Exhibit

EX-10.1 2 warrantterminationagreement.htm WARRANT TERMINATION AGREEMENT Exhibit

WARRANT TERMINATION AGREEMENT

This WARRANT TERMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Termination Agreement”) is made as of December 12, 2016 between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Dealer”) and NVIDIA Corporation (“Counterparty”), a Delaware corporation.

WHEREAS, Dealer and Counterparty are parties to the base warrant transaction (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Base Warrant Transaction”) evidenced by the letter agreement between Dealer and Counterparty, dated as of November 25, 2013 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Base Warrant Confirmation”), and the additional warrant transaction (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Additional Warrant Transaction” and, together with the Base Warrant Transaction, the “Warrant Transactions”) evidenced by the letter agreement between Dealer and Counterparty, dated as of November 26, 2013 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Additional Warrant Confirmation” and, together with the Base Warrant Confirmation, the “Warrant Confirmations”).

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to terminate a portion of the Warrant Transactions on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, terms defined in the Warrant Confirmations and not defined in this Termination Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant Confirmations.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1. Termination of Transactions and Confirmations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Warrant Confirmations, upon the occurrence of an Observation Date (as defined below) for a Tranche of Warrants (as defined below), without further action by any party hereto, each party hereto agrees that:

(a) with respect to such Tranche of Warrants, the respective rights and obligations of each party hereto under each Warrant Transaction and each Warrant Confirmation shall be terminated, cancelled and extinguished and deemed to have been satisfied and discharged in full, and the only remaining obligation of the parties with respect to such Tranche of Warrants shall be the obligation of Counterparty to deliver the number of Shares payable for such Tranche of Warrants, determined as set forth below, and no other payments or deliveries shall be due to or from either Dealer or Counterparty pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Confirmations with respect to such Tranche of Warrants; and

(b) each party hereto shall be released and forever discharged by each other party hereto from obligations under the Warrant Transactions and the Warrant Confirmations with respect to such Tranche of Warrants, other than with respect to representations and warranties set forth in the Warrant Confirmations and with respect to indemnification or contribution obligations under the Warrant Confirmations arising as a result of events occurring prior to the Observation Date with respect to the last Tranche of Warrants to be terminated hereunder, each of which shall survive.

2. Procedure for Determining the Number of Shares Payable for each Tranche of Warrants.

(a)Subject to the terms hereof, the parties agree to terminate (i) all of the Warrants described in the Additional Warrant Confirmation and (ii) 23,561,744.20 of the Warrants described in the Base Warrant Confirmation, divided evenly among the Expiration Dates described in the Base Warrant Confirmation, pursuant to this clause (a). Such Warrants to be terminated shall be divided into 17 tranches (each, an “Initial Tranche of Warrants”), as set forth in Schedule 1. On an Initial Observation Date (as defined below) for an Initial Tranche of Warrants, the number of Shares payable by Counterparty for such Initial Tranche of Warrants shall be determined by multiplying (i) the quotient of (x) the “USD Amount per Warrant” shown in the table annexed hereto as Schedule 2 corresponding to the VWAP Price (as defined below) for such Initial Observation Date, divided by (y) such VWAP Price, by (ii) the number of Warrants included in such Initial Tranche of Warrants, and rounding to the nearest whole number of Shares. An “Initial Observation Date” means

December 13, 2016 and each of the 16 Scheduled Trading Days thereafter; provided that if any such date is a Disrupted Day in whole (or if any such date is a Disrupted Day in part and the Calculation Agent does not determine that such Observation Date shall be an Observation Date for fewer than all the Warrants in the corresponding Tranche of Warrants), such date shall not be an Initial Observation Date, and an additional Initial Observation Date shall occur on the Scheduled Trading Day after the date that would otherwise be the final Initial Observation Date.

(b) Subject to the terms hereof, the parties agree to terminate an additional 29,730,424.35 of the Warrants described in the Base Warrant Confirmation, divided evenly among the Expiration Dates described in the Base Warrant Confirmation, pursuant to this clause (b). Such Warrants to be terminated shall be divided into 33 tranches (each, a “Subsequent Tranche of Warrants” and collectively with the Initial Tranches of Warrants, the “Tranches of Warrants”), as set forth in Schedule 1. On a Subsequent Observation Date (as defined below) for a Subsequent Tranche of Warrants, the number of Shares payable by Counterparty for such Subsequent Tranche of Warrants shall be determined by multiplying (i) the quotient of (x) the “USD Amount per Warrant” shown in the table annexed hereto as Schedule 2 corresponding to the VWAP Price (as defined below) for such Subsequent Observation Date, divided by (y) such VWAP Price, by (ii) the number of Warrants included in such Subsequent Tranche of Warrants, and rounding to the nearest whole number of Shares. A “Subsequent Observation Date” means December 13, 2016 and each of the 32 Scheduled Trading Days thereafter; provided that if any such date is a Disrupted Day in whole (or if any such date is a Disrupted Day in part and the Calculation Agent does not determine that such Observation Date shall be an Observation Date for fewer than all the Warrants in the corresponding Tranche of Warrants), such date shall not be a Subsequent Observation Date, and an additional Subsequent Observation Date shall occur on the Scheduled Trading Day after the date that would otherwise be the final Subsequent Observation Date. The Initial Observation Dates and the Subsequent Observation Dates are collectively referred to herein as the “Observation Dates.”

