Confirmation of OTC Warrant Transaction between Tektronix, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Financial Markets, Inc.
This agreement is between Tektronix, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Financial Markets, Inc. and confirms the terms of an over-the-counter (OTC) warrant transaction involving Tektronix’s common stock. Tektronix sells call warrants to Merrill Lynch, with a total of 6,942,449 warrants at a strike price of $49.2623 per share. The agreement outlines the exercise procedures, settlement terms, and conditions for cancellation or cash settlement. The transaction is governed by ISDA definitions and forms part of an ISDA Master Agreement, with specific provisions for market disruptions and hedging costs if canceled.
Date: | June 29, 2007 | |
To: | Tektronix, Inc. (Counterparty) |
Telephone No.: 503 ###-###-####
Facsimile No.: 503 ###-###-####
From: | Merrill Lynch Financial Markets, Inc. (Dealer or MLFM) | |
4 World Financial Center 5th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10080 Attention: Corporate Derivatives | ||
Facsimile No.: (212)  ###-###-#### | ||
Telephone No.: (212)  ###-###-#### |
Trade Date: | June 25, 2007 | |
Effective Date: | June 29, 2007, subject to cancellation of the OTC Warrant Transaction prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such date by the Counterparty. In the event of such cancellation, any payments previously made hereunder, including the Premium, shall be returned to the person making such payment. In addition, Counterparty shall reimburse Dealer for any costs or expenses (including market losses) relating to the unwinding of its hedging activities in connection with the Transaction (including any loss or cost incurred as a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position). | |
Warrant Style: | European, subject to Procedures for Exercise below. | |
Warrant Type: | Call | |
Seller: | Counterparty | |
Buyer: | Dealer | |
Shares: | Shares of common stock, without par value, of Counterparty (Security Symbol: TEK). | |
Number of Warrants: | 6,942,449 | |
Daily Number of Warrants: | For any day, the unexercised Number of Warrants on such day divided by the remaining number of Expiration Dates (including such day) and rounded down to the nearest whole number, with the balance of the Number of Warrants exercised on the final Expiration Date. | |
Warrant Entitlement: | One (1) Share per Warrant | |
Strike Price: | $ 49.2623 | |
Premium: | $35,190,000.00 | |
Premium Payment Date: | The Effective Date; provided no cancellation of the Transaction has occurred prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such date by the Counterparty. | |
Exchange: | New York Stock Exchange | |
Related Exchange(s): | All Exchanges | |
Full Exchange Business Day: | A Scheduled Trading Day that has a scheduled closing time for its regular trading session at 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) or the then standard closing time for regular trading on the Exchange and is not a Disrupted Day. | |
Procedures for Exercise: | ||
Expiration Time: | 11:59 p.m. (New York City time). | |
Expiration Dates: | The 100 consecutive Full Exchange Business Days beginning on and including October 15, 2012 each shall be the Expiration Date for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date. Notwithstanding the |
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foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or in the definition of Full Exchange Business Day, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date (the Relevant Day), the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date, while not a Full Exchange Business Day, is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Daily Number of Warrants for the Relevant Day and shall designate an additional Expiration Date following the last previously scheduled Expiration Date as the Expiration Date for a number of Warrants equal to the difference between the Daily Number of Warrants determined for the Relevant Day without such adjustment, and the Daily Number of Warrants for such date as adjusted pursuant to this paragraph. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. | ||
Exercise Dates: | Each Expiration Date shall be an Exercise Date for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants for such date. | |
Automatic Exercise: | Applicable, and means that the Daily Number of Warrants for the corresponding Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date unless Buyer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply to such Expiration Date. |
Counterpartys Telephone | Address: | 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive | ||
Number and Telex and/or | Beaverton, OR 97077 | |||
Facsimile Number and | ||||
Contact Details for | Attention: | Treasurer | ||
purpose of Giving Notice: | Facsimile No.: |   ###-###-#### | ||
Telephone No.: |   ###-###-#### |
Valuation: | ||
Valuation Dates: | Each Exercise Date | |
Settlement Terms: | ||
Cash Settlement: | Applicable; provided that it shall be a condition of Counterpartys right to elect Cash Settlement that on the date of the Cash Settlement election, none of Counterparty, its directors, executive officers, or any person controlling, or exercising influence over, its decision to elect Cash Settlement is in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares. If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction by Cash Settlement, Counterparty represents and agrees that: | |
(i) Counterparty is not, on the date of the Cash Settlement election, and will not be, on any day during the period from and including the first Expiration Date to and including the final Expiration Date, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act); and | ||
(ii) during the period from and including the first Expiration Date to and including the final Expiration Date, without the prior written consent of Dealer, the Counterparty shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and affiliated purchasers (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act) not to, directly or |
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indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of a derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares. | ||
Settlement Currency: | USD | |
