Common use of Exchange Procedure; Settlement Upon Exchange Clause in Contracts

Exchange Procedure; Settlement Upon Exchange. (a) Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), upon exchange of any Note, the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, cash (“Cash Settlement”), ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 14.02. (i) All exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1, 2023, and all exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, shall be settled using the same Settlement Method. (ii) Except for any exchanges of Notes for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, and any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1, 2023, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges with different Exchange Dates. (iii) If, in respect of any Exchange Date (or one of the periods described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses, as the case may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Exchange Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to exchanging Holders no later than the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date (or, in the case of any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs (x) after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after May 1, 2023, no later than May 1, 2023). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000. (iv) The cash, ADSs or combination of cash and ADSs in respect of any exchange of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows: (A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Physical Settlement, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged a number of ADSs equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange Date; (B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the 85 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and (C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 85 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period. (v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADSs deliverable upon exchange. The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination. (b) Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to exchange a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Exchange Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Exchange (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Exchange”) at the office of the Exchange Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be exchanged and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any ADSs to be delivered upon settlement of the Exchange Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Exchange Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Exchange Agent) shall notify the Company of any exchange pursuant to this Article 14 on the Exchange Date for such exchange. No Notice of Exchange with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered. (c) A Note shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Exchange Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in ‎Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Exchange Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method. If any ADSs are due to an exchanging Holder, the Company shall cause to be issued, and deliver or cause to be delivered (if applicable) to the Exchange Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of ADSs to which such Holder shall be entitled, in book-entry format through the Depositary, in satisfaction of the Company’s Exchange Obligation. (d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the exchanging Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any U.S. documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange. (e) If a Holder submits a Note for exchange, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the delivery of any ADSs upon exchange (or the issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares), unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such ADSs (or such Ordinary Shares) to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Exchange Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares) being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) the ADS Depositary’s fees for issuance of the ADSs. (f) Except as provided in Section 14.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any ADSs delivered upon the exchange of any Note as provided in this Article 14. (g) Upon the exchange of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any exchange of Notes effected through any Exchange Agent other than the Trustee. (h) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Exchange Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon an exchange of Notes for a combination of cash and ADSs, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are exchanged after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the exchange. Notes surrendered for exchange during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so exchanged; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for exchanges following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exist at the time of exchange with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date in cash regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date. (i) The Person in whose name any ADSs shall be deliverable upon exchange shall be treated as a holder of record of such ADSs, for purposes of dividends and distributions in respect of such ADSs, as of the close of business on the relevant Exchange Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon an exchange of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for exchange. (j) The Company shall not cause to be delivered any fractional ADS upon exchange of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for exchange, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of ADSs that shall be delivered upon exchange thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional ADSs remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

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Samples: Indenture (Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC)

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Exchange Procedure; Settlement Upon Exchange. (a) Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), upon exchange of any Note, the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, cash (“Cash Settlement”), ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 14.02. (i) All exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May August 1, 20232022, and all exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, shall be settled using the same Settlement Method. (ii) Except for any exchanges of Notes for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, and any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May August 1, 20232022, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges with different Exchange Dates. (iii) If, in respect of any Exchange Date (or one of the periods described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses, as the case may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Exchange Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to exchanging Holders no later than the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date (or, in the case of any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs (x) after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after May August 1, 20232022, no later than May August 1, 20232022). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000. (iv) The cash, ADSs or combination of cash and ADSs in respect of any exchange of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows: (A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Physical Settlement, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged a number of ADSs equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange Date; (B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the 85 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and (C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 85 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period. (v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADSs deliverable upon exchange. The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination. (b) Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to exchange a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Exchange Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Exchange (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Exchange”) at the office of the Exchange Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be exchanged and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any ADSs to be delivered upon settlement of the Exchange Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Exchange Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Exchange Agent) shall notify the Company of any exchange pursuant to this Article 14 on the Exchange Date for such exchange. No Notice of Exchange with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered. (c) A Note shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Exchange Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in ‎Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Exchange Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method. If any ADSs are due to an exchanging Holder, the Company shall cause to be issued, and deliver or cause to be delivered (if applicable) to the Exchange Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of ADSs to which such Holder shall be entitled, in book-entry format through the Depositary, in satisfaction of the Company’s Exchange Obligation. (d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the exchanging Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any U.S. documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange. (e) If a Holder submits a Note for exchange, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the delivery of any ADSs upon exchange (or the issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares), unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such ADSs (or such Ordinary Shares) to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Exchange Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares) being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) the ADS Depositary’s fees for issuance of the ADSs. (f) Except as provided in Section 14.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any ADSs delivered upon the exchange of any Note as provided in this Article 14. (g) Upon the exchange of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any exchange of Notes effected through any Exchange Agent other than the Trustee. (h) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Exchange Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon an exchange of Notes for a combination of cash and ADSs, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are exchanged after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the exchange. Notes surrendered for exchange during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so exchanged; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for exchanges following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exist at the time of exchange with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date in cash regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date. (i) The Person in whose name any ADSs shall be deliverable upon exchange shall be treated as a holder of record of such ADSs, for purposes of dividends and distributions in respect of such ADSs, as of the close of business on the relevant Exchange Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon an exchange of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for exchange. (j) The Company shall not cause to be delivered any fractional ADS upon exchange of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for exchange, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of ADSs that shall be delivered upon exchange thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional ADSs remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

