EX-10.(CB) 7 dex10cb.htm MASTER CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT A MARK OF [**] IN THE TEXT OF THIS EXHIBIT INDICATES THAT CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED. THIS EXHIBIT, INCLUDING THE OMITTED PORTIONS, HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE...
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A XXXX OF [**] IN THE TEXT OF THIS EXHIBIT INDICATES THAT CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED. THIS EXHIBIT, INCLUDING THE OMITTED PORTIONS, HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
XXXXXXX, SACHS & CO. | 000 XXXX XXXXXX x XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX 00000-0000 | TEL: 000-000-0000
Opening Transaction
| To: | X. X. Xxxx, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |
| A/C: | 042352708 | |
| From: | Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. | |
| Re: | Accelerated Stock Buyback | |
| Ref. No: | As provided in the Supplemental Confirmation | |
| Date: | December 15, 2010 |
This master confirmation (this “Master Confirmation”), dated as of December 15, 2010 is intended to set forth certain terms and provisions of certain Transactions (each, a “Transaction”) entered into from time to time between Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. (“GS&Co.”) and X. X. Xxxx, Inc. (“Counterparty”). This Master Confirmation, taken alone, is neither a commitment by either party to enter into any Transaction nor evidence of a Transaction. The additional terms of any particular Transaction shall be set forth in a Supplemental Confirmation in the form of Schedule A hereto (a “Supplemental Confirmation”), which shall reference this Master Confirmation and supplement, form a part of, and be subject to this Master Confirmation. This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation together shall constitute a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Master Confirmation. This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation evidence a complete and binding agreement between Counterparty and GS&Co. as to the subject matter and terms of each Transaction to which this Master Confirmation and such Supplemental Confirmation relate and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto.
This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation supplement, form a part of, and are subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “Agreement”) as if GS&Co. and Counterparty had executed the Agreement on the date of this Master Confirmation (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of New York law (without reference to its choice of laws doctrine other than Title 14 of Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law) as the governing law and US Dollars (“USD”) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the election that subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to the Transactions and (iii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) shall apply to both GS&Co., with respect to which a “Threshold Amount” of USD 75 million shall be applicable, and Counterparty, with respect to which a “Threshold Amount” of USD 75 million shall be applicable, provided that (a) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi); and (b) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute
an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”).
The Transactions shall be the sole Transactions under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between GS&Co. and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which GS&Co. and Counterparty are parties, the Transactions shall not be considered Transactions under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
All provisions contained or incorporated by reference in the Agreement shall govern this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation except as expressly modified herein or in the related Supplemental Confirmation.
If, in relation to any Transaction to which this Master Confirmation and a Supplemental Confirmation relate, there is any inconsistency between the Agreement, this Master Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail for purposes of such Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) such Supplemental Confirmation, (ii) this Master Confirmation, (iii) the Agreement, and (iv) the Equity Definitions.
1. Each Transaction constitutes a Share Forward Transaction for the purposes of the Equity Definitions. Set forth below are the terms and conditions that, together with the terms and conditions set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation relating to any Transaction, shall govern such Transaction.
General Terms:
| Trade Date: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Effective Date: | The Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated December 15, 2010, among Counterparty and Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, GS&Co. and Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the several underwriters named therein) or such later date as the parties thereto may otherwise agree. | |
| Buyer: | Counterparty | |
| Seller: | GS&Co. | |
| Shares: | Common stock, par value USD 0.25 per share, of Counterparty (Ticker: BCR) | |
| Exchange: | New York Stock Exchange | |
| Related Exchange(s): | All Exchanges. | |
| Prepayment\Variable | ||
| Obligation: | Applicable | |
| Prepayment Amount: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Prepayment Date: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Valuation: | ||
| VWAP Price: | For any Exchange Business Day, the composite 10b-18 Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the regular trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day (without |
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| regard to pre-open or after hours trading outside of such regular trading session for such Exchange Business Day), as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 p.m. New York time (or 15 minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading session) on such Exchange Business Day, on Bloomberg page “BCR <Equity> AQR_SEC” (or any successor thereto), or if such price is not so reported on such Exchange Business Day for any reason or is, in the Calculation Agent’s reasonable discretion, erroneous, such VWAP Price shall be as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent. For purposes of calculating the VWAP Price, the Calculation Agent will include only those trades that are reported during the period of time during which Counterparty could purchase its own shares under Rule 10b-18(b)(2) and are effected pursuant to the conditions of Rule 10b-18(b)(3), each under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (such trades, “Rule 10b-18 eligible transactions”). | ||
