Contract
Exhibit
10.1
LEGEND:
**** denotes information omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment.
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, dated as of November 15, 2007 (the “Agreement”), by
and between MAXIMUS, Inc. (the “Issuer”), and UBS AG, London Branch (“UBS”)
acting through UBS Securities LLC (“Agent”) as agent.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Issuer has publicly announced its intention to repurchase shares of its
common stock, no par value per share (the “Common Stock”), from time to time
(the “Repurchase Program”); and
WHEREAS,
the Issuer desires to enter into the Agreement with UBS in order to effect
the
Repurchase Program;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the covenants and agreements
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
Section
1. Definitions.
As
used
herein the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Announcement
Date” means in respect of a Merger Event, the date of the first public
announcement of a firm intention to merge or to make an offer that leads to
the
Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
“Bankruptcy”
means the Issuer is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts
or
fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they
become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with
or
for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted against
it a
proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief
under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors'
rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and,
in
the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against
it,
such proceeding or petition (A) results in a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief
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or
the
making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed,
discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution
or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up,
official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of
an
administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian
or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets;
(7)
has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets
or
has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process
levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets
and
such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed,
discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; (8)
causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable
laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified
in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of,
or
indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing
acts.
“Bloomberg
Screen Volume at Price Page” shall mean the display designated as page “MMS
Equity AQR” on the Bloomberg Financial Service or such page as may replace the
Volume at Price page on that service for the purpose of displaying daily volume
and volume-weighted trading prices of equity securities during the normal
trading hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York Time or, if such service
does
not then publish daily volume and volume-weighted trading prices of the Common
Stock, such other page and services selected by the Calculation Agent that
reports daily volume and weighted trading prices of the Common
Stock.
“Borrowed
Shares” means, as of any date, the number of Shares borrowed by UBS in
connection with this Transaction, as determined by the Calculation
Agent.
“Calculation
Agent” shall mean UBS Securities LLC. The Calculation Agent shall make all
calculations and determinations under this Agreement in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner.
“Calculation
Date” means, with respect to each Tranche, the first Trading Day after the Last
Averaging Date.
“Closing
Price” of the Common Stock on any day shall mean the last reported sales price
regular way on such day or, in case no such sales price is reported on such
day,
the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices regular way of the
Common Stock, in each case on the Exchange, or, if not then traded on the
Exchange, the principal securities exchange or quotation system on which the
Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or, if not then listed
or
admitted to trading on a securities exchange or quotation system, the average
of
the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter
market on the day in question as reported by the National Quotations Bureau
Incorporated, or a similarly generally accepted reporting service, or, if not
so
available in such manner, as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member
firm selected by the Calculation Agent.
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“Combined
Consideration” means New Shares in combination with Other
Consideration.
“Cross
Default” means the occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or
other similar condition or event (however described) in respect of the Issuer
under one or more agreements or instruments relating to the repayment of
borrowed money in an aggregate amount of not less than $25 million which has
resulted in such agreement or instrument becoming due and payable before it
would otherwise have been due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period) or (2) a default by the Is xxxx in making
one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not
less
than $25 million under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect
to
any applicable notice requirement or grace period).
“Determined
Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3(d).
“Discount”
means the product of (a) ****, and (b) the arithmetic average of daily
volume-weighted average prices of Shares on each Trading Day from the First
Averaging Date up to and including the Last Averaging Date, as listed on
Bloomberg Screen Volume at Price Page.
“Dividend
Event” means the payment of, or the public announcement or notification to UBS
pursuant to Section 6 below of, an ordinary or extraordinary dividend or
distribution by the Issuer with a record date occurring in any of the time
periods specified below with a value, as determined by the Calculation Agent
in
good faith, that exceeds the amount specified below for such period by $0.01
or
more
Period
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Dividend
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November
16, 2007 through and including February 29, 2008
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$0.10
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March
1, 2008 through and including May 31, 2008
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$0.10
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June
1, 2008 through and including the Latest Completion Date
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$0.10
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“Early
Closure” means the closure on any Trading Day of the Exchange or any Related
Exchange(s) prior to its regularly scheduled closing time.
“Excess
Shares” means the number of Shares (if any) equal to (a)(i) the Settlement
Amount divided by (ii) the Reference Price minus (b) the Determined
Amount.
“Exchange”
means the New York Stock Exchange or any successor thereto or any substitute
exchange or quotation system to which trading in the Shares has temporarily
relocated (provided that the Calculation Agent has determined that there is
comparable liquidity relative to the Shares on such temporary substitute
exchange or quotation system as on the original Exchange).
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“Exchange
Disruption” means any event (other than an Early Closure) that disrupts or
impairs (as determined by the Calculation Agent) the ability of market
participants in general (i) to effect transactions in, or obtain market values
for, the Shares on the Exchange, or (ii) to effect transactions in, or obtain
market values for, futures or options contracts relating to the Shares on the
Related Exchange(s).
“Execution
Period” shall mean the period commencing on the First Averaging Date and ending
on the earliest of (i) the Last Averaging Date of the last Tranche, (ii) the
Termination Date or (iii) the Termination Event Termination Date.
“Failure
to Pay or Deliver” means failure by the Issuer to make, when due, any payment
under this Agreement or any delivery of Shares under this Agreement required
to
be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the third Trading
Day
after notice of such failure is given to the Is xxxx by UBS or the
Agent.
“Final
VWAP-Minus Price” means, in respect of each Tranche, (i) the arithmetic average
of daily volume-weighted average prices of Shares for each Trading Day from
the
First Averaging Date up to and including the Last Averaging Date for that
Tranche, as listed on Bloomberg Screen Volume at Price Page, minus (ii) the
Discount.
“First
Averaging Date” means November 15, 2007; provided, however, that the First
Averaging Date may be extended by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by
one
Trading Day for each Scheduled Trading Day following the date hereof and prior
to the First Averaging Date that ceases to be a Scheduled Trading Day or is
not
a Trading Day due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event.
