversary, up to a maximum reduction of $2.00.

 

Expiration Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

Fundamental Change” means the occurrence of one of the following:

 

(i) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate Beneficial Owner of common equity of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock;

 

(ii) consummation of any consolidation or merger of the Company or similar transaction or any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s subsidiaries, in each case pursuant to which the

 



 

Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than pursuant to a transaction in which the Persons that Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, voting shares of the Company immediately prior to such transaction Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, voting shares representing a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding classes of voting shares of the continuing or surviving Person immediately after the transaction; or

 

(iii) the Company’s shareholders approve and adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

 “Governmental Entities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(e) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Group” means a group as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2008, between the Company and the Purchasers, including all schedules and exhibits thereto.

 

Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Market Price” means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the last reported sale price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the last closing bid and ask prices regular way, in either case on the principal national securities exchange on which the applicable securities are listed or admitted to trading, or if not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, (A) the closing sale price for such day reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market if such security is traded over-the-counter and quoted in the Nasdaq Stock Market, or (B) if such security is so traded, but not so quoted, the average of the closing reported bid and ask prices of such security as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market or any comparable system, or (C) if such security is not listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or any comparable system, the average of the closing bid and ask prices as furnished by two members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose.  If such security is not listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period required hereunder, the Market Price per share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the fair value per share of such security as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

 

New Issuance Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(A)(i).

 

Ordinary Cash Dividends” means a regular quarterly cash dividend out of surplus or net profits legally available therefor (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied) and consistent with past practice.

 

person has the meaning given to it in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

 

Preliminary Fundamental Change” means, with respect to the Company, (A) the execution of definitive documentation for a transaction or (B) the recommendation that

 



 

shareholders tender in response to a tender or exchange offer, that could reasonably result in a Fundamental Change upon consummation.

 

 “Pro Rata Repurchases” means any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer subject to Section 13(e) of the Exchange Act, or pursuant to any other offer available to substantially all holders of Common Stock, whether for cash, shares of Capital Stock of the Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or any other person or any other property (including, without limitation, shares of Capital Stock, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a Company Subsidiary), or any combination thereof, effected while this Warrant is outstanding; provided, however, that “Pro Rata Repurchase” shall not include any purchase of shares by the Company or any Affiliate thereof made in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10b-18 as in effect under the Exchange Act.  The “Effective Date” of a Pro Rata Repurchase shall mean the date of acceptance of shares for purchase or exchange under any tender or exchange offer which is a Pro Rata Repurchase or the date of purchase with respect to any Pro Rata Repurchase that is not a tender or exchange offer.

 

Regulatory Approvals” with respect to the Warrantholder, means the receipt of approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations with, notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 or the competition or merger control laws of other jurisdictions, in each case necessary to the extent necessary to permit such Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant for a Share and to own such Share of Common Stock.

 

Reference Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(b) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

“Reset Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(A)(i).

 

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

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Shareholder Approvals” means all shareholder approvals necessary to (A) approve the exercise of this Warrant for a Share for purposes of Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, and (B) amend the Articles to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be sufficient to permit the exercise of this Warrant for a Share.

 

 “Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(2) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Underlying Security Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(A)(i).

 



 

Voting Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Warrantholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

2.             Number of Shares; Exercise Price.  This certifies that, for value received, [NAME OF HOLDER], its affiliates or its registered assigns (the “Warrantholder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire from the Company, in whole or in part, after the receipt of Exercise Approvals, up to an aggregate of [·] fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, no par value, of the Company (the “Common Shares”), at a purchase price per Common Share equal to the Exercise Price.  The number of Common Shares (the “Shares”) and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Common Stock” and “Exercise Price” herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.