| Forward Price: | The average of the VWAP Prices for the Exchange Business Days in the Calculation Period, subject to “Valuation Disruption” below. | |
| Forward Price | ||
| Adjustment Amount: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Calculation Period: | The period from and including the Calculation Period Start Date to and including the Termination Date. | |
| Calculation Period Start Date: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Termination Date: | The Scheduled Termination Date; provided that GS&Co. shall have the right to designate any Exchange Business Day on or after the First Acceleration Date to be the Termination Date (the “Accelerated Termination Date”) by delivering notice to Counterparty of any such designation prior to 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the Exchange Business Day immediately following the designated Accelerated Termination Date. | |
| Scheduled Termination Date: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation, subject to postponement as provided in “Valuation Disruption” below. | |
| First Acceleration Date: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Valuation Disruption: | The definition of “Market Disruption Event” in Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “at any time during the one-hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” and inserting the words “at any time on any Scheduled Trading Day during the Calculation Period or Settlement Valuation Period” after the word “material,” in the third line thereof. | |
| Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof. | ||
| Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, to the extent that a Disrupted Day occurs (i) in the Calculation Period, the Calculation Agent may, in its good faith and commercially reasonable discretion, postpone the Scheduled Termination Date, or (ii) in the Settlement Valuation Period, the Calculation Agent may extend the Settlement Valuation Period, in either case, by delivering notice in writing to Counterparty of any such postponement or extension and any related adjustments within two (2) Scheduled Trading Days |
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| after the occurrence of such Disrupted Day. If any such Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day because of a Market Disruption Event (or a deemed Market Disruption Event as provided herein), the Calculation Agent shall determine whether (i) such Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day in full, in which case the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall not be included for purposes of determining the Forward Price or the Settlement Price, as the case may be, or (ii) such Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be determined by the Calculation Agent based on Rule 10b-18 eligible transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day, and the weighting of the VWAP Price for the relevant Exchange Business Days during the Calculation Period or the Settlement Valuation Period, as the case may be, shall be adjusted in a commercially reasonable manner by the Calculation Agent for purposes of determining the Forward Price or the Settlement Price, as the case may be, with such adjustments based on, among other factors, the duration of any Market Disruption Event and the volume, historical trading patterns and price of the Shares. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. | ||
| If a Disrupted Day occurs during the Calculation Period or the Settlement Valuation Period, as the case may be, and each of the nine immediately following Scheduled Trading Days is a Disrupted Day, then such ninth Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed an Exchange Business Day that is not a Disrupted Day (unless such ninth Scheduled Trading Day is a Disrupted Day because of a deemed Market Disruption Event as provided in Section 5 below, in which case the Calculation Agent may, but shall not be required to, deem such Exchange Business Day not a Disrupted Day), and the Calculation Agent shall (or may, as the case may be) determine the VWAP Price for such ninth Scheduled Trading Day using its good faith and commercially reasonable estimate of the value of the Shares on such ninth Scheduled Trading Day based on the volume, historical trading patterns and price of the Shares and such other factors as it deems appropriate. | ||
| If the Number of Shares to be Delivered is positive, Physical Settlement shall be applicable; provided that GS&Co. does not, and shall not, make the agreement or the representations set forth in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions related to the restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws with respect to any Shares delivered by GS&Co. to Counterparty under any Transaction. If the Number of Shares to be Delivered is negative, then the Counterparty Settlement Provisions in Annex A shall apply and Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply. | ||
| Adjusted Forward Price: | For each Transaction, the Forward Price minus the Forward Price Adjustment Amount. | |
| Number of Shares to be Delivered: | A number of Shares equal to (a) the Prepayment Amount divided by (b) the Adjusted Forward Price. The Number of Shares to be Delivered on the Settlement Date shall be reduced by any Shares delivered pursuant to the Initial Share Delivery as described below. Notwithstanding Section 9.2 of the Equity Definitions, the Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be rounded down to the |
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| nearest whole number of Shares and no Fractional Share Amounts shall be delivered. | ||
| Excess Dividend Amount: | For the avoidance of doubt, all references to the Excess Dividend Amount shall be deleted from Section 9.2(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions. | |
| If the Number of Shares to be Delivered is positive, the date that is one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Termination Date. | ||
| Settlement Currency: | USD | |
