UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 28, 2009
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (646) 536-2842
Registrants Former Name or Address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Underwriting Agreement
On May 28, 2009, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell up to $120,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Senior Convertible Notes Due 2014 (the Underwritten Notes) and, at the option of the underwriters party to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriters), up to an additional $18,000,000 aggregate principal amount of such 4.375% Senior Convertible Notes Due 2014 (the Option Notes and, together with the Underwritten Notes, the Notes) in a public offering (the Offering). J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is co-manager for the Offering. On May 29, 2009, the Underwriters exercised their option in respect of the Option Notes. The Notes will be governed by an Indenture and a Supplemental Indenture to be entered into by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee. The offering of the Notes and the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company issuable upon conversion of the Notes has been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-159499).
The description of the Underwriting Agreement in this Current Report is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement contained in the copy of such agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions
On May 28, 2009, the Company entered into (i) convertible note hedge transactions in connection with the Underwritten Notes with each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Barclays Bank PLC (together, the Hedge Counterparties) and (ii) warrant transactions in connection with the Underwritten Notes with the Hedge Counterparties. In connection with the exercise of the option in respect of the Option Notes, the Company entered into (iii) additional convertible note hedge transactions with the Hedge Counterparties and (iv) additional warrant transactions with the Hedge Counterparties. The transactions referenced in clauses (i) and (iii) are referred to herein as the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions and the transactions referenced in clauses (ii) and (iv) are referred to herein as the Warrant Transactions. The Company used approximately $17.25 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to fund the cost of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions.
The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions involve the Company purchasing call options from the Hedge Counterparties, and the Warrant Transactions involve the Company selling call options to the Hedge Counterparties with a higher strike price than the purchased call options.
The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions are subject to certain adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes. The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution to the Companys common stock upon conversion of the Notes. Because the Company sold warrants to the Hedge Counterparties in the Warrant Transactions, the mitigating effect on dilution of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions will be capped, which means that the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions may not completely mitigate dilution from conversion of the Notes. The exercise of the warrants by the Hedge Counterparties under the Warrant Transactions could have a dilutive effect on the Companys common stock to the extent the market price per share of the Companys common stock at the time of exercise exceeded the higher strike price of the warrants. Further, the extent to which the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions mitigate dilution will also depend on the Companys choice of settlement method.
The description of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions and the Warrant Transactions in this Current Report is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions contained in the copies of the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmations and Warrant Transaction Confirmations attached as Exhibits 10.1-10.8 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
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(d) Exhibits. |
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Underwriting Agreement, dated May 28, 2009, among Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as Representatives of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule 1 thereto. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. |
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/s/ Daniel P. Emerson |
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Daniel P. Emerson |
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Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: June 2, 2009 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Underwriting Agreement, dated May 28, 2009, among Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as Representatives of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule 1 thereto. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Convertible Note Hedge Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 28, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as dealer. |
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Warrant Transaction Confirmation, dated May 29, 2009, between Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC, as dealer. |
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Exhibit 1.1
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
listed in Schedule 1 hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the Underwriters), for whom J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. are acting as representatives (the Representatives), $120,000,000 principal amount of its 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the Underwritten Securities) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional $18,000,000 principal amount of its 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the Option Securities) if and to the extent that the Underwriters shall have determined to exercise the option to purchase such 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities are herein referred to as the Securities. The Securities will be convertible into shares (the Underlying Securities) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock) to the extent set forth in the Indenture (as defined below). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (the Indenture) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee).
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Securities Act), a
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-159499), including a prospectus (the Basic Prospectus), relating to debt and equity securities to be issued from time to time by the Company. The Company has also filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act a prospectus supplement specifically to be used in connection with the public offering of the Securities. Such registration statement, as amended at each time of its effectiveness, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (Rule 430 Information), is referred to herein as the Registration Statement; and as used herein, the term Prospectus means the Basic Prospectus as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities and the term Preliminary Prospectus means the preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities that omits Rule 430 Information together with the Basic Prospectus. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the Rule 462 Registration Statement), then any reference herein to the term Registration Statement shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to amend, amendment or supplement with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Exchange Act) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the Time of Sale), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the Time of Sale Information): a Preliminary Prospectus dated May 28, 2009, and each free-writing prospectus (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex B hereto.
2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters. (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such Underwriters name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 97.00% of the principal amount thereof (the Purchase Price) plus accrued interest, if any, from June 3, 2009 to the Closing Date (as defined below).
In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option
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Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued interest, if any, from the Closing Date to the date of payment and delivery.
If any Option Securities are to be purchased, the amount of Option Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the amount of Option Securities which bears the same ratio to the aggregate amount of Option Securities being purchased as the amount of Underwritten Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such amount increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the aggregate amount of Underwritten Securities being purchased from the Company by the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate Securities in denominations other than $1,000 as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make.
The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase the Option Securities at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirteenth day following the date of this Agreement, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate amount of Option Securities as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Securities are to be delivered and paid for which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date (as defined below) but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the tenth full business day (as defined below) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least two Business Days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Underwriters is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives (i) in the case of the Underwritten Securities, at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 at 10:00 A.M. New York City time on June 3, 2009, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing, or (ii) in the case of the Option Securities, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters election to purchase such Option Securities. The time and date of such payment for the Underwritten Securities is referred to herein as the Closing Date and the time and date for such payment for the Option Securities, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the Additional Closing Date.
Payment for the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depositary Trust Company, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Securities to be purchased on such date of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the
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Global Note), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Securities duly paid by the Company. The form of the Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives at the office of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. set forth above not later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arms length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company has consulted with its own advisors concerning such matters to the extent it deemed appropriate and is responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.
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(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i) (ii) and (iii) below) an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex B hereto, including a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto, which constitute part of the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Time of Sale Information, did not as of its issue date, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Trust Indenture Act), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company
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in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission prior to the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date as the case may be, complied or will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and, when read together with the other information in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, at the Time of Sale and at the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable and present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material change in the capital stock, long-term debt, notes payable or current portion of long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2 (the Material Subsidiaries), or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Company and its Material Subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its Material Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of
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any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, in each case that is material to the Company and the Material Subsidiaries taken as a whole except in each case as described or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing (or such similar concept, if any, that exists under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization) under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be in good standing (or such similar concept, if any, that exists under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization) or so qualified or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) (a Material Adverse Effect).
(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading Capitalization; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of the subsidiaries identified on Exhibit 21.1 to the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (Subsidiaries) or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such Subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statements, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any material lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party other than (i) security interests on such shares of capital stock or other equity interests under or pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2007, by and among Company, Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as arranger and administrative agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the Credit Facility), and (ii) security interests over personal property pursuant to the Security Agreement dated as of March 13, 2009 by and among the Company, the grantors and the other parties thereto as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time (the Security Agreement) (except, in the case of any foreign Subsidiary, for directors qualifying shares and except as
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otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus).
(j) Stock Options. With respect to the stock options (the Stock Options) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the Company Stock Plans), subsequent to October 31, 2006, (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the Grant Date) by all necessary corporate action, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of The Nasdaq Global Select Market and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded, (iv) the per share exercise price of each Stock Option was equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date and (v) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Companys filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act. Subsequent to October 31, 2006, the Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their results of operations.
(k) Due Authorization. The Company has the necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities (collectively, the Transaction Documents) and to perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents; all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby or by the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been duly and validly taken.
(l) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the Enforceability Exceptions); and on the Closing Date, the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act), and the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture that is qualified thereunder.
(m) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(n) The Securities. The Securities to be sold by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and issued under the Indenture have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and
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legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(o) The Underlying Securities. Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will be convertible at the option of the holder thereof into shares of the Underlying Securities in accordance the terms of the Securities and the Indenture; the Underlying Securities reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Securities have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and non assessable, and the issuance of the Underlying Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(p) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(q) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default, prospective default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon conversion thereof) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any final, non-appealable judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except with respect to clauses (i) and (iii) only, for such conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(s) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon conversion thereof) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities laws or which have already been obtained in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.
(t) Legal Proceedings. Except as described or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject, where in any such case (i) there is a reasonable possibility that such investigation, action, suit or proceeding may be determined adversely to the Company or such subsidiary and (ii) such investigation, action, suit or proceeding, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect, and no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings have been threatened in writing by any governmental or regulatory authority or others.
(u) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
(v) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those (i) that do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) under or pursuant to the Credit Facility, (iii) under or pursuant to the Security Agreement or (iv) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Title to Intellectual Property. To the Companys knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses. To the Companys knowledge, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the conduct of the Company and its subsidiaries will not conflict in any material respect with any such rights of others. Except as would not have a Material Adverse
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Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any notice of any claim of infringement of or conflict with any such rights of others.
(x) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the Time of Sale Information.
(y) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an investment company or an entity controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Investment Company Act).
(z) Taxes. Except as described or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or for which there is an adequate reserve on the consolidated books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof and there is no material tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.
(aa) Licenses and Permits. Except as described or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
(bb) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the best knowledge of the Company, is threatened, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Compliance With Environmental Laws. Except as described or otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries (x) are in compliance in all material respects with applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, judgments and orders relating to the protection of the environment or natural resources (collectively, Environmental Laws), (y) have received and are in compliance in all material respects with all permits, licenses, certificates
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or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received written notice of any actual or potential material liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred material capital expenditures or material liabilities associated with Environmental Laws, except in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, certificates, authorizations, licenses or approvals, or expenditure or liability, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) there are no material proceedings that are pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed.
(dd) Hazardous Substances. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, or other release of any kind of toxic wastes or hazardous substances, including, but not limited to, any naturally occurring radioactive materials, brine, drilling mud, crude oil, natural gas liquids and other petroleum materials, by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries upon any of the property now owned or leased by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in violation of any Environmental Laws or in a manner or to a location that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries under Environmental Laws, except for any violation or liability which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ee) Compliance With ERISA. Except as described or otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each employee benefit plan (excluding any multiemployer plans as defined in Section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (ERISA)) within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (each, a Plan) maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) no reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Plan or multiemployer plan contributed to by the Company; and (iv) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan or any multiemployer plan contributed to by the Company.
(ff) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in
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reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(gg) Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including, but not limited to internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Companys internal controls. The Companys auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting.
(hh) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate, in the Companys reasonable judgment, to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses from material liabilities; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or obtain similar coverage from similar insurers at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) No Unlawful Payments. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
(jj) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Money Laundering Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(kk) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(ll) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Except as described or otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or under or pursuant to the Credit Facility, no Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiarys capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiarys properties or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company.
(mm) No Brokers Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finders fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(nn) No Registration Rights. No person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities.
(oo) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
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(pp) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(qq) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Companys directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(rr) No Ratings. There are no securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act.
4. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet in the form of Annex C hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and will file all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities in the manner and within the time periods required by the Exchange Act; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City in such quantities as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the Underwriters, two signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term Prospectus Delivery Period means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the
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Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file
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with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Underwriters may designate, such amendments or supplements to any of the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.
(f) Ongoing Compliance. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Underwriters may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.
(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will cooperate with the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, as the Underwriters may reasonably request, to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(h) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Underwriters as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the effective date (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.
(i) Clear Market. For a period of 90 days after the date of this Agreement, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in
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cash or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, other than (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder, (B) the Underlying Securities, upon conversion of the Securities, if applicable, (C) grants of options or other equity-based awards for Common Stock pursuant to employee benefit plans existing on the date of this Agreement, (D) grants of options or issuance of restricted shares of our common stock to ZelnickMedia to the extent approved by our stockholders or issued pursuant to plans existing on the date of this Agreement and (E) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date of this Agreement.
(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading Use of Proceeds.
(k) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities and will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby.
(l) Underlying Securities. The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of pre-emptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy all obligations to issue the Underlying Securities upon conversion of the Securities. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Underlying Securities to be listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (the Exchange).
(m) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:
(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex B or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto without the consent of the Company.
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(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
6. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase the Underwritten Securities on the Closing Date or the Option Securities on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance, No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of a Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Underwriters.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(c) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(d) Officers Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the best knowledge of such officers, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a) and (c) above.
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(e) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be shall use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to such Closing Date or such Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(f) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex A-1 hereto, and (ii) Seth Krauss, Esq., General Counsel of the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, his written opinion, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives and to the effect set forth in Annex A-2 hereto.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(h) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.