 

3.             Exercise of Warrant; Term.  Subject to Section 2, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the right to purchase the Shares represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof, but in no event later than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the Warrant (the “Expiration Time”), by (A) the surrender of this Warrant and Notice of Exercise annexed hereto, duly completed and executed on behalf of the Warrantholder, at the office of the Company in Seattle, Washington (or such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as it may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder at the address of the Warrantholder appearing on the books of the Company), and (B) payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased at the election of the Warrantholder in one of the following manners:

 

(i)            by tendering in cash, by certified or cashier’s check or by wire transfer payable to the order of the Company, or

 

(ii)           by having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant is so exercised based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day prior to the date on which this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise are delivered to the Company.

 

If the Warrantholder does not exercise this Warrant in its entirety, the Warrantholder will be entitled to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and in any event not exceeding three business days, a new warrant in substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of Shares equal to the difference between the number of Shares subject to this Warrant and the number of Shares as to which this Warrant is so exercised. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, the Warrantholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that its exercise of this Warrant for Shares is subject to the condition that it will have first received the Shareholder Approvals.

 



 

4.             Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing.  Certificates for Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name or names as the Warrantholder may designate and will be delivered to such named person or persons within a reasonable time, not to exceed three business days after the date on which this Warrant has been duly exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.  The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 will, upon receipt of the Shareholder Approvals, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges (other than liens or charges created by the Warrantholder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).  The Company agrees that the Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to the Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price are delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date.  Subject to receipt of Exercise Approvals, the Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Company will (A) procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares and other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, subject to issuance or notice of issuance on all stock exchanges on which the Common Stock are then listed or traded and (B) maintain the listing of such Shares after issuance.  The Company will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded.

 

5.             No Fractional Shares or Scrip.  No fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares shall be issued upon any exercise of this Warrant.  In lieu of any fractional Share to which the Warrantholder would otherwise be entitled, the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the Market Price of the Common Stock less the Exercise Price for such fractional share.

 

6.             No Rights as Shareholders; Transfer Books.  This Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof.  The Company will at no time close its transfer books against transfer of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

 

7.             Charges, Taxes and Expenses.  Issuance of certificates for Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company.

 

8.             Transfer/Assignment.

 

(A)          Subject to compliance with clause (B) of this Section 8, without obtaining the consent of the Company to assign or transfer this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of one or

 



 

more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 2.  All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.

 

(B)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant and any rights hereunder, and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall be subject to the applicable restrictions as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(C)           If and for so long as required by the Securities Purchase Agreement, this Warrant Certificate shall contain a legend as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

9.             Exchange and Registry of Warrant.  This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares.  The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant.  This Warrant may be surrendered for exchange or exercise, in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.

 

10.           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of an indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares as provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant.

 

11.           Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a business day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a business day.

 

12.           Rule 144 Information.  The Company covenants that it will use its reasonable best efforts to timely file all reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Warrantholder, make publicly available such information as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act), and it will use reasonable best efforts to take such further action as any Warrantholder may reasonably request, in each case to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell the Warrants without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (B) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.  Upon the written request of any

 



 

Warrantholder, the Company will deliver to such Warrantholder a written statement that it has complied with such requirements.

 

13.           Adjustments and Other Rights.  The Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided that no single event shall be subject to adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 13 so as to result in duplication:

 

(A)          Common Stock Issued at Less than the Applicable Price.

 

(i)            If prior to the date that is nine months after the date of this Warrant, (i) the Company issues or sells, or agrees to issue or sell, more than $500 million of equity or equity-linked securities other than Excluded Stock for consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than the Applicable Price, or (ii) there occurs any Fundamental Change in which the Underlying Security Price (together with the New Issuance Price, the “Reset Price”) is less than the Applicable Price, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to each such issuance or sale will immediately be reduced to the Reset Price. In such event, the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance or sale giving rise to this adjustment, by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(ii)           For the purposes of any adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 13(A), the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(1)           In the case of the issuance or sale of equity or equity-linked securities for cash, the amount of the consideration received by the Company shall be deemed to be the amount of the gross cash proceeds received by the Company for such securities before deducting therefrom any discounts or commissions allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

 

(2)           In the case of the issuance or sale of equity or equity-linked securities (otherwise than upon the conversion of shares of Capital Stock or other securities of the Company) for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired in exchange therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors, before deducting therefrom any discounts or commissions allowed, paid or incurred by the Company for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof, provided, however, that such fair value as determined by the Board of Directors shall not exceed the Applicable Price.