| Initial Share Delivery: | GS&Co. shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the Initial Shares to Counterparty on the Initial Share Delivery Date in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, with the Initial Share Delivery Date deemed to be a “Settlement Date” for purposes of such Section 9.4. | |
| Initial Share Delivery Date: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Initial Shares: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Share Adjustments: | ||
| Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, each of (i) an Extraordinary Dividend, (ii) any repurchase by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries of Shares, or (iii) any distribution of Shares pursuant to restricted stock grants or any employee plans or options issued by Counterparty pursuant to compensatory employee plans adopted by Counterparty in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute a Potential Adjustment Event. | ||
| It shall constitute an additional Potential Adjustment Event if the Scheduled Termination Date for any Transaction is postponed pursuant to “Valuation Disruption” above, in which case the Calculation Agent shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion, make Fair Value Adjustments in respect of such postponement. “Fair Value Adjustments” means, in respect of any event, adjustments to any relevant terms of any such Transaction as necessary to preserve as nearly as practicable the fair value of such Transaction to GS&Co. prior to such event, where the Calculation Agent, in making such adjustments, shall take into account any increase or decrease in such fair value to GS&Co. as a result of the relevant event. | ||
| Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the words “any other event” therein with the clause “any other action taken by Counterparty with respect to the Shares”. | ||
| Extraordinary Dividend: | For any calendar quarter, any dividend or distribution on the Shares with an ex-dividend date occurring during such calendar quarter (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Section 11.2(e)(i) or Section 11.2(e)(ii)(A) of the Equity Definitions) (a “Dividend”) the amount or value of which (as determined by the Calculation Agent), when aggregated with the amount or value (as determined by the Calculation Agent) of any and all previous Dividends with ex-dividend dates occurring in the same calendar quarter, exceeds the Ordinary Dividend Amount. | |
| Ordinary Dividend Amount: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. |
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| Calculation Agent Adjustment | ||
| Scheduled Ex-Dividend | ||
| Dates: | For each Transaction for each calendar quarter, as set forth in the related Supplemental Confirmation. | |
| Extraordinary Events: | ||
| Consequences of | ||
| Merger Events: | Not Applicable. | |
| Consequences of | ||
| Tender Offers: | Not Applicable. | |
| Nationalization, | ||
| Insolvency or Delisting: | Cancellation and Payment; provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall be deemed to be the Exchange. |
| Additional Disruption Events: | ||
| Change in Law: | Applicable; provided that the parties agree that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions, “any applicable law or regulation” shall include the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without regard to Section 739 of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated and the consequences specified in Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions shall apply to any Change in Law arising from any such act, rule or regulation”. | |
| Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
| Insolvency Filing: | Applicable | |
| Loss of Stock Borrow: | Applicable | |
| Maximum Stock Loan Rate: | 100 basis points per annum | |
| Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: | Applicable | |
| Initial Stock Loan Rate: | 25 basis points per annum | |
| Hedging Party: | For all applicable Extraordinary Events, GS&Co. |
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| For all Extraordinary Events, GS&Co.; provided that, upon receipt of written request from Counterparty, Determining Party shall promptly (but in no event later than within seven (7) Scheduled Trading Days from the receipt of such request) provide Counterparty with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any determination made by it (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in making such calculations, but without disclosing GS&Co.’s proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or confidential). |
| Additional Termination Event(s): | The declaration by the Issuer of any Extraordinary Dividend, the ex-dividend date for which occurs or is scheduled to occur during the Relevant Dividend Period, will constitute an Additional Termination Event, with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions hereunder as the Affected Transactions. | |
| If an ex-dividend date for any Dividend that is not an Extraordinary Dividend occurs during any calendar quarter occurring (in whole or in part) during the Relevant Period (as defined below) and is prior to the Scheduled Ex-Dividend Date for such calendar quarter, such occurrence will constitute an Additional Termination Event, with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions hereunder as the Affected Transactions. | ||
| Relevant Dividend Period: | The period from and including the Calculation Period Start Date to and including the Relevant Dividend Period End Date. | |
| Relevant Dividend Period | ||
| End Date: | If Annex A applies, the last day of the Settlement Valuation Period; otherwise, the Termination Date. | |
| Non-Reliance/Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities/Additional | ||
| Acknowledgements: | Applicable | |