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Samples: Indenture (Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC)

Exchange Procedure; Settlement Upon Exchange. (a) Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), upon exchange of any Note, the Company shall shall, at its election, pay or cause to be delivereddeliver, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect full satisfaction of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchangedits Exchange Obligation, cash (“Cash Settlement”), ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 ADSs (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 ADSs (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 14.02. (i) All exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1September 15, 2023, and all exchanges for which occurring after the relevant Exchange Date occurs after date of the Company’s issuance of a Notice of Tax Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Tax Redemption Date, shall be settled using the same Settlement Method. Method (ii) including the same relative proportion of cash and/or ADSs). Except for any exchanges of Notes for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after September 15, 2023, or after the date of the Company’s issuance of a Notice of Tax Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Tax Redemption Date, and any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1, 2023, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method (including the same relative proportion of cash and/or ADSs) for all exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges with different Exchange Dates. (iiiii) If, in respect of any Exchange Date (or one of If the periods described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses, as the case may be)Company elects a Settlement Method, the Company elects shall deliver notice to deliver a notice (Holders through the “Settlement Notice”) Exchange Agent of the relevant such Settlement Method in respect of such Exchange Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to exchanging Holders Company has selected no later than the close of business on the second Trading Day immediately following the relevant related Exchange Date (or, or (i) in the case of any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after September 15, 2023, no later than September 15, 2023 or (xii) in the case of any exchanges occurring after the date of issuance of a Notice of Tax Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Tax Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after May 1, 2023, no later than May 1, 2023of Tax Redemption). If the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentenceMethod, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement with respect to that Exchange Date and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such If the Company elects Combination Settlement Notice shall in respect of any exchange but does not specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an its election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If , or the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing is deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement NoticeSettlement, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000. (iviii) The cash, ADSs or combination of cash and ADSs payable or deliverable by the Company in respect of any exchange of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed by the Company as follows: (A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Physical Settlement, the Company shall cause to be delivered deliver to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged a number of ADSs equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange DateDate (plus cash in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange); (B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the 85 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and (C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or cause to be delivereddeliver, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, exchanged a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 85 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Observation Period. Period (v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of plus cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADSs deliverable upon exchange. The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination. (b) Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to exchange a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Exchange Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Exchange (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Exchange”) at the office of the Exchange Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be exchanged and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any ADSs to be delivered upon settlement of the Exchange Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Exchange Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Exchange Agent) shall notify the Company of any exchange pursuant to this Article 14 on the Exchange Date for such exchange. No Notice of Exchange with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at any one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted therebyhereby) so surrendered. (civ) A Note The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Exchange Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in ‎Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), determined by the Company shall pay promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the related Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or cause to be deliveredthe Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Exchange Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Dateand, if applicable, the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day amount of the Observation Period, cash payable in the case lieu of any other Settlement Method. If any ADSs are due to an exchanging Holderfractional ADS, the Company shall cause to be issued, and deliver or cause to be delivered (if applicable) to the Exchange Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of ADSs to which such Holder shall be entitled, in book-entry format through the Depositary, in satisfaction of the Company’s Exchange Obligation. (d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the exchanging Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any U.S. documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange. (e) If a Holder submits a Note for exchange, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the delivery of any ADSs upon exchange (or the issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares), unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such ADSs (or such Ordinary Shares) to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Exchange Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares) being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) the ADS Depositary’s fees for issuance of the ADSs. (f) Except as provided in Section 14.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any ADSs delivered upon the exchange of any Note as provided in this Article 14. (g) Upon the exchange of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any exchange of Notes effected through any and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee. (h) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Exchange Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon an exchange of Notes for a combination of cash and ADSs, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are exchanged after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the exchange. Notes surrendered for exchange during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so exchanged; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for exchanges following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Daily Settlement Amounts exist at the time of exchange with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date in cash regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date. (i) The Person in whose name any ADSs shall be deliverable upon exchange shall be treated as a holder of record of such ADSs, for purposes of dividends and distributions in respect of such ADSs, as of the close of business on the relevant Exchange Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Daily Exchange Obligation by Combination Settlement)Values, as the case may be, and, if applicable, the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional ADSs. Upon an exchange of Notes, The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for exchangedetermination. (ji) The Company shall not cause To exchange a beneficial interest in a Global Note (which exchange is irrevocable), the holder of such beneficial interest must: (A) comply with the Applicable Procedures; (B) if applicable, pay a fee of up to be delivered any fractional ADS upon exchange of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional ADS $0.05 per ADS, if any, deliverable upon exchange based such exchange, as well as any applicable fees, costs and expenses prescribed under the Deposit Agreement; (C) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes; and (D) if required, pay funds equal to any interest payable on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Exchange next Interest Payment Date (to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination SettlementSection 14.02(g). For each Note surrendered for exchange, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of ADSs that shall be delivered upon exchange thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional ADSs remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.; and