“Hedge
Account Shares” means, as of any date, the Number of Shares minus the Borrowed
Shares.
“Last
Averaging Date” means a Trading Day determined by UBS that is no later than the
Latest Completion Date and no earlier than:
-
* * * *
in the case of Tranche One
-
**** in
the case of Tranche Two
-
**** in
the case of Tranche Three
-
**** in
the case of Tranche Four
-
**** in
the case of Tranche Five
-
**** in
the case of Tranche Six
-
**** in
the case of Tranche Seven;
provided,
however, that each of such dates (including the Latest Completion Date) may
be
extended by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by one Trading Day for
each
Scheduled Trading Day during the Execution Period that ceases to be a Scheduled
Trading Day or is not a Trading Day due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption
Event. Notice of the Last Averaging
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Date
for
any Tranche shall be given by UBS not later than 8:00 pm New York time on the
Trading Day following the Last Averaging Date. Notice shall be irrevocable
once
provided to Issuer. If no notice is provided, then the Last Averaging Date
shall
be the Latest Completion Date.
“Latest
Completion Date” shall be * * * *
“Market
Disruption Event” means the occurrence or existence of (i) a Trading Disruption,
(ii) an Exchange Disruption or (iii) an Early Closure, which in each case the
Calculation Agent determines is material.
“Merger
Event” means, in respect of any relevant Shares, any (i) reclassification or
change of such Shares that results in a transfer of or an irrevocable commitment
to transfer all of such Shares outstanding, (ii) consolidation, amalgamation
or
merger of the Issuer with or into another entity (other than a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger in which such Is xxxx is the continuing entity and which
does not result in any such reclassification or change of all of such Shares
outstanding) or (iii) other takeover offer for such Shares that results in
a
transfer or an irrevocable commitment to transfer all such Shares (other than
such Shares owned or controlled by the offeror), in each case if the Merger
Date
is on or before the Last Averaging Date.
“Net
Share
Settlement” shall mean settlement by the Issuer of its obligations hereunder in
accordance with Section 3(c).
“New
Shares” means shares (whether of the offeror or a third party). “Number of
Shares” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.
“Other
Consideration” means cash and/or any securities (other than New Shares) or
assets (whether of the offeror or a third party).
“Payment
Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3(b).
“Principal
Account” means the notional principal account referred to in Section
3(a).
“Purchase
Price” means $150,000,000, provided that such amount is subject to downward
adjustment in accordance with clause (y) of Section 2.
“Purchasing
Date” means any Trading Day during the Execution Period.
“Reference
Price” means the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the last Trading Day of
the Execution Period.
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“Related
Exchange(s)” means each exchange or quotation system where trading has a
material effect (as determined by the Calculation Agent) on the overall market
for futures or options contracts relating to the Shares.
“Scheduled
Trading Day” means any day on which the Exchange and each Related Exchange are
scheduled to be open for trading for their respective regular trading
sessions.
“Settlement
Amount” shall mean (i) in the case of the Issuer, the amount of any negative
balance in the Principal Account as of the Calculation Date, and (ii) in the
case of UBS, the amount of any positive balance in the Principal Account as
of
the Calculation Date, in each case as determined by the Calculation Agent,
and
as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect the accrual of interest thereon
at the rate set forth for that day opposite the caption “Open” under the caption
“Federal Funds” as displayed on Bloomberg Page BTMM, from and excluding the
third Trading Day following the Calculation Date hereunder to and including
the
actual Payment Date, if the Payment Date occurs following the third Trading
Day
following the Calculation Date hereunder. For avoidance of doubt, a Settlement
Amount shall not be adjusted for dividends declared and paid or dividends
expected during the period to which such Settlement Amount relates.
“Share-for-Combined”
means, in respect of a Merger Event, that the consideration for the relevant
Shares consists of Combined Consideration.
“Share-for-Other”
means, in respect of a Merger Event, that the consideration for the relevant
Shares consists solely of Other Consideration.
“Share-for-Share”
means, in respect of a Merger Event, that the consideration for the relevant
Shares consists (or, at the option of the holder of such Shares, may consist)
solely of New Shares.
“Shelf
Registration” means a registration statement in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to UBS for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant
to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act, registering UBS's resale, in any manner
or
manners designated by UBS, of all the Stock Settlement Shares, any Make-Whole
Shares, and any other Shares held by UBS in connection with this transaction
which, in the opinion of counsel to UBS, are required to be included in the
Shelf Registration to be resold by UBS to the public.
“Short
Squeeze” shall mean a situation where (i) UBS has determined, in its judgment,
that it is unable to hedge its exposure to the transaction contemplated hereby
because of the lack of sufficient shares of Common Stock being made available
for borrowing from lenders, including without limitation UBS’s being required to
redeliver shares of Common Stock to any lender at the demand of such lender
and
not being able to meet such obligation in full in a timely manner by reasonable
efforts to borrow shares of Common Stock from another lender or lenders, or
(ii)
UBS would incur a cost to borrow shares of Common Stock to hedge its exposure
to
the transaction contemplated hereby that is greater than a rate equal to ****
basis points per annum.
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“Stock
Settlement Amount” shall mean (i) in the case that the Issuer is required to pay
the Settlement Amount to UBS and has elected to pay the Settlement Amount by
delivery of shares of Common Stock to UBS pursuant to Section 3(c), an amount,
determined by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Settlement Amount to be paid
by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3(b), divided by the Reference Price, and
(ii)
in the case that UBS is required to pay the Settlement Amount to the Issuer
and
the Issuer has elected to require UBS to satisfy the obligation by delivery
of
shares of Common Stock to the Issuer pursuant to Section 3(h), an amount,
determined by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Settlement Amount to be paid
by UBS pursuant to Section 3(b), divided by the weighted average price per
share
actually paid by UBS to purchase such Stock Settlement Shares.
