UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
TRONOX LIMITED
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
Q9235V101
(CUSIP Number)
Carina Wessels
Exxaro Resources Limited
Roger Dyason Road
Pretoria West 0183
Pretoria, South Africa
+27 12 307 5000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
October 4, 2012
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Copy to:
N. Nell Scott
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
107 Cheapside
London EC2V 6DN
England
+44 20 7862 4600
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e) or 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page will be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
CUSIP No. Q9235V101 |
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Name of Reporting Person:
Exxaro Resources Limited | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC use only:
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4. | Source of funds (See instructions):
WC | |||||
5. | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): ¨
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6. | Citizenship or place of organization:
Republic of South Africa | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power:
-0-(1) | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power:
-0-(1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power:
-0-(1) | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power:
-0-(1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
-0-(1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): ¨
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
-0- | |||||
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
CO |
(1) | The Reporting Person does not beneficially own any Class A Shares; however, the Reporting Person directly owns 49,754,280 Class B Shares, which represents 100% of the outstanding Class B Shares and approximately 43.7% of Tronox Limiteds outstanding voting securities, based on share information released by Tronox Limited on September 27, 2012. |
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this Amendment) amends and supplements Exxaros statement on Schedule 13D (as amended from time to time, this Schedule 13D) filed in relation to the Class A Shares of Tronox.
On June 26, 2012, the Tronox Board of Directors approved a 5-to-1 stock split for holders of its Class A Shares and Class B Shares at the close of business on July 20, 2012, by issuance of four additional shares for each share of the same class by way of a bonus issue. As a result, Exxaro now owns 49,754,280 Class B Shares, which represents 100% of the outstanding Class B Shares and approximately 43.7% of Tronox Limiteds outstanding voting securities, based on share information released by Tronox on September 27, 2012.
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on this Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in this Schedule 13D.
Item 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED
(a), (c) and (f) The following information sets forth the name, citizenship and present principal occupation of each Exxaro executive officer and director.
EXXARO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Name |
Citizenship |
Present Principal Occupation |
Interest in Tronox Securities, if any (see Item 5) | |||
Sipho Abednego Nkosi | South Africa | Director and Chief Executive Officer; Tronox Director | ||||
Willem Abraham de Klerk | South Africa | Director and Finance Director; Tronox Director | 5,000 Class A Shares (which represents less than 1% of all outstanding Class A Shares) acquired in a broker transaction on the New York Stock Exchange on August 17, 2012 for an average price per share of $25.3462. | |||
Mxolisi Donald Mbuyisa Mgojo | South Africa | Executive General Manager: Coal | ||||
Margaretha Piater | South Africa | Executive General Manager: Human Resources | ||||
Peter Ernst Venter | South Africa | Executive General Manager: Business Growth | 4,480 Class A Shares (which represents less than 1% of all outstanding Class A Shares) acquired in a broker transaction on the New York Stock Exchange on August 21, 2012 for an average price per share of $26.0971. | |||
Mongezi Veti | South Africa | General Manager: Safety and Sustainable Development |
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Catharina Helena Wessels | South Africa | Group Company Secretary |
EXXARO DIRECTORS
Name |
Citizenship |
Present Principal Occupation |
Interest in Tronox Securities, if any (see Item 5) | |||
Sipho Abednego Nkosi | South Africa | Chief Executive Officer of Exxaro; Tronox Director | ||||
Willem Abraham de Klerk | South Africa | Finance Director of Exxaro; Tronox Director | (see table of Exxaro Executive Officers set forth above) |
Christopher Ivan Griffith | South Africa | Chief Executive Officer of Kumba Iron Ore | ||||
Jurie Geldenhuys | South Africa | Chairman, Astral Foods Limited | ||||
Salukazi Dakile-Hlongwane | South Africa | Deputy Chairperson, Nozala Investments (Pty) Ltd | ||||
Ufikile Khumalo | South Africa | Divisional Executive, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd | ||||
Deenadayalen Konar | South Africa | Non-Executive Director, Exxaro Resources Limited | ||||
Zwelibanzi Mntambo | South Africa | Management Consultant, Xalam Performance | ||||
Richard Peter Mohring | South Africa | Part-Time Consultant, Mohring Mining Consulting cc | ||||
Mahomed Fazel Randera | South Africa | Deputy Chairman, Nehawu Investment Company | ||||
Jeff van Rooyen | South Africa | Non-Executive Director, MTN Group Ltd. | ||||
Nkululeko Leonard Sowazi | South Africa | Chairman, Tiso Investment Holdings | ||||
Dalikhaya Rain Zihlangu | South Africa | Non-Executive Director, Exxaro Resources Limited |
(b) The business address of each Exxaro executive officer and director is Roger Dyason Road, Pretoria West 0183, South Africa.
(d) During the last five years, none of the Exxaro executive officers or directors has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, none of the Exxaro executive officers or directors has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
As further discussed below, Exxaro intends to acquire up to 1,400,000 Class A Shares on the open market through a Rule 10b5-1/Rule 10b-18 Trading Plan. The source of funds for such purchases will be Exxaros working capital and cash on hand.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction
On October 4, 2012, Exxaro and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) entered into a Rule 10b5-1/Rule 10b-18 Purchase Plan Agreement (the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan) authorizing JPMS to purchase up to 1,400,000 Class A Shares (which represents approximately 2.2% of all outstanding Class A Shares and approximately 1.2% of Tronoxs outstanding voting securities) on Exxaros behalf beginning on October 5, 2012 in compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules, policies and procedures of the markets where the transactions are placed.
The maximum number of Class A Shares that JPMS may purchase on Exxaros behalf on any Purchaser Trading Day (as such term is defined in the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan) is subject to the maximum volume limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. All purchases of Class A Shares under the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan will be made in JPMSs discretion. Exxaro is purchasing the Class A Shares based on its belief that Tronoxs shares represent an attractive investment opportunity.
Tronoxs Constitution provides that, subject to certain exceptions, when Exxaro acquires a Class A Share, it automatically converts to a Class B Share, which means Exxaro generally will not hold Class A Shares.
This description of the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment.
As previously disclosed in this Schedule 13D and in addition to the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan described in this Amendment, Exxaro may, from time to time, purchase Class A Shares, or interests in Class A Shares, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades, derivative securities or otherwise, subject to compliance with applicable United States and Australian laws and regulations and the contractual restrictions agreed to by Exxaro.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b)
As of the date of this Amendment, Exxaro does not beneficially own any Class A Shares. Exxaro directly owns 49,754,280 Class B Shares, representing 100% of the outstanding Class B Shares and approximately 43.7% of Tronoxs voting securities. Except as set forth in Item 2 of this Statement, to the best of Exxaros knowledge, none of the persons identified in Item 2 of this Statement is, or may be deemed to be, the beneficial owner of any Tronox securities.
Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents will be deemed to constitute an admission that Exxaro is the beneficial owner of any Tronox securities (other than as described in this Item 5) for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or for any other purposes, and any such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
(c) Except for the transactions described in this Schedule 13D (including those identified in Item 2), Exxaro or, to the best of its knowledge, none of the persons identified in Item 2 of this Schedule 13D, has engaged in any transactions in Tronox securities during the past 60 days.
(d) To the best of its knowledge, no person other than Exxaro has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Class B Shares owned by Exxaro.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer
The information with respect to the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan set forth under Item 4 above is incorporated into this Item 6 by reference.
Except for the JPMS Tronox Class A Trading Plan, Exxaro and, to the best of its knowledge, the persons identified in Item 2 of this Schedule 13D, have not entered into any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any Tronox securities, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finders fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
99.1 Conformed copy of 10b5-1/10b-18 Purchase Plan Agreement between Exxaro Resources Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, dated October 4, 2012.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct and that such Statement, as amended hereby, is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 5, 2012
EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ C H Wessels | |
Name: C H Wessels | ||
Title: Group Company Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
CONFORMED COPY
10b5-1/10b-18 PURCHASE PLAN AGREEMENT
October 4, 2012
Exxaro Resources Limited
Roger Dyason Road
Pretoria West 0183
South Africa
This letter agreement (this Letter Agreement) confirms the terms and conditions under which Exxaro Resources Limited (the Purchaser) hereby establishes a plan (the Plan) to purchase Class A ordinary shares (the Securities), of Tronox Limited (the Issuer), and under which J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) will act as its exclusive agent to execute the Plan.
1. | Appointment of JPMS. The Purchaser hereby appoints JPMS as its exclusive agent to purchase Securities pursuant to the Plan. It is the Purchasers intention that such purchases benefit from the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 (Rule 10b-18) and the affirmative defense provided by Rule 10b5-1 (Rule 10b5-1) each promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and that the Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1)(i)(B) of Rule 10b5-1, and the Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchaser may be an affiliated purchaser of the Issuer, as such term is defined in Rule 10b-18. Accordingly, the Purchaser hereby agrees that the terms of this Letter Agreement and the Plan shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of such paragraph (c)(1)(i)(B) and that it shall not take, nor permit any person or entity under its control to take, any action that could jeopardize the availability of Rule 10b-18 for purchases of Securities under the Plan or result in such purchases not so complying with the requirements of such paragraph (c)(1)(i)(B). JPMS agrees that it shall use good faith efforts to execute all purchases of Securities under this Letter Agreement in accordance with the timing, price and volume restrictions contained in subparagraphs (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph (b) of Rule 10b-18, taking into account the rules and practices of the principal exchange on which the Securities are traded (the Principal Market), it being understood that JPMS shall not be responsible for delays between the execution and reporting of a trade in the Securities, any reporting errors of the Principal Market or third party reporting systems or other circumstances beyond JPMSs control. |
2. | Term. |
(a) | JPMS is authorized to commence purchasing Securities on October 5, 2012 (the Start Date) and shall continue such purchases on each of the operative dates set forth in Annex A, herein, when the Principal Market is open for business and the Securities trade regular way on the Principal Market (each a Purchaser Trading Day). This Letter Agreement and the Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (the period from and including the Start Date to such termination, the Plan Period): |
(i) | the one-year anniversary of the date hereof; |
(ii) | the completion of all purchases contemplated by the Plan; |
(iii) | subject to Section 12 below, the receipt by either party from the other of written notice of termination; |
(iv) | the existence of any legal or regulatory restriction that would prohibit any purchase pursuant to the Plan; |
(v) | the public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of any merger, acquisition, or similar transaction relating to the Issuer (other than any such transaction in which the Issuer is the acquiring party and the consideration consists solely of cash and there is no valuation period); |
(vi) | the commencement of any voluntary or involuntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Issuer or the Purchaser under |
any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar official with respect to the Issuer or the Purchaser, or the taking of any corporate action by the Issuer or the Purchaser to authorize or commence any of the foregoing; and |
(vii) | the failure of the Purchaser to comply with Section 7 hereof. |
(b) | If, as contemplated by paragraph (a)(iv) of this Section 2, at any time during the term of this Letter Agreement, any legal or regulatory restriction that is applicable to the Issuer, the Purchaser or the affiliates of the Issuer or the Purchaser would prohibit any purchase pursuant to the Plan, the Purchaser shall give JPMS notice of such restriction as soon as practicable (such notice, a Required Termination Notice). Such notice shall not include any information about the nature of the restriction or its applicability to the relevant entity. |
(c) | The Purchaser shall be solely responsible for any purchases made by JPMS as the Purchasers agent prior to the termination of the Plan. In addition, if JPMS receives notice of termination (including any Required Termination Notice) or of any of the termination events listed above, JPMS shall nevertheless be entitled to make, and the Purchaser shall be solely responsible for, a purchase hereunder pursuant to a bid made before such notice was received by JPMS. |
(d) | Sections 7 and 11 of this Letter Agreement shall survive any termination hereof. |
3. | Purchases Outside Plan. The Purchaser agrees that it shall not, and represents and warrants to JPMS that the Issuer has agreed with the Purchaser that it and any other affiliated purchaser (as defined in Rule 10b-18) of the Issuer shall not (i) directly or indirectly purchase, offer to purchase or place any bid or limit order for the purchase of any Securities or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or the value of which is derived from, the Securities on a Purchaser Trading Day except under the Plan pursuant to this Letter Agreement, or (ii) enter into any similar purchase plan or any derivative transaction, accelerated share repurchase transaction or other transaction with a purchase period, valuation period, calculation period or similar period during which the Purchasers, the Issuers or such affiliated purchasers, as the case may be, counterparty to such plan or transaction could reasonably be expected to purchase Securities, which period overlaps with a Purchaser Trading Day. If the Purchaser becomes aware that the Issuer or any other affiliated purchaser of the Issuer has taken any such action during the Plan Period, the Purchaser shall so notify JPMS as soon as practicable. |
4. | Purchasing Procedures. |
(a) On each Purchaser Trading Day during the Plan Period on which no Market Disruption Event (as defined below) occurs, JPMS shall use commercially reasonable efforts to purchase as agent for the Purchaser and for the account of the Purchaser the lesser of (i) the maximum number of Securities that the Purchaser could purchase on such Purchaser Trading Day in accordance with the volume condition set forth in Rule 10b-18 and (ii) the number of Securities that JPMS is able, subject to market conditions and principles of best execution, to purchase as agent for the Purchaser and for the account of the Purchaser on such Purchaser Trading Day using commercially reasonable means in accordance with the Plan guidelines set forth in Annex A hereto. JPMS may purchase Securities on the Principal Market, any national securities exchange, in the over-the-counter market, on an automated trading system or otherwise. Any numbers of Securities to be purchased (and any corresponding purchase price limits or ranges) set forth in Annex A shall be adjusted automatically on a proportionate basis to take into account any stock split, reverse stock split or stock dividend with respect to the Securities or any change in capitalization with respect to the Issuer or any similar event that occurs during the term of this Letter Agreement, as determined by JPMS in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner.
Market Disruption Event means that (i) there occurs any material (as reasonably determined by JPMS) suspension of or limitation on trading by the Principal Market, (ii) there occurs any event that materially (as reasonably determined by JPMS) disrupts or impairs the ability of market participants in general to effect transactions in or obtain market values for the Securities or futures or options contracts on the Securities or (iii) the Principal Market closes prior to its scheduled closing time for such trading day.
(b) In the event that JPMS, in its discretion, determines that it is appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related internal policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by JPMS) for JPMS to refrain from purchasing Securities or to purchase fewer than the number of Securities otherwise specified in the instructions provided by the Purchaser on any Purchaser Trading Day, then JPMS may, in its sole discretion, elect that the number of Securities purchased shall be reduced for such day to an amount determined by JPMS in its discretion.
(c) Any Securities purchased pursuant to the Plan shall be purchased under ordinary principles of best execution at the then-prevailing market price. Subject to the terms of the Plan as set forth herein (including Annex A hereto), JPMS shall have full discretion with respect to the execution of all purchases, and the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether purchases of Securities are effected pursuant to the Plan. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, in purchasing Securities pursuant to the Plan, JPMS will be an independent contractor and will not be acting as the Purchasers trustee or fiduciary or in any similar capacity.
5. | Payment for and Delivery of Purchased Securities. Payment for Securities purchased, together with any applicable fees, shall be made by the Purchaser within one standard settlement cycle after the purchase. Purchased Securities will be held or delivered in accordance with instructions to be furnished by the Purchaser. |
6. | Compensation. For the services provided in this Letter Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to pay to JPMS a fee of $0.03 per share for the Securities purchased pursuant to the terms of this Letter Agreement. |
7. | Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agrees with, JPMS as follows: |
(a) This Letter Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by the Purchaser and have been approved, to the extent required, pursuant to or under any and all applicable policies and procedures of the Issuer applicable to purchases of Securities by its affiliated purchasers; this Letter Agreement is the valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms; performance of the transactions contemplated herein will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Purchaser or conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or its certificate of incorporation or by-laws; and no governmental, administrative or official consent, approval, authorization, notice or filing is required for performance of the transactions contemplated herein.
(b) As of the date of this Letter Agreement, the Purchaser is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning the Securities or the business, operations or prospects of the Issuer.
(c) The Purchaser is engaging JPMS and entering into this Letter Agreement and the Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act. Until this Letter Agreement is terminated, the Purchaser agrees not to enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Securities.
(d) The Purchaser is not entering into this Letter Agreement to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Securities (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Securities) or to raise or depress the price of the Securities (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Securities) for the purpose of inducing others to buy or sell Securities, and will not engage in any other securities or derivative transaction to such ends.
(e) During the term of this Letter Agreement, neither the Purchaser nor its officers or employees shall, directly or indirectly, disclose to any person at JPMS effecting purchases under the Plan any material nonpublic information regarding the Issuer or the Securities or any information regarding the Issuer or the Securities that could reasonably be expected to influence the execution of the Plan.
(f) The Purchaser acknowledges that JPMS is a financial institution and financial participant within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A), respectively, of Title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that each transaction under this Letter Agreement is intended to be a securities contract as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code and each payment or delivery of cash, Securities or other property or assets hereunder is a settlement payment within the meaning of Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto are to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(g) Prior to 8:00 a.m., New York City time on the Start Date, the Purchaser shall provide to JPMS all information, other than publicly reported trading volumes, necessary for JPMS to calculate the maximum number of Securities that may be purchased as of the Start Date in accordance with the volume condition set forth in Rule 10b-18, and JPMS shall be entitled to rely on such information so provided.
(h) The Purchaser agrees, and represents and warrants to JPMS that the Issuer, on behalf of itself and its respective affiliates and agents, has agreed with the Purchaser, that no action shall be taken that would cause Regulation M under the Exchange Act (Regulation M) to be applicable to any purchases of Securities, or any security for which the Securities are a reference security (as defined in Regulation M), by the Purchaser, the Issuer or any other affiliated purchasers (as defined in Regulation M) of the Issuer during the Plan Period.
(i) The Purchaser shall be solely responsible for compliance with all statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the Purchaser and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, reporting and filing requirements. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying, and has not relied, upon JPMS or any affiliate of JPMS with respect to the legal, accounting, tax or other implications of the Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby and that it has conducted its own analyses of the legal, accounting, tax and other implications hereof. JPMS has made no representation and has no obligation with respect to whether the Plan or the transactions contemplated thereunder qualify for the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 or the affirmative defense provided by Rule 10b5-1.
8. | Disclosure of Acquisition Program. The Purchaser represents and warrants that it has publicly disclosed its intention to acquire the Securities. |
9. | Other Purchases by JPMS. Nothing herein shall preclude the purchase by JPMS of Securities for JPMSs own account, or the solicitation or execution of purchase or sale orders of Securities for the account of JPMSs clients. |
10. | Indemnification. The Purchaser shall indemnify JPMS and its affiliates against any liabilities or expenses (including attorneys fees and disbursements), or actions in respect of any liabilities or expenses, arising from the services furnished pursuant to this Letter Agreement including, but not limited to, liabilities and expenses arising by reason of any violation or alleged violation of any state or federal securities laws, except to the extent such liabilities or expenses result from the gross negligence or bad faith of JPMS or its affiliates. The Purchaser shall also promptly reimburse JPMS and its affiliates for all expenditures (including attorneys fees and disbursements) made to investigate, prepare or defend any action or claim in respect of any such liability or expense, regardless of whether any litigation is pending or threatened against JPMS or its affiliates. |
11. | Amendment, Modification, Waiver or Termination. Any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Letter Agreement or the Plan, including without limitation any election by the Purchaser to terminate this Letter Agreement or the Plan, must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment |
or termination of a plan as defined in paragraph (c) of Rule 10b5-1. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act, and no such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made at any time at which the Purchaser is aware of any material nonpublic information concerning the Issuer or the Securities. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any action taken by it that results in the termination of the Plan pursuant to Section 2 is subject to the principles set forth in this section. |
12. | Notices. Any written communication shall be sent to the address specified below: and shall become effective upon receipt: |
(a) | if to JPMS, to it at |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10179
Attention: Redacted
Telephone: Redacted
Fax: Redacted
or at such other address as may from time to time be designated by notice to the Purchaser in writing; and
(b) | if to the Purchaser, to it at |
Exxaro Resources Limited
Roger Dyason Road
Pretoria West 0183
South Africa
Attn: Redacted
Telephone: Redacted
Fax: Redacted
or at such other address as may from time to time be designated by notice to JPMS in writing.
13. | Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights and obligations under this Letter Agreement to any other party; provided that JPMS may assign its rights and obligations under this Letter Agreement to any subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
14. | Governing Law. This Letter Agreement and any claim relating hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the non-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 this Letter Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. |
If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please sign the form of acceptance below.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Sudheer Tegulapalle | |
Name: Sudheer Tegulapalle | ||
Title: Executive Director |
Agreed to and accepted as of: October 4, 2012
By: | /s/ Riaan Smit | |
Name: Riaan Smit | ||
Title: General Manager Corporate Finance and Treasury |