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Samples: Indenture (NICE Ltd.)

Exchange Procedure; Settlement Upon Exchange. (a) Subject to this Section 14.02, Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), upon exchange of any Note, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect of each $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, cash (“Cash Settlement”), ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange (“Fractional ADS”) in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and ADSs, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional Fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 14.02. (i) All exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice in respect of an Optional Redemption, a Cleanup Redemption or a Tax Redemption, as the case may be, and prior to the related Redemption Date in respect of such Optional Redemption, Cleanup Redemption or Tax Redemption, as the case may be, and all exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall respectively be settled using the same Settlement Method in respect of such applicable Optional Redemption, 2023Cleanup Redemption or Tax Redemption or such period preceding the Maturity Date, and all as the case may be. (ii) Except for any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with in respect to of an Optional Redemption, a Cleanup Redemption or a Tax Redemption, as the Notes case may be, and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption DateDate in respect of such Optional Redemption, shall be settled using Cleanup Redemption or Tax Redemption, as the same Settlement Method. (ii) Except for any exchanges of Notes for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Datecase may be, and any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1, 2023the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges with different Exchange Dates. (iii) If, in respect of any Exchange Date (or one of the periods described in the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses, as the case may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Exchange Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, Company shall deliver such Settlement Notice to exchanging Holders Holders, the Exchange Agent and the Trustee no later than the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date (or, in the case of any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs (x) after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with in respect to of an Optional Redemption, a Cleanup Redemption or a Tax Redemption, as the Notes case may be, and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption DateDate in respect of such Optional Redemption, Cleanup Redemption or Tax Redemption, as the case may be, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after May 1, 2023the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, no later than May 1, 2023the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Combination Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Physical Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $US$1,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be deemed to have elected Cash Settlement in respect of any exchange for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs (x) at any time that a Registration Default has occurred and is continuing or (y) prior to the first anniversary of the date of original issuance of the Notes. (iv) The cash, ADSs or combination of cash and ADSs in respect of any exchange of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows: (A) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Physical Settlement, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged a number of ADSs equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange Date; (B) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay cause to be paid to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the 85 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and (C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, in respect of each $US$1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 85 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period. (v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchangeFractional ADS, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional ADSs deliverable upon exchangedelivering Fractional ADSs. The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination. (b) Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to exchange a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) ), and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an a duly completed irrevocable notice to the Exchange Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Exchange (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Exchange”) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver a duly completed irrevocable Notice of Exchange to the Exchange Agent at the office of the Exchange Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be exchanged and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any ADSs to be delivered upon settlement of the Exchange Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Exchange Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Exchange Agent) shall notify the Company of any exchange pursuant to this Article 14 on the Exchange Date for such exchange. No Notice of Exchange with respect to any Notes may be delivered and no Notes may be surrendered by a Holder for exchange thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03. A Notice of Exchange shall be deposited in duplicate at the office of any Exchange Agent on any Business Day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the location of the Exchange Agent to which such Notice of Exchange is delivered. Any Notice of Exchange and any Physical Note (if issued) deposited outside the hours specified or on a day that is not a Business Day at the location of the Exchange Agent shall for all purposes be deemed to have been deposited with that Exchange Agent between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the next Business Day. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered. None of the agents of the Trustee shall have any responsibility whatsoever with respect to the issuance and delivery of the ADSs to the exchanging Holder. (c) A Note shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Exchange Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in ‎Section Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), the Company shall pay or cause to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Exchange Obligation on the third fourth Business Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third fourth Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method. If any ADSs are due to an exchanging Holder, the Company shall cause to be issued, and deliver or cause to be delivered (if applicable) to the Exchange Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary for the full number of ADSs to which such Holder shall be entitled, in book-entry format through the Depositary, entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s Exchange Obligation. (d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Company shall execute and instruct the Trustee who shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the exchanging Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any U.S. documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange. (e) If a Holder submits a Note for exchange, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the delivery of any ADSs upon exchange of the Notes (or the issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares), unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such ADSs (or such Ordinary Shares) to be issued registered in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Exchange Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares) being issued registered in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) the ADS Depositary’s fees for issuance of the ADSs. (f) Except as provided in Section 14.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any ADSs delivered upon the exchange of any Note as provided in this Article 14. (g) Upon the exchange of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, Trustee shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any exchange of Notes effected through any Exchange Agent other than the Trustee. (h) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Exchange Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon an exchange of Notes for a combination of cash and ADSs, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are exchanged after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the exchange. Notes surrendered for exchange during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so exchanged; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for exchanges following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date (or, if such Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, the second Business Day immediately following the corresponding succeeding such Interest Payment Date); (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date (or, if such Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, the second Business Day immediately following the corresponding succeeding such Interest Payment Date); or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exist at the time of exchange with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date in cash regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date. (i) The Person in whose name any ADSs shall be deliverable upon exchange shall be treated as a holder of record of such ADSs, for purposes of dividends and distributions in respect of such ADSs, as of the close of business on the relevant Exchange Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon an exchange of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for exchange. (j) The Company No Fractional ADSs shall not cause to be delivered any fractional ADS upon exchange of the Notes and instead the Company shall instead pay cause to be paid cash in lieu of any fractional Fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for exchange, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of ADSs that shall be delivered upon exchange thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional Fractional ADSs remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