| Transfer: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, GS&Co. may assign, transfer and set over all rights, title and interest, powers, privileges and remedies of GS&Co. under any Transaction, in whole or in part, to an affiliate of GS&Co. whose obligations are guaranteed by The Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Group, Inc. (“GS Parent”) without the consent of Counterparty; provided that (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment and (ii) as a result of such transfer and assignment, Counterparty will not (x) be required to pay or deliver to the transferee on any payment date or delivery date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement or a number of Shares, as applicable, greater than the amount or the number of Shares, respectively, that Counterparty would have been required to pay or deliver to GS&Co. in the absence of such transfer and assignment, (y) receive from the transferee on any payment date or delivery date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement or a number of Shares, as applicable, lower than the amount or the number of Shares, respectively, that GS&Co. would have been required to pay or deliver to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment, or (z) suffer any negative tax consequence in performing its obligations or exercising its rights under any Transaction. |
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| GS&Co. Payment Instructions: | Chase Manhattan Bank New York | |
| For A/C Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. | ||
| A/C #000-0-000000 | ||
| ABA: 021-000021 | ||
| Counterparty’s Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice: | To be provided by Counterparty | |
| GS&Co.’s Contact Details for | ||
| Purpose of Giving Notice: | Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. | |
| 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000 | ||
| Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Equity Capital Markets | ||
| Telephone: 000-000-0000 | ||
| Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | ||
| Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xx.xxx | ||
| With a copy to: | ||
| Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Equity Capital Markets | ||
| Equity Capital Markets | ||
| Telephone: x0-000-000-0000 | ||
| Facsimile: x0-000-000-0000 | ||
| Email: xxxxx.xxxxxx@xx.xxx | ||
| And email notification to the following address: | ||
| Xx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xx.xxx |
2. Calculation Agent. GS&Co.; provided that, upon receipt of written request from Counterparty, Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in no event later than within seven (7) Scheduled Trading Days from the receipt of such request) provide Counterparty with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment or determination made by it (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in making such calculations, but without disclosing GS&Co.’s proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or confidential).
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(c) [**]*
(a) It will not be engaged in an “issuer tender offer” as such term is defined in Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act nor is it aware of any third party tender offer with respect to the Shares within the meaning of Rule 13e-1 under the Exchange Act.
(b) It is not entering into any Transaction (i) on the basis of, and is not aware of, any material non-public information with respect to the Shares (ii) in anticipation of, in connection with, or to facilitate, a distribution of its securities (other than the offering of (x) $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Senior Notes due 2016 and (y) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.400% Senior Notes due 2021 announced by Counterparty on the date hereof), a self tender offer or a third-party tender offer or (iii) to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of the Shares by others.
(c) Each Transaction is being entered into pursuant to a publicly disclosed Share buy-back program and its Board of Directors has approved the use of accelerated share repurchase programs to effect the Share buy-back program.
(d) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither GS&Co. nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of any Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity.
(e) As of (i) the date hereof, (ii) the Trade Date for each Transaction hereunder, and (iii) the date of any election by Counterparty that Shares or Alternative Delivery Property be delivered by it or by GS&Co. pursuant to Section 14 below, Counterparty is in compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with all reports subsequently filed by it pursuant to the Exchange Act, taken together and as amended and supplemented to the date of this representation, do not, as of their respective filing dates, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) Counterparty shall report each Transaction to the extent required under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(g) The Shares are not, and Counterparty will not cause the Shares to be, subject to a “restricted period” (as defined in Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act) at any time during any Regulation M Period (as defined below) for any Transaction unless Counterparty has provided written notice to GS&Co. of such restricted period not later than the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of such “restricted period”; Counterparty acknowledges that any such notice may cause a Disrupted Day to occur pursuant to Section 5 below; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery of such notice must comply with the standards set forth in Section 6 below; “Regulation M Period” means, for any Transaction, (i) the Relevant Period (as defined below) and (ii) the Settlement Valuation Period, if any, for such Transaction. “Relevant Period” means, for any
| * | CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED AND HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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Transaction, the period commencing on the Calculation Period Start Date for such Transaction and ending on the earliest of (i) the Scheduled Termination Date, (ii) the last Additional Relevant Day (as specified in the related Supplemental Confirmation) for such Transaction, or such earlier day as elected by GS&Co. and communicated to Counterparty on such day, and (iii) in the event Section 14 below applies to a Transaction, and Counterparty elects to require GS&Co. to deliver Shares or Alternative Delivery Property pursuant to such Section 14, the GS Share Delivery Date (as defined in Section 15 below).
(h) As of the Trade Date, the Prepayment Date, the Initial Share Delivery Date and the Settlement Date for each Transaction, Counterparty is not “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares with a value equal to the Prepayment Amount in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation.