“Stock
Settlement Shares” shall mean such whole number of shares included in the Stock
Settlement Amount.
“Termination
Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(b).
“Termination
Event” shall mean the occurrence of a (i) Bankruptcy, (ii) Cross Default, (iii)
Failure to Pay or Deliver, (iv) Short Squeeze, (v) Dividend Event or (vi) if
so
designated by UBS, a tender offer of the type described below in Section
4(c).
“Termination
Event Termination Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8
below.
“Trading
Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Exchange or,
if not then traded on the Exchange, the principal securities exchange or
quotation system on which such securities are then traded or, if not then traded
on a securities exchange or quotation system, in the over-the-counter market,
and on which no Market Disruption Event occurs.
“Trading
Disruption” means any suspension of or limitation imposed on trading by the
Exchange or Related Exchange or otherwise and whether by reason of movements
in
price exceeding limits permitted by the Exchange or Related Exchange or
otherwise (i) relating to the Shares on the Exchange or (ii) in futures or
options contracts relating to the Shares on any Related Exchange.
“Tranche”
shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.
Section
2. Purchase and Sale.
Subject
to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, UBS agrees to sell to the Issuer,
and
the Issuer agrees to purchase from UBS, a number of shares (the “Number of
Shares”) of Common Stock (the “Shares”) equal to the quotient of (i) the
Purchase Price divided by (ii) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the
date
hereof, at a purchase price
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per
Share
equal to the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the date of execution hereof
(the “Execution Date”); provided that if the foregoing results in a Number of
Shares greater than 4,000,000, then (x) the Number of Shares shall instead
be
equal to 4,000,000 and (y) the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward and
shall equal the product of 4,000,000 and the Closing Price of the Common Stock
on the date hereof. At 4:00 P.M. on the third Trading Day after the Execution
Date (the “Settlement Date”), UBS shall deliver or cause to be delivered the
Shares through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to the
Issuer against payment by the Is xxxx of the Purchase Price by wire transfer
of
immediately available funds. The parties understand and agree that the delivery
of the Shares by or on behalf of UBS upon the payment of the aggregate Purchase
Price by the Issuer is irrevocable and that as of the Settlement Date the Issuer
will be the sole beneficial owner of the Shares for all purposes. The Number
of
Shares shall be divided into seven equal tranches (each, a “Tranche”), which
shall be designated, successively, Tranche One, Tranche Two, Tranche Three,
Tranche Four, Tranche Five, Tranche Six and Tranche Seven.
As
compensation to UBS for its commitment and services hereunder, the Issuer on
the
Settlement Date will pay to UBS by wire transfer of immediately available funds
an additional amount equal to $360,000.00. This amount payable to UBS shall
not
be subject to refund.
Section
3. Settlement.
(a)
On the
Settlement Date, the Calculation Agent shall establish a notional Principal
Account in an amount equal to the Purchase Price. The Calculation Agent shall
adjust the Principal Account daily as follows:
(i) The
Principal Account shall be reduced on the third day following the Last Averaging
Date of each Tranche in an amount equal to the product of (x) the quotient
of
the Number of Shares divided by seven and (y) the Final VWAP-Minus Price for
that Tranche (the “Final Tranche Amount”). The parties acknowledge that more
than one Tranche may have the same Last Averaging Date.
(ii) On
the second Trading Day immediately following the Last Averaging Date for each
Tranche, the Calculation Agent will calculate the Settlement Amount for that
Tranche and, if applicable, the Stock Settlement Amount, notify (the “Settlement
Amount Notification”) the Issuer of the Settlement Amount and, if applicable,
the Stock Settlement Amount and provide a schedule of its calculations thereof.
The Calculation Agent shall respond promptly to all questions raised by the
Is
xxxx relating to such calculations. If the Is xxxx objects to the calculation
of
such Settlement Amount, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent
and UBS, and the Issuer and UBS agree to use their good faith best efforts
to
reach an agreement as to such Settlement Amount. In the further event that
the
Issuer and UBS are not able to reach an agreement, the Issuer and UBS shall
appoint a third party with sufficient expertise to determine the calculation
of
the Settlement Amount and such calculations shall be performed in
good
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faith
and
in a commercially reasonable manner and shall be binding on all parties. The
fees and expenses of such expert shall be shared equally by the Issuer and
UBS.
(b) On
the third Trading Day immediately following the Calculation Date for the last
Tranche (each, a “Payment Date”), if the Settlement Amount is positive, UBS
shall pay the Settlement Amount to the Issuer and, if the Settlement Amount
is
negative, the Issuer shall pay the absolute value of such Settlement Amount
to
UBS. Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section, all payments
to be made under this Section 3 shall be made on the applicable Payment Date
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(c) If
the Is xxxx is required to pay a Settlement Amount to UBS pursuant to paragraph
(b) of this Section or pursuant to Section 8 hereof, the Issuer may, at its
option, satisfy the obligation by the delivery to UBS of a number of whole
shares of Common Stock (and a payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares,
if
any) equal to the Stock Settlement Amount. In order to exercise this option,
the
Issuer must (each, a “Condition on Net Share Settlement”) (i) notify UBS of its
election to have any Settlement Amount payable in shares of Common Stock no
later than 3 days after the Last Averaging Date in respect of the last Tranche
(the “Stock Election Notice”), (ii) enter into a registration rights agreement
with UBS in form and substance reasonably acceptable to UBS (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) no later than the 10th day following such Last Averaging Date
in respect of that Tranche, which agreement will contain, among other things,
customary representations and warranties and indemnification and other rights,
including rights to customary opinions of counsel and accountant’s “comfort
letters,” relating to the registration of the Stock Settlement Shares, the
Make-whole Shares and any additional shares of Common Stock as to which UBS
is
named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration (the “Registered
Shares”); (iii) have taken all actions reasonable and appropriate so that such
Shelf Registration shall have been declared, or become automatically, effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission the “SEC”) not less than 10 days
following such Last Averaging Date in respect of such Tranche; and (iv) use
its
reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration
until all Registered Shares have been sold by UBS. Subject to paragraph 3(g)
below, if any of the conditions in the preceding sentence are not met, the
provisions of this paragraph (c) shall be inoperative and the Issuer shall
be
obligated to pay any applicable Settlement Amount by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. If the Issuer complies with all of its obligations
under this paragraph (c), then at 9:30 A.M. on the applicable Payment Date
in
respect of such Tranche (or as soon as practicable after the Payment Date after
the conditions under this paragraph (c) have been met), the Issuer shall deliver
to UBS (x) fully paid and nonassessable Stock Settlement Shares, via book entry
transfer through the facilities of DTC, in such denominations and in such names
as UBS may specify and (y) the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional
shares by wire transfer of immediately available funds. The parties understand
and agree that the deliveries made pursuant to the preceding sentence and the
following paragraph shall be irrevocable and shall satisfy in full the Issuer's
obligations under this Section 3. The Issuer covenants and agrees that it shall
not elect net share settlement in respect of any Settlement Amount owed
hereunder unless it is able to make the representation contained in Section
6(a)(viii) below as of the effective date of any Stock Election Notice, and
any
Stock Election Notice shall be deemed to include such
representation.
