Confirmation for base call option transaction dated as of February 26, 2020, between Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and the Company
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10036
February 26, 2020
To: | NuVasive, Inc. 7475 Lusk Boulevard San Diego, California 92121
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Re: | Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction) between Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc. (Dealer) and NuVasive, Inc. (Counterparty). This communication constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the Agreement specified below.
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of March 2, 2020 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the Indenture), relating to the USD450,000,000 principal amount of 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the Base Convertible Securities) and the additional USD50,000,000 principal amount of 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 that may be issued pursuant to the option to purchase additional convertible securities (the Optional Convertible Securities and, together with the Base Convertible Securities, the Convertible Securities). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of, or definitions set forth in, the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of, or definitions set forth in, the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties, as evidenced by such draft of the Indenture. Subject to the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is, or the Convertible Securities are, amended, modified or supplemented following the date hereof or the date of their execution, respectively, any such amendment, modification or supplement (other than any amendment, modification or supplement pursuant to a Merger Supplemental Indenture (as defined below)) will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(b)(ii) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Counterparty is hereby advised, and Counterparty acknowledges, that Dealer has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine); (ii) the election that the Cross Default provisions of Section
5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Dealer with (a) a Threshold Amount with respect to Dealer of three percent of the shareholders equity of Dealers ultimate parent, (b) the phrase or becoming capable at such time of being declared shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi) and (c) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such partys receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.; and (iii) the term Specified Indebtedness shall have the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term shall not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealers banking business). In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction or Specified Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions, the 2006 Definitions or the Agreement, the following shall prevail in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the 2006 Definitions; and (iv) the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, except to the extent of an express conflict, the application of any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions shall not be construed to exclude or limit any other provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions.
2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
Trade Date: | February 26, 2020 | |||
Effective Date: | The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities, except that with respect to Section 8(k), the Effective Date shall be the Trade Date. | |||
Option Style: | Modified American, as described under Procedures for Exercise below. | |||
Option Type: | Call | |||
Seller: | Dealer | |||
Buyer: | Counterparty | |||
Shares: | The Common Stock of Counterparty, par value USD0.001 (Ticker Symbol: NUVA). | |||
Number of Options: | The number of Base Convertible Securities in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount issued by Counterparty on the closing date for the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options outstanding shall be reduced by each exercise of Options hereunder. |
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Applicable Percentage: | 20% | |||
Option Entitlement: | The product of the Applicable Percentage and 10.7198 | |||
Fundamental Change Adjustment: | Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Indenture. | |||
Discretionary Adjustment: | Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.05(h) of the Indenture. | |||
Strike Price: | USD93.2853 | |||
Rounding of Strike Price/ | ||||
Option Entitlement: | In connection with any adjustment to the Option Entitlement or Strike Price, the Option Entitlement or the Strike Price, as the case may be, shall be rounded by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture relating to rounding of the Conversion Price or the Conversion Rate as applicable (each as defined in the Indenture). | |||
Number of Shares: | As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement. | |||
Premium: | USD15,660,000. | |||
Premium Payment Date: | The Effective Date | |||
Exchange: | The NASDAQ Global Select Market | |||
Related Exchange: | All Exchanges | |||
Procedures for Exercise: | ||||
Exercise Dates: | Each Conversion Date. | |||
Conversion Date: | Each Conversion Date (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Securities each in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount (such Convertible Securities, the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date). | |||
Exercise Period: | The period from and excluding the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date. | |||
Expiration Date: | The earlier of (i) the last day on which any Convertible Securities remain outstanding and (ii) the second Scheduled Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding the Maturity Date (as defined in the Indenture). | |||
Automatic Exercise on | ||||
Conversion Dates: | Applicable; and means that on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised, subject to Notice of Exercise below. |
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Notice Deadline: | In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on (i) in the case the applicable Relevant Convertible Securities will be settled by Counterparty by delivery of Shares only (together with cash in lieu of any fractional Share), the Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, or (ii) otherwise, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Cash Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities for any Conversion Date occurring during the period from and including September 15, 2024 to and including the Expiration Date (such period, the Final Conversion Period), the Notice Deadline shall be 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding the Maturity Date (as defined in the Indenture). | |||