(i) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, satisfactory evidence of the good standing (or such similar concept, if any, that exists under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction of organization) of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
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(j) Exchange Listing. The Underlying Securities shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
(j) Lock-up Agreements. The lock-up agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between you and each of the officers and directors of the Company listed in Schedule 3 hereto who own shares of Common Stock, relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be full force and effect on the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(l) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, its subsidiaries and their respective directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with
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respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed upon that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the information contained in the third, sixteenth and seventeenth paragraphs relating to passive market making, stabilizing transactions and syndicate covering under the caption Underwriting.
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the Indemnified Person) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the Indemnifying Person) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain one counsel (and local counsel where applicable) reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interest between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and any such separate firm for the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and affiliates and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
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consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the
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losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. Nor shall Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the Independent Underwriter) in its capacity as qualified independent underwriter (within the meaning of NASD, Inc. Conduct Rule 2720) be responsible for any amount in excess of the compensation received by the Independent Underwriter for acting in such capacity. Benefits received by the Independent Underwriter in its capacity as qualified independent underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the compensation received by the Independent Underwriter for acting in such capacity. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Without limitation of and in addition to its obligations under the other paragraphs of this Section 7, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Independent Underwriter, its directors, officers, employees and agents and each person who controls Independent Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or action in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon Independent Underwriters acting as a qualified independent underwriter (within the meaning of NASD, Inc. Conduct Rule 2720) in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Independent Underwriter.
(g) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 (including, without limitation, the indemnity agreements set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Securities, prior to the Additional Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by the
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New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 9, there shall be no liability of the Company to the Underwriters.
10. Defaulting Underwriter. (a) If, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term Underwriter includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriters pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase on such date) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, exceeds
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one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement or, with respect to any Additional Closing Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Securities on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Companys counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any road show presentation to potential investors; and (x) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Underlying Securities on the Exchange.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 9, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement other than in connection with the termination of this Agreement pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) of Section 9 or while in breach of this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right,
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remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term business day means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Miscellaneous. (a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., and any such action taken by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. or by Barclays Capital Inc. shall be binding on the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives at (i) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10179 (fax: (212) 622-8358); Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, and (ii) Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 10019 (fax:(212-520-0747); Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 622 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 (fax: (646) 536-2926); Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Adam M. Turteltaub and Cristopher Greer (fax: (212) 728-8111).
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
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To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Call Option Transaction
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (Dealer) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Counterparty) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus dated May 27, 2009, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated May 28, 2009 (as so supplemented, the Prospectus) relating to the USD 120,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2014 (the Convertible Notes and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a Convertible Note) issued by Counterparty pursuant to the Indenture to be dated June 3, 2009 (the Base Indenture), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture thereto (the Supplemental Indenture) to be dated June 3, 2009, between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the Indenture). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Prospectus, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus, the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. 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.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
Trade Date: |
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May 28, 2009 |
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Effective Date: |
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The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date |
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Option Style: |
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Modified American, as described under Procedures for Exercise below |
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Option Type: |
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Call |
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Buyer: |
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Counterparty |
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Seller: |
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Dealer |
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Shares: |
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The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol TTWO) |
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Number of Options: |
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[ ]. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero. |
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Applicable Percentage: |
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[ ]% |
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Option Entitlement: |
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As of any date, a number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the Conversion Rate as of such date (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture, but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture and subject to Method of Adjustment below), for each Convertible Note. |
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Strike Price: |
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USD 10.6750 |
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Premium: |
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USD [ ] |
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Premium Payment Date: |
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June 3, 2009 |
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Exchange: |
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The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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Related Exchange(s): |
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All Exchanges |
Procedures for Exercise:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, an Exercise Period shall occur with respect to an Option hereunder only if such Option is an Exercisable Option (as defined below) and the Exercise Period shall be, in respect of any Exercisable Option, the period commencing on, and including, the relevant Conversion Date and ending on, and including, the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period in respect of such Conversion Date; provided that (i) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2013, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and (ii) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below). |
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Conversion Date: |
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With respect to any conversion of Convertible Notes, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Supplemental Indenture) of such Convertible Notes satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in Section 9.02(b) of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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Exercisable Options: |
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In respect of any Exercise Period (the Relevant Exercise Period), the lesser of (i) the number of Convertible Notes surrendered to Counterparty for conversion on the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period, and (ii) the Number of Options as of the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period; provided that if there are any other Exercisable Options as to which a prior Exercise Period has commenced but no Exercise Date has yet occurred which would thereby reduce the Number of Options as of the related Exercise Date (such other Exercisable Options, the Other Exercisable Options), then solely for the purposes of determining the number of Exercisable Options for the Relevant Exercise Period, the Number of Options on the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period shall be reduced by such Other Exercisable Options. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Exercisable Options exceed the Number of Options. |
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Expiration Time: |
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The Valuation Time |
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Expiration Date: |
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June 1, 2014, subject to earlier exercise. |
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Multiple Exercise: |
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Applicable, as described under Exercisable Options above. |
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Automatic Exercise: |
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Applicable; and means that in respect of an Exercise Period, a number of Options not previously exercised hereunder equal to the number of Exercisable Options shall be deemed to be exercised on the final day of such Exercise Period for such Exercisable Options; provided that such Options shall be deemed exercised only to the extent that Counterparty has provided to Dealer a Notice of Exercise. |
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Notice of Exercise: |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Exercisable Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to holders of the related Convertible Notes (the Specified Cash Amount), together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below; provided that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after December 1, 2013, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (Notice of Final Settlement Method) in respect of all such Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on or prior to December 1, 2013 specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above; provided further that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to any Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below) and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above and (B) Dealer shall have received a Notice of Early Redemption as specified below. |
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Notice of Early Redemption: |
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In order to exercise any Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes that have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the fifty-fourth (54th) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the scheduled redemption date specified by Counterparty for such Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture (the Scheduled Redemption Date) of (i) the Scheduled Redemption Date, (ii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iii) if the Relevant Settlement |
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Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the Specified Cash Amount, together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below. |
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Valuation Time: |
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At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion. |
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Market Disruption Event: |
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Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following: |
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Market Disruption Event means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the Shares. |
Settlement Terms:
Settlement Method: |
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For any Exercisable Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Exercisable Option shall apply, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, for such Exercisable Option. |
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Relevant Settlement Method: |
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In respect of any Exercisable Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions: |
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(i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note entirely in Shares (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Net Share Settlement; |
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(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note in a combination of cash and Shares, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Combination Settlement; and |
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(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note entirely in cash, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Cash Settlement. |
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Settlement Method Election Conditions: |
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For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply only if the Notice of Exercise, the Notice of Final Settlement Method or the Notice of Early Redemption for such Exercisable Option, as applicable, notifying Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method contains a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares. |
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Net Share Settlement: |
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If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (iii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount exceed a number of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the excess of (i) the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder of the related Convertible Note pursuant to Section 9.03(b) of the Supplemental Indenture, over (ii) a number of Shares equal to USD 1,000 divided by the Relevant Price on the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Combination Settlement: |
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If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option: |
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(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) an amount (the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (1) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall each be deemed to be zero; and |
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(ii) a number of Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus Daily |
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Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (C) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Cash Settlement: |
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If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option, an amount of cash equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Daily Option Value: |
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For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. |
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Valid Day: |
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A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded. If the Shares are not so listed or traded, Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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Scheduled Valid Day: |
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A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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Business Day: |
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Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed. |
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Relevant Price: |
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On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor page if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or |
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if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). |
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Settlement Averaging Period: |
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For any Exercisable Option and regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note, (i) if Counterparty has, on or prior to December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Option with a Conversion Date occurring prior to December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on and including the second Scheduled Valid Day following such Conversion Date, or (ii) if Counterparty has, on or following December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Optionwith a Conversion Date occurring on or following December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the fifty-second (52nd) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date; provided that if Counterparty has at any time delivered a Notice of Early Redemption to Dealer (including after December 1, 2013), the Settlement Averaging Period for any Exercisable Option shall be the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the fifty-second (52nd) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Scheduled Redemption Date, regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note |
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Settlement Date: |
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For any Exercisable Option, the third Business Day immediately following the final Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option. |
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Settlement Currency: |
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Other Applicable Provisions: |
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The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Settled. Share Settled in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option. |
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Representation and Agreement: |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws. |
3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction:
Adjustments applicable to the Transaction: |
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Potential Adjustment Events: |
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Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a Potential Adjustment Event means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 9.04 of the Supplemental Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of |
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an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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Method of Adjustment: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment, and means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture (other than Section 9.04(g) and (h) and Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) or any adjustment pursuant to Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment 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 for the Transaction; provided that if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(m) or Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will determine the corresponding 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 the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner. |
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:
Merger Events: |
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Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a Merger Event means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the definition of Merger Event in Section 9.07 of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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Tender Offers: |
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Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions, a Tender Offer means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 9.04(e) of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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Consequence of Merger Events/ Tender Offers: |
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Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Supplemental Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not be the Issuer following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, then Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply. |
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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
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Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); |
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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 Exchange is located in the United States and 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 of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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Additional Disruption Events: |
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Change in Law: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii)(X) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the word Shares with the phrase Hedge Positions. |
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Failure to Deliver: |
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Applicable |
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Hedging Disruption: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: |
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For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. |
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Hedging Party: |
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Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events |
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Determining Party: |
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For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer |
Non-Reliance: |
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Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities: |
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Applicable |
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Additional Acknowledgments: |
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4. Calculation Agent: |
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5. Account Details:
(a) Account for payments to Counterparty:
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Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:
To be provided by Counterparty.
(b) Account for payments to Dealer:
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Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer:
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6. Offices:
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
4 New York Plaza, Floor 18
New York, NY 10004-2413
Attention: Mariusz Kwasnik
Title: Operations Analyst
EDG Corporate Marketing
Telephone No: (212) 623-7223
Facsimile No: (212) 623-7719
8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty
Each of the representations and warranties made by Counterparty pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Counterparty and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Counterparty hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterpartys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar
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laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) Counterparty is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) It is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Counterparty is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Counterparty has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Counterparty hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Counterparty has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Counterpartys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Counterparty in the conduct of Counterpartys business.
(f) Each of it and its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately
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preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Party at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Counterparty is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes. Counterparty shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. 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 the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. (i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the Transfer Options); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose, including but not limited, to the following conditions:
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(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 9(b) or any obligations under Section 9(m) or 9(r) 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);
(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking 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 and reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will 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 will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause 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.
(ii) Dealer may, without Counterpartys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (x) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (y) AA- by Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (S&P), or Aa3 by Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys) or, if either S&P or Moodys ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to the condition that (1) a Tax Event described in Section 5(b)(iii)(A) or (B) will not occur with respect to Counterparty due to, and immediately upon, such transfer or assignment and (2) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer or assignment. Dealer agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide prior notice to Counterparty of any transfer or assignment of Options to a third party pursuant to this Section. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer may, in its reasonable discretion, either (I) effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party in accordance with the conditions described above such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, or (II) designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction
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(and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Option Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (y) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.
(iii) 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.
(f) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealers hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be practicable or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the Settlement Date for the Transaction, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) as follows:
(a) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20th) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;
(b) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and
(c) if the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms, as applicable, will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date, except that the Shares deliverable pursuant to such terms on the Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (a) above.
(g) Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an
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affiliate of Dealer (JPMSI), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to this Transaction and (ii) JPMSI has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of this Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other partys obligations under this Transaction.
(h) Additional Termination Events.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation if an event of default with respect to Counterparty shall occur under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture or under Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, then such event of default shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such event of default (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (B) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the giving of any Notice of Exercise in respect of Exercisable Options that correspond to Convertible Notes converted pursuant to Section 9.01(iv) of the Supplemental Indenture in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (ii). Upon receipt of any such notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to the number of such Exercisable Options specified in such Notice of Exercise (such number of Options, the Specified Options). Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (A) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Specified Options, (B) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (C) the terminated portion of the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided that the amount of cash deliverable 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 Specified Options multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) multiplied by (3) a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent over (II) the aggregate principal amount of the corresponding Convertible Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner.
(i) Amendments to Equity Definitions. (i) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing either party may elect with Dealer may elect and (2) replacing notice to the other party with notice to Counterparty in the first sentence of such section.