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If
the
Issuer delivers Stock Settlement Shares to UBS pursuant to this paragraph (c)
and within ten Trading Days after the applicable Payment Date, UBS resells
all
or any portion of the Stock Settlement Shares and the net proceeds received
by
UBS upon resale of such shares exceeds the Settlement Amount (or if less than
all of the Stock Settlement Shares are resold, the applicable pro rata portion
of the Settlement Amount), UBS shall promptly refund in cash such difference
to
the Issuer; provided that UBS may, at the Issuer’s option, satisfy its
obligation under this sentence by returning to the Issuer any portion of the
Stock Settlement Shares that would, if sold, have resulted in net proceeds
in
excess of the Settlement Amount. In the event that such net proceeds are less
than the Settlement Amount (or if less than all of the Stock Settlement Shares
are resold, the applicable pro rata portion of the Settlement Amount), the
Issuer shall pay in cash or additional shares of Common Stock (the “Make-whole
Shares”) such difference (the “Make-whole Amount”) to UBS promptly after receipt
of notice thereof. In the event that Issuer elects to pay the Make-whole Amount
in additional shares of Common Stock, the requirements set forth in this
paragraph (c) with respect to payment of the Settlement Amount in Shares,
including Make-whole requirements, shall apply, such that UBS shall pay to
the
Issuer any such excess and the Issuer shall pay to UBS in cash or Make-Whole
Shares any additional Make-Whole Amount. In calculating the net proceeds from
the resale of any Stock Settlement Shares there shall be deducted from such
proceeds any amount equal to the customary underwriting discount or commission
for underwritten offerings of common stock by companies comparable to the Issuer
multiplied by the total number of Shares sold for the account of UBS pursuant
to
a Shelf Registration.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement, if Issuer exercises a right or is
obligated pursuant to any provision of this Agreement to deliver shares of
Common Stock in respect of any Settlement Amount, Issuer shall not be obliged
to
deliver, in connection with this Agreement, in excess of 10,800,000 shares
of
Common Stock in the aggregate, as recalculated from time to time (the
“Determined Amount”). In the event that the Determined Amount would be exceeded,
Issuer would be obliged to deliver a number of shares of Common Stock equal
to
the Determined Amount plus the Excess Shares, Issuer agrees to (i) use its
best
efforts to increase its number of authorized shares, thereby increasing the
Determined Amount, to the extent necessary so that the number of shares of
Common Stock Issuer would be obliged to deliver does not exceed the
(recalculated) Determined Amount and (ii) allocate such newly authorized shares
of Common Stock in satisfaction of Issuer’s delivery obligations under this
Agreement in priority to any other use of such Common Stock. For the avoidance
of doubt, the obligation of Issuer to so use its best efforts is an ongoing
obligation.
(e) Is
xxxx hereby represents and warrants that it will:
(i) calculate
the Determined Amount based on the maximum amount able to be calculated in
accordance with EITF 00-19 or any successor financial statement guidance;
and
(ii) in
respect of all equity derivative transactions in respect of which Issuer’s
equity securities constitute (all or part of) the
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instruments
underlying such transactions (the “Derivative Trades”), use the same methodology
to derive the Determined Amount (howsoever described) applicable to each
Derivative Trade as is used to derive the Determined Amount for this
Agreement.
(f)
UBS
agrees that, in respect of any obligations Issuer has duly elected be satisfied
pursuant to Section 3(c) above, in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy, UBS shall
not have rights in bankruptcy that rank senior to the rights in bankruptcy
of
common shareholders of Issuer.
(g)
If the
Issuer has used its reasonable best efforts to satisfy the Conditions on Net
Share Settlement but has been unable to because the Shelf Registration is not
declared effective by the SEC within the time set out in paragraph 3(c)
(or, where UBS has previously agreed to extend such period based on a request
by
the Issuer pursuant to paragraph3(g)(ii), within such period as
extended pursuant to paragraph 3(g)(ii)), then the Issuer may elect
to:
(i) deliver
the relevant number of Shares to UBS in which case:
(A) the
day on which the Issuer makes such an election to deliver such Shares is the
“Issuer Election Date”, and
(B) Issuer
shall withdraw any Registration Statement filed with the SEC in connection
with
the Shares, and
(C) Is
xxxx will enter into a private placement purchase agreement with UBS in form
and
substance reasonably acceptable to UBS no later than the next Trading Day
following the Issuer Election Date, and
(D) Issuer
shall deliver to UBS such Shares on the Settlement Date which, for the purposes
of this paragraph 3(g)(i)(D), shall be the third Trading Day following the
Issuer Election Date, and
(E) In
addition to the initial Make-whole Amount paid by Issuer pursuant to paragraph
3(c) herein, Issuer shall deliver to UBS such additional Shares until UBS has
realized actual net proceeds upon resale of such Shares equal to the Settlement
Amount. At its election, UBS may by a written notice to Issuer retain a number
of Shares delivered by Issuer pursuant to this paragraph 3(g)(i). If UBS so
elects, UBS shall be deemed to have sold each such retained Share for an amount
equal to the price per Share obtained by UBS for the last Share sold by UBS
prior to sending written notice of its intention to retain Shares to Issuer.