Notice of Exercise: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to exercise any Options hereunder, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to the Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise, of (i) the number of Relevant Convertible Securities being converted on the related Conversion Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date, (iii) whether such Relevant Convertible Securities will be settled by Counterparty by delivery of cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares and, if such a combination, the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first day of the relevant Observation Period (as defined in the Indenture), if any; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities for any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Convertible Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealers obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that, and notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise delivered hereunder and the related exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following such Notice Deadline and, in respect of |
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any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right (i) to postpone the Settlement Date and (ii) to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to offset the economic effect (which may include additional costs of commercially reasonable hedging mismatches and market losses and gains, and commercially reasonable expenses incurred by Dealer) of such late notice on Dealers commercially reasonable hedging activities (including the unwinding of any commercially reasonable hedge position in a commercially reasonable manner) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to such Notice Deadline. If applicable, the Notice of Exercise shall also contain the Settlement Method Election Provisions. | ||||
Notice of Final Convertible Security | ||||
Settlement Method: | Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding September 15, 2024 of the settlement method (and, if applicable, the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture)) elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period (any such notice, a Notice of Final Convertible Security Settlement Method). If applicable, the Notice of Final Convertible Security Settlement Method shall also contain the Settlement Method Election Provisions. | |||
Dealers Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice: | As specified in Section 6(b) below. | |||
Settlement Terms: | ||||
Settlement Date: | For any Exercise Date, the date one Settlement Cycle following the final day of the relevant Cash Settlement Averaging Period; provided that the Settlement Date shall not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time. | |||
Delivery Obligation: | In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to Notice of Exercise above and Discretionary Adjustments and Consequences of Merger Events below, in respect of an Exercise Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty on the related Settlement Date (the Delivery |
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Obligation), (i) a number of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the aggregate number of Shares, if any, that Counterparty would be obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(ii)(A) or 4.02(a)(ii)(C) of the Indenture (rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of any fractional Share resulting from such rounding and/or (ii) the product of the Applicable Percentage and the aggregate amount of cash, if any, in excess of the principal amount of the Relevant Convertible Securities that Counterparty would be obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(ii)(B) or 4.02(a)(ii)(C) of the Indenture, determined, for each of clauses (i) and (ii), by the Calculation Agent (by reference to such Sections of the Indenture) as if Counterparty had elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities by the Applicable Settlement Method, notwithstanding any different actual election by Counterparty with respect to the settlement of such Relevant Convertible Securities; provided that the Delivery Obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a direct or indirect result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Discretionary Adjustment and any interest payment that Counterparty is (or would have been) obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in respect of any Exercise Date, (x)(I) the number of Shares included in the Delivery Obligation multiplied by the Share Obligation Value Price plus (II) the amount of cash included in the Delivery Obligation, would otherwise exceed (y) the product of the Applicable Percentage and the relevant Net Convertible Share Obligation Value, such number of Shares and such amount of cash shall be proportionately reduced to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess. | ||||
Applicable Settlement Method: | For any Relevant Convertible Securities, if (i) Counterparty has notified Dealer in the related Notice of Exercise (or in the Notice of Final Convertible Security Settlement Method, as the case may be) that it has elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities in cash or in a combination of cash and Shares in accordance with Section 4.02(a) of the Indenture (a Cash Election) with a Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture) of at least USD1,000 and (ii) such Notice of Exercise (or such Notice of Final Convertible Security Settlement Method, as the case |
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may be) contains all of the Settlement Method Election Provisions, the Applicable Settlement Method shall be the settlement method actually so elected by Counterparty in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities (the Convertible Securities Settlement Method); otherwise, the Applicable Settlement Method shall assume Counterparty had made a Cash Election with respect to such Relevant Convertible Securities with a Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture) of USD1,000 per Relevant Convertible Security. | ||||
Cash Settlement Averaging Period: | The 40 Trading Days (as defined in the Indenture) commencing on (I) the second Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) after the Conversion Date for conversions with a related Conversion Date occurring prior to the Final Conversion Period or (II) the 41st Scheduled Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) prior to the Maturity Date (as defined in the Indenture) for conversions with a related Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period. | |||
Settlement Method Election Provisions: | In order for the Applicable Settlement Method to be the Convertible Securities Settlement Method in accordance with Applicable Settlement Method above, the related Notice of Exercise (or Notice of Final Convertible Security Settlement Method, as the case may be) must contain in writing the following representations and warranties from Counterparty to Dealer as of such notice delivery date: | |||
(i) none of Counterparty and its officers or directors, or any person that controls, potentially controls, or otherwise exercises influence over, Counterpartys decision to elect the Convertible Security Settlement Method is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares; | ||||