Settlement Price: | For each Valuation Date, the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Shares (VWAP) calculated from 9:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., as observed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TEK.N <equity> VAP (or any successor thereto) (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent); provided that if the scheduled weekday closing time of the Exchange for any Valuation Date is later than 4:00 p.m. (without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours) the VWAP shall be calculated for such Valuation Date from 9:45 a.m. until 15 minutes prior to such later closing time of the Exchange. Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with (ii) an Exchange Disruption, or and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase ; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material. | |
Cash Settlement Payment Date: | With respect to each Valuation Date, three (3) Currency Business Days after the final Valuation Date. | |
Settlement Method Election: | Applicable; provided that references in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions to Physical Settlement shall be replaced by references to Net Physical Settlement. | |
Electing Party: | Counterparty | |
Settlement Method Election Date: | Ten (10) Business Days prior to the first Expiration Date | |
Default Settlement Method: | Net Physical Settlement. | |
Net Physical Settlement: | In the event that the Counterparty elects to settle this Transaction by Net Physical Settlement, subject to Conditions of Net Physical Settlement below, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on the Settlement Date a number of Shares (the Delivered Shares) equal to the Share Delivery Quantity, provided that in the event that the number of Shares calculated comprises any fractional Share, only whole Shares shall be delivered and an amount in cash equal to the value of such fractional share shall be payable by the Counterparty to Dealer in lieu of such fractional Share. | |
Share Delivery Quantity: | For each Exercise Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Physical Settlement Amount for such Exercise Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date plus an amount in cash in lieu of any fractional shares (based on the applicable Settlement Price). |
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Net Physical Settlement Amount: | For any Exercise Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Number of Warrants being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the Strike Price Differential for such Exercise Date and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement. | |
Strike Price Differential: | For any Valuation Date, (i) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Strike Price, an amount equal to the excess of such Settlement Price over the Strike Price for such Valuation Date or (ii) if such Settlement Price is less than or equal to the Strike Price, zero. | |
Settlement Date: | Settlement with respect to each Exercise Date shall occur on the third (3rd) Full Exchange Business Day following the final Valuation Date, provided that Dealer shall have the right to request by prior written notice to Counterparty a Settlement Date with respect to any Exercise Date and the related Share Delivery Quantity that is three (3) Full Exchange Business Days following such Exercise Date. Such request shall not unreasonably be denied. | |
Conditions to Net Physical Settlement: | If, in connection with or six months following delivery of Shares hereunder, Dealer notifies the Counterparty that Dealer has reasonably determined after advice from counsel that there is a considered risk that such Shares are subject to restrictions on transfer in the hands of Dealer pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), then Counterparty shall either (i) deliver Shares that are covered by an effective registration statement of Counterparty for immediate resale by Dealer or (ii) agree to deliver additional Shares so that the value of such Shares as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Shares that would otherwise be deliverable if such Shares were freely tradable upon receipt by Dealer. |
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Limitations on Net Physical Settlement by Counterparty: | Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, the number of Shares that may be delivered at settlement by Counterparty shall not exceed 10,413,674 at any time (Maximum Deliverable Share Amount), as adjusted by Calculation Agent to account for any subdivision, stock-split, stock combination, reclassification, certain distributions, dividends and payments to holders of Counterpartys common stock or similar dilutive or anti-dilutive event with respect to the Shares. | |
Counterparty represents and warrants that the number of Available Shares as of the Trade Date is greater than the Maximum Deliverable Share Amount. Counterparty covenants and agrees that (i) Counterparty shall not take any action of corporate governance or otherwise to reduce the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Deliverable Share Amount and (ii) Counterparty shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the number of Available Shares at all times to be greater than the Maximum Deliverable Share Amount. | ||
For this purpose, Available Shares means the number of Shares Counterparty |
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currently has authorized (but not issued and outstanding) less the maximum number of Shares that may be required to be issued by Counterparty in connection with stock options, convertibles, and other commitments of Counterparty that may require the issuance or delivery of Shares in connection therewith. | ||
Dividends: | ||
Dividends: | If at any time during the period from and including the Trade Date, to but excluding the final Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an Ex-Dividend Date), and that dividend is different from the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis, then the Calculation Agent will, adjust the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants, the Warrant Entitlement and any other variable to preserve the fair value of the Warrant after taking into account such dividend. | |
Regular Dividend: | Initially USD $0.06 per Share per quarter in respect of the Shares. In the event that, in any quarter, a regular quarterly Ex-Dividend Date occurs for which the amount of the corresponding cash dividend is different (the New Dividend Amount) from the Regular Dividend or no Ex-Dividend Date occurs (in which case the New Dividend Amount shall be zero), then following the adjustment by the Calculation Agent pursuant to Dividends above, the Regular Dividend shall equal the New Dividend Amount. | |