In
no event will UBS be obligated to exercise its right to retain Shares;
or
(ii) request
UBS to extend the period within which the Registration Statement is to be
declared effective by the SEC for a further period specified in writing by
UBS
at the time of such extension.
(h)
If UBS
is required to pay a Settlement Amount to the Is xxxx pursuant to paragraph
(b)
of this Section or pursuant to Section 8 hereof, the Issuer may, at its option,
elect that UBS satisfy the obligation by the delivery to the Issuer of a number
of whole shares of
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Common
Stock (and a payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any) equal to
the
Stock Settlement Amount. In order to exercise this option, the Issuer must
notify UBS of its election to have any Settlement Amount payable in shares
of
Common Stock no later than 15 days prior to the Payment Date (the “UBS Stock
Election Notice”). If the condition in the preceding sentence is not met, the
provisions of this paragraph (h) shall be inoperative and UBS shall be obligated
to pay any applicable Settlement Amount by wire transfer of immediately
available funds. If the Issuer complies with all of its obligations under this
paragraph (h), then at 9:30 A.M. on the Payment Date, UBS shall deliver to
the
Issuer (i) fully paid and nonassessable Stock Settlement Shares, via book entry
transfer through the facilities of DTC, and (ii) the cash payment, if any,
in
lieu of fractional shares by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
The
parties understand and agree that the deliveries made pursuant to the preceding
sentence shall be irrevocable and shall satisfy in full UBS' obligations under
this Section 3.
Section
4. Anti-dilution Adjustments.
(a) Subdivisions
and Combinations of Common Stock. In the event that the outstanding shares
of the Common Stock shall be subdivided or split into a greater number of shares
of Common Stock where the effective date of such subdivision or the record
date
for such split occurs during the Execution Period, the number of shares of
Common Stock referred to herein shall be deemed to be proportionately increased
and the Final VWAP-Minus Price and Discount shall be deemed to be
proportionately decreased; conversely, in case outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall each be combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock
through a combination of shares of Common Stock or a reverse stock split where
the effective date of such combination or the record date for such reverse
stock
split occurs during the Execution Period, the number of shares of Common Stock
referred to herein shall be deemed to be proportionately decreased and the
Final
VWAP-Minus Price and Discount shall be deemed to be proportionately increased.
Any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall become effective (i) in
the
case of a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, at the close of
business on the record date for such subdivision or combination or (ii) in
the
case of a stock split or reverse stock split, at the split, at the close of
business on the record date for such stock split or reverse stock
split.
(b) Merger
Events. In respect of each Merger Event, UBS and the Issuer or the person
formed by such consolidation or resulting from such merger or which acquired
such assets or which acquires the Issuer's Common Stock, as the case may be,
shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to give appropriate effect
to such transaction. In the event that the parties are unable to reach an
agreement ten (10) Trading Days prior to the effective date of such transaction
(the “Termination Date”), (i) the Execution Period shall terminate on the
Termination Date, (ii) the Principal Account shall be reduced on such date
by an
amount equal to the product of (x) an amount equal to the cash and fair market
value (as determined by the Is xxxx'x Board of Directors whose good faith
determination shall be conclusive and binding) of the securities and/or property
payable or distributable upon such transaction in respect of one share of Common
Stock and (y) the number of Borrowed Shares as of such date, and (iii) the
Settlement Amount shall be further adjusted by the Calculation Agent by the
amount that the Calculation Agent reasonably determines in good faith to be
UBS’s total losses and costs in
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connection
with the early termination of this Agreement, including any loss of option
value, cost of funding, or loss or cost incurred as a result of its terminating,
liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position
contemplated by this Agreement. The Calculation Agent shall respond promptly
to
all questions raised by the Is xxxx relating to such calculations. If the Is
xxxx objects to the adjustments, the Is xxxx shall promptly notify the
Calculation Agent and UBS, and the Issuer and the UBS agree to use their good
faith best efforts to reach an agreement as to such Settlement Amount. In the
further event that the Issuer and UBS are not able to reach an agreement, the
Is
xxxx and UBS shall appoint a third party with sufficient expertise to determine
the calculation of adjustment and such calculations shall be performed in good
faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and shall be binding on all
parties. The fees and expenses of such expert shall be shared equally by the
Issuer and UBS.
If
payment
is required by Issuer or by UBS to the Issuer in connection with a Merger Event,
the Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect (the
“Extraordinary Transaction Election”) to satisfy, or have UBS satisfy, any such
payment obligation by Net Share Settlement of this Transaction PROVIDED THAT,
in
connection with a “Share-for-Combined” Merger Event or “Share-for-Other” Merger
Event, the Extraordinary Transaction Election is available to satisfy only
the
percentage of such payment obligation equal to the percentage of the non-cash
consideration over the total Combined Consideration (in the case of a
“Share-for-Combined” Merger Event) or total Other Consideration (in the case of
a “Share-for-Other” Merger Event). The remaining percentage of such payment
obligation must be satisfied in the same form of consideration that the holders
of Common Stock are receiving in such Merger Event. The Is xxxx shall make
any
election to settle the Transaction by way of Net Share Settlement within two
Trading Days of the Announcement Date but in any event not less than twenty
Trading Days prior to the effective date of such merger.