(ii) Counterparty is electing the Convertible Security Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws; Counterparty is not electing the Convertible Security Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction; |
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(iii) Counterparty has the power to make such election and to execute and deliver any documentation relating to such election that it is required by this Confirmation to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Confirmation and has taken all necessary action to authorize such election, execution, delivery and performance; | ||||
(iv) such election and performance of its obligations under this Confirmation do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets; and | ||||
(v) any transaction that Dealer makes with respect to the Shares during the period beginning at the time that Counterparty delivers such notice and ending at the close of business on the final day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period shall be made by Dealer at Dealers sole discretion for Dealers own account and Counterparty shall not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price Dealer effects such transactions, including, without limitation, the prices paid or received by Dealer per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately. | ||||
Notice of Delivery Obligation: | No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant Cash Settlement Averaging Period, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or amount of cash included in the Total Convertible Share Obligation Value (as defined below); provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash included in the Total Convertible Share Obligation Value for all Exercise Dates occurring during such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterpartys obligations with respect to a Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Convertible Security Settlement Method, as the case may be, as set forth above, in any way). | |||
Net Convertible Share Obligation Value: | With respect to Relevant Convertible Securities as to a Conversion Date, (i) the Total Convertible Share Obligation Value of such Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date. |
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Total Convertible Share Obligation Value: | With respect to Relevant Convertible Securities with respect to a Conversion Date, (i) (A) the number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date pursuant to the Indenture (rounded down to the nearest whole number) multiplied by (B) the Share Obligation Value Price plus (ii) an amount of cash equal to the aggregate amount of cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date pursuant to the Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash payable by Counterparty in lieu of fractional Shares); provided that the Total Convertible Share Obligation Value shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a direct or indirect result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Discretionary Adjustment and any interest payment that Counterparty is (or would have been) obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date. | |||
Share Obligation Value Price: | The opening price as displayed under the heading Op on Bloomberg page NUVA.Q <Equity> (or its equivalent successor thereto if such page is not available) on the applicable Settlement Date or other date of delivery. | |||
Other Applicable Provisions: | To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if Physical Settlement applied to the Transaction; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares. | |||
Restricted Certificated Shares: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word encumbrance in the fourth line thereof. |
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Adjustments: | ||||
Method of Adjustment: | Notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 4.05(a), 4.05(b), 4.05(c), 4.05(d), 4.05(e) or 4.06 of the Indenture (a Potential Adjustment Event) that the Calculation Agent determines (by reference to such Section) would result in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction, as determined by reference to the Potential Adjustment Event, subject to Discretionary Adjustments below. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Potential Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments. | |||
For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any payment or delivery obligation hereunder in respect of, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of, (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to the holders of Convertible Securities (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of Convertible Securities are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture in respect of a Potential Adjustment Event (including, without limitation, under the third sentence of the first paragraph of Section 4.05(c) of the Indenture or the third sentence of Section 4.05(d) of the Indenture). | ||||
Discretionary Adjustments: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, if the Calculation Agent in good faith and while exercising commercially reasonable discretion disagrees with any adjustment under the Indenture that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Indenture or pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder (a Merger Supplemental Indenture) or in connection with the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of or under the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner and based on a commercially reasonable Hedge Position and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Delivery Obligation shall be calculated on the basis of such adjustments by the Calculation Agent. |
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Extraordinary Events: | ||||
Merger Events: | Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, Merger Event shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a) of the Indenture. | |||
Consequences of Merger Events: | Notwithstanding Section 12.2(d) of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction corresponding to the adjustment required under Section 4.07(a) of the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent (by reference to such Section), subject to Discretionary Adjustments above; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may make such further adjustments to the terms of the Transaction as may be necessary to preserve the fair value of the Transaction as a result of any adjustment referenced in this paragraph and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such further adjustments shall be taken into account in calculating the Delivery Obligation. | |||
If, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer (which may include, without limitation, agreements relating to tacking and holding period related considerations under U.S. securities law and credit exposure assumed by Dealer as the result of such Merger Event), that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction, assuming Dealer maintains or unwinds a commercially reasonable Hedge Position, in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirements or related policies and procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer, but so long as |