(j) No Collateral; Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations of Counterparty hereunder shall not be set off by Counterparty against any obligations of Dealer, whether arising under the Agreement, this
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Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. In addition to and without limiting any rights of set-off that a party hereto may have as a matter of law, pursuant to contract or otherwise, upon the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, Dealer (and only Dealer) shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to Counterparty under this Confirmation, including without limitation any obligation to make any payment of cash or delivery of Shares to Counterparty, against any obligation Counterparty may have to Dealer under any other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty relating to Shares (each such contract or agreement, a Separate Agreement), including without limitation any obligation to make a payment of cash or a delivery of Shares or any other property or securities. For this purpose, Dealer shall be entitled to convert any obligation (or the relevant portion of such obligation) denominated in one currency into another currency at the rate of exchange at which it would be able to purchase the relevant amount of such currency, and to convert any obligation to deliver any non-cash property into an obligation to deliver cash in an amount calculated by reference to the market value of such property as of the Early Termination Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; provided that in the case of a set-off of any obligation to release or deliver assets against any right to receive fungible assets, such obligation and right shall be set off in kind and; provided further that in determining the value of any obligation to deliver Shares, the value at any time of such obligation shall be determined by reference to the market value of the Shares at such time, as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. If an obligation is unascertained at the time of any such set-off, the Calculation Agent may in good faith estimate the amount or value of such obligation, in which case set-off will be effected in respect of that estimate, and the relevant party shall account to the other party at the time such obligation or right is ascertained. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(j), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Counterparty or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(k) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a Payment Obligation), Counterparty may request Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Counterparty shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer, in each case, in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, or an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterpartys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, the Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), the Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable; provided that if Counterparty does not validly request Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterpartys election to the contrary. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in Section 6(e) with respect to (i) this Transaction and (ii) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement.
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(l) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this
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Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(m) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, (A) the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to this Transaction (the Hedge Shares) or (B) any Early Unwind Shares delivered to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t) (any such Hedge Shares or Early Unwind Shares, Restricted Shares) cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable 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 paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted 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 for an issuance of a similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of this Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Restricted Shares in a private placement for issuance of a similar size), or (iii) purchase the Restricted Shares from Dealer at the Reference Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(n) Tax 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.
(o) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer or add additional Settlement Dates or any other date of valuation or delivery, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer reasonably determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its 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 applicable to Dealer.
(p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
(q) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the
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protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(r) Notice of Merger Consideration. Counterparty covenants and agrees that, as promptly as practicable following the public announcement of any consolidation, merger and binding share exchange to which Counterparty is a party, or any sale of all or substantially all of Counterpartys assets, in each case pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property, Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such transaction or event (the date of such notification, the Consideration Notification Date); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such transaction or event is consummated.
(s) Receipt or Delivery of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to receive or deliver cash, or where Counterparty fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(t) Early Unwind. (i) In the event the sale of the Convertible Notes is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Counterparty fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date 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 under the Transaction 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; provided that 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Counterparty of such amount and Counterparty shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(ii) If an amount is payable by Counterparty to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t)(i) (a Reimbursement Obligation), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Reimbursement Obligation by delivering to Dealer, on the Exchange Business Day immediately following the Early Unwind Date, the Early Unwind Shares (as defined below) in satisfaction of such Reimbursement Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Dealer free of payment. The Early Unwind Shares shall be a number of Shares equal to the Reimbursement Obligation otherwise payable under Section 9(t)(i) divided by the value to Dealer per Share on the date such Shares are to be delivered as Early Unwind Shares (the Early Unwind Share Price), as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion using commercially reasonable means, together with cash in lieu of any fractional Shares based on the Early Unwind Share Price. The Calculation Agent shall notify Counterparty of the Early Unwind Share Price at
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the time of notification of the Reimbursement Obligation. If such Early Unwind Shares are Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Share Price may reflect, in the Calculation Agents judgment, a discount applicable to such Early Unwind Shares. If such Early Unwind Shares are not Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Price shall be Relevant Price on the Early Unwind Date. Counterparty shall give irrevocable telephonic notice, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, to Dealer of its election to satisfy any Reimbursement Obligation by delivery of Early Unwind Shares pursuant to this Section no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date.
(u) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t). In the event Counterparty shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the foregoing sentence (such deficit, the Deficit Shares), Counterparty shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Counterparty additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Counterparty shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate number of such Shares thereafter.
(v) Payment by Counterparty. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to EDG Confirmation Group, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10172-3401, or by fax to (212) 622 8519.
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
May 28, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Call Option Transaction
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (Dealer), represented by Barclays Capital Inc. (Agent), and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Counterparty) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction. Dealer is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus dated May 27, 2009, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated May 28, 2009 (as so supplemented, the Prospectus) relating to the USD 120,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2014 (the Convertible Notes and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a Convertible Note) issued by Counterparty pursuant to the Indenture to be dated June 3, 2009 (the Base Indenture), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture thereto (the Supplemental Indenture) to be dated June 3, 2009, between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the Indenture). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Prospectus, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus, the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. 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.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
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Option Style: |
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Option Type: |
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Buyer: |
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Seller: |
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The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol TTWO) |
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Number of Options: |
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[ ]. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero. |
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Applicable Percentage: |
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Option Entitlement: |
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As of any date, a number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the Conversion Rate as of such date (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture, but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture and subject to Method of Adjustment below), for each Convertible Note. |
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Strike Price: |
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USD 10.6750 |
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Procedures for Exercise:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, an Exercise Period shall occur with respect to an Option hereunder only if such Option is an Exercisable Option (as defined below) and the Exercise Period shall be, in respect of any Exercisable Option, the period commencing on, and including, the relevant Conversion Date and ending on, and including, the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period in respect of such Conversion Date; provided that (i) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2013, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and (ii) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below). |
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With respect to any conversion of Convertible Notes, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Supplemental Indenture) of such Convertible Notes satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in Section 9.02(b) of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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In respect of any Exercise Period (the Relevant Exercise Period), the lesser of (i) the number of Convertible Notes surrendered to Counterparty for conversion on the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period, and (ii) the Number of Options as of the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period; provided that if there are any other Exercisable Options as to which a prior Exercise Period has commenced but no Exercise Date has yet occurred which would thereby reduce the Number of Options as of the related Exercise Date (such other Exercisable Options, the Other Exercisable Options), then solely for the purposes of determining the number of Exercisable Options for the Relevant Exercise Period, the Number of Options on the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period shall be reduced by such Other Exercisable Options. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Exercisable Options exceed the Number of Options. |
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Expiration Time: |
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The Valuation Time |
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June 1, 2014, subject to earlier exercise. |
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Applicable; and means that in respect of an Exercise Period, a number of Options not previously exercised hereunder equal to the number of Exercisable Options shall be deemed to be exercised on the final day of such Exercise Period for such Exercisable Options; provided that such Options shall be deemed exercised only to the extent that Counterparty has provided to Dealer a Notice of Exercise. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Exercisable Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to holders of the related Convertible Notes (the Specified Cash Amount), together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below; provided that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after December 1, 2013, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (Notice of Final Settlement Method) in respect of all such Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on or prior to December 1, 2013 specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above; provided further that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to any Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below) and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above and (B) Dealer shall have received a Notice of Early Redemption as specified below. |
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In order to exercise any Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes that have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the fifty-fourth (54th) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the scheduled redemption date specified by Counterparty for such Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture (the Scheduled Redemption Date) of (i) the Scheduled Redemption Date, (ii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iii) if the Relevant Settlement |
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Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the Specified Cash Amount, together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below. |
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Valuation Time: |
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At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion. |
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Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following: |
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Market Disruption Event means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the Shares. |
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For any Exercisable Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Exercisable Option shall apply, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, for such Exercisable Option. |
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(i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note entirely in Shares (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Net Share Settlement; |
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(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note in a combination of cash and Shares, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Combination Settlement; and |
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For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply only if the Notice of Exercise, the Notice of Final Settlement Method or the Notice of Early Redemption for such Exercisable Option, as applicable, notifying Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method contains a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares. |
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If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (iii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount exceed a number of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the excess of (i) the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder of the related Convertible Note pursuant to Section 9.03(b) of the Supplemental Indenture, over (ii) a number of Shares equal to USD 1,000 divided by the Relevant Price on the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option: |
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(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) an amount (the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (1) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall each be deemed to be zero; and |
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Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (C) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Cash Settlement: |
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If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option, an amount of cash equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Daily Option Value: |
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For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. |
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Valid Day: |
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A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded. If the Shares are not so listed or traded, Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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Scheduled Valid Day: |
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A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed. |
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Relevant Price: |
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On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor page if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or |
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For any Exercisable Option and regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note, (i) if Counterparty has, on or prior to December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Option with a Conversion Date occurring prior to December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on and including the second Scheduled Valid Day following such Conversion Date, or (ii) if Counterparty has, on or following December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Option with a Conversion Date occurring on or following December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the fifty-second (52nd) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date; provided that if Counterparty has at any time delivered a Notice of Early Redemption to Dealer (including after December 1, 2013), the Settlement Averaging Period for any Exercisable Option shall be the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the fifty-second (52nd) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Scheduled Redemption Date, regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note |
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Settlement Date: |
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Other Applicable Provisions: |
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The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Settled. Share Settled in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option. |
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Representation and Agreement: |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws. |
3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction:
Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:
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Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a Potential Adjustment Event means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 9.04 of the Supplemental Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to |
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Method of Adjustment: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment, and means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture (other than Section 9.04(g) and (h) and Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) or any adjustment pursuant to Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment 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 for the Transaction; provided that if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(m) or Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will determine the corresponding 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 the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner. |
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:
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Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Supplemental Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not be the Issuer following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, then Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply. |
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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
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Failure to Deliver: |
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For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. |
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5. Account Details:
(a) Account for payments to Counterparty:
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ABA: [ ]
Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
Acct No.: [ ]
Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:
To be provided by Counterparty.
(b) Account for payments to Dealer:
Bank: [ ]
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BIC: [ ]
Acct: [ ]
Beneficiary: [ ]
Ref: [ ]
Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer:
To be provided by Dealer.
6. Offices:
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
Barclays Bank PLC
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Paul Robinson
Telephone No.: (+1) 212-526-0111
Facsimile No.: (+1) 917-522-0458
8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty
Each of the representations and warranties made by Counterparty pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Counterparty and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Counterparty hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterpartys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair
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dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) Counterparty is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) It is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Counterparty is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Counterparty has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Counterparty hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Counterparty has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Counterpartys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Counterparty in the conduct of Counterpartys business.
(f) Each of it and its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and
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controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Party at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Counterparty is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes. Counterparty shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. 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 the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. (i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the Transfer Options); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to 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 9(b) or any obligations under Section 9(m) or 9(r) of this Confirmation;
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(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);
(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking 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 and reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will 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 will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause 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.
(ii) Dealer may, without Counterpartys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (x) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (y) AA- by Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (S&P), or Aa3 by Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys) or, if either S&P or Moodys ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to the condition that (1) a Tax Event described in Section 5(b)(iii)(A) or (B) will not occur with respect to Counterparty due to, and immediately upon, such transfer or assignment and (2) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer or assignment. Dealer agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide prior notice to Counterparty of any transfer or assignment of Options to a third party pursuant to this Section. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer may, in its reasonable discretion, either (I) effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party in accordance with the conditions described above such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, or (II) designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person
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subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Option Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (y) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.
(iii) 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.
(f) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealers hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be practicable or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the Settlement Date for the Transaction, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) as follows:
(a) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20th) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;
(b) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and
(c) if the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms, as applicable, will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date, except that the Shares deliverable pursuant to such terms on the Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (a) above.
(g) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty,
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endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.
(h) Additional Termination Events.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation if an event of default with respect to Counterparty shall occur under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture or under Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, then such event of default shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such event of default (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (B) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the giving of any Notice of Exercise in respect of Exercisable Options that correspond to Convertible Notes converted pursuant to Section 9.01(iv) of the Supplemental Indenture in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (ii). Upon receipt of any such notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to the number of such Exercisable Options specified in such Notice of Exercise (such number of Options, the Specified Options). Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (A) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Specified Options, (B) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (C) the terminated portion of the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided that the amount of cash deliverable 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 Specified Options multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) multiplied by (3) a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent over (II) the aggregate principal amount of the corresponding Convertible Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner.
(i) Amendments to Equity Definitions. (i) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing either party may elect with Dealer may elect and (2) replacing notice to the other party with notice to Counterparty in the first sentence of such section.