(i) Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to any Transaction, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(j) Counterparty has not and will not enter into agreements similar to the Transactions described herein where any initial hedge period, calculation period, relevant period or settlement valuation period (each however defined) in such other transaction will overlap at any time (including as a result of extensions in such initial hedge period, calculation period, relevant period or settlement valuation period as provided in the relevant agreements) with any Relevant Period or, if applicable, any Settlement Valuation Period under this Master Confirmation. In the event that the initial hedge period, relevant period, calculation period or settlement valuation period in any other similar transaction overlaps with any Relevant Period or, if applicable, Settlement Valuation Period under this Master Confirmation as a result of any postponement of the Scheduled Termination Date or extension of the Settlement Valuation Period pursuant to “Valuation Disruption” above, Counterparty shall promptly amend such transaction to avoid any such overlap.
6. 10b5-1 Plan. Counterparty represents, warrants and covenants to GS&Co. that:
(a) Counterparty is entering into this Master Confirmation and each Transaction hereunder in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”) or any other antifraud or anti-manipulation provisions of the federal or applicable state securities laws and that it has not entered into or altered and will not enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Shares. Counterparty acknowledges that it is the intent of the parties that each Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of Rule 10b5-1 and each Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).
(b) Counterparty will not seek to control or influence GS&Co.’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under any Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation, including, without limitation, GS&Co.’s decision to enter into or unwind any Hedge Positions in respect of any Transaction. Counterparty represents and warrants that it has consulted with its own advisors as to
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the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation under Rule 10b5-1.
(c) Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Master Confirmation or the relevant Supplemental Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares.
(i) will not during the period commencing on the Trade Date through the end of the Relevant Period or, if applicable, the Settlement Valuation Period for any Transaction make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares;
(ii) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify GS&Co. following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and
(iii) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide GS&Co. with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through GS&Co. or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to GS&Co. that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify GS&Co. of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders if such earlier date occurs during the period commencing on the Trade Date through the end of the Relevant Period or, if applicable, the Settlement Valuation Period for any Transaction.
“Merger Transaction” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.
(b) “Acquisition Transaction Announcement” means (i) the announcement or the consummation of an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) an announcement that Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement, a letter of intent or an understanding designed to result in an Acquisition Transaction, or (iii) the announcement of the intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking
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that may include, an Acquisition Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, announcements as used in the definition of Acquisition Transaction Announcement refer to any public announcement whether made by the Issuer or a third party.
(c) “Acquisition Transaction” means (i) any Merger Event (for purposes of this definition the definition of Merger Event shall be read with the references therein to “100%” being replaced by “20%” and to “50%” by “66 2/3%” and without reference to the clause beginning immediately following the definition of Reverse Merger therein to the end of such definition) or Merger Transaction or any other transaction involving the merger of Counterparty with or into any third party or Tender Offer (for purposes of this definition, the definition of Tender Offer shall be amended (x) by replacing “, proposal or other event” in the second line thereof with “or proposal” and (y) by replacing reference therein to “10%” with “15%”), (ii) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Counterparty, (iii) a recapitalization, reclassification, binding share exchange or other similar transaction, (iv) any acquisition, lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including any capital stock or other ownership interests in subsidiaries) or other similar event by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration transferable or receivable by or to Counterparty or its subsidiaries exceeds 25% of the market capitalization of Counterparty and (v) any transaction in which Counterparty or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise).
10. Acknowledgments. (a) The parties hereto intend for:
(i) each Transaction to be a “securities contract” as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “forward contract” as defined in Section 101(25) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 555, 556, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code;
(ii) the Agreement to be a “master netting agreement” as defined in Section 101(38A) of the Bankruptcy Code;
(iii) a party’s right to liquidate, terminate or accelerate any Transaction, net out or offset termination values or payment amounts, and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or Termination Event under the Agreement with respect to the other party or any Extraordinary Event that results in the termination or cancellation of any Transaction to constitute a “contractual right” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code); and
(iv) all payments for, under or in connection with each Transaction, all payments for the Shares (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of the Prepayment Amount) and the transfer of such Shares to constitute “settlement payments” and “transfers” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code).
(b) Counterparty acknowledges that:
(i) during the term of any Transaction, GS&Co. and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to establish, adjust or unwind its hedge position with respect to such Transaction;
(ii) GS&Co. and its affiliates may also be active in the market for the Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to any Transaction;
(iii) GS&Co. shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in Counterparty’s securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Forward Price and the VWAP Price;
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(iv) any market activities of GS&Co. and its affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and volatility of the Shares, as well as the Forward Price and VWAP Price, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and
(v) each Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted GS&Co. an option; GS&Co. may purchase shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid by Counterparty under the terms of the related Transaction.