(c) Tender
Offers. In the event an offer is made to the holders of Common Stock to
tender shares of Common Stock for cash, UBS may, in its discretion (i)
accelerate the Last Averaging Date or (ii) cause the Calculation Agent to adjust
the Number of Shares. UBS or the Calculation Agent shall notify the Is xxxx
in
writing as to the terms of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4(c)
no
later than 5 days after the tender offer is made.
(d) Other
Events. In the event of any corporate event involving the Issuer or the
Common Stock not specifically addressed in subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section 4 or in the event that the Calculation Agent, in its good faith
judgment, determines that the adjustments described in subsections (a), (b)
or
(c) of this Section 4 will not result in an equitable adjustment of the terms
of
the transaction described herein, and provided that, in each case, such
corporate event impacts the rights or obligations of a holder of Common Stock,
the terms of the transaction described herein shall be subject to adjustment
by
the Calculation Agent (including, without limitation, the First Averaging Date,
the Last Averaging Date and the Number of Shares) as in the exercise of its
good
faith judgment it deems appropriate under the circumstances in order to result
in an equitable adjustment to this Transaction. The Calculation Agent shall
respond promptly to all questions raised by the Is xxxx relating to such
calculations. If the Issuer objects to the adjustments, the Issuer shall
promptly notify the Calculation Agent
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and
UBS,
and the Issuer and the UBS agree to use their good faith best efforts to reach
an agreement as to such Settlement Amount. In the further event that the Is
xxxx
and UBS are not able to reach an agreement, the Issuer and UBS shall appoint
a
third party with sufficient expertise to determine the calculation of adjustment
and such calculations shall be performed in good faith and in a commercially
reasonable manner and shall be binding on all parties. The fees and expenses
of
such expert shall be shared equally by the Issuer and UBS.
Section
5. Acknowledgement.
The
Issuer
acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying, and has not relied, upon UBS
or
Agent with respect to the legal, accounting, tax or other implications of this
Agreement and that it has conducted its own analysis of the legal, accounting,
tax and other implications of this Agreement. The Is xxxx further acknowledges
and agrees that neither UBS nor Agent have acted as its advisor in any capacity
in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Issuer acknowledges that neither UBS nor Agent is acting as
the
agent for the Is xxxx in effecting any purchase of Common Stock pursuant to
this
Agreement. The Is xxxx understands and acknowledges that UBS and its affiliates
may from time to time effect transactions, for their own account or the account
of customers, and hold positions, in securities or options on securities of
the
Issuer and that UBS and its affiliates may continue to conduct such transactions
during the Execution Period. The Is xxxx understands and acknowledges that
UBS
and its affiliates intend to engage in hedging activity that could affect the
market for such securities and/or the Common Stock that is the subject of this
transaction, and consequently the cost or proceeds to the Issuer
hereunder.
Section
6. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The
Issuer hereby represents and warrants to UBS that:
(i) it
has (or, in the case of the Registration Rights Agreement, will have when and
if
executed) all power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(ii) this
Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Issuer
and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general
equity principles;
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement, when and if executed and delivered pursuant
to
Section 3(c) hereof, shall have been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by the Issuer and shall constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject,
as
to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general equity principles;
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(iv) if
Stock Settlement Shares are delivered pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(g),
as the case may be, the Stock Settlement Shares, when delivered to UBS or to
the
Issuer, as the case may be, will have been duly authorized and will be duly
and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive and other
rights;
(v) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the delivery of the
Stock
Settlement Shares pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(g), as the case may
be,
are consistent with the authorization of the Repurchase Program;
(vi) the
Issuer is not entering into this Agreement to facilitate a distribution of
the
Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock)
or in connection with a future issuance of securities;
(vii) the
Is xxxx is not entering into this Agreement to create actual or apparent trading
activity in the Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable
for Common Stock) or to raise or depress the price of the Common Stock (or
any
security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock);
(viii) as
of the date hereof and as of the date of any Stock Election Notice hereunder,
(i) none of the Is xxxx and its executive officers and directors is, or will
be,
as the case may be, aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the
Is
xxxx or the Common Stock and (ii) all reports and other documents filed by
the
Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, when considered as a whole (with the more
recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent or superseded
statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not or
will
not, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
any
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading;
(ix) the
repurchase of the Shares by the Issuer, the compliance by the Issuer with all
of
the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach (each, a “Breach”) of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (each a “Default”)
under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a
party (collectively, “Contracts”) or by which the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer
or
any of its subsidiaries is subject (except such Breach or Default as would
not
reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the ability of the Issuer
to perform its obligations under any Contract), nor will such action result
in
any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws
of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action result
in any violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Issuer
or
any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency
or body having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties;
and
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(x)
no
consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or
with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the
Issuer or any of its properties is required for the repurchase of the Shares
by
the Issuer, the compliance by the Issuer with all the terms of this Agreement,
or the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, other than the registration of the Stock Settlement Shares and any
Make-whole Shares under the Securities Act in accordance with the provisions
of
Section 3(c), which registration shall be completed not less than 10 days
following the Last Averaging Date in respect of the first Tranche for which
a
Stock Election Notice has been given, and such authorizations, orders,
registrations and qualifications as may be required under state securities
or
blue sky laws in connection with the resale by UBS of the Registered
Shares.
(b) UBS
hereby represents and warrants to the Is xxxx:
(i) it
has all power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(ii) this
Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by UBS and
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of UBS enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general
equity principles; and
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement, when and if executed and delivered pursuant
to
Section 3(c) hereof, shall have been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by UBS and shall constitute a valid and legally binding obligation
of
UBS enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles.
(c) The
Issuer and UBS hereto acknowledge that this transaction is not secured by any
collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of the
Issuer.