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(j) No Collateral; Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations of Counterparty hereunder shall not be set off by Counterparty against any obligations of Dealer, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. In addition to and without limiting any rights of set-off that a party hereto may have as a matter of law, pursuant to contract or otherwise, upon the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, Dealer (and only Dealer) shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to Counterparty under this Confirmation, including without limitation any obligation to make any payment of cash or delivery of Shares to Counterparty, against any obligation Counterparty may have to Dealer under any other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty relating to Shares (each such contract or agreement, a Separate Agreement), including without limitation any obligation to make a payment of cash or a delivery of Shares or any other property or securities. For this purpose, Dealer shall be entitled to convert any obligation (or the relevant portion of such obligation) denominated in one currency into another currency at the rate of exchange at which it would be able to purchase the relevant amount of such currency, and to convert any obligation to deliver any non-cash property into an obligation to deliver cash in an amount calculated by reference to the market value of such property as of the Early Termination Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; provided that in the case of a set-off of any obligation to release or deliver assets against any right to receive fungible assets, such obligation and right shall be set off in kind and; provided further that in determining the value of any obligation to deliver Shares, the value at any time of such obligation shall be determined by reference to the market value of the Shares at such time, as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. If an obligation is unascertained at the time of any such set-off, the Calculation Agent may in good faith estimate the amount or value of such obligation, in which case set-off will be effected in respect of that estimate, and the relevant party shall account to the other party at the time such obligation or right is ascertained. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(j), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Counterparty or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(k) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a Payment Obligation), Counterparty may request Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Counterparty shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer, in each case, in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, or an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterpartys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, the Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), the Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable; provided that if Counterparty does not validly request Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterpartys election to the contrary. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in Section 6(e) with respect to (i) this Transaction and (ii) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement.
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(l) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(m) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, (A) the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to this Transaction (the Hedge Shares) or (B) any Early Unwind Shares delivered to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t) (any such Hedge Shares or Early Unwind Shares, Restricted Shares) cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable 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 paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted 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 for an issuance of a similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of this Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Restricted Shares in a private placement for issuance of a similar size), or (iii) purchase the Restricted Shares from Dealer at the Reference Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(n) Tax 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.
(o) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer or add additional Settlement Dates or any other date of valuation or delivery, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer reasonably determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its 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 applicable to Dealer.
(p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
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(q) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(r) Notice of Merger Consideration. Counterparty covenants and agrees that, as promptly as practicable following the public announcement of any consolidation, merger and binding share exchange to which Counterparty is a party, or any sale of all or substantially all of Counterpartys assets, in each case pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property, Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such transaction or event (the date of such notification, the Consideration Notification Date); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such transaction or event is consummated.
(s) Receipt or Delivery of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to receive or deliver cash, or where Counterparty fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(t) Early Unwind. (i) In the event the sale of the Convertible Notes is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Counterparty fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date 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 under the Transaction 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; provided that 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Counterparty of such amount and Counterparty shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(ii) If an amount is payable by Counterparty to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t)(i) (a Reimbursement Obligation), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Reimbursement Obligation by delivering to Dealer, on the Exchange Business Day immediately following the Early Unwind Date, the Early Unwind Shares (as defined below) in satisfaction of such Reimbursement Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Dealer free of payment. The Early Unwind Shares shall be a number of Shares equal to the Reimbursement Obligation otherwise payable under Section 9(t)(i) divided by the value to Dealer per Share on the date such Shares are to be delivered as Early Unwind Shares (the Early Unwind
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Share Price), as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion using commercially reasonable means, together with cash in lieu of any fractional Shares based on the Early Unwind Share Price. The Calculation Agent shall notify Counterparty of the Early Unwind Share Price at the time of notification of the Reimbursement Obligation. If such Early Unwind Shares are Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Share Price may reflect, in the Calculation Agents judgment, a discount applicable to such Early Unwind Shares. If such Early Unwind Shares are not Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Price shall be Relevant Price on the Early Unwind Date. Counterparty shall give irrevocable telephonic notice, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, to Dealer of its election to satisfy any Reimbursement Obligation by delivery of Early Unwind Shares pursuant to this Section no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date.
(u) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t). In the event Counterparty shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the foregoing sentence (such deficit, the Deficit Shares), Counterparty shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Counterparty additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Counterparty shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate number of such Shares thereafter.
(v) Payment by Counterparty. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(w) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.
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Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at 646-758-9319 (Attention: Structured Equity Derivatives Documentation Group). Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.
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Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
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To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Additional Call Option Transaction
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (Dealer) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Counterparty) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus dated May 27, 2009, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated May 28, 2009 (as so supplemented, the Prospectus) relating to the USD 120,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2014 (the Convertible Notes and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a Convertible Note) issued by Counterparty pursuant to the Indenture to be dated June 3, 2009 (the Base Indenture), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture thereto (the Supplemental Indenture) to be dated June 3, 2009, between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the Indenture). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Prospectus, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus, the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
1. 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. 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.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
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Option Style: |
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[ ]. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero. |
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As of any date, a number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the Conversion Rate as of such date (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture, but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture and subject to Method of Adjustment below), for each Convertible Note. |
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Procedures for Exercise:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, an Exercise Period shall occur with respect to an Option hereunder only if such Option is an Exercisable Option (as defined below) and the Exercise Period shall be, in respect of any Exercisable Option, the period commencing on, and including, the relevant Conversion Date and ending on, and including, the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period in respect of such Conversion Date; provided that (i) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2013, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and (ii) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below). |
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With respect to any conversion of Convertible Notes, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Supplemental Indenture) of such Convertible Notes satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in Section 9.02(b) of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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In respect of any Exercise Period (the Relevant Exercise Period), (i) the number of Convertible Notes surrendered to Counterparty for conversion on the first day of the Relevant Exercise Period, minus (ii) the number of Exercisable Options, (as defined in the Call Option Transaction Confirmation letter agreement dated May 28, 2009 between Dealer and Counterparty (the Initial Call Option Confirmation)), if any, with an Exercise Period (as defined in the Initial Call Option Confirmation) that is the same as the Relevant Exercise Period; provided that if such calculation results in a number of Exercisable Options that is less than zero, the number of Exercisable Options for the Relevant Exercise Period shall be zero. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Exercisable Options exceed the Number of Options. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Exercisable Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to holders of the related Convertible Notes (the Specified Cash Amount), together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below; provided that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after December 1, 2013, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (Notice of Final Settlement Method) in respect of all such Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on or prior to December 1, 2013 specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above; provided further that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to any Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below) and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above and (B) Dealer shall have received a Notice of Early Redemption as specified below. |
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In order to exercise any Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes that have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the fifty-fourth (54th) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the scheduled redemption date specified by Counterparty for such Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture (the Scheduled Redemption Date) of (i) the Scheduled Redemption Date, (ii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iii) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the Specified Cash Amount, together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below. |
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Market Disruption Event means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the Shares. |
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For any Exercisable Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Exercisable Option shall apply, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, for such Exercisable Option. |
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(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note entirely in cash, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Cash Settlement. |
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If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (iii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount exceed a number of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the excess of (i) the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder of the related Convertible Note pursuant to Section 9.03(b) of the Supplemental Indenture, over (ii) a number of Shares equal to USD 1,000 divided by the Relevant Price on the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) an amount (the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (1) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall each be deemed to be zero; and |
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If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option, an amount of cash equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded. If the Shares are not so listed or traded, Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor page if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws. |
3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction:
Adjustments applicable to the Transaction: |
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Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a Potential Adjustment Event means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 9.04 of the Supplemental Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture. |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment, and means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture (other than Section 9.04(g) and (h) and Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) or any adjustment pursuant to Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment 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 for the Transaction; provided that if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(m) or Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will determine the corresponding 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 the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner. |
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:
Merger Events: |
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Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Supplemental Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not be the Issuer following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, then Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply. |
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5. Account Details:
(a) Account for payments to Counterparty:
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ABA: [ ]
Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
Acct No.: [ ]
Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:
To be provided by Counterparty.
(b) Account for payments to Dealer:
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Favour: [ ]
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Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer:
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6. Offices:
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
4 New York Plaza, Floor 18
New York, NY 10004-2413
Attention: Mariusz Kwasnik
Title: Operations Analyst
EDG Corporate Marketing
Telephone No: (212) 623-7223
Facsimile No: (212) 623-7719
8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty
Each of the representations and warranties made by Counterparty pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Counterparty and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Additional Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Counterparty hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterpartys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and
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except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) Counterparty is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) It is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Counterparty is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Counterparty has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Counterparty hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Counterparty has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Counterpartys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Counterparty in the conduct of Counterpartys business.
(f) Each of it and its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses
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(including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Party at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Counterparty is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Counterparty. Counterparty shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. 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 the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. (i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the Transfer Options); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to 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 9(b) or any obligations under Section 9(m) or 9(r) of this Confirmation;
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(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);
(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking 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 and reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will 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 will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause 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.
(ii) Dealer may, without Counterpartys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (x) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (y) AA- by Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (S&P), or Aa3 by Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys) or, if either S&P or Moodys ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to the condition that (1) a Tax Event described in Section 5(b)(iii)(A) or (B) will not occur with respect to Counterparty due to, and immediately upon, such transfer or assignment and (2) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer or assignment. Dealer agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide prior notice to Counterparty of any transfer or assignment of Options to a third party pursuant to this Section. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer may, in its reasonable discretion, either (I) effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party in accordance with the conditions described above such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, or (II) designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person
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subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Option Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (y) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.
(iii) 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.
(f) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealers hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be practicable or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the Settlement Date for the Transaction, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) as follows:
(a) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20th) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;
(b) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and
(c) if the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms, as applicable, will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date, except that the Shares deliverable pursuant to such terms on the Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (a) above.
(g) Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of Dealer (JPMSI), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to this Transaction and (ii) JPMSI has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of this Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in
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(h) Additional Termination Events.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation if an event of default with respect to Counterparty shall occur under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture or under Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, then such event of default shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such event of default (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (B) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the giving of any Notice of Exercise in respect of Exercisable Options that correspond to Convertible Notes converted pursuant to Section 9.01(iv) of the Supplemental Indenture in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (ii). Upon receipt of any such notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to the number of such Exercisable Options specified in such Notice of Exercise (such number of Options, the Specified Options). Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (A) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Specified Options, (B) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (C) the terminated portion of the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided that the amount of cash deliverable 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 Specified Options multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) multiplied by (3) a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent over (II) the aggregate principal amount of the corresponding Convertible Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner.
(i) Amendments to Equity Definitions. (i) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing either party may elect with Dealer may elect and (2) replacing notice to the other party with notice to Counterparty in the first sentence of such section.
(j) No Collateral; Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations of Counterparty hereunder shall not be set off by Counterparty against any obligations of Dealer, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. In addition to and without limiting any rights of set-off that a party hereto may have as a matter of law, pursuant to contract or otherwise, upon the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, Dealer (and only Dealer) shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to
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Counterparty under this Confirmation, including without limitation any obligation to make any payment of cash or delivery of Shares to Counterparty, against any obligation Counterparty may have to Dealer under any other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty relating to Shares (each such contract or agreement, a Separate Agreement), including without limitation any obligation to make a payment of cash or a delivery of Shares or any other property or securities. For this purpose, Dealer shall be entitled to convert any obligation (or the relevant portion of such obligation) denominated in one currency into another currency at the rate of exchange at which it would be able to purchase the relevant amount of such currency, and to convert any obligation to deliver any non-cash property into an obligation to deliver cash in an amount calculated by reference to the market value of such property as of the Early Termination Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; provided that in the case of a set-off of any obligation to release or deliver assets against any right to receive fungible assets, such obligation and right shall be set off in kind and; provided further that in determining the value of any obligation to deliver Shares, the value at any time of such obligation shall be determined by reference to the market value of the Shares at such time, as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. If an obligation is unascertained at the time of any such set-off, the Calculation Agent may in good faith estimate the amount or value of such obligation, in which case set-off will be effected in respect of that estimate, and the relevant party shall account to the other party at the time such obligation or right is ascertained. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(j), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Counterparty or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(k) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a Payment Obligation), Counterparty may request Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Counterparty shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer, in each case, in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, or an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterpartys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, the Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), the Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable; provided that if Counterparty does not validly request Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterpartys election to the contrary. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in Section 6(e) with respect to (i) this Transaction and (ii) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement.