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Samples: Indenture (Trip.com Group LTD)

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Exchange Procedure; Settlement Upon Exchange. (a) Subject to this Section ‎Section 14.02, Section ‎Section 14.03(b) and Section ‎Section 14.07(a), upon exchange of any Note, the Company Issuer shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes being exchanged, cash (“Cash Settlement”), ADSsshares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j‎(j) of this Section ‎Section 14.02 shall be delivered to the exchanging Holder (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and ADSsshares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the exchanging Holder, together with cashcash to be paid by the Issuer, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j‎(j) of this Section ‎Section 14.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its the Issuer’s election, as set forth in this Section ‎Section 14.02. Any Settlement Notice containing the Issuer's election shall include an acknowledgment by Holdings that Holdings has directed the Issuer to make such election. (i) All exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1during the period from, 2023and including, the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date to, and including, the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall be settled using the same Settlement Method and all exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of during a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, Exchange Period shall be settled using (A) Combination Settlement (if there is an effective registration statement under the same Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon such exchange and Holdings reasonably expects such registration statement to remain effective for the next 30 Scheduled Trading Days following the date such shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder) or (B) Cash Settlement Method(if there is no effective registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon an exchange or Holdings does not reasonably expect to maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act for the next 30 Scheduled Trading Days following the date such shares of Common Stock would be delivered by Holdings to the Holders). (ii) Except for any exchanges of Notes for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Datedescribed in ‎Section 14.02(a)(i), and any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after May 1, 2023, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method shall apply for all exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Company shall not have any there is no obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges with different Exchange Dates. (iii) If, in respect of any Exchange Date (or one the period from, and including, the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date to the close of business on the periods described in second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the third immediately succeeding set of parentheses, as the case may beMaturity Date), the Company Issuer (acting on the direction of Holdings) elects to deliver a notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Exchange Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through Issuer shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee, ) in writing and shall deliver cause such Settlement Notice to be delivered to exchanging Holders no later than the close of business on the second Trading Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date (or, in the case of any exchanges for which occurring during the relevant Exchange period from, and including, the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date occurs (x) after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the close of business on the second Business Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Maturity Date, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after May 1, 2023), no later than May 1the close of business on the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, 2023)in the related Redemption Notice. If the Company Issuer (acting on the direction of Holdings) does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company Issuer shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company Issuer shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes. If the Company Issuer delivers a Settlement Notice electing (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000. The Issuer (acting on the direction of Holdings) may at any time prior to the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date irrevocably elect to settle all exchanges through Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount that Holdings elects. (iv) The With respect to any exchange, the cash, ADSs shares of Common Stock or combination of cash and ADSs shares of Common Stock in respect of any exchange of Notes (the “Settlement Amount”) shall be computed as follows: (A) if the Company Issuer (acting on the direction of Holdings) elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Physical Settlement, the Company Holdings shall cause to be delivered deliver to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes being exchanged a number of ADSs shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Exchange Rate Amount in effect on the Exchange DateDate plus cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share; (B) if the Company Issuer (acting on the direction of Holdings) elects to satisfy its the Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Cash Settlement, the Company Issuer shall pay to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the applicable Daily Exchange Values for each of the 85 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and (C) if the Company Issuer elects (acting on the direction of