(d) Each
party hereto hereby covenants and agrees that it shall comply, in all material
respects, with all laws, rules and regulations to which it is or may become
subject in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(e) Issuer
hereby covenants and agrees that it shall notify UBS in writing in accordance
with the provisions of Section 9 below of the declaration of any dividend or
distribution constituting a Dividend Event not less than thirty Scheduled
Trading Days prior to the record date in respect of any such dividend or
distribution.
Section
7. Indemnification.
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(a)
In the
event that UBS becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or
investigation brought by or against any person in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Issuer periodically will
reimburse UBS for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the
reasonable cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection
therewith; provided that such expenses will be promptly refunded to the Is
xxxx
to the extent incurred in connection with a matter as to which UBS is not
entitled to indemnification under this Section 7. The Issuer also will indemnify
and hold UBS harmless against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which UBS may become subject in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, except to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability results from the gross negligence or bad faith of UBS in effecting
the
transactions which are the subject of this Agreement. If for any reason the
foregoing indemnification is unavailable to UBS or insufficient to hold it
harmless, then the Issuer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
UBS
as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as
is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Is xxxx on the
one
hand and UBS on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement
as
well as the relative fault of the Issuer and UBS with respect to such loss,
claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations.
The
relative benefits to the Issuer, on the one hand, and UBS, on the other hand,
shall be in the same proportion as the aggregate Purchase Price bears to the
commissions received by UBS pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2. The
reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Issuer under this
Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability which the Issuer may otherwise
have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliate of UBS
and the partners, directors, officers, agents, employees and controlling persons
(if any), as the case may be, of UBS and any such affiliate and shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Issuer, UBS, any such affiliate and any such person.
The
Issuer also agrees that neither UBS nor any of such affiliates, partners,
directors, officers, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any
liability to the Issuer for or, in connection with any matter referred to in
this Agreement except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses incurred by the Issuer result from the gross negligence
or bad faith of UBS in effecting the transactions that are the subject of this
Agreement. The foregoing provisions shall survive any termination or completion
of this Agreement.
(b)
Promptly after receipt by UBS or any of its affiliates, partners, directors,
agents, employees or controlling persons entitled to indemnification pursuant
to
this Section 7 (each, an “Indemnified Party”) of notice of the commencement of
any action, such Indemnified Party will, if a claim in respect thereof may
be
made against the Issuer under this Section 7, notify the Issuer in writing
of
the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the Issuer will not
relieve it from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party under
this Section 7 except to the extent that the Is xxxx’x rights are materially
prejudiced as a result of such delay. Upon receipt of such notice, the Issuer
shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or if it
so
elects, to assume the defense of such action, in which event such defense shall
be conducted by counsel chosen by the Issuer and reasonably satisfactory to
the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties who shall be a defendant or
defendantsin any such action and such defendant or defendants shall bear the
fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them; but if the Issuer
shall elect not to assume the
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defense
of
such action, the Issuer will reimburse such Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Parties for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them;
provided however, if the defendants in any such action (including impleaded
parties) include both the Indemnified Parties and the Issuer and counsel for
the
Indemnfied Parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict
of interest involved in the representation by a single counsel of both the
Indemnified Parties and the Issuer, the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties
shall have the right to select separate counsel, satisfactory to the Issuer
(it
being understood, however, that the Issuer shall not be liable for the expenses
of more than one separate counsel representing Indemnified Parties who are
parties to such action).
Section
8. Termination Event.
Upon
the
occurrence of a Termination Event and so long as such Termination Event shall
be
continuing, UBS may, in its discretion, by notice to the Issuer (the date of
such notice and the notice referred to in the succeeding clause being referred
to herein as the “Notice Date”), direct that the Execution Period shall
forthwith terminate on the date specified in such notice (the “Termination Event
Termination Date”). In such an event, (i) the Execution Period shall terminate
on the Termination Event Termination Date, (ii) the Principal Account shall
be
reduced on such date by an amount equal to the sum of (A) the product of (x)
the
number of Hedge Account Shares and (y) the arithmetic average of daily
volume-weighted average prices of Shares in each Trading Day from the First
Averaging Date up to and excluding the Notice Date, as listed on Bloomberg
Screen Volume at Price Page and (B) the total purchase price paid by UBS for
the
Shares of Common Stock that are purchased by UBS during the period commencing
on
and including the Notice Date to and including the Termination Event Termination
Date in order to cover the remaining number of Borrowed Shares, (iii) the
Principal Account shall be increased to reflect an appropriate accrual of
interest at the Federal Funds Open Rate, as determined by the Calculation Agent,
to reflect interest earned by UBS in respect of the aggregate Purchase Price
received from the Issuer, (iv) the Principal Account shall be decreased to
reflect UBS’s actual cost of borrowing shares of Common Stock to hedge its
obligations hereunder, and (v) the Settlement Amount shall be further adjusted
by the amount that UBS reasonably determines in good faith to be its total
losses and costs in connection with the early termination of this Agreement,
including any loss of option value, cost of funding, or loss or cost incurred
as
a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge
or related trading position contemplated by this Agreement. The Calculation
Agent shall respond promptly to all questions raised by the Is xxxx relating
to
such calculations. If the Is xxxx objects to the adjustments, the Is xxxx shall
promptly notify the Calculation Agent and UBS, and the Issuer and the UBS agree
to use their good faith best efforts to reach an agreement as to such Settlement
Amount. In the further event that the Issuer and UBS are not able to reach
an
agreement, the Is xxxx and UBS shall appoint a third party with sufficient
expertise to determine the calculation of adjustment and such calculations
shall
be performed in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and shall
be
binding on all parties. The fees and expenses of such expert shall be shared
equally by the Issuer and UBS.
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Section
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and obligations set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated.
(b) Assignment.
Neither the rights under this Agreement nor the obligations created by this
Agreement shall be assignable or delegable, in whole or in part, by either
party
hereto without the prior written consent of the other (which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld), and any attempt to assign or delegate any rights
or
obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be
void.