Extraordinary Dividends: | Any dividend other than Regular Dividends. For the avoidance of doubt, if more than one Ex-Dividend Date occurs in a quarter, the Calculation Agent shall designate any cash dividend other than a Regular Dividend as an Extraordinary Dividend and will, in , adjust the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants, the Warrant Entitlement and any other variable to preserve the fair value of the Warrant after taking into account such dividend. | |
Extraordinary Events: | ||
Consequences of Merger Events: | (a) Share-for-Share: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | |
(b) Share-for-Other: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | ||
(c) Share-for-Combined: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | ||
Tender Offer: | Applicable | |
Consequences of Tender Offers: | (a) Share-for-Share: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | ||
(b) Share-for-Combined: Component Adjustment | ||
With respect to any Extraordinary Events hereunder, upon the occurrence of Cancellation and Payment in whole or in part, the parties agree that the amount to |
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be paid, in accordance with the Equity Definitions, shall constitute a Transaction Early Termination Amount, subject to satisfaction by the payment or delivery of Shares or cash as set forth in the Early Termination section below. | ||
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) (subject to satisfaction by payment or delivery of Shares or cash as set forth in Early Termination below). 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 listed on a United States national securities exchange or approved for quotation and trading on a national automated dealer quotation system or established automated over-the-counter trading market in the United States or ceases to be so traded or quoted in contemplation of a delisting or withdrawal of approval; 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. | |
Determining Party: | Dealer | |
Additional Disruption Events: | ||
Change in Law: | Applicable | |
Failure to Deliver: | Not Applicable | |
Insolvency Filing: | Applicable | |
Hedging Disruption: | Applicable | |
Increased Cost of Hedging: | Not Applicable | |
Loss of Stock Borrow: | Applicable. Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the text from and including (A) to and including (B) and by deleting the words in each case. | |
Maximum Stock Loan Rate: | 0.60% |
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Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: | Applicable; provided that it shall be a condition to Counterpartys right to make the election described in clause (C) of Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions that on the date of such election, none of Counterparty, its directors, executive officers, or any person controlling, or exercising influence over, its decision to make such election is in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares; and provided further that, if Counterparty timely makes the election described in clause (A) or (B) of Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty shall thereafter remain entitled, subject to the foregoing condition, to terminate the Transaction pursuant to Section 12.9(b)(v)(C) of the Equity Definitions upon ten Scheduled Trading Days notice to Dealer. Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the text from and including (X) to and including (Y). | |
Initial Stock Loan Rate: | 0.25% | |
Hedging Party: | Dealer | |
Determining Party: | Dealer | |
Non-Reliance: | Applicable | |
Agreements and | ||
Acknowledgments Regarding | ||
Hedging Activities: | Applicable | |
Additional Acknowledgments: | Applicable | |
Other Provisions: | ||
Additional Agreements: | If Counterparty would be obligated to pay cash to Dealer pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Agreement for any reason without having had the right (other than pursuant to this paragraph) to elect to deliver Shares in satisfaction of such payment obligation, then Counterparty may elect to deliver to Dealer a number of Shares (whether registered or unregistered) having a cash value equal to the amount of such payment obligation. Such number of Shares to be delivered shall be the number of Shares, determined by the Calculation Agent, sufficient for Dealer to realize the cash equivalent of such payment obligation from proceeds of the sale of such number of Shares over a reasonable period of time taking into account any applicable discount (determined in a commercially reasonable manner) to reflect any restrictions on transfer as well as the market value of the Shares. Settlement relating to any delivery of Shares pursuant to this paragraph shall occur within a reasonable period of time. The number of Shares delivered pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the Maximum Deliverable Share Amount and shall be subject to the provisions under Early Termination hereof regarding Proceeds Amount and the provisions set forth in subsection (c) under Additional Agreements, Representations and Covenants of Counterparty, Etc. below. | |
Early Termination: | Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, upon the designation of an Early Termination Date or the occurrence of Cancellation and Payment in whole or in part hereunder, Counterpartys payment obligation in respect of this Transaction (which shall, in the case of an Early Termination Date be determined in |
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accordance with Second Method and Loss) (the Transaction Early Termination Amount) may, at the option of Counterparty, be satisfied by the delivery of a number of Shares equal to the Transaction Early Termination Amount divided by the Termination Price (Early Termination Stock Settlement); provided, however, that Counterparty must notify Dealer of its election of Early Termination Stock Settlement by the close of business on the day that is two Exchange Business Days following the day that the notice designating the Early Termination Date, or notice that an Extraordinary Event has resulted in the cancellation or termination of the Transaction in whole or in part, is effective. Termination Price means the market value per Share on the Early Termination Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner taking into account any applicable discount to reflect any restrictions on transfer. | ||