Holdings, or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Combination Settlement, the Company Issuer shall pay or cause to be deliveredHoldings shall deliver, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount Initial Principal Amount of Notes being exchanged, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the applicable Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 85 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related relevant Observation Period. (v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Exchange Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company Issuer promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchangeshare of Common Stock, the Company Issuer shall notify the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Exchange Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any delivering fractional ADSs deliverable upon exchangeshares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination. (bvi) Subject to Section 14.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to exchange a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Exchange Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Exchange (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Exchange”) at the office of the Exchange Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be exchanged and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any ADSs to be delivered upon settlement of the Exchange Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Exchange Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 14.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Exchange Agent) shall notify the Company of any exchange pursuant to this Article 14 on the Exchange Date for such exchange. No Notice of Exchange with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 15.03. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered. (c) A Note shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Exchange Date”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in ‎Section 14.03(b) and Section 14.07(a), the Company shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Exchange Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Exchange Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method. If any ADSs are due to an exchanging Holder, the Company shall cause to be issued, and deliver or cause to be delivered (if applicable) to the Exchange Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the full number of ADSs to which such Holder shall be entitled, in book-entry format through the Depositary, in satisfaction of the Company’s Exchange Obligation. (d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the exchanging Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any U.S. documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange. (e) If a Holder submits a Note for exchange, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the delivery of any ADSs upon exchange (or the issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares), unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such ADSs (or such Ordinary Shares) to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Exchange Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares) being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) the ADS Depositary’s fees for issuance of the ADSs. (f) Except as provided in Section 14.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any ADSs delivered upon the exchange of any Note as provided in this Article 14. (g) Upon the exchange of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any exchange of Notes effected through any Exchange Agent other than the Trustee. (h) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of the full Exchange Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Exchange Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon an exchange of Notes for a combination of cash and ADSs, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are exchanged after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the exchange. Notes surrendered for exchange during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so exchanged; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for exchanges following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exist at the time of exchange with respect to such Note. Therefore, for For the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date in cash regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date. (i) The Person in whose name connection with any ADSs shall be deliverable upon exchange shall be treated as a holder of record of such ADSs, for purposes of dividends and distributions in respect of such ADSs, as of the close of business on the relevant Exchange Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Physical Settlement) Settlement or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Exchange Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon an exchange of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for exchange. (j) The Company shall not cause to be delivered any fractional ADS upon exchange of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional ADS deliverable upon exchange based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for exchange, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number obligations of ADSs that Holdings under this Indenture is, inter alia, to issue such shares of Common Stock as required hereunder and nothing in this Indenture shall be delivered upon exchange thereof require the Issuer to acquire, hold or subscribe for Common Stock in Holdings and the Issuer shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional ADSs remaining after such computation shall be paid in cashhave no obligation to deliver Common Stock.

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Samples: Indenture (Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.)

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