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If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to this Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to this Transaction. |
(l) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the
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other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(m) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, (A) the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to this Transaction (the Hedge Shares) or (B) any Early Unwind Shares delivered to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t) (any such Hedge Shares or Early Unwind Shares, Restricted Shares) cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable 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 paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted 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 for an issuance of a similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of this Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Restricted Shares in a private placement for issuance of a similar size), or (iii) purchase the Restricted Shares from Dealer at the Reference Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(n) Tax 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.
(o) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer or add additional Settlement Dates or any other date of valuation or delivery, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer reasonably determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its 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 applicable to Dealer.
(p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
(q) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect
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to the other party to constitute a contractual right as described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(r) Notice of Merger Consideration. Counterparty covenants and agrees that, as promptly as practicable following the public announcement of any consolidation, merger and binding share exchange to which Counterparty is a party, or any sale of all or substantially all of Counterpartys assets, in each case pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property, Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such transaction or event (the date of such notification, the Consideration Notification Date); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such transaction or event is consummated.
(s) Receipt or Delivery of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to receive or deliver cash, or where Counterparty fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(t) Early Unwind. (i) In the event the sale of the Option Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Counterparty fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date 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 under the Transaction 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; provided that 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Counterparty of such amount and Counterparty shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(ii) If an amount is payable by Counterparty to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t)(i) (a Reimbursement Obligation), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Reimbursement Obligation by delivering to Dealer, on the Exchange Business Day immediately following the Early Unwind Date, the Early Unwind Shares (as defined below) in satisfaction of such Reimbursement Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Dealer free of payment. The Early Unwind Shares shall be a number of Shares equal to the Reimbursement Obligation otherwise payable under Section 9(t)(i) divided by the value to Dealer per Share on the date such Shares are to be delivered as Early Unwind Shares (the Early Unwind Share Price), as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion using commercially reasonable means, together with cash in lieu of any fractional Shares based on the Early Unwind Share Price. The Calculation Agent shall notify Counterparty of the Early Unwind Share Price at the time of notification of the Reimbursement Obligation. If such Early Unwind Shares are Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Share Price may reflect, in the
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Calculation Agents judgment, a discount applicable to such Early Unwind Shares. If such Early Unwind Shares are not Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Price shall be Relevant Price on the Early Unwind Date. Counterparty shall give irrevocable telephonic notice, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, to Dealer of its election to satisfy any Reimbursement Obligation by delivery of Early Unwind Shares pursuant to this Section no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date.
(u) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t). In the event Counterparty shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the foregoing sentence (such deficit, the Deficit Shares), Counterparty shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Counterparty additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Counterparty shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate number of such Shares thereafter.
(v) Payment by Counterparty. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to EDG Confirmation Group, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10172-3401, or by fax to (212) 622 8519.
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Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION VERSION
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
May 29, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Additional Call Option Transaction
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (Dealer), represented by Barclays Capital Inc. (Agent), and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Counterparty) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction. Dealer is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus dated May 27, 2009, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated May 28, 2009 (as so supplemented, the Prospectus) relating to the USD 120,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2014 (the Convertible Notes and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a Convertible Note) issued by Counterparty pursuant to the Indenture to be dated June 3, 2009 (the Base Indenture), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture thereto (the Supplemental Indenture) to be dated June 3, 2009, between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the Indenture). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Prospectus, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus, the descriptions thereof in the Prospectus will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. 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.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, an Exercise Period shall occur with respect to an Option hereunder only if such Option is an Exercisable Option (as defined below) and the Exercise Period shall be, in respect of any Exercisable Option, the period commencing on, and including, the relevant Conversion Date and ending on, and including, the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period in respect of such Conversion Date; provided that (i) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2013, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and (ii) in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below). |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Exercisable Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options, and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to holders of the related Convertible Notes (the Specified Cash Amount), together with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under Settlement Method Election Conditions below; provided that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after December 1, 2013, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (Notice of Final Settlement Method) in respect of all such Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on or prior to December 1, 2013 specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above; provided further that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to any Convertible Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below) and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above and (B) Dealer shall have received a Notice of Early Redemption as specified below. |
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Market Disruption Event means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the Shares. |
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(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note in a combination of cash and Shares, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Combination Settlement; and |
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the Notice of Early Redemption for such Exercisable Option, as applicable, notifying Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method contains a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares. |
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If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (iii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount exceed a number of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the excess of (i) the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder of the related Convertible Note pursuant to Section 9.03(b) of the Supplemental Indenture, over (ii) a number of Shares equal to USD 1,000 divided by the Relevant Price on the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) an amount (the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (1) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall each be deemed to be zero; and |
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(ii) a number of Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (C) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging |
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Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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Cash Settlement: |
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If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option, an amount of cash equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period. |
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For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. |
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Valid Day: |
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A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded. If the Shares are not so listed or traded, Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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Scheduled Valid Day: |
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A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. |
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Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed. |
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Relevant Price: |
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On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor page if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). |
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For any Exercisable Option and regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note, (i) if Counterparty has, on or prior to December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Option with a Conversion Date occurring prior to December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on and including the second Scheduled Valid Day following such Conversion Date, or (ii) if Counterparty has, on or following December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Option with a Conversion Date occurring on or following December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the fifty-second (52nd) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date; provided that if Counterparty has at any time delivered a Notice of Early Redemption to Dealer (including after December 1, 2013), the Settlement Averaging Period for any Exercisable Option shall be the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the fifty-second (52nd) Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Scheduled Redemption Date, regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note |
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Other Applicable Provisions: |
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Representation and Agreement: |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws. |
3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction:
Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:
Potential Adjustment Events: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment, and means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture (other than Section 9.04(g) and (h) and Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) or any adjustment pursuant to Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment 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 for the Transaction; provided that if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(m) or Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will determine the corresponding 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 the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner. |
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:
Merger Events: |
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Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Supplemental Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not be the Issuer following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, then Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply. |
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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
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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 of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. |
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5. Account Details:
(a) Account for payments to Counterparty:
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ABA: [ ]
Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
Acct No.: [ ]
Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:
To be provided by Counterparty.
(b) Account for payments to Dealer:
Bank: [ ]
BIC: [ ]
Acct: [ ]
Beneficiary: [ ]
Ref: [ ]
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Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer:
To be provided by Dealer.
6. Offices:
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
Barclays Bank PLC
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Paul Robinson
Telephone No.: (+1) 212-526-0111
Facsimile No.: (+1) 917-522-0458
8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty
Each of the representations and warranties made by Counterparty pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Counterparty and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Additional Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Counterparty hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterpartys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
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(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) Counterparty is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) It is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Counterparty is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Counterparty has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Counterparty hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Counterparty has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Counterpartys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Counterparty in the conduct of Counterpartys business.
(f) Each of it and its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from
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hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to this Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Party at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Counterparty is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Counterparty. Counterparty shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. 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 the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. (i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the Transfer Options); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to 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 9(b) or any obligations under Section 9(m) or 9(r) 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);
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(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking 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 and reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will 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 will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause 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.
(ii) Dealer may, without Counterpartys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (x) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (y) AA- by Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (S&P), or Aa3 by Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys) or, if either S&P or Moodys ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to the condition that (1) a Tax Event described in Section 5(b)(iii)(A) or (B) will not occur with respect to Counterparty due to, and immediately upon, such transfer or assignment and (2) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer or assignment. Dealer agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide prior notice to Counterparty of any transfer or assignment of Options to a third party pursuant to this Section. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer may, in its reasonable discretion, either (I) effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party in accordance with the conditions described above such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, or (II) designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Option Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13
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or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Option Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (y) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.
(iii) 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.
(f) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealers hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be practicable or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the Settlement Date for the Transaction, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) as follows:
(a) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20th) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;
(b) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and
(c) if the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then the Net Share Settlement terms or the Combination Settlement terms, as applicable, will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date, except that the Shares deliverable pursuant to such terms on the Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (a) above.
(g) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for
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purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.
(h) Additional Termination Events.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation if an event of default with respect to Counterparty shall occur under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture or under Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, then such event of default shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such event of default (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (B) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the giving of any Notice of Exercise in respect of Exercisable Options that correspond to Convertible Notes converted pursuant to Section 9.01(iv) of the Supplemental Indenture in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture) shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (ii). Upon receipt of any such notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to the number of such Exercisable Options specified in such Notice of Exercise (such number of Options, the Specified Options). Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (A) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Specified Options, (B) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (C) the terminated portion of the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture; provided that the amount of cash deliverable 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 Specified Options multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Supplemental Indenture) multiplied by (3) a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent over (II) the aggregate principal amount of the corresponding Convertible Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner.
(i) Amendments to Equity Definitions. (i) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing either party may elect with Dealer may elect and (2) replacing notice to the other party with notice to Counterparty in the first sentence of such section.
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(j) No Collateral; Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations of Counterparty hereunder shall not be set off by Counterparty against any obligations of Dealer, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. In addition to and without limiting any rights of set-off that a party hereto may have as a matter of law, pursuant to contract or otherwise, upon the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, Dealer (and only Dealer) shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to Counterparty under this Confirmation, including without limitation any obligation to make any payment of cash or delivery of Shares to Counterparty, against any obligation Counterparty may have to Dealer under any other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty relating to Shares (each such contract or agreement, a Separate Agreement), including without limitation any obligation to make a payment of cash or a delivery of Shares or any other property or securities. For this purpose, Dealer shall be entitled to convert any obligation (or the relevant portion of such obligation) denominated in one currency into another currency at the rate of exchange at which it would be able to purchase the relevant amount of such currency, and to convert any obligation to deliver any non-cash property into an obligation to deliver cash in an amount calculated by reference to the market value of such property as of the Early Termination Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion; provided that in the case of a set-off of any obligation to release or deliver assets against any right to receive fungible assets, such obligation and right shall be set off in kind and; provided further that in determining the value of any obligation to deliver Shares, the value at any time of such obligation shall be determined by reference to the market value of the Shares at such time, as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. If an obligation is unascertained at the time of any such set-off, the Calculation Agent may in good faith estimate the amount or value of such obligation, in which case set-off will be effected in respect of that estimate, and the relevant party shall account to the other party at the time such obligation or right is ascertained. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(j), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Counterparty or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(k) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a Payment Obligation), Counterparty may request Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Counterparty shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer, in each case, in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, or an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterpartys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, the Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), the Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable; provided that if Counterparty does not validly request Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterpartys election to the contrary. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in Section 6(e) with respect to (i) this Transaction and (ii) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement.
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If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to this Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to this Transaction. |
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(l) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(m) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, (A) the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to this Transaction (the Hedge Shares) or (B) any Early Unwind Shares delivered to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t) (any such Hedge Shares or Early Unwind Shares, Restricted Shares) cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable 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 paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Restricted 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 for an issuance of a similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of this Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Restricted Shares in a private placement for issuance of a similar size), or (iii) purchase the Restricted Shares from Dealer at the Reference Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(n) Tax 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.
(o) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer or add additional Settlement Dates or any other date of valuation or delivery, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer reasonably determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its 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 applicable to Dealer.
(p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
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(q) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(r) Notice of Merger Consideration. Counterparty covenants and agrees that, as promptly as practicable following the public announcement of any consolidation, merger and binding share exchange to which Counterparty is a party, or any sale of all or substantially all of Counterpartys assets, in each case pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property, Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such transaction or event (the date of such notification, the Consideration Notification Date); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such transaction or event is consummated.
(s) Receipt or Delivery of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to receive or deliver cash, or where Counterparty fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(t) Early Unwind. (i) In the event the sale of the Option Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Counterparty fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date 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 under the Transaction 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; provided that 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Counterparty of such amount and Counterparty shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(ii) If an amount is payable by Counterparty to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t)(i) (a Reimbursement Obligation), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Reimbursement Obligation by delivering to Dealer, on the Exchange Business Day immediately following the Early Unwind Date, the Early Unwind Shares (as defined below) in satisfaction of such Reimbursement Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Dealer free of payment. The Early Unwind Shares shall be a number of Shares equal to the Reimbursement Obligation otherwise payable under Section 9(t)(i) divided by the value to Dealer
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per Share on the date such Shares are to be delivered as Early Unwind Shares (the Early Unwind Share Price), as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion using commercially reasonable means, together with cash in lieu of any fractional Shares based on the Early Unwind Share Price. The Calculation Agent shall notify Counterparty of the Early Unwind Share Price at the time of notification of the Reimbursement Obligation. If such Early Unwind Shares are Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Share Price may reflect, in the Calculation Agents judgment, a discount applicable to such Early Unwind Shares. If such Early Unwind Shares are not Restricted Shares as set forth in Section 9(m), the Early Unwind Price shall be Relevant Price on the Early Unwind Date. Counterparty shall give irrevocable telephonic notice, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, to Dealer of its election to satisfy any Reimbursement Obligation by delivery of Early Unwind Shares pursuant to this Section no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date.