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such delay is appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by GS&Co.); provided, further that, for the avoidance of doubt, if an Early Termination Date occurs in respect of any Transaction as a result of an Additional Termination Event of the type described in the first paragraph opposite “Additional Termination Event(s)” above, the relevant party’s Early Termination Amount for purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement in respect of such Additional Termination Event shall be determined without regard to the difference between such Extraordinary Dividend giving rise to such Additional Termination Event and the expected dividend as of the Trade Date for such Transaction.
17. Effectiveness. In the event that the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) does not occur for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 20, 2010 or such later date as agreed upon by Counterparty and GS&Co. (December 20, 2010 or such later date as agreed upon being the “Early Unwind Date”), each Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) such Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of GS&Co. and Counterparty under such Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from, and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to, any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with such Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. GS&Co. and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to such Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
21. Governing Law. The Agreement, this Master Confirmation, each Supplemental Confirmation and all matters arising in connection with the Agreement, this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without reference to its choice of laws doctrine other than Title 14 of Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law).
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(a) The Office of GS&Co. for each Transaction is: 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
(b) The Office of Counterparty for each Transaction is: X. X. Xxxx, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
23. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS MASTER CONFIRMATION, ANY SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATION, ANY TRANSACTION HEREUNDER AND/OR ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THIS MASTER CONFIRMATION, ANY SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATION AND/OR ANY TRANSACTION HEREUNDER.
24. Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS MASTER CONFIRMATION, ANY SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATION AND/OR ANY TRANSACTION HEREUNDER.
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Master Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by GS&Co.) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty with respect to any particular Transaction to which this Master Confirmation relates, by manually signing this Master Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. 000-000-0000/83.
| Yours faithfully, | ||
| XXXXXXX, SACHS & CO. | ||
| By: |
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| Authorized Signatory |
| Agreed and Accepted By: | ||
| X. X. XXXX, INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: |
SCHEDULE A
SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATION
| To: | X. X. Xxxx, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |
| From: | Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. | |
| Subject: | Accelerated Stock Buyback | |
| Ref. No: | [Insert Reference No.] | |
| Date: | [Insert Date] |
The purpose of this Supplemental Confirmation is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. (“GS&Co.”) and X. X. Xxxx, Inc. (“Counterparty”) (together, the “Contracting Parties”) on the Trade Date specified below. This Supplemental Confirmation is a binding contract between GS&Co. and Counterparty as of the relevant Trade Date for the Transaction referenced below.
1. This Supplemental Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to the Master Confirmation dated as of [Insert Date] (the “Master Confirmation”) between the Contracting Parties, as amended and supplemented from time to time. All provisions contained in the Master Confirmation govern this Supplemental Confirmation except as expressly modified below.
2. The terms of the Transaction to which this Supplemental Confirmation relates are as follows:
| Trade Date: | [ ] | |||
| Forward Price Adjustment Amount: | USD [ ] | |||
| Calculation Period Start Date: | [ ] | |||
| Scheduled Termination Date: | [ ] | |||
| First Acceleration Date: | [ ] | |||
| Prepayment Amount: | USD [ ] | |||
| Prepayment Date: | [ ] |
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| Initial Shares: | [ ] Shares; provided that if, in connection with the Transaction, after using commercially reasonable efforts, GS&Co. is unable to borrow or otherwise acquire a number of Shares equal to the Initial Shares for delivery to Counterparty on the Initial Share Delivery Date, the Initial Shares delivered on the Initial Share Delivery Date shall be reduced to such number of Shares that GS&Co. is able to so borrow or otherwise acquire, and GS&Co. shall use commercially reasonable efforts to borrow or otherwise acquire a number of Shares equal to the shortfall in the Initial Share Delivery and to deliver such additional Shares as soon as reasonably practicable. The aggregate of all Shares delivered to Counterparty in respect of the Transaction pursuant to this paragraph shall be the “Shares delivered pursuant to the Initial Share Delivery” for purposes of “Number of Shares to be Delivered” in the Master Confirmation. | |
| Initial Share Delivery Date: | [ ] | |
| Ordinary Dividend Amount: | For any calendar quarter, USD [ ]. | |
| Scheduled Ex-Dividend Dates: | [ ] | |
| Termination Price: | USD [ ] per Share | |
| Additional Relevant Days: | The [ ] Exchange Business Days (or such lesser number of Exchange Business Days as elected by GS&Co. and communicated to Counterparty) immediately following the Calculation Period. |
3. Counterparty represents and warrants to GS&Co. that neither it nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act) has made any purchases of blocks pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during either (i) the four full calendar weeks immediately preceding the Trade Date or (ii) during the calendar week in which the Trade Date occurs.
4. This Supplemental Confirmation may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Supplemental Confirmation by signing and delivering one or more counterparts.