A number of Shares calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination Stock Settlement will be deliverable on the third Clearance System Business Day following the date that notice specifying the number of Shares deliverable is effective; provided that, if Counterparty is delivering Shares as a result of a Merger Event, the Settlement Date for such delivery will be immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger Event and the Shares will be deemed delivered at such time such that Dealer will be a holder of the Shares prior to such effective time. Section 6(d)(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following words after the word paid in the fifth line thereof: or any delivery is to be made, as applicable. | ||
On or prior to the Early Termination Date or date on which notice that an Extraordinary Event has resulted in the cancellation or termination of the Transaction in whole or in part is effective, as applicable, if Early Termination Stock Settlement is elected and if so requested by Dealer upon advice of counsel, Counterparty shall (subject to its right to make the election described in the immediately succeeding paragraph) enter into a registration rights agreement with Dealer in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dealer which agreement will contain among other things, customary representations and warranties and indemnification, restrictions on sales during blackout dates as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement and shall satisfy the conditions contained therein and Counterparty shall file and diligently pursue to effectiveness a Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. If and when such Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Counterparty shall have made available to Dealer such Prospectuses as Dealer may reasonably request to comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements for the resale by Dealer of such number of Shares as Dealer shall specify (or, if greater, the number of Shares that Counterparty shall specify). Such Registration Statement shall be effective and Prospectus shall be current until the earliest of the date on which (i) all Shares delivered by Counterparty in connection with an Early Termination Date have been sold, (ii) Dealer has advised Counterparty that it no longer requires that such Registration Statement be effective or (iii) all remaining Shares could be sold by Dealer without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (the Termination Registration Period). It is understood that the Registration Statement and Prospectus will cover a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares plus the aggregate number of Shares (if any) reasonably estimated by Dealer to be potentially deliverable by Counterparty in connection with Early Termination Stock Settlement hereunder, but in no event exceeding the Maximum Deliverable Share Amount. On each day during the Termination Registration Period Counterparty shall represent that each of its filings under the |
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Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, they do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. | ||
If Counterparty elects not to deliver Shares subject to an effective Registration Statement (or if some or all of the Shares delivered cannot be used to close out stock loans in the shares of Counterparty entered into to establish or maintain short positions by Dealer in connection with this Transaction without a prospectus being required by applicable law to be delivered to such lender), the provisions of sub-paragraphs (B) and (C) set forth above under Conditions to Net Physical Settlement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, as if the Net Physical Settlement Amount were the Transaction Early Termination Amount. In no event shall Counterparty be required to deliver to Dealer a number of Shares greater than the Maximum Deliverable Share Amount. | ||
Compliance With Securities Laws: | Each party acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, each party represents and warrants to the other party 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, (ii) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act and (iii) the disposition of the Transaction is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws. | |
Counterparty further represents and warrants that: | ||
(a) Counterparty is not entering into this Transaction 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); | ||
(b) Counterparty represents and acknowledges that as of the date hereof and without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under FASB Statements 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19 (or any successor issue statements) or under FASBs Liabilities & Equity Project; | ||
(c) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transaction contemplated hereby, will not be, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; | ||
(d) As of the Trade Date and each date on which a payment or delivery is made by Counterparty hereunder, (i) the assets of Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty, including contingent liabilities; (ii) the capital of Counterparty is adequate to conduct its business; and (iii) Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and other obligations as such obligations mature and does not intend to, or believe that it will, incur debt or other obligations beyond its ability to pay as such obligations mature. | ||
Account Details: | Account for payments to Counterparty: To be advised |
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Account for payments to Dealer: To be advised | ||
Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer: To be advised. | ||
Agreement Regarding Shares: | Counterparty agrees that, in respect of any Shares delivered to Dealer, such Shares shall be, upon such delivery, duly and validly authorized, issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and subject to no adverse claims of any other party. The issuance of such Shares does not and will not require the consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of any government authority, except such as shall have been obtained on or before the delivery date of any Shares or as may be required in connection with any Registration Statement filed with respect to any Shares. | |
