Consequences of Merger Events. Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the “Conversion Ratio” (as defined in the Indenture) for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in 12.03 or 12.04(h) of the Indenture.If, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares or Counterparty or such issuer being organized in a jurisdiction other than the Netherlands (a “Foreign Merger”), then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, Counterparty and the entity that will be the issuer of the Shares (the “New Issuer”) shall work in good faith to negotiate and enter into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer and Counterparty to continue, or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph (which adjustments shall be made without duplication of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction), and to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer), and if such documentation has not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the Merger Date or if the Calculation Agent determines that the adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will not produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply or the Transaction shall continue without such documentation or adjustment. Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:“‘Delisting’ means that the Shares, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, cease (or the Exchange announces that, pursuant to the rules of such Exchange, such Shares will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason and are not (or will not be) immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted (and fail (or will fail) to continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard), the London Stock Exchange (Main Market), Euronext (in Paris or Amsterdam), 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 (or continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any such exchange or quotation system (or, if more than one, the exchange or quotation system selected by the Calculation Agent), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, modifying the definition of Shares and Settlement Price), as if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable to such event.” Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (iv) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) Dealer may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if Dealer determines, based upon advice of counsel the costs of which are borne by the Dealer, that it is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law”. Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable. Insolvency Filing: Applicable. Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that: (I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “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. 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. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption.”, and (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable. Hedging Party: Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events. Hedge Positions: The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line. Determining Party: Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
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Samples: Bond Hedge Transaction (Qiagen Nv), Bond Hedge Transaction (Qiagen Nv), Bond Hedge Transaction (Qiagen Nv)
Consequences of Merger Events. Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner and in consultation with Counterparty shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Price and Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of extent an analogous adjustment would be made pursuant to the TransactionIndenture in connection with such Merger Event; provided, however, that such no adjustment shall be made without regard to in respect of any adjustment to the “Conversion Ratio” (as defined in the Indenture) for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in 12.03 or 12.04(h) of the Indenture.IfRate pursuant to any Excluded Provision; provided further that if, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares or Counterparty or such issuer being organized in a jurisdiction other than the Netherlands (a “Foreign Merger”), then with respect to such a Merger Event, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is 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 will not be a corporation or an entity treated as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, Counterparty and the entity that will be the issuer of the Shares (the “New Issuer”) shall work in good faith to negotiate and enter into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer and Counterparty to continue, or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph (which adjustments shall be made without duplication of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction), and to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer), and if such documentation has not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the Merger Date or if the Calculation Agent determines that the adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will not produce a commercially reasonable resultcorporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then, at Dealer’s electionin either case, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply or the Transaction shall continue without such documentation or adjustmentapply. Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:“‘Delisting’ means that the SharesDefinitions, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, cease (or it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange announces that, pursuant to is located in the rules of such Exchange, such United States and the Shares will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason and are not (or will not be) immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted (and fail (or will fail) to continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard), the London Stock Exchange (Main Market), Euronext (in Paris or Amsterdam), 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 continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any such exchange or quotation system (or, if more than one, the exchange or quotation system selected by the Calculation Agenttheir respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments Exchange. Restrictions on Adjustments: Notwithstanding anything to the terms contrary in the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation, none of the events listed in Section 14.04(i) of the Indenture will constitute a Potential Adjustment Event or a Merger Event, and no adjustment will be made to the Transaction in connection with any such event pursuant to the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, modifying the definition of Shares and Settlement Price), as if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable to such event.” amended by this Confirmation) or otherwise. Additional Disruption Events: Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase word “the interpretationShares” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “SharesHedge Positions” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ivii) adding inserting the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: parenthetical “provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit adoption or other adverse effect on its tax positionpromulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) Dealer may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if Dealer determines, based upon advice of counsel the costs of which are borne by the Dealer, that it is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law”. Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable. Insolvency Filing: Applicable. Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that: (I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words ” at the end of clause (A) thereof. Failure to Deliver: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “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. 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. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Applicable Hedging Disruption.”, and (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable. Hedging Party: Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events. Hedge Positions: The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line. Determining Party: Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.; provided that:
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Samples: Base Call Option Transaction (Integrated Device Technology Inc), Call Option Transaction (Integrated Device Technology Inc)