(u) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer pursuant to Section 9(t). In the event Counterparty shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the foregoing sentence (such deficit, the Deficit Shares), Counterparty shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Counterparty additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Counterparty shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate number of such Shares thereafter.
(v) Payment by Counterparty. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(w) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.
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Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at 646-758-9319 (Attention: Structured Equity Derivatives Documentation Group). Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.
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Exhibit 10.5
EXECUTION VERSION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
May 28, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Warrants
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Company) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (Dealer) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Company 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that 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.
2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
General Terms:
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Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase one Share at the Strike Price, subject to the Settlement Terms set forth below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option. |
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The common stock of Company, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol TTWO) |
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Each Scheduled Trading Day during the period from and including the First Expiration Date and to and including the 75th Scheduled Trading Day following the First Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable, to the Daily Number of Warrants or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to zero for which such day shall be an Expiration Date and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally scheduled Expiration Date; and provided further that if such Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last scheduled |
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For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number plus any Fractional Share Amount. |
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Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word and following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related depositary receipts are publicly quoted, traded or listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors) and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase and (iii) of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. |
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Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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6. Offices:
The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Company:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
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(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
4 New York Plaza, Floor 18
New York, NY 10004-2413
Attention: Mariusz Kwasnik
Title: Operations Analyst
EDG Corporate Marketing
Telephone No: (212) 623-7223
Facsimile No: (212) 623-7719
8. Representations and Warranties of Company
The representations and warranties made by Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Company and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Companys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) The Shares of Company initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant by the net share settlement method (the Warrant Shares) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(e) Company is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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(f) Company is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Company is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Company has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Company hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Company has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Companys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Company in the conduct of Companys business.
(g) Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Company shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject to, as a result of Companys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by
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reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Company is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Company, other than the distribution of USD 120,000,000 principal amount of 4.375% convertible senior notes due 2014 being made on the date hereof. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. Company is not entering into this Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. Company may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer. Dealer may, without Companys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Transaction to any third party. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Warrants to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Company shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(j) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Company to Dealer pursuant to this sentence as if Company was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder (the Dealer Group) directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Warrant Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and (y) and
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the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other warrants purchased by Dealer from Company, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. 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 Company, 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 Company to the extent of any such performance.
(f) Dividends. If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to and including the Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an Ex-Dividend Date), then the Calculation Agent will adjust any of the Strike Price, Number of Warrants and/or Daily Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such dividend.
(g) Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of Dealer (JPMSI), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to this Transaction and (ii) JPMSI has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of this Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other partys obligations under this Transaction.
(h) Additional Provisions.
(i) Amendments to the Equity Definitions:
(A) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the words an; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(B) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words a diluting or concentrative with an, (y) adding the phrase or Warrants after the words the relevant Shares in the same sentence and (z) deleting the phrase (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing it with the phrase (and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).
(C) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the word a material; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(D) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events
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specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(E) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase or (B) following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase in each case in subsection (B); and
(y) deleting the phrase neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or in the penultimate sentence.
(F) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) adding the word or immediately before subsection (B) and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and
(y) (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word or immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) deleting the penultimate sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the sentence The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to this Transaction, (1) Dealer shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, and (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction:
(A) A person or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Company, its subsidiaries and its and their employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity.
(B) Consummation of (I) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets or (II) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Company pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Companys subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction where the holders of all classes of Companys common equity immediately prior to such transaction that is a share exchange, consolidation or merger own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (B) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, American Depository Receipts or American Depository Shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions.
(C) (I) Company or any of its subsidiary defaults (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any debt that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000 beyond
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any period of grace provided with respect thereto (a Monetary Default) or (II) Company or any of its subsidiaries fails to perform or comply with any term of any evidence of any debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000 or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such failure or condition such debt could (including with the giving of notice or passage of time) or has become, or has been declared, due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (III) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of debt to convert such debt into cash or cash and equity interests), (x) Company or any of its subsidiaries has become obligated to purchase or repay debt before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000, or (y) as a result of a Monetary Default, one or more persons have the right to require Company or any of its subsidiaries so to purchase or repay such debt.
(D) Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its exposure with respect to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer).
(i) No Collateral or Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Company hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under this Transaction shall not be set off by Company against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. Any provision in the Agreement with respect to the satisfaction of Companys payment obligations to the extent of Dealers payment obligations to Company in the same currency and in the same Transaction (including, without limitation Section 2(c) thereof) shall not apply to Company and, for the avoidance of doubt, Company shall fully satisfy such payment obligations notwithstanding any payment obligation to Company by Dealer in the same currency and in the same Transaction. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section 6(e) with respect to (a) this Transaction and (b) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(i), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Company or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If, in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Company to Dealer, (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or (iii) pursuant to Section 9(u) (a Payment Obligation), Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Company shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer in which the consideration to be paid to holders of shares consists solely of cash or an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Companys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, or no
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later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date, as applicable; provided that if Company does not validly elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right to require Company to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Companys or Dealers right to elect satisfaction of a Payment Obligation in the Share Termination Alternative as set forth in this clause shall only apply to Transactions under this Confirmation and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated with respect to (a) Transactions hereunder and (b) all other Transactions under the Agreement, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, subject to, in the case of clause (a), Companys Share Termination Alternative right hereunder.
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If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to this Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to this Transaction. |
(k) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of Dealer subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being restricted securities, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being subject to paragraph (c) of Rule 145 under the Securities Act) (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, Restricted Shares), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless Dealer waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.
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(i) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a Private Placement Settlement), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares as are customary for an issuance of a similar size, all as reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include 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 Restricted Shares by Dealer), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner for an issuance of a similar size and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder; provided that in no event shall such number be greater than two times the Number of Shares (the Maximum Amount). Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Dealer to Company, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).
In the event Company shall not have delivered the full number of Restricted Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the proviso above relating to the Maximum Amount (such deficit, the Deficit Restricted Shares), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Restricted Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Restricted Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Company shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Restricted Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Restricted Shares thereafter.
(ii) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a Registration Settlement), then Company shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures for an issuance of a similar size, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements for an issuance of a similar
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size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the Resale Period) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above or (y) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales equals or exceeds the Payment Obligation (as defined above), (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares may be sold or transferred by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act. If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the Additional Amount) in cash or in a number of Shares (Make-whole Shares) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the Valuation Date for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Amount.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the period of 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) has elapsed after any Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon request by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Company or such transfer agent, without any requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).
If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party.
(l) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder or be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. If any
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delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Companys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%, and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit.
(m) Share Deliveries. Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the holder of this Warrant is not then an affiliate and has not been an affiliate for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer will not be considered an affiliate under this paragraph solely by reason of its receipt of Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act applicable to it, any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 of the Securities Act and Company agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property. Company further agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property prior to the date that is 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company), may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court change after the Trade Date, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property.
(n) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(o) Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company 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 Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(p) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Company be required to deliver more than the Maximum Amount of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with this Transaction, subject to the provisions regarding Deficit Restricted Shares
(q) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Expiration Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Daily Number of Warrants with respect to one or more Expiration Dates) if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to
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effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.
(r) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Company with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Company in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
(s) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(t) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than receipt of the Premium by Company, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Company to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Companys control (including, without limitation, where Company elects to deliver or receive cash, where Company fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative, or where Company has made Private Placement Settlement unavailable due to the occurrence of events within its control ) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(u) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Company fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, 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 Company under the Transaction 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; provided that Company 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Company of such amount and Company shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Company represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(v) Payment by Dealer. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Company pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to EDG Confirmation Group, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10172-3401, or by fax to (212) 622 8519.
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Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
Exhibit 10.6
EXECUTION VERSION
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
May 28, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Warrants
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Company) to Barclays Bank PLC (Dealer), represented by Barclays Capital Inc. (Agent), as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction. Dealer is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Company 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that 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.
2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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Net Share Settlement: |
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For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (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). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Valuation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Valuation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event. |
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3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction: |
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Adjustments applicable to the Warrants: |
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Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction: |
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Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word and following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related depositary receipts are publicly quoted, traded or listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors) and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase and (iii) of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. |
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Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(B) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(B) will apply. |
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the Shares are 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), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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If an Announcement Event occurs, the Calculation Agent will determine the economic effect of the Announcement Event on the theoretical value of this Transaction (including without limitation any change in volatility, expected dividends, or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Announcement Date to the Valuation Date. If such economic effect is material, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of this Transaction to reflect such economic effect to Dealer. Announcement Event shall mean the occurrence of the Announcement Date of a Merger Event or Tender Offer |
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The definition of Announcement Date in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the words a firm with the word any in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word leads to the in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words , if completed, would lead to a, (iii) replacing the words voting shares in the fifth line thereof with the word Shares, (iv) inserting the words by any entity after the word announcement in the second and the fourth lines thereof, (v) inserting the words or to explore the possibility of engaging in after the words engage in in the second line thereto and (vi) inserting the words or to explore the possibility of purchasing or otherwise obtaining after the word obtain in the fourth line thereto. |
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(a) Account for payments to Company:
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Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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Account for delivery of Shares from Company:
To be provided by Company.
(b) Account for payments to Dealer:
Bank: [ ]
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Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:
To be provided by Dealer.
6. Offices:
The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Company:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
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(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
Barclays Bank PLC
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Paul Robinson
Telephone No.: (+1) 212-526-0111
Facsimile No.: (+1) 917-522-0458
8. Representations and Warranties of Company
The representations and warranties made by Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Company and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Companys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) The Shares of Company initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant by the net share settlement method (the Warrant Shares) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(e) Company is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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(f) Company is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Company is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Company has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Company hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Company has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Companys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Company in the conduct of Companys business.
(g) Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Company shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject to, as a result of Companys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of
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the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Company is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Company, other than the distribution of USD 120,000,000 principal amount of 4.375% convertible senior notes due 2014 being made on the date hereof. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. Company is not entering into this Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. Company may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer. Dealer may, without Companys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Transaction to any third party. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Warrants to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Company shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(j) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Company to Dealer pursuant to this sentence as if Company was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder (the Dealer Group) directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Warrant Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and (y) and the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other warrants purchased by Dealer from
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Company, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. 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 Company, 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 Company to the extent of any such performance.
(f) Dividends. If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to and including the Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an Ex-Dividend Date), then the Calculation Agent will adjust any of the Strike Price, Number of Warrants and/or Daily Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such dividend.
(g) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Company acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Company is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Company acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.
(h) Additional Provisions.
(i) Amendments to the Equity Definitions:
(A) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the words an; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(B) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words a diluting or concentrative with an, (y) adding the phrase or Warrants after the words the relevant Shares in the same sentence and (z) deleting the phrase (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing it with the phrase (and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).
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(C) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the word a material; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(D) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(E) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase or (B) following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase in each case in subsection (B); and
(y) deleting the phrase neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or in the penultimate sentence.
(F) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) adding the word or immediately before subsection (B) and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and
(y) (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word or immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) deleting the penultimate sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the sentence The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to this Transaction, (1) Dealer shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, and (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction:
(A) A person or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Company, its subsidiaries and its and their employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity.
(B) Consummation of (I) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets or (II) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Company pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Companys subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction where the holders of all classes of Companys common equity immediately prior to such transaction that is a share exchange, consolidation or merger own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (B) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional
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Shares, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, American Depository Receipts or American Depository Shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions.
(C) (I) Company or any of its subsidiary defaults (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any debt that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000 beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto (a Monetary Default) or (II) Company or any of its subsidiaries fails to perform or comply with any term of any evidence of any debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000 or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such failure or condition such debt could (including with the giving of notice or passage of time) or has become, or has been declared, due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (III) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of debt to convert such debt into cash or cash and equity interests), (x) Company or any of its subsidiaries has become obligated to purchase or repay debt before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000, or (y) as a result of a Monetary Default, one or more persons have the right to require Company or any of its subsidiaries so to purchase or repay such debt.
(D) Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its exposure with respect to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer).