 


 

(3)           In the case of the issuance of (i) options, warrants or other rights to purchase or acquire equity or equity-linked securities (whether or not at the time exercisable) or (i) securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for equity or equity-linked securities (whether or not at the time so convertible or exchangeable) or options, warrants or rights to purchase such convertible or exchangeable securities (whether or not at the time exercisable):

 

(a)           The aggregate maximum number of securities deliverable upon exercise of such options, warrants or other rights to purchase or acquire equity or equity-linked securities shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options, warrants or rights are issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in Section 13(A)(i)), if any, received by the Company upon the issuance or sale of such options, warrants or rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such options, warrants or rights for the equity or equity-linked securities covered thereby.

 

(b)           The aggregate maximum number of shares of equity or equity-linked securities deliverable upon conversion of or in exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable securities, or upon the exercise of options, warrants or other rights to purchase or acquire such convertible or exchangeable securities and the subsequent conversion or exchange thereof, shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options, warrants or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by the Company for any such securities and related options, warrants or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional consideration (in each case, determined in the manner provided in Section 13(A)(i) and (ii)), if any, to be received by the Company upon the conversion or exchange of such securities, or upon the exercise of any related options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire such convertible or exchangeable securities and the subsequent conversion or exchange thereof.

 

(c)           On any change in the number of shares of equity or equity-linked securities deliverable upon exercise of any such options, warrants or rights or conversion or exchange of such convertible or exchangeable securities or any change in the consideration to be received by the Company upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, but excluding changes resulting from the anti-dilution provisions thereof (to the extent comparable to the anti-dilution provisions contained herein), the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant as then in effect shall forthwith be readjusted to such Exercise Price and number of Shares as would have been obtained had an adjustment been made upon the issuance or sale of such options, warrants or rights not exercised prior to such change, or of such convertible or exchangeable

 



 

securities not converted or exchanged prior to such change, upon the basis of such change.

 

(d)           On the expiration or cancellation of any such options, warrants or rights (without exercise), or the termination of the right to convert or exchange such convertible or exchangeable securities (without exercise), if the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall have been adjusted upon the issuance or sale thereof, the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be readjusted to such Exercise Price and number of Shares as would have been obtained had an adjustment been made upon the issuance or sale of such options, warrants, rights or such convertible or exchangeable securities on the basis of the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the exercise of such options, warrants or rights, or upon the conversion or exchange of such convertible or exchangeable securities.

 

(e)           If the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this warrant shall have been adjusted upon the issuance or sale of any such options, warrants, rights or convertible or exchangeable securities, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made for the actual issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof; provided, however, that no increase in the Exercise Price or reduction in the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made pursuant to subclauses (1) or (2) of this Section 13(A)(iii).

 

(B)           Stock Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications or Combinations.  If the Company shall (i) declare a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the Warrantholder after such date shall be entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive after such date had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date.  In such event, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(C)           Other Distributions.  In case the Company shall fix a record date for the making of a distribution to all holders of shares of its Common Stock (i) of shares of any class other than

 



 

its Common Stock, (ii) of evidence of indebtedness of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iii) of assets (excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends, and dividends or distributions referred to in Section 13(B)), or (iv) of rights or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 13(B)), in each such case, the Exercise Price in effect prior thereto shall be reduced immediately thereafter to the price determined by dividing (x) an amount equal to the difference resulting from (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record date multiplied by the Exercise Price per Share on such record date, less (2) the fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors) of said shares or evidences of indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to be so distributed, by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record date; such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed.  In such event, the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.  In the event that such distribution is not so made, the Exercise Price and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then in effect shall be readjusted, effective as of the date when the Board of Directors determines not to distribute such shares, evidences of indebtedness, assets, rights or warrants, as the case may be, to the Exercise Price that would then be in effect and the number of Shares that would then be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant if such record date had not been fixed.