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Supplemental Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by GS&Co.) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction to which this Supplemental Confirmation relates, by manually signing this Supplemental Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, facsimile No. 000-000-0000/83.
| Yours sincerely, | ||||||
| XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO. | ||||||
| By: |
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| Authorized Signatory |
| Agreed and Accepted By: | ||
| X. X. XXXX, INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: |
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ANNEX A
COUNTERPARTY SETTLEMENT PROVISIONS
1. The following Counterparty Settlement Provisions shall apply to the extent indicated under the Master Confirmation:
| Settlement Currency: | USD | |
| Applicable; provided that (i) Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the word “Physical” in the sixth line thereof and replacing it with the words “Net Share” and (ii) the Electing Party may make a settlement method election only if the Electing Party represents and warrants to GS&Co. in writing on the date it notifies GS&Co. of its election that, as of such date, the Electing Party is not aware of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares and is electing the settlement method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. | ||
| Electing Party: | Counterparty | |
| Election Date: | The earlier of (i) the Scheduled Termination Date and (ii) the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Accelerated Termination Date (in which case the election under Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be made no later than 10 minutes prior to the open of trading on the Exchange on such second Exchange Business Day), as the case may be. | |
| Default Settlement Method: | Cash Settlement | |
| Forward Cash Settlement | ||
| Amount: | The Number of Shares to be Delivered multiplied by the Settlement Price. | |
| The average of the VWAP Prices for the Exchange Business Days in the Settlement Valuation Period, subject to Valuation Disruption as specified in the Master Confirmation. | ||
| Settlement Valuation Period: | A number of Scheduled Trading Days selected by GS&Co. in its reasonable discretion, beginning on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the earlier of (i) the Scheduled Termination Date or (ii) the Exchange Business Day immediately following the Termination Date. | |
| If Cash Settlement is applicable, then Buyer shall pay to Seller the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount on the Cash Settlement Payment Date. | ||
| Cash Settlement | ||
| Payment Date: | The date one Settlement Cycle following the last day of the Settlement Valuation Period. |
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| Procedures: | If Net Share Settlement is applicable, Net Share Settlement shall be made in accordance with paragraphs 2 through 7 below. |
2. Net Share Settlement shall be made by delivery on the Cash Settlement Payment Date of a number of Shares satisfying the conditions set forth in paragraph 3 below (the “Registered Settlement Shares”), or a number of Shares not satisfying such conditions (the “Unregistered Settlement Shares”), in either case with a value equal to the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount, with such Shares’ value based on the value thereof to GS&Co. (which value shall, in the case of Unregistered Settlement Shares, take into account a commercially reasonable illiquidity discount), in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent.
3. Counterparty may only deliver Registered Settlement Shares pursuant to paragraph 2 above if:
(a) a registration statement covering public resale of the Registered Settlement Shares by GS&Co. (the “Registration Statement”) shall have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act and been declared or otherwise become effective on or prior to the date of delivery, and no stop order shall be in effect with respect to the Registration Statement; and a printed prospectus relating to the Registered Settlement Shares (including any prospectus supplement thereto, the “Prospectus”) shall have been delivered to GS&Co., in such quantities as GS&Co. shall reasonably have requested, on or prior to the date of delivery;
(b) the form and content of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including, without limitation, any sections describing the plan of distribution) shall be reasonably satisfactory to GS&Co.;
(c) as of or prior to the date of delivery, GS&Co. and its agents shall have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size and the results of such investigation are satisfactory to GS&Co., as shall be reasonably necessary, in the judgment of counsel to GS&Co., to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; and
(d) as of the date of delivery, an agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) shall have been entered into with GS&Co. in connection with the public resale of the Registered Settlement Shares by GS&Co. substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to GS&Co., which Underwriting Agreement shall include, without limitation, customary provisions substantially similar to those contained in such underwriting agreements relating, without limitation, to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, GS&Co. and its affiliates and the provision of customary opinions, accountants’ comfort letters and lawyers’ negative assurance letters for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size.