Bankruptcy Rights: | In the event of Counterpartys bankruptcy, Dealers rights in connection with this Transaction shall not exceed those rights held by common shareholders. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that Dealers rights with respect to any other claim arising from this Transaction prior to Counterpartys bankruptcy shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be otherwise abridged or modified in connection herewith. | |
Set-Off: | Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off, whether arising under any agreement, applicable law or otherwise. | |
Transfer: | Neither party may transfer its rights or delegate its obligations under this Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party, except that Dealer, after payment in full of the Premium, may assign its rights and delegate its obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any other person (an Assignee) without the prior consent of the Counterparty, effective (the Transfer Effective Date) upon delivery to Counterparty of an executed acceptance and assumption by the Assignee (an Assumption) of the transferred obligations of Dealer under this Transaction (the Transferred Obligations). Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealers obligations in respect of this Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance. | |
Indemnity: | Seller agrees to indemnify Dealer, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and controlling parties (each such person being an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint and several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject because of a breach of any representation or covenant hereunder, in the Agreement or any other agreement relating to the Agreement or Transaction and will reimburse Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for, or defense of, any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto. Seller will not be liable under the foregoing Indemnity provision to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a final judgment by a court to have resulted from Dealers gross negligence or willful misconduct. |
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(a) | Counterparty hereby represents and warrants to Dealer, on each day from the Trade Date to and including the earlier of (i) July 29, 2007 (ii) the date by which Dealer is able to initially complete a hedge of its position created by this Transaction, that: |
(1) | it will not, and will not permit any person or entity subject to its control to, bid for or purchase Shares during such period except pursuant to transactions or arrangements which have been approved by Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer; and | ||
(2) | it has publicly disclosed all material information necessary for it to be able to purchase or sell Shares in compliance with applicable federal securities laws. |
(b) | No collateral shall be required by either party for any reason in connection with this Transaction. | |
(c) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer shall not be entitled to exercise any Warrant or receive any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant to the extent (but only to the extent) that after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder Dealer, or its ultimate parent entity would, directly or indirectly, be the beneficial owner (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) at any time of more than 8.0 percent of the class of the Counterpartys outstanding equity securities that is comprised of the Shares (an Excess Share Owner). | |
Dealer shall provide prior notice to Counterparty if the exercise of any Warrant or delivery of Shares hereunder would cause Dealer to become directly or indirectly, an Excess Share Owner; provided that the failure of Dealer to provide such notice shall not alter the effectiveness of the provisions set forth in the preceding sentence and any purported exercise or delivery in violation of such provisions shall be void and have no effect. If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterpartys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after Dealer gives notice that such delivery would not result in Dealer being an Excess Share Owner. | ||
If Dealer is not entitled to exercise any Warrant because such exercise would cause Dealer to become, directly or indirectly, an Excess Share Owner and Dealer thereafter disposes of Shares owned by it or any action is taken that would then permit Dealer to exercise such Warrant without such exercise causing it to become, directly or indirectly, an Excess Share Owner, then Dealer shall provide notice of the taking of such action to Counterparty and such Warrant shall then become exercisable by Dealer to the extent such Warrant is otherwise or had otherwise become exercisable hereunder. In such event, the Expiration Date with respect to such Warrant shall be the date on which Counterparty receives such notice from Dealer, and the related Settlement Date shall be as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such notice but no more than three (3) Exchange Business Days thereafter (but in no event shall the Settlement Date occur prior to the date on which it would have otherwise occurred but for the provisions of this subsection); provided that the related Net Physical Settlement Amount shall be the same as the Net Physical Settlement Amount but for the provisions of this subsection. In addition, within 30 calendar days of any Settlement Date, Counterparty shall use its reasonable efforts to refrain from activities that could reasonably be expected to result in Dealers ownership of Shares exceeding 10% of all issued and outstanding Shares. |
1. | Agent will be responsible for the operational aspects of the Transactions effected through it, such as record keeping, reporting, and confirming Transactions to Counterparty and Dealer; |
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2. | Unless Counterparty is a major U.S. institutional investor, as defined in Rule 15a-6 of the Exchange Act, neither Counterparty nor Dealer will contact the other without the direct involvement of Agent; |
3. | Agents sole role under this Agreement and with respect to any Transaction is as an agent of Counterparty and Dealer on a disclosed basis and Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to Counterparty or Dealer hereunder except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties as agent. Agent is authorized to act as agent for Dealer, but only to the extent expressly required to satisfy the requirements of Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act in respect of the Options described hereunder. Agent shall have no authority to act as agent for Counterparty generally or with respect to transactions or other matters governed by this Agreement, except to the extent expressly required to satisfy the requirements of Rule 15a-6 or in accordance with express instructions from Counterparty. |