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such requirements or related policies and procedures are similarly applicable to transactions similar to the Transaction and consistently applied), and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply to such Merger Event (as if Merger Event were as defined in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions. | ||||
Notice of Merger Consideration and | ||||
Consequences: | Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant merger date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) in the case of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), the types and amount of consideration actually received by such holders, and (ii) the details of the adjustment to be made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event. | |||
Nationalization, Insolvency | ||||
or Delisting: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. | |||
Additional Termination Event(s): | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if, as a result of an Extraordinary Event, the Transaction would be cancelled or terminated (whether in whole or in part) pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, an Additional Termination Event (with the Transaction (or the cancelled or terminated portion thereof) being the Affected Transaction and Counterparty being the sole Affected Party) shall be deemed to occur, and, in lieu of Sections 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply to such Affected Transaction. |
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Additional Disruption Events: | ||||
(a) Change in Law: | ||||
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase the interpretation in the third line thereof with the phrase , or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation, (ii) by adding the phrase and/or Hedge Position after the word Shares in clause (X) thereof and (iii) by immediately following the word Transaction in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date; and provided further that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word regulation in the second line thereof the words (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) and (ii) adding the words , or holding, acquiring or disposing of Shares or any Hedge Positions relating to, after the words obligations under in clause (Y) thereof. | ||||
(b) Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |||
(c) Insolvency Filing: | Applicable | |||
(d) Hedging Disruption: | Applicable; provided that: | |||
(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date and (b) inserting the following sentence at the end of such Section: | ||||
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to stock price and volatility risk, and (ii) the transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing and other terms.; and | ||||
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words to terminate the Transaction, the words or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption. | ||||
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging: | Not Applicable | |||
Hedging Party: | Dealer | |||
Determining Party: | Dealer. Following any determination or calculation by the Determining Party hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, the Determining Party will promptly (but in any event within five Exchange Business Trading Days) provide to Counterparty a report displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation, as the case may be; provided that the Determining Party shall not be required to disclose any proprietary or confidential models or other information that is proprietary or confidential. | |||
Non-Reliance: | Applicable |
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Agreements and Acknowledgments | ||||
Regarding Hedging Activities: | Applicable | |||
Additional Acknowledgments: | Applicable | |||
Hedging Adjustments: | For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent, Determining Party or Dealer is permitted to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the economic effect of an event (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment that is required to be made by reference to the Indenture), the Calculation Agent, Determining Party or Dealer shall make such adjustment, if any, by reference to the effect of such event on Dealer assuming that Dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position. | |||
3. Calculation Agent: | Dealer; provided that, following the occurrence of an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer is the Defaulting Party, if the Calculation Agent fails to timely make any calculation, adjustment or determination required to be made by the Calculation Agent hereunder or to perform any obligation of the Calculation Agent hereunder and such failure continues for five Exchange Business Days following notice to the Calculation Agent by Counterparty of such failure, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third-party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to act, during the period commencing on the first date the Calculation Agent fails to timely make such calculation, adjustment or determination or to perform such obligation, as the case may be, and ending on the earlier of the Early Termination Date with respect to such Event of Default and the date on which such Event of Default is no longer continuing, as the Calculation Agent and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. | |||
Whenever the Calculation Agent is required to act or to exercise judgment in any way with respect to any Transaction hereunder, it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
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Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within three Exchange Business Trading Days) provide to Counterparty a report displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation, as the case may be, it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary or confidential models or any other confidential or proprietary information, in each case, used by it for such determination or calculation. |
4. Account Details:
Dealer Payment Instructions:
Counterparty Payment Instructions:
5. Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:
New York
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is:
Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party
6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) | Address for notices or communications to Counterparty: |
(b) | Address for notices or communications to Dealer: |
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date and as of the date of any Notice of Election under (and as defined in) Section 8(c) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) (A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not subject to a restricted period, as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (Regulation M) and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any distribution, as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date.