 

(D)          Certain Repurchases of Common Stock.  In case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (ii) the Market Price per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement of such Pro Rata Repurchase.  In such event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(E)           Business Combinations.  Subject to Section 14 of this Warrant, in case of any Business Combination or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock referred to in Section 13(B)), any Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant after the date of such Business Combination or reclassification, shall be exchangeable for the number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) to which the Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Business Combination or reclassification) upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Business Combination or reclassification would have been entitled upon such Business Combination or reclassification; and in any such

 



 

case, if necessary, the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Warrantholder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant.  In determining the kind and amount of stock, securities or the property receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then the Warrantholder shall have the right to make a similar election upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to the number of shares of stock or other securities or property which the Warrantholder will receive upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

(F)           Rounding of Calculations; Minimum Adjustments.  All calculations under this Section 13 shall be made to the nearest one-tenth (1/10th) of a cent or to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share, as the case may be.  Any provision of this Section 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would be less than $0.01 or one-tenth (1/10th) of a share of Common Stock, but any such amount shall be carried forward and an adjustment with respect thereto shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent adjustment which, together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate $0.01 or 1/10th of a share of Common Stock, or more.

 

(G)           Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments.  In any case in which the provisions of this Section 13 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, the Company may defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Warrantholder of this Warrant exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment and (ii) paying to such Warrantholder any amount of cash in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock; provided, however, that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional shares, and such cash, upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

 

(H)          Adjustment for Unspecified Actions.  If the Company takes any action affecting the Common Stock, other than actions described in this Section 13, which in the opinion of the Board of Directors would materially adversely affect the exercise rights of the Warrantholder, the Exercise Price for the Warrant and/or the number of Shares received upon exercise of the Warrant shall be adjusted for the Warrantholder’s benefit, to the extent permitted by law, in such manner, and at such time, as such Board of Directors after consultation with the Warrantholder shall reasonably determine to be equitable in the circumstances.  Failure of the Board of Directors to provide for any such adjustment will be evidence that the Board of Directors has determined that it is equitable to make no such adjustments in the circumstances.

 

(I)            Statement Regarding Adjustments.  Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted as provided in Section 13, the Company shall forthwith file at the principal office of the Company a statement showing in

 



 

reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Exercise Price that shall be in effect and the number of Shares into which this Warrant shall be exercisable after such adjustment, and the Company shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each Warrantholder at the address appearing in the Company’s records.

 

(J)            Notice of Adjustment Event.  In the event that the Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 13 (but only if the action of the type described in this Section 13 would result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant), the Company shall give notice to the Warrantholder, in the manner set forth in Section 13(I), which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place.  Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Exercise Price and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.  In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action.  Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.

 

(K)          No Impairment.  The Company will not, by amendment of its articles of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder.

 

(L)           Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment.  As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 13, the Company shall take any action which may be necessary, including obtaining regulatory, New York Stock Exchange or shareholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock  that the Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 13.

 

(M)         Adjustment Rules.  Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 13 shall be made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur.  If an adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder would reduce the Exercise Price to an amount below par value of the Common Stock, then such adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder shall reduce the Exercise Price to the par value of the Common Stock.