(i) No Collateral or Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Company hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under this Transaction shall not be set off by Company against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. Any provision in the Agreement with respect to the satisfaction of Companys payment obligations to the extent of Dealers payment obligations to Company in the same currency and in the same Transaction (including, without limitation Section 2(c) thereof) shall not apply to Company and, for the avoidance of doubt, Company shall fully satisfy such payment obligations notwithstanding any payment obligation to Company by Dealer in the same currency and in the same Transaction. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section 6(e) with respect to (a) this Transaction and (b) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(i), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Company or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If, in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Company to Dealer, (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or (iii) pursuant to Section 9(u) (a Payment Obligation), Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Company shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer in which the consideration to be
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paid to holders of shares consists solely of cash or an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Companys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, or no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date, as applicable; provided that if Company does not validly elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right to require Company to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Companys or Dealers right to elect satisfaction of a Payment Obligation in the Share Termination Alternative as set forth in this clause shall only apply to Transactions under this Confirmation and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated with respect to (a) Transactions hereunder and (b) all other Transactions under the Agreement, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, subject to, in the case of clause (a), Companys Share Termination Alternative right hereunder.
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If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to this Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to this Transaction. |
(k) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of Dealer subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being restricted securities, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being subject to paragraph (c) of Rule 145 under the Securities Act) (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, Restricted Shares), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless Dealer waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted
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Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.
(i) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a Private Placement Settlement), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares as are customary for an issuance of a similar size, all as reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include 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 Restricted Shares by Dealer), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner for an issuance of a similar size and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder; provided that in no event shall such number be greater than two times the Number of Shares (the Maximum Amount). Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Dealer to Company, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).
In the event Company shall not have delivered the full number of Restricted Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the proviso above relating to the Maximum Amount (such deficit, the Deficit Restricted Shares), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Restricted Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Restricted Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Company shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Restricted Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Restricted Shares thereafter.
(ii) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a Registration Settlement), then Company shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the
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Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures for an issuance of a similar size, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the Resale Period) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above or (y) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales equals or exceeds the Payment Obligation (as defined above), (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares may be sold or transferred by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act. If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the Additional Amount) in cash or in a number of Shares (Make-whole Shares) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the Valuation Date for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Amount.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the period of 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) has elapsed after any Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon request by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Company or such transfer agent, without any requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).
If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party.
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(l) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder or be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Companys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%, and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit.
(m) Share Deliveries. Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the holder of this Warrant is not then an affiliate and has not been an affiliate for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer will not be considered an affiliate under this paragraph solely by reason of its receipt of Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act applicable to it, any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 of the Securities Act and Company agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property. Company further agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property prior to the date that is 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company), may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court change after the Trade Date, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property.
(n) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(o) Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company 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 Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(p) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Company be required to deliver more than the Maximum Amount of
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(q) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Expiration Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Daily Number of Warrants with respect to one or more Expiration Dates) if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.
(r) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Company with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Company in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
(s) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(t) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than receipt of the Premium by Company, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Company to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Companys control (including, without limitation, where Company elects to deliver or receive cash, where Company fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative, or where Company has made Private Placement Settlement unavailable due to the occurrence of events within its control ) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(u) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Company fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, 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 Company under the Transaction 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; provided that Company 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Company of such amount and Company shall pay such
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amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Company represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(v) Payment by Dealer. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Company pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Company, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(w) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Company. The Agent will furnish to Company upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.
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Exhibit 10.7
EXECUTION VERSION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
May 29, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Additional Warrants
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Company) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (Dealer) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Company 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that 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.
2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43271
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
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Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase one Share at the Strike Price, subject to the Settlement Terms set forth below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option. |
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Expiration Date under this Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall determine using commercially reasonable means. |
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Net Share Settlement: |
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For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number plus any Fractional Share Amount. |
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For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (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). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Valuation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Valuation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event. |
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3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction: |
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Adjustments applicable to the Warrants: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by Section 9(f) of this Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions. |
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Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction: |
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Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word and following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related depositary receipts are publicly quoted, traded or listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors) and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase and (iii) of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. |
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Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(B) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(B) will apply. |
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If an Announcement Event occurs, the Calculation Agent will determine the economic effect of the Announcement Event on the theoretical value of this Transaction (including without limitation any change in volatility, expected dividends, or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Announcement Date to the Valuation Date. If such economic effect is material, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of this Transaction to reflect such economic effect to Dealer. Announcement Event shall mean the occurrence of the Announcement Date of a Merger Event or Tender Offer |
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For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. |
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5. Account Details:
(a) Account for payments to Company:
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Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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To be provided by Company.
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6. Offices:
The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
P.O. Box 161
60 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0JP
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Company:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
4 New York Plaza, Floor 18
New York, NY 10004-2413
Attention: Mariusz Kwasnik
Title: Operations Analyst
EDG Corporate Marketing
Telephone No: (212) 623-7223
Facsimile No: (212) 623-7719
8. Representations and Warranties of Company
The representations and warranties made by Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Company and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Additional Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Companys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) The Shares of Company initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant by the net share settlement method (the Warrant Shares) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(e) Company is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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(f) Company is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
Company is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Company has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Company hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Company has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Companys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Company in the conduct of Companys business.
(g) Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Company shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject to, as a result of Companys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of
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the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Company is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Company. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. Company is not entering into this Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. Company may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer. Dealer may, without Companys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Transaction to any third party. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Warrants to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Company shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(j) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Company to Dealer pursuant to this sentence as if Company was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder (the Dealer Group) directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Warrant Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and (y) and the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other warrants purchased by Dealer from Company, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership
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position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. 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 Company, 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 Company to the extent of any such performance.
(f) Dividends. If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to and including the Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an Ex-Dividend Date), then the Calculation Agent will adjust any of the Strike Price, Number of Warrants and/or Daily Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such dividend.
(g) Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of Dealer (JPMSI), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to this Transaction and (ii) JPMSI has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of this Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other partys obligations under this Transaction.
(h) Additional Provisions.
(i) Amendments to the Equity Definitions:
(A) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the words an; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(B) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words a diluting or concentrative with an, (y) adding the phrase or Warrants after the words the relevant Shares in the same sentence and (z) deleting the phrase (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing it with the phrase (and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).
(C) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the word a material; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(D) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(E) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
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(x) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase or (B) following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase in each case in subsection (B); and
(y) deleting the phrase neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or in the penultimate sentence.
(F) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) adding the word or immediately before subsection (B) and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and
(y) (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word or immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) deleting the penultimate sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the sentence The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to this Transaction, (1) Dealer shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, and (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction:
(A) A person or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Company, its subsidiaries and its and their employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity.
(B) Consummation of (I) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets or (II) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Company pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Companys subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction where the holders of all classes of Companys common equity immediately prior to such transaction that is a share exchange, consolidation or merger own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (B) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, American Depository Receipts or American Depository Shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions.
(C) (I) Company or any of its subsidiary defaults (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any debt that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000 beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto (a Monetary Default) or (II) Company or any of its subsidiaries fails to perform or comply with any term of any evidence of any debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000 or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as
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a consequence of such failure or condition such debt could (including with the giving of notice or passage of time) or has become, or has been declared, due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (III) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of debt to convert such debt into cash or cash and equity interests), (x) Company or any of its subsidiaries has become obligated to purchase or repay debt before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000, or (y) as a result of a Monetary Default, one or more persons have the right to require Company or any of its subsidiaries so to purchase or repay such debt.
(D) Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its exposure with respect to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer).
(i) No Collateral or Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Company hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under this Transaction shall not be set off by Company against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. Any provision in the Agreement with respect to the satisfaction of Companys payment obligations to the extent of Dealers payment obligations to Company in the same currency and in the same Transaction (including, without limitation Section 2(c) thereof) shall not apply to Company and, for the avoidance of doubt, Company shall fully satisfy such payment obligations notwithstanding any payment obligation to Company by Dealer in the same currency and in the same Transaction. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section 6(e) with respect to (a) this Transaction and (b) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(i), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Company or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If, in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Company to Dealer, (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or (iii) pursuant to Section 9(u) (a Payment Obligation), Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Company shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer in which the consideration to be paid to holders of shares consists solely of cash or an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Companys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, or no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date, as applicable; provided that if Company does not validly elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right to require Company to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Companys or Dealers right
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to elect satisfaction of a Payment Obligation in the Share Termination Alternative as set forth in this clause shall only apply to Transactions under this Confirmation and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated with respect to (a) Transactions hereunder and (b) all other Transactions under the Agreement, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, subject to, in the case of clause (a), Companys Share Termination Alternative right hereunder.
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If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to this Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to this Transaction. |
(k) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of Dealer subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being restricted securities, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being subject to paragraph (c) of Rule 145 under the Securities Act) (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, Restricted Shares), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless Dealer waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.
(i) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a Private Placement Settlement), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares as are customary for an issuance of a similar size, all as reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that
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Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include 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 Restricted Shares by Dealer), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner for an issuance of a similar size and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder; provided that in no event shall such number be greater than two times the Number of Shares (the Maximum Amount). Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Dealer to Company, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).
In the event Company shall not have delivered the full number of Restricted Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the proviso above relating to the Maximum Amount (such deficit, the Deficit Restricted Shares), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Restricted Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Restricted Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Company shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Restricted Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Restricted Shares thereafter.
(ii) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a Registration Settlement), then Company shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures for an issuance of a similar size, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the Resale
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Period) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above or (y) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales equals or exceeds the Payment Obligation (as defined above), (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares may be sold or transferred by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act. If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the Additional Amount) in cash or in a number of Shares (Make-whole Shares) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the Valuation Date for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Amount.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the period of 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) has elapsed after any Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon request by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Company or such transfer agent, without any requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).
If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party.
(l) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder or be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Companys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after,
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Dealer gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%, and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit.
(m) Share Deliveries. Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the holder of this Warrant is not then an affiliate and has not been an affiliate for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer will not be considered an affiliate under this paragraph solely by reason of its receipt of Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act applicable to it, any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 of the Securities Act and Company agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property. Company further agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property prior to the date that is 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company), may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court change after the Trade Date, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property.
(n) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(o) Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company 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 Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(p) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Company be required to deliver more than the Maximum Amount of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with this Transaction, subject to the provisions regarding Deficit Restricted Shares
(q) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Expiration Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Daily Number of Warrants with respect to one or more Expiration Dates) if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in
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(r) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Company with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Company in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
(s) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(t) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than receipt of the Premium by Company, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Company to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Companys control (including, without limitation, where Company elects to deliver or receive cash, where Company fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative, or where Company has made Private Placement Settlement unavailable due to the occurrence of events within its control ) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(u) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Option Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Company fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, 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 Company under the Transaction 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; provided that Company 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Company of such amount and Company shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Company represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(v) Payment by Dealer. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Company pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Company, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to EDG Confirmation Group, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10172-3401, or by fax to (212) 622 8519.
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Registered Branch Office 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Exhibit 10.8
EXECUTION VERSION
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
May 29, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Additional Warrants
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Company) to Barclays Bank PLC (Dealer), represented by Barclays Capital Inc. (Agent), as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction. Dealer is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party 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.
1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Company 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (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) and (ii) the election that Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to either party) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that 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.