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(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).
(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.
(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterpartys board of directors authorizing the Transaction, and approving the Transaction and any related hedging activity for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.
(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterpartys incorporation.
(ix) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2020, among Counterparty and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the Purchase Agreement), are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.
(x) To the knowledge of Counterparty, no state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares; provided that Counterparty makes no representation or warranty regarding any such requirement that is applicable generally to the ownership of equity securities by Dealer or any of its affiliates solely as a result of it or any of such affiliates being financial institutions or broker-dealers.
(xi) Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any
broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least USD50 million.
(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an eligible contract participant as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.
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(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
(d) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a financial institution and financial participant within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a settlement payment within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, of Counterparty in customary form and (ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(vii) hereof and such other matters as Dealer may reasonably request.
(f) Counterparty understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.
(g) Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.
(h) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.
(i) The assets of Counterparty do not constitute plan assets under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Labor Regulations promulgated thereunder or similar law.
(j) Tax Matters.
(A) Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Tax and Indemnifiable Tax, each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a FATCA Withholding Tax). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
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(B) HIRE Act. Tax and Indemnifiable Tax, each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any tax imposed on payments treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder.
(C) Tax documentation. For the purpose of Section 4(a)(i) of the Agreement, Counterparty shall provide to Dealer a valid U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor thereto, (i) on or before the date of execution of this Confirmation and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such tax form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect. Additionally, Counterparty shall, promptly upon request by Dealer, provide such other tax forms and documents reasonably requested by Dealer. For purposes of Section 4(a)(i) of the Agreement, Dealer shall provide to Counterparty a valid U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or applicable U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (or any successor thereto), (i) on or before the date of execution of this Confirmation and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such tax form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.
(D) Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty represents that (i) Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) Counterparty is a U.S. person (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulation Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii).
8. Other Provisions:
(a) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers commercially reasonable hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock borrow market or other relevant market or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer).
(b) Additional Termination Event.
(i) The occurrence of an event of default with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities that results in the acceleration of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Indenture shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party, and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the occurrence of an Amendment Event shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement. Amendment Event means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing
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the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to the conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion rate adjustment provisions, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend (other than, in each case, any amendment or supplement (x) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture or (y) pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Indenture), in each case, without the consent of Dealer.