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(I) | Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of the Agreement, each party represents to the other party that it is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii), or 6(e) of the Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under the Agreement. In making this representation, each |
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party may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of the Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement, and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement, and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of the Agreement; provided that it will not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) above and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position. | ||
(II) | Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, each party makes the following representations to the other party: |
(i) | Dealer represents that it is a company incorporated in Delaware. | ||
(ii) | Counterparty represents that it is a corporation incorporated in Oregon. |
Delivery Requirements. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the following documents: | ||
(a) | Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are: | |
Dealer agrees to complete (accurately and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Counterparty), execute, and deliver to Counterparty, United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and all required attachments, or any successor of such form(s): (i) before the first payment date under this agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Counterparty; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect. | ||
Counterparty agrees to complete (accurately and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Dealer), execute, and deliver to Dealer, United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8 BEN, or any successor of such form(s): (i) before the first payment date under this agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such form(s) previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect. | ||
(b) | Other documents to be delivered: |
Covered by | ||||||
Party Required to | Section 3(d) | |||||
Deliver Document | Document Required to be Delivered | When Required | Representation | |||
Counterparty | Evidence of the authority and true signatures of each official or representative signing this Confirmation | Upon or before execution and delivery of this Confirmation | Yes | |||
Counterparty | Certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors or equivalent document authorizing the execution and delivery of this Confirmation and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request | Upon or before execution and delivery of this Confirmation | Yes | |||
Dealer | Guarantee of its Credit Support Provider, | Upon or before | No | |||
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto | execution and delivery of this Confirmation |
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Address: | Merrill Lynch Financial Markets, Inc. | |
4 World Financial Center, 17th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10080 | ||
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre | ||
Attention: | Manager of Equity Documentation | |
Facsimile No.: | (917)  ###-###-#### | |
Telephone No.: | (212)  ###-###-#### |
Address: | 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive | |||
Beaverton, OR 97077 | ||||
Attention: | Treasurer | |||
Facsimile No.: |   ###-###-#### | |||
Telephone No.: |   ###-###-#### |
Address: | 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive | |||
Beaverton, OR 97077 | ||||
Attention: | General Counsel | |||
Facsimile No.: |   ###-###-#### | |||
Telephone No.: |   ###-###-#### |
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(a) | The parties acknowledge and agree that there are no other representations, agreements or other undertakings of the parties in relation to this Transaction, except as set forth in the Agreement or this Confirmation. |
(i) | Buyer to be a financial institution as defined in Section 101(22) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code) and this Transaction to be a securities contract as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code and a swap agreement as defined in Section 101(53C) of the Bankruptcy Code, qualifying for the protections of, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362 (b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; | ||
(ii) | a partys right to liquidate this Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a contractual right as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; | ||
(iii) | all payments for, under or in connection with this Transaction, all payments for the Shares and the transfer of such Shares to constitute settlement payments as defined in the Bankruptcy Code. |
(c) | The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of an Early Termination Date as a result of an Event of Default that is within Counterpartys control, the amount payable under the Agreement will be a cash amount calculated as described therein and that any delivery specified in this Transaction will no longer be required. |
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Very truly yours, | ||||||||
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL | ||||||||
By: | /s/ FRAN JACOBSON | |||||||
Name: | Fran Jacobson | |||||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||||
Equity Derivatives Documentation |
TEKTRONIX, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ JAMES F. DALTON | |||||
Name: | James F. Dalton | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, | |||||
General Counsel, and Secretary | ||||||
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATE, | ||||||
Solely in its capacity as Agent hereunder | ||||||
By: | /s/ ANGELINA LOPES | |||||
Name: | Angelina Lopes | |||||
Title: | Derivatives Documentation |
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ JOAN E. TIMOLDI | |||||||
Name: | Joan E. Timoldi | |||||||
Title: | Designated Signatory | |||||||
Date: | June 28, 2007 |