2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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Effective Date: |
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The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date |
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Warrants: |
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Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase one Share at the Strike Price, subject to the Settlement Terms set forth below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option. |
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Warrant Style: |
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Seller: |
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Company |
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Buyer: |
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Dealer |
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Shares: |
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The common stock of Company, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol TTWO) |
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Number of Warrants: |
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[ ], subject to adjustment as provided herein. |
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Warrant Entitlement: |
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One Share per Warrant |
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Strike Price: |
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USD 14.9450 |
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Premium: |
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USD [ ] |
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Premium Payment Date: |
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June 3, 2009 |
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The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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Related Exchange(s): |
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All Exchanges |
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Procedures for Exercise: |
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Expiration Time: |
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The Valuation Time |
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Expiration Date(s): |
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Each Scheduled Trading Day during the period from and including the First Expiration Date and to and including the 75th Scheduled Trading Day following the First Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable, to the Daily Number of Warrants or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to zero for which such day shall be an Expiration Date and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally scheduled Expiration Date; and provided further that if such Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last scheduled |
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Expiration Date under this Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall determine using commercially reasonable means. |
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First Expiration Date: |
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August 30, 2014 (or if such day is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day), subject to Market Disruption Event below. |
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Daily Number of Warrants: |
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For any Expiration Date, the Number of Warrants that have not expired or been exercised as of such day, divided by the remaining number of Expiration Dates (including such day), rounded down to the nearest whole number, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisos to Expiration Date(s). |
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Automatic Exercise: |
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Applicable; and means that for each Expiration Date, a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants (as adjusted pursuant to the terms hereof) for such Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised. |
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Market Disruption Event: |
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Section 6.3(a)(ii) 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. |
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Valuation: |
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Valuation Time: |
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Scheduled Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion. |
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Valuation Date: |
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Each Exercise Date. |
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Settlement Terms: |
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Settlement Method: |
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Net Share Settlement. |
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Net Share Settlement: |
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On the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall deliver to Dealer the Share Delivery Quantity of Shares for such Settlement Date to the account specified hereto free of payment through the Clearance System. |
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Share Delivery Quantity: |
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For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number plus any Fractional Share Amount. |
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Net Share Settlement Amount: |
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For any Settlement Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on the |
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relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the Strike Price Differential for such Settlement Date and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement. |
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Settlement Price: |
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For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (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). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Valuation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Valuation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event. |
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Settlement Date(s): |
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As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to Section 9(k)(i) hereof. |
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Other Applicable Provisions: |
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The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Net Share Settled. Net Share Settled in relation to any Warrant means that Net Share Settlement is applicable to that Warrant. |
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Representation and Agreement: |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Companys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws. |
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3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction: |
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Adjustments applicable to the Warrants: |
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Method of Adjustment: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by Section 9(f) of this Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions. |
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Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction: |
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New Shares: |
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Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word and following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related depositary receipts are publicly quoted, traded or listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors) and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase and (iii) of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. |
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Consequence of Merger Events: |
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Merger Event: |
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Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(B) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(B) will apply. |
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Share-for-Share: |
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Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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Share-for-Other: |
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Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) |
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Share-for-Combined: |
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Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, Component Adjustment (Calculation Agent Determination). |
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Consequence of Tender Offers: |
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Tender Offer: |
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Applicable; provided however that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(A) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(A) will apply. |
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Share-for-Share: |
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Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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Share-for-Other: |
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Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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Share-for-Combined: |
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Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
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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 Exchange is located in the United States and 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 of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global |
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Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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Announcement Event: |
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If an Announcement Event occurs, the Calculation Agent will determine the economic effect of the Announcement Event on the theoretical value of this Transaction (including without limitation any change in volatility, expected dividends, or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Announcement Date to the Valuation Date. If such economic effect is material, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of this Transaction to reflect such economic effect to Dealer. Announcement Event shall mean the occurrence of the Announcement Date of a Merger Event or Tender Offer |
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Announcement Date: |
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The definition of Announcement Date in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the words a firm with the word any in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word leads to the in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words , if completed, would lead to a, (iii) replacing the words voting shares in the fifth line thereof with the word Shares, (iv) inserting the words by any entity after the word announcement in the second and the fourth lines thereof, (v) inserting the words or to explore the possibility of engaging in after the words engage in in the second line thereto and (vi) inserting the words or to explore the possibility of purchasing or otherwise obtaining after the word obtain in the fourth line thereto. |
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Additional Disruption Events: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii)(X) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the word Shares with the phrase Hedge Positions. |
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Failure to Deliver: |
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Not Applicable |
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Insolvency Filing: |
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Hedging Disruption: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: |
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For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. |
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Increased Cost of Hedging: |
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Not Applicable |
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Loss of Stock Borrow: |
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Maximum Stock Loan Rate: |
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Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: |
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Initial Stock Loan Rate: |
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Hedging Party: |
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Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events |
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Determining Party: |
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Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events |
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Non-Reliance: |
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Agreements and Acknowledgments |
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Regarding Hedging Activities: |
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Applicable |
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Additional Acknowledgments: |
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4. Calculation Agent: |
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5. Account Details: |
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(a) Account for payments to Company:
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Acct: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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Account for delivery of Shares from Company:
To be provided by Company.
(b) Account for payments to Dealer:
Bank: [ ]
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Beneficiary: [ ]
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Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:
To be provided by Dealer.
6. Offices:
The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: London
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Company:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile No.: (646) 941-3566
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(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
Barclays Bank PLC
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Paul Robinson
Telephone No.: (+1) 212-526-0111
Facsimile No.: (+1) 917-522-0458
8. Representations and Warranties of Company
The representations and warranties made by Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) dated as of May 28, 2009 between Company and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the Underwriters party thereto, on the Additional Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:
(a) Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Companys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws.
(d) The Shares of Company initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant by the net share settlement method (the Warrant Shares) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(e) Company is not and will not be required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(f) Company is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the CEA)) because one or more of the following is true:
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Company is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:
(A) Company has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;
(B) the obligations of Company hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
(C) Company has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Companys business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Company in the conduct of Companys business.
(g) Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company.
9. Other Provisions:
(a) Opinions. Company shall deliver to Dealer, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date, an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.
(b) Repurchase Notices. Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 76 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 4 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealers 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, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject to, as a result of Companys failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
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release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.
(c) Regulation M. Company is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Company. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution.
(d) No Manipulation. Company is not entering into this Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(e) Transfer or Assignment. Company may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer. Dealer may, without Companys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Transaction to any third party. If at any time at which (1) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%, or (3) the Share Amount exceeds the Post-Effective Limit (if any applies), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Warrants to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than any such Post-Effective Limit, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination (1) the Section 16 Percentage will be equal to or less than 7.5%, (2) the Warrant Equity Percentage will be equal to or less than 14.5%, and (3) the Share Amount will be equal to or less than such Post-Effective Limit. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made 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 this Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Company shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion shall be the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(j) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Company to Dealer pursuant to this sentence as if Company was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 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 each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder (the Dealer Group) directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Warrant Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and (y) and the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other warrants purchased by Dealer from Company, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order that for any reason becomes applicable to ownership of Shares after the Trade Date (Applicable Laws), owns, beneficially owns,
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constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The Post-Effective Limit means (x) the minimum number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under the Applicable Laws, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. 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 Company, 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 Company to the extent of any such performance.
(f) Dividends. If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to and including the Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an Ex-Dividend Date), then the Calculation Agent will adjust any of the Strike Price, Number of Warrants and/or Daily Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such dividend.
(g) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Company acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Company is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Company acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.
(h) Additional Provisions.
(i) Amendments to the Equity Definitions:
(A) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the words an; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(B) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words a diluting or concentrative with an, (y) adding the phrase or Warrants after the words the relevant Shares in the same sentence and (z) deleting the phrase (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing it with the phrase (and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).
(C) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the word a material; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence.
(D) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word or after the word official and inserting a comma therefor,
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and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor or (C) at Dealers option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.
(E) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase or (B) following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase in each case in subsection (B); and
(y) deleting the phrase neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or in the penultimate sentence.
(F) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:
(x) adding the word or immediately before subsection (B) and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and
(y) (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word or immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) deleting the penultimate sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the sentence The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to this Transaction, (1) Dealer shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, and (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction:
(A) A person or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Company, its subsidiaries and its and their employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity.
(B) Consummation of (I) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets or (II) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Company pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Companys subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction where the holders of all classes of Companys common equity immediately prior to such transaction that is a share exchange, consolidation or merger own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (B) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, American Depository Receipts or American Depository Shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions.
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(C) (I) Company or any of its subsidiary defaults (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any debt that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000 beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto (a Monetary Default) or (II) Company or any of its subsidiaries fails to perform or comply with any term of any evidence of any debt in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000 or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such failure or condition such debt could (including with the giving of notice or passage of time) or has become, or has been declared, due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (III) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of debt to convert such debt into cash or cash and equity interests), (x) Company or any of its subsidiaries has become obligated to purchase or repay debt before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000, or (y) as a result of a Monetary Default, one or more persons have the right to require Company or any of its subsidiaries so to purchase or repay such debt.
(D) Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its exposure with respect to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer).
(i) No Collateral or Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Company hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under this Transaction shall not be set off by Company against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. Any provision in the Agreement with respect to the satisfaction of Companys payment obligations to the extent of Dealers payment obligations to Company in the same currency and in the same Transaction (including, without limitation Section 2(c) thereof) shall not apply to Company and, for the avoidance of doubt, Company shall fully satisfy such payment obligations notwithstanding any payment obligation to Company by Dealer in the same currency and in the same Transaction. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section 6(e) with respect to (a) this Transaction and (b) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 9(i), in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of either Company or Dealer neither party shall have the right to set off any obligation that it may have to the other party under this Transaction against any obligation such other party may have to it, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If, in respect of this Transaction, an amount is payable by Company to Dealer, (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or (iii) pursuant to Section 9(u) (a Payment Obligation), Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) (except that Company shall not make such an election in the event of a Nationalization, Insolvency, Merger Event or Tender Offer in which the consideration to be paid to holders of shares consists solely of cash or an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Companys control) and shall give irrevocable telephonic
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notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, or no later than 6:00 p.m. New York local time on the Early Unwind Date, as applicable; provided that if Company does not validly elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right to require Company to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Companys or Dealers right to elect satisfaction of a Payment Obligation in the Share Termination Alternative as set forth in this clause shall only apply to Transactions under this Confirmation and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated with respect to (a) Transactions hereunder and (b) all other Transactions under the Agreement, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, subject to, in the case of clause (a), Companys Share Termination Alternative right hereunder.
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(k) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of Dealer subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being restricted securities, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being subject to paragraph (c) of Rule 145 under the Securities Act) (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, Restricted Shares), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless Dealer waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and
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provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.
(i) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a Private Placement Settlement), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares as are customary for an issuance of a similar size, all as reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include 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 Restricted Shares by Dealer), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner for an issuance of a similar size and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder; provided that in no event shall such number be greater than two times the Number of Shares (the Maximum Amount). Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Dealer to Company, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).
In the event Company shall not have delivered the full number of Restricted Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the proviso above relating to the Maximum Amount (such deficit, the Deficit Restricted Shares), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Restricted Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Restricted Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Company shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Restricted Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Restricted Shares thereafter.
(ii) If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a Registration Settlement), then Company shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures for an issuance of a similar size, including covenants, conditions,
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representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements for an issuance of a similar size, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the Resale Period) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (j) above or (y) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales equals or exceeds the Payment Obligation (as defined above), (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares may be sold or transferred by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) or Rule 145(d)(2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act. If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the Additional Amount) in cash or in a number of Shares (Make-whole Shares) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the Valuation Date for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Amount.
(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the period of 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) has elapsed after any Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon request by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Company or such transfer agent, without any requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).
If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party.
(l) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder or be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount
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would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit. If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Companys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5%, and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit.
(m) Share Deliveries. Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the holder of this Warrant is not then an affiliate and has not been an affiliate for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer will not be considered an affiliate under this paragraph solely by reason of its receipt of Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act applicable to it, any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company) shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 of the Securities Act and Company agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property. Company further agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property prior to the date that is 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) are not satisfied with respect to Company), may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court change after the Trade Date, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property.
(n) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.
(o) Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company 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 Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(p) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Company be required to deliver more than the Maximum Amount of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with this Transaction, subject to the provisions regarding Deficit Restricted Shares
(q) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone, in whole or in part, any Expiration Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Daily Number of Warrants with
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respect to one or more Expiration Dates) if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.
(r) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against Company with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Company in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealers rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.
(s) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for: (a) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a partys right to liquidate the 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 described in the Bankruptcy Code; and (c) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a margin payment or settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
(t) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than receipt of the Premium by Company, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Company to cash settle this Transaction, except in circumstances where such cash settlement is within Companys control (including, without limitation, where Company elects to deliver or receive cash, where Company fails timely to elect the Share Termination Alternative, or where Company has made Private Placement Settlement unavailable due to the occurrence of events within its control ) or in those circumstances in which holders of the Shares would also receive cash.
(u) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Option Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason, or if Company fails to deliver to Dealer opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, 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 Company under the Transaction 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; provided that Company 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 terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position of Dealer or one or more of its affiliates in connection with the Transaction). The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined by Dealer in its sole good faith discretion. Dealer shall notify Company of such amount and Company shall pay such amount in immediately available funds on the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer and Company represent and acknowledge to the other that, subject to the proviso included in this Section, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
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respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Company pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Company, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(w) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Company. The Agent will furnish to Company upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.
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Company hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at 646-758-9319 (Attention: Structured Equity Derivatives Documentation Group). Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.
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