4. If Counterparty delivers Unregistered Settlement Shares pursuant to paragraph 2 above:
(a) all Unregistered Settlement Shares shall be delivered to GS&Co. (or any affiliate of GS&Co. designated by GS&Co.) pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(2) thereof;
(b) as of or prior to the date of delivery, GS&Co. and any potential purchaser of any such shares from GS&Co. (or any affiliate of GS&Co. designated by GS&Co.) identified by GS&Co. shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for private placements of equity securities of similar size (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);
(c) as of the date of delivery, Counterparty shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) with GS&Co. (or any affiliate of GS&Co. designated by GS&Co.) in connection with the
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private placement of such shares by Counterparty to GS&Co. (or any such affiliate) and the private resale of such shares by GS&Co. (or any such affiliate), substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of similar size, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to GS&Co., which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating, without limitation, to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, GS&Co. and its affiliates and the provision of customary opinions, accountants’ comfort letters and lawyers’ negative assurance letters for private placements of equity securities of similar size, and shall provide for the payment by Counterparty of all fees and expenses in connection with such resale, including all fees and expenses of counsel for GS&Co., and shall contain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Counterparty reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales; and
(d) in connection with the private placement of such shares by Counterparty to GS&Co. (or any such affiliate) and the private resale of such shares by GS&Co. (or any such affiliate), Counterparty shall, if so requested by GS&Co., prepare, in cooperation with GS&Co., a customary private placement memorandum in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to GS&Co.
5. GS&Co., itself or through an affiliate (the “Selling Agent”) or any underwriter(s), will sell all, or such lesser portion as may be required hereunder, of the Registered Settlement Shares or Unregistered Settlement Shares and any Makewhole Shares (as defined below) (together, the “Settlement Shares”) delivered by Counterparty to GS&Co. pursuant to paragraph 6 below commencing on the Cash Settlement Payment Date and continuing until the date on which the aggregate Net Proceeds (as such term is defined below) of such sales, as determined by GS&Co., is equal to the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount (such date, the “Final Resale Date”). If the proceeds of any sale(s) made by GS&Co., the Selling Agent or any underwriter(s), net of any fees and commissions (including, without limitation, underwriting or placement fees) customary for similar transactions of similar size under the circumstances at the time of the offering, together with carrying charges and expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares (including, but without limitation to, the covering of any over-allotment or short position (syndicate or otherwise)) (the “Net Proceeds”) exceed the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount, GS&Co. will refund, in USD, such excess to Counterparty on the date that is three (3) Currency Business Days following the Final Resale Date, and, if any portion of the Settlement Shares remains unsold, GS&Co. shall return to Counterparty on that date such unsold Shares.
6. If the Calculation Agent determines that the Net Proceeds received from the sale of the Registered Settlement Shares or Unregistered Settlement Shares or any Makewhole Shares, if any, pursuant to this paragraph 6 are less than the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount (the amount in USD by which the Net Proceeds are less than the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount being the “Shortfall” and the date on which such determination is made, the “Deficiency Determination Date”), Counterparty shall on the Exchange Business Day next succeeding the Deficiency Determination Date (the “Makewhole Notice Date”) deliver to GS&Co., through the Selling Agent, a notice of Counterparty’s election that Counterparty shall either (i) pay an amount in cash equal to the Shortfall on the day that is one (1) Currency Business Day after the Makewhole Notice Date, or (ii) deliver additional Shares. If Counterparty elects to deliver to GS&Co. additional Shares, then Counterparty shall deliver additional Shares in compliance with the terms and conditions of paragraph 3 or paragraph 4 above, as the case may be (the “Makewhole Shares”), on the first Clearance System Business Day which is also an Exchange Business Day following the Makewhole Notice Date in such number as the Calculation Agent reasonably believes would have a market value on that Exchange Business Day equal to the Shortfall. Such Makewhole Shares shall be sold by GS&Co. in accordance with the provisions above; provided that if the sum of the Net Proceeds from the sale of the originally delivered Shares and the Net Proceeds from the sale of any Makewhole Shares is less than the absolute value of the Forward Cash Settlement Amount then Counterparty shall, at its election, either make such cash payment or deliver to GS&Co. further Makewhole Shares until such Shortfall has been reduced to zero.
7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate number of Settlement Shares and Makewhole Shares be greater than the Reserved Shares minus the amount of any Shares actually delivered by Counterparty under any other Transaction(s) under this Master Confirmation (the result of such calculation, the “Capped Number”). Counterparty represents and warrants (which shall be deemed to be repeated
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on each day that a Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of Shares determined according to the following formula:
A – B
| Where | A = the number of authorized but unissued shares of the Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance on the date of the determination of the Capped Number; and | |
| B = the maximum number of Shares required to be delivered to third parties if Counterparty elected Net Share Settlement of all transactions in the Shares (other than Transactions in the Shares under this Master Confirmation) with all third parties that are then currently outstanding and unexercised. |
“Reserved Shares” means initially, 16,422,159 Shares. The Reserved Shares may be increased or decreased in a Supplemental Confirmation.
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