(iii) Within five Exchange Business Days promptly following any Repayment Event (as defined below), Counterparty (x) in the case of a Repayment Event resulting from the redemption of any Convertible Securities by Counterparty or the repurchase of any Convertible Securities by Counterparty upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture), shall notify Dealer of such Repayment Event and (y) in the case of a Repayment Event not described in clause (x) above, may notify Dealer of such Repayment Event, in each case, including the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Securities subject to such Repayment Event (any such notice, a Repayment Notice); provided that no such Repayment Notice described in clause (y) above shall be effective unless it contains the representation by Counterparty set forth in Section 7(a)(i) as of the date of such Repayment Notice. The receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of any Repayment Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 8(b)(iii). Upon receipt of any such Repayment Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repayment Notice (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonably practicable after the related settlement date for the relevant Repayment Event) as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Repayment Options) equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate principal amount of such Convertible Securities specified in such Repayment Notice, divided by USD 1,000, and (B) the Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repayment Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination (the Repayment Unwind Payment) shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Repayment Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (3) no adjustment to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Securities has occurred pursuant to Section 4.04 or Section 4.05(h) of the Indenture, (4) the relevant Convertible Notes remain outstanding as if the circumstances related to the Repayment Event had not occurred, (5) the relevant Repayment Event and any conversions, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, and (6) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, solely for purposes of calculating the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Dealer shall assume that the relevant Repayment Event (and, if applicable, the related Fundamental Change and the announcement of such Fundamental Change) had not occurred. Repayment Event means that (i) any Convertible Securities are repurchased or redeemed (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any Convertible Securities are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Convertible Securities is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Securities (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Convertible Securities that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the preceding Section 8(b)(i)), or (iv) any Convertible Securities are exchanged by or for the benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any conversion of Convertible Securities (whether into cash, Shares, Reference Property (as defined in the Indenture) or any combination thereof) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repayment Event.
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(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of any Notice of Exercise (x) in respect of Options that relate to Convertible Securities as to which additional Shares may be added to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Indenture in connection with the delivery of a Redemption Notice (as defined in the Indenture) (which Notice of Exercise, for purposes of this Section 8(b)(iv), may be delivered at any time on or prior to the second Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date (as defined in the Indenture)) or (y) in respect of Options that relate to Convertible Securities as to which additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Indenture in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture), in each case, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 8(b)(iv). Upon receipt of any such Notice of Exercise, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following such Additional Termination Event (which Exchange Business Day shall be on, or as promptly as practical after, the related settlement date for such Convertible Securities) as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Make-Whole Conversion Options) equal to the lesser of (A) the number of such Options specified in such Notice of Exercise and (B) the Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination (the Make-Whole Unwind Payment) shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (3) no adjustment to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Securities has occurred pursuant to Section 4.04 or Section 4.05(h) of the Indenture, (4) Section 3.01 or Section 4.04, as the case may be, of the Indenture were deleted, and (5) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction; provided that the amount of cash payable in respect of such early termination by Dealer to Counterparty shall not be greater than the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the excess of (I) (1) the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options, multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture, and after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 4.04, as the case may be, of the Indenture), multiplied by (3) the Share Obligation Value Price on the date on which payment is made pursuant to this Section 8(b)(iv) over (II) the aggregate principal amount of such Convertible Securities.
(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement (a Payment Obligation), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) and the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable, unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply (Notice of Election), (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 7(a)(i) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole, good faith discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement or such later date or dates as Dealer may commercially reasonably determine (the Share Termination Payment Date) taking into account commercially reasonable hedging or hedge unwind activity, in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation. |
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Share Termination Delivery | ||
Property: | A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price. | |
Share Termination Unit Price: | The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. | |
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | In the case of a Termination Event (other than on account of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event), Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash. | |
Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if Physical Settlement applied to the Transaction, except that all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any part thereof). |
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares (the Hedge Shares) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (B) provide accountants comfort letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized
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outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer that are customary for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry; provided that if Counterparty elects clause (i) above but the items referred to therein are not completed in a timely manner, or if Dealer, in its sole discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), and best efforts obligations to provide opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all commercially reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary to compensate Dealer for any commercially reasonable discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Daily VWAP (as defined in the Indenture) on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, commercially reasonably requested by Dealer. This Section 8(d) shall survive the termination, expiration or early unwind of the Transaction.
(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares or consummates or otherwise engages in any transaction or event (a Conversion Rate Adjustment Event) that could reasonably be expected to lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate, give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage would reasonably be expected to be (i) greater than 2.56% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof); provided that Counterparty may provide Dealer advance notice on or prior to any such day to the extent it expects that repurchases effected on such day may result in an obligation to deliver a Repurchase Notice (which advance notice shall be deemed a Repurchase Notice); provided further that Counterparty shall not deliver any material non-public information to any employee of Dealer unless that employee has been identified to Counterparty as being on the private side. The Notice Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares plus the number of shares underlying any other convertible bond hedge transactions or call options sold by Dealer to Counterparty and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to the Dealers commercially reasonable hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to this Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act or under any state or federal law, regulation or regulatory order, relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.