(c) Waivers,
etc. No failure or delay on the part of either party in exercising any power
or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or
partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other
or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. No
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent
to any departure by either party therefrom shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and, in the case of a waiver or consent,
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which
given.
(d) Beneficiaries.
This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the
Issuer, UBS and, to the extent provided in Section 7 hereof, the affiliates,
partners, directors, officers, agents, employees and controlling persons, if
any, of UBS, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives, and no other person shall acquire any rights
hereunder.
(e) Rights
of Set-Off. In addition to any rights of set-off a party may have as a
matter of law or otherwise, upon occurrence of an Event of Default with respect
to the Issuer, UBS shall have the right, without prior notice to the Issuer
or
any other person, to (i) set off any obligation of the Issuer owing to UBS
or
any affiliate of UBS against any obligations of UBS or any affiliate of UBS
owing to the Issuer, or (ii) for the purpose of cross-currency set-off, convert
any obligation to another currency at the market rate determined by UBS, or
(iii) if an obligation is unascertained, in good faith estimate that obligation
and set off in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting
to the other when the obligation is ascertained. Nothing in this Section 9(e)
will have the effect of creating a charge or other security interest.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, UBS agrees not to
set
off or net amounts due from the Is xxxx with respect to the transactions
comtemplated by this Agreement against amounts due from UBS to Issuer with
respect to contracts or instruments that are not Equity Contracts. ‘‘Equity
Contract’’ means any transaction or instrument that does not convey rights to
UBS senior to claims of common stockholders in the event of the Issuer’s
bankruptcy.
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(f) Changes
of Law. If, due to any change in applicable law or regulations or the
interpretation thereof by any court of law or other body having jurisdiction
subsequent to the date of this Agreement, performance of any provision of this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby shall become impracticable
or
impossible, the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts
to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially
the
same result as contemplated by such provision.
(g) Confidentiality.
Subject to Section 5(a), to any contrary requirement of law and to the right
of
each party to enforce its rights hereunder in any legal action, each party
shall
keep strictly confidential and shall cause its employees and agents to keep
strictly confidential the terms of this Agreement and any information of or
concerning the other party which it or any of its agents or employees may
acquire pursuant to, or in the course of performing its obligations under,
any
provision of this Agreement. In the event disclosure is permitted pursuant
to
the preceding sentence, the disclosing party shall (i) provide prior notice
of
such disclosure to the other party, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts
to minimize the extent of such disclosure and (iii) comply with all reasonable
requests of the other party to minimize the extent of such disclosure. This
Section 9(g) shall not prevent either party from disclosing information as
necessary to third-party advisors in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby provided that such advisors agree in writing to be bound
by
this Section 9(g) as if a party hereto. UBS hereby consents to the issuance
of a
press release by the Issuer announcing its entry into this Agreement and the
filing with the SEC of a copy of this Agreement.
(h) Agent.
UBS Securities LLC shall act as “agent” for UBS and the Issuer within the
meaning of Rule 1 5a-6 under the Exchange Act. The Agent is not a principal
to
this Agreement and shall have no responsibility or liability to UBS or the
Issuer in respect of this Agreement, including, without limitation, in respect
of the failure of UBS or the Issuer to pay or perform under this Agreement.
Each
of UBS and the Issuer agrees to proceed solely against the other to collect
or
recover any securities or money owing to it in connection with or as a result
of
this Agreement. The Agent shall otherwise have no liability in respect of this
Agreement, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct in performing
its duties as Agent hereunder. As a broker-dealer registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, UBS Securities LLC, in its capacity as agent, will
be
responsible for (i) effecting the transaction contemplated in this Agreement,
(ii) issuing all required notices, confirmations and statements to Buyer and
Seller and (iii) maintaining books and records relating to this Agreement.
The
“agent” status described in this paragraph is distinct from and does not
encompass UBS Securities LLC’s role as “Calculation Agent” under this Agreement,
which is governed by the other applicable provisions hereof.
(i) Headings.
Descriptive headings herein are for convenience only and shall not control
or
affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this
Agreement.
(j) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, and each
such executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed to be,
an
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original
instrument and all such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one
and
the same instrument.
(k)
Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and
other communications provided for herein shall be validly given, made or served
if in writing and delivered personally, by telegram, by telecopy or sent by
overnight courier, postage prepaid, to:
UBS
AG,
London Branch at:
c/o
UBS
Securities LLC
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention
of: Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax
Number: 000-000-0000
With
a
copy to such address to attention of:
Legal
and
External Affairs
the
Issuer
at:
MAXIMUS,
Inc.
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention
of: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax
Number: 000-000-0000
With
a
copy to such address (which shall not constitute notice) to attention
of:
MAXIMUS,
Inc.
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention
of: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax
Number: 000-000-0000
or
to such
other address as any party may, from time to time, designate in a written notice
given in a like manner. Notice given by telegram or telecopy shall be deemed
delivered when evidence of the transmission is received by the sender and shall
be confirmed in writing by overnight courier, postage prepaid. Notice given
by
overnight courier as set out above shall be deemed delivered the business day
after the date the same is mailed.
(l) Account
Details.
UBS:
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Cash
Payments for Stock Purchase
Citibank,
New York
ABA#
021
000089
A/C#
4065
2556
UBS
Securities, LLC
Cash
Payments for Settlement
UBS
AG
Stamford
f/o
UBS AG
London Branch
ABA#
000-000-000
AC#
101-WA-140007-000
Issuer:
SunTrust
Bank
0000
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX
00000
ABA#
000000000
AC#
202174832
Account
Name: MAXIMUS, Inc.
(m)
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without reference
to conflict of law principles. Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the
extent permitted under applicable law to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the
federal and state courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, State of New
York.
Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right
it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, UBS and the Issuer have caused this Agreement to be duly authorized,
executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
UBS
AG, LONDON BRANCH
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