 

14.           Fundamental Change.  Upon the occurrence of a Preliminary Fundamental Change or Fundamental Change, and by delivering written notice thereof to the Company, the Warrantholder may cause the Company to purchase any Warrant, in whole or in part, acquired hereunder that the Warrantholder then holds, at the higher of (i) the fair market value of the Warrant and (ii) a valuation based on a computation of the option value of the Warrant using

 



 

Black-Scholes calculation methods and making the assumptions described in the Black-Scholes methodology described in Exhibit A.  Payment by the Company to the Warrantholder of such purchase price shall be due upon the occurrence of the Fundamental Change, subject to the mechanics described in the last paragraph of Exhibit A.  At the election of the Company, all or any portion of such purchase price may be paid in cash or in Common Shares valued at the Market Price of a share of Common Stock as of (A) the last trading day prior to the date on which this payment occurs or (B) the first date of the announcement of such Preliminary Fundamental Change or Fundamental Change (whichever is less), so long as such payment does not cause either (i) the Company to fail to comply with applicable New York Stock Exchange requirements or the requirements of any other Governmental Entities or (ii) the Warrantholder to own 25% or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares or otherwise be in violation of the limitations set forth in 12 C.F.R. Part 574 (or any successor provision).  To the extent that a payment in Common Shares would cause the Company to fail to comply with New York Stock Exchange rules or result in the Warrantholder being in violation of such limitations, once the maximum number of Common Shares that would not result in the contravention of such rules has been paid, the remainder of such purchase price may be paid, at the option of the Company and provided the issuance of securities would not cause the Warrantholder to be in violation of such limitations, in the form of cash or equity securities of the Company having a fair market value on a fully-distributed basis equal to the value (determined as provided above) of the Common Shares that would have been issued to the Warrantholder in the absence of the limitation described in this sentence.  The Company agrees that it will not take any action resulting in a Preliminary Fundamental Change or Fundamental Change in the absence of definitive documentation providing for such election right of the Warrantholder pursuant to this Section 14.  The Warrantholder shall not be restricted from engaging in any hedging or derivative program reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Warrantholder to secure the option value of this Warrant so adjusted.

 

15.           Exchange for Convertible Preferred Stock.  At any time prior to the receipt of Exercise Approvals, the Warrantholder may cause the Company to exchange this Warrant for a number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock equal to the product of (i) the value of this Warrant based on the higher of (A) the fair market value of the Warrant and (B) a computation of the option value of the Warrant using the Black-Scholes calculation methods and making the assumptions described in the Black-Scholes methodology described in Exhibit A divided by (ii) the lower of (A) $100,000 or (B) the fair market value of a share of Convertible Preferred Stock, provided that the Company shall pay cash to the Warrantholder in lieu of any fractional shares of Convertible Preferred Stock.  The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized preferred stock, a sufficient number of shares of preferred stock for the purpose of providing for the exchange of this Warrant for shares of Convertible Preferred Stock.  The Company shall initially calculate any fair market value required to be calculated pursuant to Section 14 and this Section 15.  If the Warrantholder does not accept the Company’s calculation of fair market value and the Warrantholder and the Company are unable to agree on fair market value, the Appraisal Procedure shall be used to determine fair market value.

 

16.           Governing Law.  This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.  This Warrant shall constitute a contract under the laws of New York and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles.

 



 

17.           Attorneys’ Fees.  In any litigation, arbitration or court proceeding between the Company and the Warrantholder as the holder of this Warrant relating hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this Warrant.

 

18.           Amendments.  This Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived only with the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.

 

19.           Notices.  All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (A) on the day on which delivered if delivered personally or transmitted by telex or telegram or telecopier with evidence of receipt, (B) one business day after the date on which the same is delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier service with evidence of receipt, or (C) five business days after the date on which the same is deposited, postage prepaid, in the U.S. mail, sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated below for the Company, or at the address for the Warrantholder set forth in the registry maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 9, or at such other address and/or telecopy or telex number and/or to the attention of such other person as the Company or the Warrantholder may designate by ten-day advance written notice.

 

20.           Prohibited Actions.  The Company agrees that it will not take any action which would entitle the Warrantholder to an adjustment of the Exercise Price if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of this Warrant, together with all shares of Common Stock then outstanding and all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding options, warrants, conversion and other rights, would exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by its articles of incorporation.

 

21.           Entire Agreement.  This Warrant and the forms attached hereto, and the Securities Purchase Agreement, contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements or undertakings with respect thereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer.