Consequences of Merger Events. Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term variable relevant to the exercise, settlementsettlement or payment for the Transaction to the extent an analogous adjustment is required to be made pursuant to the Indenture in connection with such Merger Event, payment or other terms subject to the second paragraph under “Method of the TransactionAdjustment”; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the “Conversion Ratio” Exchange Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision, provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, (as defined in i) the Indenture) consideration for the issuance Shares includes (or, at the option of additional a holder of Shares, may include) shares as set forth in 12.03 of an entity or 12.04(h) person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the Indenture.United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event will not be a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, then, in either case, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s commercially reasonable election. If, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty Issuer not being different from the issuer of the Shares or Counterparty or such issuer being organized in a jurisdiction other than the Netherlands (a “Foreign Merger”)Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, Counterparty the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer Issuer of the New Shares (the “New Issuer”) shall work in good faith shall, prior to negotiate and enter consummation of such Merger Event, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to “tacking” and “holding period” related considerations under U.S. securities law and other issues credit exposure assumed by Dealer as the result of such Merger Event, as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its good faith, reasonable discretionjudgment, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer and Counterparty to continue, or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph (which adjustments shall be made without duplication of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction)paragraph, and to preserve Dealer’s its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or and self-regulatory requirements, or with requirements and related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirementsDealer, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer)consistently applied across transactions similar to the Transaction and for counterparties similar to Counterparty, and if such documentation has conditions are not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the Merger Date met or if the Calculation Agent determines that the no adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will not produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determinationthen the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply or to such Merger Event (as if Merger Event were as defined in Section 12.1(b) of the Transaction shall continue without such documentation or adjustmentEquity Definitions). Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:“‘Delisting’ means that the SharesDefinitions, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, cease (or it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange announces that, pursuant to is located in the rules of such Exchange, such United States and the Shares will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason and are not (or will not be) immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted (and fail (or will fail) to continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard), the London Stock Exchange (Main Market), Euronext (in Paris or Amsterdam), 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 continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any such exchange or quotation system (or, if more than one, the exchange or quotation system selected by the Calculation Agenttheir respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, modifying the definition of Shares and Settlement Price), as if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable to such eventExchange.” Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (iv) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) Dealer may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if Dealer determines, based upon advice of counsel the costs of which are borne by the Dealer, that it is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law”. Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable. Insolvency Filing: Applicable. Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that: (I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “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. 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. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption.”, and (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable. Hedging Party: Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events. Hedge Positions: The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line. Determining Party: Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
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Consequences of Merger Events. Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term variable relevant to the exercise, settlementsettlement or payment for the Transaction to the extent an analogous adjustment is required to be made pursuant to the Indenture in connection with such Merger Event, payment or other terms subject to the second paragraph under “Method of the TransactionAdjustment”; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the “Conversion Ratio” Exchange Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision, provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, (as defined in i) the Indenture) consideration for the issuance Shares includes (or, at the option of additional a holder of Shares, may include) shares as set forth in 12.03 of an entity or 12.04(h) person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the Indenture.United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event will not be a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, then, in either case, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s commercially reasonable election. If, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty Issuer not being different from the issuer of the Shares or Counterparty or such issuer being organized in a jurisdiction other than the Netherlands (a “Foreign Merger”)Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, Counterparty the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer Issuer of the New Shares (the “New Issuer”) shall work in good faith shall, prior to negotiate and enter consummation of such Merger Event, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to “tacking” and “holding period” related considerations under U.S. securities law and other issues credit exposure assumed by Dealer as the result of such Merger Event, as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its good faith, reasonable discretionjudgment, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer and Counterparty to continue, or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph (which adjustments shall be made without duplication of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction)paragraph, and to preserve Dealer’s its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or and self-regulatory requirements, or with requirements and related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirementsDealer, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer)consistently applied across transactions similar to the Transaction and for counterparties similar to Counterparty, and if such documentation has conditions are not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the Merger Date met or if the Calculation Agent determines that the no adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will not produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determinationthen the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply or to such Merger Event (as if Merger Event were as defined in Section 12.1(b) of the Transaction shall continue without such documentation or adjustmentEquity Definitions). Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:“‘Delisting’ means that the SharesDefinitions, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, cease (or it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange announces that, pursuant to is located in the rules of such Exchange, such United States and the Shares will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason and are not (or will not be) immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted (and fail (or will fail) to continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard), the London Stock Exchange (Main Market), Euronext (in Paris or Amsterdam), 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 continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any such exchange or quotation system (or, if more than one, the exchange or quotation system selected by the Calculation Agenttheir respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments Exchange. Restrictions on Adjustments: Notwithstanding anything to the terms contrary in the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation, none of the events listed in Section 14.04(i) of the Indenture will constitute a Potential Adjustment Event or Merger Event, and no adjustment will be made to the Transaction in connection with any such event pursuant to the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, modifying the definition of Shares and Settlement Price), as if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable to such event.” amended by this Confirmation) or otherwise. Additional Disruption Events: Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, Position” and (iii) by immediately following replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word “Transactionregulation” in clause the second line thereof with the words “(Xincluding, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) thereofany tax law or (y) adoption, adding effectiveness or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)”. Notwithstanding anything to the phrase “contrary in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (iv) adding the following proviso to the end of Equity Definitions, a Change in Law described in clause (Y) thereof: “provided that (1of Section 12.9(a)(ii) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Equity Definitions shall not constitute a Change in Law and (2) Dealer may exercise its termination right with respect to such event instead shall constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging as described in this clause (YSection 12.9(a)(vi) only if Dealer determinesof the Equity Definitions, based upon advice and any such determination of counsel the costs of which are borne a Change in Law shall be consistently applied by the Dealer, that it is generally exercising its rights Determining Party across transactions similar to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect the Transaction and for counterparties similar to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law”Counterparty. Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable. Insolvency Filing: Applicable. Applicable Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that: (I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “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. 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. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption.”, and (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable. Hedging Party: Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events. Hedge Positions: The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line. Determining Party: Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.:
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Consequences of Merger Events. Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term variable relevant to the exercise, settlementsettlement or payment for the Transaction to the extent an analogous adjustment is required to be made pursuant to the Indenture in connection with such Merger Event, payment or other terms subject to the second paragraph under “Method of the TransactionAdjustment”; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the “Conversion Ratio” (as defined in the Indenture) for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in 12.03 or 12.04(h) of the Indenture.IfRate pursuant to any Excluded Provision, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph appliesprovided further that if, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares or Counterparty or such issuer being organized in a jurisdiction other than the Netherlands (a “Foreign Merger”), then with respect to such a Merger Event, as (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a condition precedent holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the adjustments contemplated in Transaction following such Merger Event will not be a corporation organized under the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, Counterparty and the entity that will be the issuer laws of the Shares (the “New Issuer”) shall work in good faith to negotiate and enter into such documentation containing representationsUnited States, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer and Counterparty to continue, any State thereof or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph (which adjustments shall be made without duplication District of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction), and to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer), and if such documentation has not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the Merger Date or if the Calculation Agent determines that the adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will not produce a commercially reasonable resultColumbia, then, at Dealer’s electionin either case, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall may apply or the Transaction shall continue without such documentation or adjustmentat Dealer’s commercially reasonable election. Nationalization, Insolvency or DelistingConsequences of Announcement Events: Cancellation and Payment (Modified Calculation Agent Determination); provided that Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.6(a)(iii12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:“‘Delisting’ means that the Shares, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, cease (or the Exchange announces Definitions; provided that, pursuant in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to the rules “Tender Offer” shall be replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such ExchangeAnnouncement Event”, such Shares will cease(y) to be listedthe phrase “exercise, traded settlement, payment or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason and are not (or will not be) immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted (and fail (or will fail) to continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard), the London Stock Exchange (Main Market), Euronext (in Paris or Amsterdam), 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 (or continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any such exchange or quotation system (or, if more than one, the exchange or quotation system selected by the Calculation Agent), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the other terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the spread)” shall be replaced with the phrase “Cap Price (provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price)”, and the words “whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event,” shall be inserted prior to the word “which” in the seventh line, and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, modifying the definition of Shares and Settlement Price), as if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable shall determine whether the relevant Announcement Event has 31 Include cross-reference to the section of the Indenture describing consequences of merger events. had a material economic effect on the Transaction (and, if so, shall adjust the Cap Price accordingly in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner) on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that (1) any adjustment in respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event, (2) such event.adjustment shall be made solely in respect of the period (as determined by the Calculation Agent) during which the relevant Announcement Event has had a material effect on the Transaction and without duplication of any other adjustment hereunder or in respect of any previous Announcement Event and (3) in determining such economic effect the Calculation Agent shall take into account Dealer’s Hedge Positions. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (iv) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) Dealer may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if Dealer determines, based upon advice of counsel the costs of which are borne by the Dealer, that it is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law”. Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable. Insolvency Filing: Applicable. Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that: (I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “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. 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. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruptionapplicable.”, and (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable. Hedging Party: Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events. Hedge Positions: The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line. Determining Party: Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
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Consequences of Merger Events. Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the “Conversion Ratio” (as defined in the Indenture) for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in 12.03 or 12.04(h) of the Indenture.If, in respect of any Merger Event to which the immediately preceding paragraph applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with such paragraph would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares or Counterparty or such issuer being organized in a jurisdiction other than the Netherlands (a “Foreign Merger”), then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in the immediately preceding paragraph, Dealer, Counterparty and the entity that will be the issuer of the Shares (the “New Issuer”) shall work in good faith to negotiate and enter into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer and Counterparty to continue, or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under the immediately preceding paragraph (which adjustments shall be made without duplication of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction), and to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer), and if such documentation has not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the Merger Date or if the Calculation Agent determines that the adjustment under the immediately preceding paragraph will not produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply or the Transaction shall continue without such documentation or adjustment. Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:“‘Delisting’ means that the Shares, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, cease (or the Exchange announces that, pursuant to the rules of such Exchange, such Shares will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on the Exchange for any reason and are not (or will not be) immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted (and fail (or will fail) to continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard), the London Stock Exchange (Main Market), Euronext (in Paris or Amsterdam), 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 (or continue to be listed, traded or quoted) on any such exchange or quotation system (or, if more than one, the exchange or quotation system selected by the Calculation Agent), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, modifying the definition of Shares and Settlement Price), as if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable to such event.” Additional Disruption Events: Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (iv) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) Dealer may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if Dealer determines, based upon advice of counsel the costs of which are borne by the Dealer, that it is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law”. Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable. Insolvency Filing: Applicable. Hedging Disruption: Applicable; provided that: (I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “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. 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. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption.”, and (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. Increased Cost of Hedging: Applicable. Hedging Party: Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events. Hedge Positions: The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line. Determining Party: Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
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