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(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided Dealer may, without Counterpartys consent, transfer or assign all, but not less than all, of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any Affiliate of Dealer that (i) is a nationally recognized dealer in equity derivatives similar to the Transaction and (ii) has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealers (or its ultimate parents) credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment if the following conditions are satisfied (the Transfer Conditions): (1) the transferee agrees in writing with Dealer to be bound by the terms of this Confirmation with respect to the transferred obligations; (2) as of the date of such transfer, and giving effect thereto, the transferee will not be required to withhold or deduct on account of Tax from any payments under the Agreement or will be required to gross up for such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement; (3) as of the date of such transfer, and giving effect thereto, Counterparty will not be required to gross up for such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement; (4) no Event of Default where Dealer is the Defaulting Party or Termination Event where Dealer is the sole Affected Party has occurred and is continuing at the time of the transfer, and no Event of Default or Termination Event will occur with respect to Counterparty, Dealer or the transferee as a result of such transfer; (5) if to a transferee incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States or United Kingdom, after giving effect to such transfer, no material adverse legal or regulatory consequence shall result to Dealer, Counterparty or the transferee as a result of such transfer; (6) Dealer shall have provided prompt written notice to Counterparty of such transfer; and (7) any side letters or other agreements modifying this Transaction shall simultaneously be transferred or assigned to the transferee. Any transfer not in compliance with the Transfer Conditions will be void. If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a Dealer Person) under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would subject a Dealer Person to restrictions (including restrictions relating to business combinations or other designated transactions), or have any other adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under Applicable Restrictions minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an Excess Ownership Position), Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the Terminated Portion) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position would no longer exist following the resulting partial termination of the Transaction (after taking into account commercially reasonable adjustments to Dealers commercially reasonable Hedge Positions from such partial termination). In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the beneficial ownership test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a group (within the meaning of
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Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, Dealer Group) beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the Transfer Options), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:
(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;
(B) Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a United States person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code));
(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty as are requested by, and reasonably satisfactory to, Dealer;
(D) Dealer shall not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;
(E) An Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event shall not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and
(G) Counterparty shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
(g) Delivery of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer may, by prior notice to Counterparty, satisfy its obligation to deliver any Shares or other securities on any date due (an Original Delivery Date) by making separate deliveries of Shares or such securities, as the case may be, at more than one time on or prior to such Original Delivery Date, so long as the aggregate number of Shares and other securities so delivered on or prior to such Original Delivery Date is equal to the number required to be delivered on such Original Delivery Date.
(h) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
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(j) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterpartys bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterpartys bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
(k) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Base Convertible Securities is not consummated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on the Effective Date (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (the Effective Date or such later date being the Early Unwind Date), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the Early Unwind) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(l) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Daily VWAP (as defined in the Indenture); (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Daily VWAP (as defined in the Indenture), each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and (E) the Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Dealer an option, and Dealer may purchase shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid by Counterparty under the terms of the Transaction.
(m) Role of Agent. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (MS&CO) is acting as agent for both parties but does not guarantee the performance of either party. (i) Neither Dealer nor Counterparty shall contact the other with respect to any matter relating to the Transaction without the direct involvement of MS&CO; (ii) MS&CO, Dealer and Counterparty each hereby acknowledges that any transactions by Dealer or MS&CO with respect to Shares will be undertaken by Dealer as principal for its own account; (iii) all of the actions to be taken by Dealer and MS&CO in connection with the Transaction shall be taken by Dealer or MS&CO independently and without any advance or subsequent consultation with Counterparty; and (iv) MS&CO is hereby authorized to act as agent for Counterparty only to the extent required to satisfy the requirements of Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act in respect of the Transaction.