“VWAP Price” for any Observation Date means the volume-weighted average price of the Rule 10b-18 eligible trades in the Shares for the entirety of such Observation Date as determined by reference to the screen entitled “NVDA <Equity> AQR SEC” or any successor page as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (without regard to pre-open or after-hours trading outside of any regular trading session for such Observation Date) (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Observation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted methodology). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Observation Date is a Disrupted Day in part and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Observation Date shall be an Observation Date for fewer than all the Warrants in the corresponding Tranche of Warrants, then the VWAP Price for the relevant Observation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Observation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Observation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event, and an additional Observation Date shall occur on the Scheduled Trading Day after the date that would otherwise be the final Observation Date for the remaining Warrants in such Tranche of Warrants.

3. Delivery of Shares. Counterparty shall deliver the number of Shares payable with respect to a Tranche of Warrants on the third Scheduled Trading Day following the corresponding Observation Date or, if such day is not a Clearance System Business Day, on the next Clearance System Business Day immediately following such day (the “Delivery Date” for such Tranche of Warrants) to the account of Dealer specified below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the number of Shares payable by Counterparty with respect to each Tranche of Warrants for which the related Observation Date has not yet occurred is subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent from the date hereof until the last Delivery Date hereunder as if such number of Shares were a term of the Warrant Confirmations and (b) in no event shall Counterparty at any time be required to deliver an aggregate number of Shares greater than 107,261,000 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Maximum Number of Shares) to Dealer under this Termination Agreement.

4. Effectiveness. The termination of the Warrant Transactions and the Warrant Confirmations with respect to a Tranche of Warrants contemplated by this Termination Agreement shall be effective only upon the occurrence of the Observation Date for such Tranche of Warrants.

5. Amendment to the Base Warrant Confirmation. Effective upon the occurrence of the final Observation Date hereunder, Section 9(o)(i) of the Base Warrant Confirmation is hereby amended by replacing “128,949,080” with “22,986,820” in the third line thereof.

6. Representations and Warranties of the Counterparty. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer on the date hereof that:

(a)it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;

(b) it has the power to execute this Termination Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Termination Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Termination Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Termination Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance;

(c) such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;

(d) all governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it with respect to this Termination Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with;

(e) its obligations under this Termination Agreement constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law));

(f) following the public disclosure of this Termination Agreement, it is not in possession of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares;

(g) it (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million;

(h) it is not entering into this Termination Agreement to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

(i) the provisions of Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable to the Shares to be delivered in respect of the Warrants terminated hereunder.

7. Representations and Warranties of Dealer. Dealer represents and warrants to Counterparty on the date hereof that:

(a)it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;

8. Notices. For purposes of this Termination Agreement, the addresses for notices to the parties shall be:


(a)	Counterparty:

NVIDIA Corporation

2701 San Tomas Expressway

Santa Clara, California 95050

Attention: Colette Kress, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.: (408) 486-2000

Facsimile No.: (408) 486-2200

With a copy to:

Attention: David Shannon, EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary

Tel: (408) 486-2000

Facsimile: (408) 486-2200

(b) Dealer:

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282-2198

Attn: Michael Voris

Equity Capital Markets

Telephone: (212) 902-4895

Facsimile: (212) 291-5027

Email: michael.voris@gs.com

With a copy to:

Attn: Simon Watson

Equity Capital Markets

Telephone: (212) 902-2317

Email: simon.watson@gs.com

And email notification to the following address:

Eq-derivs-notifications@am.ibd.gs.com

9. Account Details. For purposes of this Termination Agreement, the account for deliveries to Dealer shall be:

046282976 - GSCO (DTC 0005)

10. Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything provided in this Termination Agreement or the Warrant Confirmations, effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Warrant Transactions, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Warrant Transactions and this Termination Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

11. No Reliance, etc. Counterparty hereby confirms that it has relied on the advice of its own counsel and other advisors (to the extent it deems appropriate) with respect to any legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory consequences of this Termination Agreement, that it has not relied on Dealer or its affiliates in any respect in connection therewith, and that it will not hold Dealer or its affiliates accountable for any such consequences.

12. Governing Law. THIS TERMINATION AGREEMENT AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TERMINATION AGREEMENT 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 LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

13. Amendment. This Termination Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by each party hereto.

14. Counterparts. This Termination Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

15. Arbitration. Section 9(m) of the Warrant Confirmations is hereby incorporated by reference, except that references therein to “this Confirmation” shall be deemed to be references to this Termination Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Termination Agreement with effect from the date specified on the first page of this Termination Agreement.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.


By:	/s/ Eugene Parloff


Name:	Eugene Parloff


Title:	Vice President

NVIDIA Corporation


By:	/s/ Colette M. Kress


Name:	Colette M. Kress


Title:	EVP & CFO, NVIDIA

Schedule 1

The number of Warrants in each Initial Tranche of Warrants is specified in the following table:



Initial Observation Date	Number of Warrants per Tranche
First	3,028,756.27
Second	3,000,000.00
Third	3,000,000.00
Fourth	3,000,000.00
Fifth	1,250,000.00
Sixth	1,250,000.00
Seventh	1,250,000.00
Eighth	1,250,000.00
Ninth	1,250,000.00
Tenth	1,250,000.00
Eleventh	1,250,000.00
Twelfth	1,250,000.00
Thirteenth	1,250,000.00
Fourteenth	1,250,000.00
Fifteenth	3,000,000.00
Sixteenth	3,000,000.00
Seventeenth	3,000,000.00

The number of Warrants in each Subsequent Tranche of Warrants is specified in the following table:



Subsequent Observation Date	Number of Warrants per Tranche
First	900,921.95
Second	900,921.95
Third	900,921.95
Fourth	900,921.95
Fifth	900,921.95
Sixth	900,921.95
Seventh	900,921.95
Eighth	900,921.95
Ninth	900,921.95
Tenth	900,921.95
Eleventh	900,921.95
Twelfth	900,921.95
Thirteenth	900,921.95
Fourteenth	900,921.95
Fifteenth	900,921.95
Sixteenth	900,921.95
Seventeenth	900,921.95
Eighteenth	900,921.95
Nineteenth	900,921.95
Twentieth	900,921.95
Twenty-first	900,921.95
Twenty-second	900,921.95
Twenty-third	900,921.95
Twenty-fourth	900,921.95
Twenty-fifth	900,921.95
Twenty-sixth	900,921.95
Twenty-seventh	900,921.95
Twenty-eighth	900,921.95
Twenty-ninth	900,921.95
Thirtieth	900,921.95
Thirty-first	900,921.95
Thirty-second	900,921.95
Thirty-third	900,921.95

Schedule 2

The “USD Amount per Warrant” as a function of the VWAP Price for each Warrant in each Initial Tranche of Warrants is specified in the following table:



VWAP Price (USD)	USD Amount per Warrant
60.00	36.1969
62.00	38.0795
64.00	39.9719
66.00	41.8731
68.00	43.7824
70.00	45.6991
72.00	47.6225
74.00	49.5520
76.00	51.4871
78.00	53.4274
80.00	55.3723
82.00	57.3217
84.00	59.2750
86.00	61.2320
88.00	63.1925
90.00	65.1560
92.00	67.1225
94.00	69.0918
96.00	71.0635
98.00	73.0376
100.00	75.0138
102.00	76.9921
104.00	78.9723
106.00	80.9542
108.00	82.9378
110.00	84.9230
112.00	86.9096
114.00	88.8976
116.00	90.8868
118.00	92.8773
120.00	94.8689

The exact VWAP Price may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:


•	if the VWAP Price is between two VWAP Prices in the table above, the “USD Amount per Warrant” will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the “USD Amount per Warrant” set forth for the higher and lower VWAP Prices; or


•	if the VWAP Price is greater than USD 120.00 or less than USD 60.00, the “USD Amount per Warrant” will be determined by the Calculation Agent.

The “USD Amount per Warrant” as a function of the VWAP Price for each Warrant in each Subsequent Tranche of Warrants is specified in the following table:



VWAP Price (USD)	USD Amount per Warrant
60.00	36.1969
62.00	38.0795
64.00	39.9719
66.00	41.8731
68.00	43.7824
70.00	45.6991
72.00	47.6225
74.00	49.5520
76.00	51.4871
78.00	53.4274
80.00	55.3723
82.00	57.3217
84.00	59.2750
86.00	61.2320
88.00	63.1925
90.00	65.1560
92.00	67.1225
94.00	69.0918
96.00	71.0635
98.00	73.0376
100.00	75.0138
102.00	76.9921
104.00	78.9723
106.00	80.9542
108.00	82.9378
110.00	84.9230
112.00	86.9096
114.00	88.8976
116.00	90.8868
118.00	92.8773
120.00	94.8689

The exact VWAP Price may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:


•	if the VWAP Price is between two VWAP Prices in the table above, the “USD Amount per Warrant” will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the “USD Amount per Warrant” set forth for the higher and lower VWAP Prices; or


•	if the VWAP Price is greater than USD 120.00 or less than USD 60.00, the “USD Amount per Warrant” will be determined by the Calculation Agent.