 

Dated: [              ]

 

 

 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Attest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

[Signature Page to Warrant]

 



 

[Form Of Notice Of Exercise]

 

Date:               

 

TO: Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

RE: Election to Subscribe for and Purchase Common Stock

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below covered by such Warrant. The undersigned, in accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to pay the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock in the manner set forth below. A new warrant evidencing the remaining shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, but not yet subscribed for and purchased, should be issued in the name set forth below. If the new warrant is being transferred, an opinion of counsel is attached hereto with respect to the transfer of such warrant.

 

Number of Shares of Common Stock:                        

 

Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(ii) of the Warrant):                    

 

Name and Address of Person to be Issued New Warrant:                                  

 

 

Holder:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

Black-Scholes Assumptions

 

For the purpose of this Exhibit A:

 

Acquiror” means (A) the third party that has entered into definitive document for a transaction, or (B) the offeror in the event of a tender or exchange offer, which could reasonably result in a Fundamental Change upon consummation.

 

Underlying Security Price:

·      In the event of a merger or acquisition, (A) in the event of an “all cash” deal, the cash per share offered to the Company’s shareholders by the Acquiror; (B) in the event of an “all stock” deal, (1) in the event of a fixed exchange ratio transaction, the product of (i) the average of the Market Price of the Acquiror’s common stock for the ten trading day period ending on the day preceding the date of the Preliminary Fundamental Change and (ii) the number of Acquiror’s shares being offered for one share of Common Stock and (2) in the event of a fixed value transaction, the value offered by the Acquiror for one share of Common Stock; (C) in the event of a transaction contemplating various forms of consideration for each share of Common Stock, the cash portion, if any, shall be valued as clause (A) above and the stock portion shall be valued as clause (B) above and any other forms of consideration shall be valued by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith, without applying any discounts to such consideration.

 

 

 

·      In the event of all other Fundamental Change events, the average of the Market Price of the Common Stock for the five trading day period beginning on the date of the Preliminary Fundamental Change.

 

 

 

·      In the event of an exchange for Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 15 of the Warrant, the average of the Market Price of the Common Stock for the five trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the date on which this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise are delivered to the Company.

 

 

Exercise Price:

The Exercise Price as adjusted and then in effect for the Warrant.

 



 

Dividend Rate:

The Company’s annualized dividend yield as of (i) the date of the Preliminary Fundamental Change in the event of a Fundamental Change or (ii) the trading day prior to the date on which this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise are delivered to the Company in the event of an exchange for Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Reference Date”).

 

 

Interest Rate:

The applicable U.S. 5-year treasury note risk free rate as of the Reference Date.

 

 

Model Type:

Black-Scholes

 

 

Exercise Type:

American

 

 

Put or Call:

Call

 

 

Trade Date:

The Reference Date

 

 

Expiration Date:

Expiration Time

 

 

Settle Date:

The Reference Date

 

 

Exercise Delay:

0

 

 

Volatility:

The average daily volatility over the previous six months for the Common Stock as listed by Bloomberg L.P., as of the Reference Date

 

Such valuation of the Warrant based on the Black-Scholes methodology shall not be discounted in any way.  If the Warrantholder disputes such Black-Scholes valuation pursuant to this Exhibit A as calculated by the Company, the Company and the Warrantholder will choose a mutually-agreeable firm to compute the valuation of the Warrant using the guidelines above, and such valuation shall be final. The fees and expenses of such firm shall be borne equally by the Company and the Warrantholder.

 

The Company covenants that it will not close a Fundamental Change transaction or otherwise facilitate the closing of a tender or exchange offer as referenced above until giving the Warrantholder at least five business days to sell or distribute the Common Stock to be received upon exercise or in exchange therefor and will cooperate with the Warrantholder to ensure that there is an effective registration statement available to facilitate such a sale during such five Business Day period or an effective opportunity is provided in the case of a tender or exchange offer as referenced above to tender such shares in to the offer.