(n) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (the WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of the WSTAA (or any statute containing any legal certainty provision similar to Section 739 of the WSTAA) or any regulation under the WSTAA (or any such statute), nor any requirement under the WSTAA (or any statute containing any legal certainty provision similar to Section 739 of the WSTAA) or an amendment made by the WSTAA (or any such statute), shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging or Illegality).
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(o) U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (the Protocol), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement, the Morgan Stanley entity that is a party to the Agreement, the Dealer Entity, shall be deemed a Regulated Entity and the other entity that is a party to the Agreement (Counterparty) shall be deemed an Adhering Party; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the Bilateral Agreement), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer Entity shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the Bilateral Terms) of the form of bilateral template entitled Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. GSIBs and Corporate Groups) published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer Entity shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity. In the event that, after the date of the Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Agreement and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the QFC Stay Terms), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to the Agreement include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other. In addition, the parties agree that the terms of this paragraph shall be incorporated into any related covered affiliate credit enhancements, with all references to Dealer Entity replaced by references to the covered affiliate support provider. QFC Stay Rules means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.818, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the stay-and- transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.
(p) Acknowledgment regarding certain UK Resolution Authority Powers.
(i) | Dealer is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the PRA, and is subject to the Bank of Englands resolution authority powers, as contained in the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, and transposed in the UK by the Banking Act 2009. The powers include the ability to (a) suspend temporarily the termination and security enforcement rights of parties to a qualifying contract, and/or (b) bail-in certain liabilities owed by Dealer including the writing-down of the value of certain liabilities and/or the conversion of such liabilities into equity holdings (as described in further detail below). Pursuant to PRA requirements, Dealer is required to ensure that counterparties to certain agreements it enters into which are governed by non-EEA law contractually recognize the validity and applicability of the above-mentioned resolution powers, in order to ensure their effectiveness in cross border scenarios. |
(ii) | The terms of this section apply only to the Transaction and constitute our entire agreement in relation to the matters contained in this section, and do not extend or amend the resolution authority powers of the Bank of England or any replacement authority. The terms of this section may not be amended by any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between Dealer and Counterparty. By signing the Transaction, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding the governing law of the Transaction, the Transaction is subject to, and Counterparty will be bound by the effect of an application of, the Bank of Englands (or replacement resolution authoritys) powers to (a) stay termination and/or security enforcement rights, and (b) bail-in liabilities. |
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(q) Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury. THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any suit, legal action or proceeding relating to this Confirmation or the Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, (each, Proceedings) to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof. Nothing in this Confirmation or the Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction if (A) the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America for the Southern District of New York lack jurisdiction over the parties or the subject matter of the Proceedings or decline to accept the Proceedings on the grounds of lacking such jurisdiction; (B) the Proceedings are commenced by a party for the purpose of enforcing against the other partys property, assets or estate any decision or judgment rendered by any court in which Proceedings may be brought as provided hereunder; (C) the Proceedings are commenced to appeal any such courts decision or judgment to any higher court with competent appellate jurisdiction over that courts decisions or judgments if that higher court is located outside the State of New York or Borough of Manhattan, such as a federal court of appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court; or (D) any suit, action or proceeding has been commenced in another jurisdiction by or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and, in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under this Confirmation or the Agreement, the party (1) joins, files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction.
EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONFIRMATION OR THE AGREEMENT.
(r) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty and Dealer.
(s) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(t) Tax Matters. For purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, (i) Counterparty agrees to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and (ii) Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or applicable United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (or successor thereto).
(u) [Reserved.]
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(v) Withholding Tax with Respect to Non-US Counterparties. Indemnifiable Tax as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a FATCA Withholding Tax) or (ii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or any Treasury regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Dealer.
Yours faithfully, | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Graham McClelland | |
Name: Graham McClelland | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Darren McCarley | |
Name: Darren McCarley | ||
Title: Managing Director |
Agreed and Accepted By:
NUVASIVE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew K. Harbaugh | |
Name: Matthew K. Harbaugh | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |